Gospel Music Channel Makes Deal with Black Family Channel

Atlanta, GA - Gospel Music Channel (GMC) today announced an agreement with Black Family Channel (BFC) and a number of cable operators, in which BFC has ceased broadcasting as a linear cable television network and GMC is now distributed in the majority of markets in its place. The Black Family Channel has strongly endorsed the launch of GMC by systems carrying BFC. GMC adds nearly 275 systems from Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, Comcast Digital Cable, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable.

Beginning today, Gospel Music Channel is now available on: Bright House Networks systems in Tampa and Bakersfield; Charter in St. Louis; Comcast Digital Cable in markets including Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, Pittsburgh and Sacramento; Cox systems in Hampton Roads and Roanoke, Va., and Omaha; and Time Warner Cable systems in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Kansas City, San Diego, Northeast and Southwest Ohio, Charlotte, Raleigh and others. The new launches drive Gospel Music Channel into all ten of the top ten markets (DMAs) and 23 of the top 25. The channel expects to finish the year with more than 20 million subscribers.

Willie Gary, BFC Founder and Chairman, commented, The mission of Black Family Channel was to entertain, inform and empower communities with family programming that was original, authentic and relevant. We have concluded that the best way for us to accomplish that mission via television is to support Gospel Music Channel. Gospel Music Channel embodies BFCs values, but does so on a broader, multi-cultural scale. GMC presents the greatest opportunity for us to advance our goals of serving the family in the multi-cultural community. We strongly endorse these launches of GMC and encourage our community of black leadership, colleges and churches to support Gospel Music Channel and the cable companies that carry it.

In making the announcement, Charles Humbard, GMC founder and president said, We are thrilled with the endorsement from BFC and the cable industry. With Gospel Music Channel in so many new markets, millions of new subscribers can now enjoy our inspirational family-friendly music entertainment.