BET Soul
| BET Soul | |
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| Launched | May 8, 2000 |
| Owned by | BET Networks (Viacom) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters |
New York City, New York |
| Formerly called | VH1 Soul (2000–15) |
| Sister channel(s) |
BET BET Gospel BET Hip-Hop BET Jams Centric |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 363 |
| C-Band | AMC 18-Channel 236 (H2H 4DTV) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many U.S. cable providers | Check local listings for channels |
| Telefónica del Sur (Chile) | Channel 187 |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 219 |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 522 |
BET Soul is an American digital cable network that is controlled by the BET Networks division of Viacom, which owns the network. The channel showcases R&B, funk, soul, neo soul, hip hop, jazz and Motown music from various decades.
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 ongoing restructuring of their cable operations.
The channel, which was originally a commercial-free service, debuted on May 8, 2000 with VH1 Classic as part of the "MTV Digital Suite" of digital cable channels, which was sold solely to cable providers to give them an advantage over satellite services. In its early years, VH1 Soul's main focus was on R&B and soul videos of the late 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, along with live performance clips from even earlier years. Janet Jackson, Prince, TLC, Usher, Tony Toni Tone, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Stevie Wonder were some of the channel's main staples. By 2003, the channel had stopped showing most of the pre-1990s videos, since these were often played on VH1 Classic's Classic Soul program. The channel then gradually began to focus more on underground, alternative, and old school hip-hop videos, while continuing to feature new R&B musicians.
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