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2007
4/30 Black Family Channel Announces Broadband TV Launch
2006
1/13 Wheelin’ An Urban Automotive Show That Goes Beyond the Ride.
1/23 Leading Black Owned TV and Radio Networks Enter Broad Sales and Cross-Promotional Alliance
1/31 African American Reflections: Success, Struggle and Salvation are Revered During Black History Month
3/02 American Idol Finalist to Appear on “Playhouse 22 ”, A New Black Family Channel Series
3/13 Black Family Channel Presents Steve Harvey…Straight Up!
4/05 Black Family Channel’s newest hip entertainment lifestyle series travels the world with today's hottest celebrity wardrobe specialists.
8/05 Comcast Launches Black Family Channel for Philadelphia Customers
8/24 Black Family Channel Presents: Katrina After the Storm
8/31 BFC Sports Saturday Presents: Evander Holyfield vs. Jeremy Bates
9/25 New Fall Season Debuts This Week on Black Family Channel
10/23 Black Family Channel Launches Literary Living
12/11 Charter and Black Family Channel Announce Affiliation Agreement
 
2005
1/2 A Design for Success
3/30 Black Family Channel Goes "On the Road With THE THOU$AND DOLLAR BEE”, A Nationally Televised Spelling Bee Competition for Urban Youth
3/31 Bright House Networks Announces Launch Dates for Black Family Channel in Orlando and Tampa Florida
4/15 Comcast Nashville Announces the launch of Black Family Channel
5/1 May Means MORE on Black Family Channel
5/13 Black Family Channel and Comcast Detroit Present A Conversation With Dr. Bill Cosby.
6/1 Black Family Channel is Jammin' in June
7/25 Verizon Signs Distribution Deal With Black Family Channel
8/12 Robert Townsend, Acclaimed Film-maker
Brings Hollywood to DeKalb, Georgia

8/15 “THE URBAN VOICE” Delivers News and Information from a Grassroots Perspective that Directly Impacts the World.
9/2 Miss Black USA Pageant to Air Exclusively on Black Family Channel
9/8 Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Airs Live Friday Sept. 9
9/13 Willie E. Gary, Prominent Attorney & Chairman of the Black Family Channel uses 737 jet to aid Katrina Victims
9/21 Sports Desk Returns and it's all About the Game!
11/7 Black Family Channel and American Urban Radio Networks
Two Leading Black Owned Media Companies
Announce A Strategic Marketing Alliance
12/13 Musical Phenomena “B5” of “Bad Boy Entertainment” Will Host Their First Ever Christmas Special!
12/16 Portraits in Black: Mamie Till Mobley - A Black Family Channel Exclusive
 
2004
2/02 MBC Network Salutes the Black Family in February
2/03 Former Razorback Coach Nolan Richardson Joins the MBC Sports Team
2/04 MBC Chairman and CEO, Willie Gary, Brings Boxing Champion, Evander Holyfield and Baseball Great, Cecil Fielder Overseas to the Bahamas for the Launch of the Major Broadcasting Cable Network (MBC)
2/24 MBC Network Covers 2004 CIAA Action
3/9 Catch the MEAC Tournament Live
on MBC NETWORK
3/9 MBC NETWORK Presents a Tournament Weekend of SWAC Action!
5/20 Chairman and CEO, Willie Gary Named Acclaimed Actor, Producer, Director, Robert Townsend as President of
MBC Productions
6/9 Network Changes Name to the Black Family Channel
8/31 Newberger Named CEO of Black Family Channel
9/28 Charter Communications Launches MBC NETWORK, Soon to be BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL
10/7 Black Family Channel Broadcasts Live Coverage of the Presidential Debates
10/7 "Our Vote 2004" A Black Family Channel Special Presentation
10/7 Black Family Channel Signs Affiliation Agreement With Time Warner Cable New York and New Jersey
10/14 “SPORTS DESK” Returns for a 2nd season on BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL - Hosted by Former NFL Quarterback Jay Walker
10/26 Black Family Channel airs "RAY - More than a Movie"
11/16 Hollywood's Robert Townsend Spearheads Eight Original Programs on Black Family Channel, Beginning Thanksgiving Week.
11/18 BFC KIDS TV is Here! Saturday Mornings are for Kids on Black Family Channel
11/23 “In This Corner With James Smith” Brings Sports Fans The Biggest Names in Professional Boxing
12/13 "BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL PRESENTS It’s Christmas Dr. Joe! A Scruples Holiday Special"
12/24 Black Family Channel Enhances Newscast
 
2003
2/23 MBC Network Brings a day of Empowerment to Raleigh NC During CIAA
2/26 MBC Network Provides Unprecedented Black College Sports Tournament Coverage
5/2 MBC Network Chairman & CEO Willie Gary Attends Cable Positive Dinner
6/5 SWAC Finds a Home With MBC Network
10/23 GEICO Auto Insurance Teams Up With MBC
11/21 MBC Principal Marlon Jackson Statement on Michael Jackson
12/5 MBC Sports Presents the SWAC Championship… LIVE!