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MINNESOTA'S
BLACK OWNED
CABLE NETWORK
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When the Minnesota Black Music Awards was created by Rhodes with his partner and wife Kim in 1982,
it's goal was to
recognize
the outstanding
contributions of black musicians and artists in
Our Programming including Backstage at the Dakota, Shinning Stars, BMA Community Spotlights and the Emmy nominated BMA Networks Urban Perspectives affairs show, are production exclusives. In conjunction with local organizations our Youth in Media program has provided industry training and career connections to communities in local media.
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the Twin Cities. In 2022, MBMA celebrated 40 years of achieving that goal.
2003
PETE & KIM RHODES FOUNDERS OF WRNB FM CABLE 24 HOUR CABLE RADIO CHANNEL LAUNCHES BMA CABLE NETWORKS ON TIME WARNER CABLE SYSTEMS BECOMING THE MINNEAPOLIS METRO FIRST 24 HOUR COMMERCIAL BLACK MUSIC CABLE CHANNEL. THE CHANNEL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED TOM JOYNER RADIO SHOW, THE DOUG BANKS SHOW, THE MINNESOTA BLACK MUSIC AWARDS AND A MIX OF BLACK MUSIC VIDEOS AND ARTIST.
2004
BMA CABLE NETWORKS CHANNEL LAUNCHED ON TIME WARNER CABLE IN ST.PAUL, MINNESOTA.
2005
BMA CABLE NETWORKS TWIN CITIES LAUNCHES IN LONGBEACH CALIFORNIA ON CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE TO 1.1 MILLION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUBSCRIBERS.
BMA CABLE NETWORKS SPONSORS THE LONGBEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL NEW ARTIST STAGE AND FEATURES JOTO JAZZ FUSION BAND FROM MINNEAPOLIS. JOTO COMPRISED MEMBERS OF THE GRAMMY
AWARD GROUP MINT CONDITION.
2007
BMA CABLE NETWORKS MOVES ITS STUDIO TO CBS AFFILIATE WCCO TV.
2009
BMA CABLE NETWORKS PRODUCES BACKSTAGE AT THE DAKOTA JAZZ CLUB. AN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SHOW FEATURING TOP NATIONAL ARTIST APPEARING IN THE TWIN CITIES. ARTIST INCLUDED BLACK VIOLIN, DEWLE, BRAIN MCKNIGHT, FDELUXE, RAMSEY LEWIS AND OTHER LUMINARIES.
2012
2013
BMA CABLE NETWORKS PRODUCES THE URBAN PERSPECTIVE SHOW AN WEEKLY URBAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM HOSTED BY PETE RHODES AND DISTRIBUTED BY CBS AFFILIATE WCCO TV SUNDAY MORNINGS
2015
THE URBAN PERSPECTIVES SHOW PRODUCED BY BMA CABLE NETWORKS RECEIVES A UPPER MIDWEST EMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST COMMUNITY AFFAIR HOST PETE RHODES.
2016
BMA CABLE NETWORKS OWNERS PETE & KIM RHODES BECOME FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST EMMY’S SILVER CIRCLE FOR 25 YEARS OF DISTINQUISHED
SERVICE IN BROADCASTING INDUSTRY.
BMA CABLE NETWORKS LAUNCHES WEEKLY COVID 19 NEWS SHOW WITH BROADCAST VETERAN ASHLEY MCCRAY.
2019
BMA CABLE NETWORKS PRODUCES AND BROADCAST THE FIRST LIVE BROADCAST AND STREAMED WORLDWIDE 2 HOUR SPECIALS
FEATURING MINNESOTA BLACK MUSIC AWARDS 40 YEAR SALUTES. MBMA 40-4 PART MUSIC SHOWCASED THE MINNAPOLIS SOUND, MINNESOTA SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS & GOSPEL MUSIC , JIMMY JAM HARRIS AND TERRY LEWIS FLYTE PRODUCTIONS AND PRINCE
2022
BMA CABLE NETWORKS CELEBRATES IT’S
20TH ANNIVERSARY
