The new multicast channel targeted to African Americans gets its first big carriage deal. Starting this fall, when the network launches, Raycom will carry it in 26 markets covering 10% of U.S. TV home and nearly 19% of African-American TV homes.
A group led by Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III is expected to announce plans today (the anniversary of the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.) for a fall launch of a new over-the-air television network, Bounce TV, aimed at African-American audiences.