ION Life
| Ion Life | |
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| Launched | February 19, 2007 |
| Owned by | Ion Media Networks |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (via OTA digital TV) (U.S.coverage: 63%) |
| Headquarters | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Sister channel(s) |
Ion Television Qubo |
| Website | IonLife |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Affiliated with Ion Television owned-and-operated and affiliated stations in most markets | See list of affiliates (channel carriage varies depending on the station, although the network is usually carried as a third digital subchannel) |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 1000 |
| Cable | |
| National feed available on select U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 468 |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 492 |
Ion Life is an American digital broadcast television network that is owned by Ion Media Networks. The network primarily features lifestyle programming, consisting of shows pertaining to subjects such as health and wellness, cooking, home decor and travel, as well as theatrically released feature films.
Ion Life is carried mainly as a digital multicast service on Ion Media Networks-owned stations as well as select Ion Television affiliates (and is primarily placed on the third subchannel); its base national feed is also available on select cable and satellite providers.
The network launched on February 19, 2007, focusing on generalized health and lifestyle programming. Ion Media Networks originally planned to name the network "iHealth", a derivation of the then-name of its flagship network i: Independent Television, which was subsequently rebranded as Ion Television in September of that year.
On January 14, 2008, as part of a carriage agreement that allowed the provider to continue to carry Ion Television, Ion Media Networks reached an agreement with Comcast to carry both Ion Life and its children's-targeted network Qubo on its systems. Subsequently in May 2010, Ion Media signed carriage agreements with Advanced Cable Communications and Comcast's system in Colorado Springs, Colorado to add Ion Life to digital tiers in several markets.
Even though Ion Life's parent network Ion Television overhauled its logo as part of an extensive rebranding on September 8, 2008, Ion Life retained its existing logo – a green variant of the logo Ion Television used from 2007 to 2008 – and graphics package, the latter of which remained in use until 2011. In February 2010, the network added theatrically released feature films to its schedule, usually airing from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the airtimes vary, sometimes starting earlier or ending later depending on the length and number of the films) on Monday through Friday evenings. By 2012, the number of films featured on the network had decreased, with more lifestyle-oriented programming being added to its prime time schedule; films returned to the lineup full-time the following year.
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