Black News Channel

Overview

• Industryjournalism¹
• HeadquartersTallahassee¹
• Websitebnc.tv

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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, 2020.²

The story

Founded by Bob Brillante, J. C. Watts and Shahid Khan in 2020.¹

Leadership

Who has led Black News Channel, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderBob Brillante¹
• FounderJ. C. Watts¹
• FounderShahid Khan¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Allen Media Group

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Succeeded by TheGrio¹

Timeline

1. Aug 2022Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 2020Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁴. Matched to this company by name and state.

1. Apr 29, 2020$700.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Busey Bank⁴To BLACK NEWS CHANNEL, LLC, Tallahassee FL; $704.7K forgiven Jan 7, 2021

Links

• Websitebnc.tv¹
• WikipediaBlack News Channel
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ85136372