Bounce TV to debut on MyINDY-TV 23.3

INDIANAPOLIS - (WISH) - Bounce TV , the nation’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network designed for African-American audiences, launches on Monday, September 26 and will be in Central Indiana on WNDY 23.3, a free over-the-air digital channel.

Bounce TV will air twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and is a digital terrestrial network designed for carriage on the digital signals of local television stations. The new network will feature a programming mix of theatrical motion pictures, live sporting events, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs, off-net series, original programming and more.

“We are proud to offer this new channel and its diverse lineup of programming to Central Indiana viewers via free over-the-air television,” said Jeff White, president and general manager of WNDY 23.3, MyINDY-TV and WISH-TV. “WNDY 23.3 is the only station in the marketplace offering this programming that is focused on our African-American viewers.”

Bounce TV will feature hundreds of African American-skewing motion pictures, including: Jamie Foxx’s 2004 Academy Award-winning performance as Ray Charles in Ray; Denzel Washington’s Academy Award-nominated role in The Hurricane; The Bone Collector, which pairs Washington with Angelina Jolie; Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Mo’ Better Blues; The Nutty Professor I and II, starring Eddie Murphy; Bowfinger starring Murphy and Steve Martin; Michael Jackson and Diana Ross headlining The Wiz; the 1995 comedy Major Payne with Damon Wayans; Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2005), the 1976 classic Car Wash and more.

Live sports and events will be part of the Bounce TV schedule and the network also has a multi-year rights agreement with Urban Sports Entertainment Group (USEG) to televise both football and basketball games from the nation’s largest African American athletic conference, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA.)

Martin Luther King III and Ambassador Andrew Young are part of Bounce TV’s Founding Group and Board of Directors.

“September 26 will be an important milestone as we launch the first-ever independently owned and operated broadcast television network featuring African Americans,” said Mr. King III.

“Beginning September 26, our network will deliver free programming for our vastly under-served community and be accessible free, to all homes. We look forward to Bounce TV entertaining African American viewers, and frankly all Americans, for many years to come,” commented Ambassador Young.