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January 25, 1980 · Media & Entrepreneurship

Two Hours That Opened a Channel

Black Entertainment Television officially premiered as a two-hour weekly cable block, creating national screen space centered on Black audiences and culture.

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Then

Black viewers were a major television audience but rarely controlled the images, stories, or business reaching their homes.

Now

BET turned a narrow weekly block into a platform for music, news, performance, and Black popular culture.

Next

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