Gospel Music Channel America's Fastest Growing TV Network Comes to Wall Street

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Genia Edelman, SVP National Accounts, GMC; Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, Gospel Artist; Jim Weiss, VP, PR, GMC; Karen Lorenz VP, Affiliate Sales, GMC; Charles Humbard, Founder & President, GMC; Bob Watson, VP, Programming, Time Warner Cable; Brad Siegel, Vice Chairman, GMC; Ed Boyd SVP, Director Client Operations, UniWorld Group, Inc.; Rick Ketchum Chief Executive Officer of Regulation, NYSE; Barbara Bekkedahl, SVP, Advertising Sales, GMC; Amelia Penko Supervisor, National Broadcasting MPG; Winifred Schulz Assistant Buyer, National Broadcast MPG; Janice Moore, Advertising Sales/Marketing, GMC; Matt Turner, VP, Advertising Sales, GMC.

To celebrate its rapid expansion and its current place as television's fastest growing network, the Gospel Music Channel visited the New York Stock Exchange on March 3 as Founder & President Charles Humbard and Vice Chairman Brad Siegel rang The Closing Bell.

Gospel Music Channel, the nation's first and only 24/7 all-Gospel/Christian music television network, is about to be in nearly 40 million households and has added nearly 28 million subscribers in the past 12 months.

GMC's growth reflects the fact that the $7.5 billion dollar Gospel/Christian music industry had no dedicated television outlet for passionate fans - until the Gospel Music Channel. In just over three years, GMC has attracted 40 blue chips advertisers and 160 different brands including Proctor & Gamble, Lincoln Mercury, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Wal-Mart, Allstate, Royal Caribbean, Hallmark Stores, Sears and six of the eight major Hollywood studios.

Gospel Music Channel is dedicated to the rich history and contemporary sounds of Gospel/Christian music and its many different genres and artists. From rock to rap, country to soul, southern to hip-hop, Gospel Music Channel crosses cultures and generations. From the soulful sounds of CeCe Winans and Aretha Franklin to the country roots of Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw, and the contemporary stylings of Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin and Natalie Grant and everyone in between, the Gospel Music Channel's got it all.