BET Soul
American pay television network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BET Soul is an American pay television network that is controlled by the BET Media Group division of Paramount Global, which owns the network. The channel showcases R&B, funk, soul, neo soul, hip hop, jazz and Motown music from various decades. The channel uses an automated "wheel" schedule that was introduced during the early years of MTV2 and is also used by sister channel BET Jams. The loop repeats three times a day, starting at 6 a.m. Eastern Time, and then resetting at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | New York City, New York |
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Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | CBS Entertainment Group (Paramount Global) |
Parent | BET Media Group |
Sister channels | List
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History | |
Launched | August 1, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-08-01) |
Former names | VH1 Soul (1998-2015) |
Links | |
Website | BET Soul[dead link] |
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FuboTV | Internet Protocol television |
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Originating as VH1 Soul, a spinoff of VH1, the channel moved under the editorial control of BET on December 28, 2015 as part of Viacom's (now Paramount's) ongoing restructuring of their pay-TV operations.