Black News Channel

Black News Channel
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
HeadquartersTallahassee, Florida
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerAllen Media Group (final owner)
Key peopleJ. C. Watts (chairman of student affairs)
Shahid Khan (investor)
History
LaunchedFebruary 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
FounderBob Brillante
J. C. Watts
ClosedAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)
(2 years, 5 months and 22 days)
Replaced byMerged into TheGrio
Links
Websitebnc.tv

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b Former lawmaker, cable veteran launch 24-hour Black News Channel. UPI, February 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Black News Channel is now theGrio" (Press release). TheGrio. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.