curprev06:5606:56, 27 January 2023 104.174.57.50talk 48,838 bytes−160 Corrected inaccurate description of ION as having been private since inception (it was public as Paxson Communications and then ION Media Networks before the 2009 bankruptcy), used the correct name of the networks division of EW Scripps Co, and updated the current leadership as a subsidiary of EW Scripps Co.undoTag: Visual edit
curprev18:5618:56, 14 October 2022 Wcquidditchtalkcontribs 50,383 bytes+13 →Radio stations: WDIZ in Panama City never meaningfully operated (or at all) as WDDV (it went off in May 2020, swapped call signs with a Venice station in June, and handed in its license in August); WPAP-FM dropped the suffix in 2014, so it was iHeart and Paxson that did that (but the change is still tiny enough that piping is sufficient); I think the WBZT that Paxson owned was the one that was on 1290 (it never owned the 1230 station with the call sign now — and 1290 is indeed now WJNO)undo
curprev14:5814:58, 16 December 2021 216.47.187.194talk 53,150 bytes+3 →As Ion Media: I assume the minimum amount of broadcast equipment would be necessary for operations, including equipment to receive the network feed and generate the top of the hour legal ID.undo
curprev21:3321:33, 22 August 2021 Wcquidditchtalkcontribs 52,411 bytes+4 Reverted 1 edit by 2600:1700:C5B0:7430:CD68:1FC:504F:D763: In this context, linking to the parent Hearst entity might actually be more accurate (WPBF was indeed sold to the Hearst Corporation proper, and remained owned by them or wholly-owned subsidiaries even while being managed by the then-publicly-traded Hearst-Argyle; the station's licensee didn't even enter Hearst Television's corporate structure until shortly after Hearst bought back the publicly-traded shares and dropped the Argyle name)undoTags: TwinkleUndo
curprev16:4316:43, 13 August 2021 184.20.174.158talk 31,782 bytes+3 Ion Plus is still around as its linear broadcast is found on Samsung TV Plus and Vizio WatchFree without advertisements, unlike Qubo and Shop Ion which ceased operations entirely. And Ion Media "formerly operated" Qubo, not "formerly owned" it since though Qubo is gone, Ion Meida still owns the intellectual property rights to the Qubo name.undo
curprev04:2004:20, 23 March 2021 Anachronisttalkcontribs m31,971 bytes0 Protected "Ion Media": Persistent disruptive editing: Few to no constructive anonymous edits in article history ([Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires 04:20, 23 June 2021 (UTC)) [Move=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires 04:20, 23 June 2021 (UTC)))undo
curprev22:5722:57, 30 April 2020 2600:1700:c960:2270:e2:b161:878a:fa37talk 23,298 bytes+9 The company's legal name (what it's incorporated as) continues to be "ION Media Networks, Inc." (see copyright notice at bottom of company's website). Until the company re-incorporates to something else, the legal name in the article will remain as "Ion Media Networks, Inc.".undo
