Charter Adds MBC to Hometown Lineup

Charter Communications Inc. has added Major Broadcasting Cable Network to its digital-cable lineup in its home base of St. Louis.

MBC will become Black Family Channel later this month.

“An important goal of Charter's is to offer quality content for a multicultural audience, and we are pleased that MBC is now available to our St. Louis-area customers,” Charter St. Louis metro-area vice president of operations Barry L. Wilson said in a prepared statement.

MBC VP of affiliate sales and marketing Samara Cummins added, "We are particularly excited because this is our first launch with Charter."