Gentrifying the Airwaves
January 30, 2006
[SOURCE: On the Media]
The broadcast spectrum became a little less crowded this week. The owners of the fifth and sixth networks - UPN and The WB - announced they're joining forces to create a single network: The CW. When UPN and The WB were born, the idea was to target urban youth. But the new network will focus simply on youth. What will that mean for the future of programming created by African-Americans?
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Gentrifying the Airwaves