Welcome to Black History in the making… Today is the launch of the Black News Channel. We are researching if it will be available in our local cable providers as well as if it will stream inline and what capacity.
Find out more at BlackNewsChannel.com for local cable listings.
Stay tuned for more information.
- Update 1 – 3:30 pm – 2/10/2020: Spectrum Brighthouse is offering the BNC channel in their Lifestyle Package in the Cantonment area. The typical service area for Spectrum is north of 9 Mile Rd. It does not appear that Cox Cable or Mediacom is going to offer BNC in the Pensacola, Santa Rosa market at launch time.
- Update 2 – 5 pm – 2/10/2020: From Newscast Studio, The trade publication for broadcast production. “The Black News Channel will officially launch on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, initially available on Spectrum, Xfinity X-1 and Dish Network.”
Black News Channel (BNC) will be a unique multi-platform news and information channel created for African Americans, subscription television’s most dynamic, high growth, and loyal consumers.
Despite the proliferation of basic and premium cable television channels during the past two decades, the number of cable news networks dedicated to serving the nation’s African American communities remains at ZERO! Black News Channel will be the nation’s first channel to fill this significant void and provide African America viewers news, information, and educational content focused on their interests and needs, while tapping into subscription television’s most profitable market.
Americans begin this new year with no Black-owned full-power TV stations. In 2008, there were 18 Black-owned and operated full-power TV stations, representing just 1.3 percent of all TV licenses. Today, all 18 stations are gone.
BLACK NEWS CHANNEL
Black News Channel’s purpose is to be a news organization that gives voice to the varied experiences, issues, points-of-view and priorities that matter to African Americans. BNC will not just tell a story, but the network will tell the entire story. The network will empower the black community and address the issues of the day in a way that is fresh, bright, and complete. BNC will offer real, responsive, reliable and relevant news coverage by and for African Americans.
OUR MISSION:
As an innovative and life-changing network, BNC’s mission is to provide intelligent programming that is informative, educational, inspiring and empowering to its African American audience.
