W23BC is a low-power television station in Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

. It is owned and operated by Jackson State University

Jackson State University

Jackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported...

. The station currently carries some programming from America One

America One

America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...

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Until April 30, 2007, W23BC carried programming from the Black Family Channel

Black Family Channel

Black Family Channel was a network for African American families and the only black-owned and operated cable television network...

, which folded on that date. The station also carried some programming from CoLours TV

CoLours TV

Colours TV was a multicultural American TV network produced by the non-profit organization Black Star Communications. Programs focused on the cultural and educational issues of the Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native American communities. Some examples of programming included video...

, a minority television channel that folded in July 2011. It is unknown when the station picked up CoLours TV or America One.

External links

• TV 23 on Twitter
• TV 23