Black News Channel
The Black News Channel (BNC) was an American pay television news channel, targeting the African American demographic. The channel was based in Tallahassee, Florida, and launched on February 10, 2020.[1] The station was co-founded by television executive Bob Brillante and former congressman J. C. Watts, who was also the network's chairman.[1]
Country
United States
United States
English
Allen Media Group (final owner)
J. C. Watts (chairman of student affairs)
Shahid Khan (investor)
February 10, 2020
August 1, 2022
(2 years, 5 months and 22 days)
Merged into TheGrio
The network filed for bankruptcy in March 2022 and was subsequently purchased by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios. Upon the sale's completion on August 1, 2022, BNC was merged into TheGrio TV, an already-existing over-the-air network owned by Entertainment Studios, which will add news and commentary into that network's existing schedule.[2]
Carriage[edit]
Charter Spectrum,[19] Comcast Xfinity,[20] DirecTV[21] and Verizon Fios[22] carried the channel's linear feed, while Dish Network carried it both as the network itself and as a video-on-demand service. In March 2021, BNC was available in 52 million homes, compared to over 83 million for the major cable news outlets and 75 million for conservative news network Newsmax TV.