Bounce TV

CTL-E-0661 · Business · other · 2011-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The first Black-targeted over-the-air multicast network (2011), now owned by Scripps; an example of the free-distribution-plus-advertising survival model — but no longer Black-owned.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-026; source research type(s): Business.

Sources

TheWrap; The Futon Critic; TV Technology
Wikipedia: Bounce TV
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_TV
scripps.com press release (primary source)
westtimelines.com

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