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New Cable Channel

By Michele Norris

Published January 13, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Michele Norris talks with Washington Post writer Paul Farhi about plans to create a new cable television channel aimed at African-Americans. Radio One and Comcast are teaming up to develop the channel to compete with Black Entertainment Television.

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