ION Life
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ION Life is a digital television
network
carried by ION Television affiliates, airing lifestyle programming during the day, and movies in the evening. It was launched February 19, 2007. The network airs programming pertaining to health and wellness, cooking, home decor, and travel, among other subjects.
The network is available 24 hours a day on digital subchannel
s (usually the third subchannel) of ION owned-and-operated stations (for example, if ION is on channel 23, ION Life would be on 23.3). ION Life programming is also carried on the ION Plus feeds available on DirecTV
, some Comcast
and Time Warner Cable
systems, and some non-O&O stations, in place of paid programming that airs on the main ION network.
The network was going to be called iHealth prior to its rebranding as ION Television.
ION Media Networks
and Comcast
have reached an agreement to not only continue to carry ION Television, but also to launch two new digital networks qubo
and ION Life but as of September 10, 2011 Comcast viewers in Atlanta are still oblivious to the fact that ION Life and qubo networks exist.
Even though ION Life's parent network ION Television had rebranded itself on September 8, 2008, ION Life retained its present logo (which is a green version of the 2007-2008 ION Television logo) and graphics package.
Starting in February 2010, movies have been shown on ION Life, usually from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m., 7 nights a week (sometimes starting earlier or ending later depending on the length of the films).
Digital television
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network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
carried by ION Television affiliates, airing lifestyle programming during the day, and movies in the evening. It was launched February 19, 2007. The network airs programming pertaining to health and wellness, cooking, home decor, and travel, among other subjects.
The network is available 24 hours a day on digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
s (usually the third subchannel) of ION owned-and-operated stations (for example, if ION is on channel 23, ION Life would be on 23.3). ION Life programming is also carried on the ION Plus feeds available on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, some Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
and Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
systems, and some non-O&O stations, in place of paid programming that airs on the main ION network.
The network was going to be called iHealth prior to its rebranding as ION Television.
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...
and Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
have reached an agreement to not only continue to carry ION Television, but also to launch two new digital networks qubo
Qubo
Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
and ION Life but as of September 10, 2011 Comcast viewers in Atlanta are still oblivious to the fact that ION Life and qubo networks exist.
Even though ION Life's parent network ION Television had rebranded itself on September 8, 2008, ION Life retained its present logo (which is a green version of the 2007-2008 ION Television logo) and graphics package.
Starting in February 2010, movies have been shown on ION Life, usually from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m., 7 nights a week (sometimes starting earlier or ending later depending on the length of the films).