 centric is an american general interest cable television channel geared towards african-american women. a black entertainment television (bet) channel, it was formerly known as bet on jazz, bet jazz, and bet j and showcased jazz music-related programming, especially that of black jazz musicians. centric is on directv, dish network, verizon fios, at&t u-verse, time warner cable, and many other digital cable providers as part of the mtv digital suite. as of august 2013, approximately 51,953,000 american households (45.49% of households with television) receive centric. ==history== thumb|100px|left|the bet j logo, used from march 2006 to september 2009. bet on jazz launched on the date of september 21, 1996bet j has become centric, tbt: the magazine, september 29, 2009 as a spin-off channel to sister station bet. in 2002, it was renamed bet jazz. on march 1, 2006, the network was re-branded as bet j and the focus shifted from a pure jazz channel to a more general interest service. while jazz music still remained the stated primary focus, programming expanded to include a block of caribbean programs as well as some r&b, neo soul, reggaetÃ³n, and alternative hip hop. to a lesser extent, bet j also focused on go-go, electronica, and alternative rock. programs included my two cents with keith boykin,
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