Bounce TV is a proposed United States television network scheduled to launch on Digital terrestrial television stations on September 26, 2011.[1] Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans," Bounce TV will feature programming geared toward blacks in the 25-54 age range.
Bounce TV (its name signifies a network that is "going somewhere with energy")[2] will feature programming gained via acquisition and licensing agreements with such sources as NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, Codeblack Entertainment, and Image Entertainment. The planned programming mix will include movies, reruns of TV series, documentaries, specials, inspirational programming, and other original content. Live sporting events will also be featured, including broadcasts of football and basketball games from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (a league that includes several historically black colleges and universities) that will be produced by Urban Sports Entertainment Group.[3]
Bounce TV was founded on April 4, 2011 and is majority owned-and-operated by African Americans.[4] The founding group and initial ownership team includes former Atlanta mayor and United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, Martin Luther King III, and Andrew "Bo" Young III; the group also includes Rob Hardy and Will Packer, the co-founders of Rainforest Films, a top African-American production company.[3][5] Bounce TV is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Bounce TV posted its program schedule to their website on September 19, 2011, although there were reports that they would post it on September 1, 2011.[6]
Bounce TV is in the process of lining up national distribution through digital subchannels of television stations throughout the United States. The network will launch with clearance rate of, at minimum, 32% of overall U.S. television households, thanks in part to carriage agreements with Raycom Media, LIN TV Corporation, and Nexstar Broadcasting Group;[7][8][9] the network is aiming for a target reach of at least 50% of overall U.S. television households at the time of launch.[2]
The current programming schedule for Bounce TV includes Soul Train, Judge Hatchett, Backstage Pass, and daily movies. Bounce TV will launch with the African-American classic The Wiz. This website is powered by Spruz
Bounce TV
Type
Digital broadcast television network
Branding
Bounce TV
Country
United States
Availability
National (availability level pending; may not be available in all markets)
Slogan
"TV Our Way"
Key people
Andrew Young (co-founder)
Martin Luther King III (co-founder)
Ryan Glover (EVP)
Jonathan Katz (EVP)
Established
April 4, 2011
Launch date
September 26, 2011 (scheduled)
Official website
http://www.bouncetv.com
Contents
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Operations
Key Executives
Affiliates
State
Market
Station
Channel[10]
Owner
Alabama
Birmingham
WBRC
6.2
Raycom Media
Alabama
Dothan
WDFX-TV
34.2
Raycom Media
Alabama
Huntsvile
WAFF
48.3
Raycom Media
Alabama
Mobile
WFNA
55.2
LIN TV Corporation
Alabama
Montgomery
WSFA
12.3
Raycom Media
Arkansas
Little Rock
KARZ-TV
42.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
California
Fresno
KVHF-LD
4.2
Cocola Broadcasting
California
Bakersfield
KCBT-LD
34.2
Cocola Broadcasting
California
Sacramento
KSAO-LD
49.2
Cocola Broadcasting
California
San Francisco
KAXT-LD
1.4
Broadland Properties, Inc.
Connecticut
Hartford
WTNH
8.2
LIN TV Corporation
Florida
Jacksonville
WCWJ
17.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Florida
West Palm Beach
WFLX
29.2
Raycom Media
Georgia
Albany
WALB
10.3
Raycom Media
Georgia
Atlanta
WATL[11]
36.2
Gannett Company
Georgia
Augusta
WFXG
54.3
Raycom Media
Georgia
Columbus
WTVM
9.2
Raycom Media
Georgia
Savannah
WTOC-TV
11.2
Raycom Media
Kansas
Wichita
KGPT-CA
49.1
Great Plains Television
Kentucky
Louisville
WAVE
3.3
Raycom Media
Illinois
Chicago
WWME-CA[12]
23.2
Weigel Broadcasting
Illinois
Peoria
WMBD-TV
31.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Illinois
Rockford
WQRF-TV
39.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Indiana
Indianapolis
WNDY-TV
23.3
LIN TV Corporation
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
WAFB
9.2
Raycom Media
Louisiana
Lake Charles
KPLC
7.2
Raycom Media
Louisiana
Monroe
KARD
14.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Louisiana
Shreveport
KSLA-TV
12.3
Raycom Media
Mississippi
Biloxi
WLOX
13.2
Raycom Media
Mississippi
Jackson
WLBT
3.2
Raycom Media
Mississippi
Laurel/Hattiesburg
WDAM-TV
7.3
Raycom Media
Missouri
Kansas City
KSMO-TV[13]
62.2
Meredith Corporation
Nevada
Las Vegas
KGNG-LD
47.3
King Kong Broadcasting
New York
Rochester
WROC-TV
8.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
North Carolina
Charlotte
WBTV
3.3
Raycom Media
North Carolina
Greenville
WYDO
14.2
Bonten Media
North Carolina
Wilmington
WECT
6.2
Raycom Media
Ohio
Cincinnati
WXIX
19.3
Raycom Media
Ohio
Cleveland
WUAB
43.3
Raycom Media
Ohio
Columbus
W23BZ-D
23.1
Guardian Television Network, Inc.
Ohio
Dayton
WBDT
26.2
LIN TV Corporation
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
WMCN-TV[13]
44.2
Lenfest Broadcasting
South Carolina
Charleston
WCSC-TV
5.3
Raycom Media
South Carolina
Columbia
WIS
10.3
Raycom Media
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
WMBF-TV
32.2
Raycom Media
Tennessee
Memphis
WMC-TV
5.2
Raycom Media
Texas
Abilene
KRBC-TV
9.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Texas
Beaumont
KBTV-TV
4.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Texas
Houston
KHOU
11.3
Belo Corporation
Texas
Lubbock
KAMC-TV
28.2
Mission Broadcasting Group
Texas
San Angelo
KSAN-TV
3.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Texas
Tyler/Lufkin
KLTV
KTRE
7.4
9.3
Raycom Media
Texas
Wichita Falls
KJTL
18.2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Virginia
Norfolk
WAVY
10.2
LIN TV Corporation
Virginia
Richmond
WUPV
65.2
Raycom Media
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
WBME-TV[12]
49.2
Weigel Broadcasting
References
Author: Bling King
Published: Sep 26th 2011
Modified: Dec 30th 2011