Question: Which NBA legend launched the Aspire cable channel in 2012?

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WBVC (The CW Plus): "WBVC" is the cable TV only CW-affiliated television station for the Northern Lower and Eastern Upper Peninsulas of Michigan.  The call sign is fictional as it is a cable-only station.  It is part of The CW Plus and can be seen exclusively on Charter.  It is seen on cable channel 61 in Cadillac, Cheboygan, Gaylord, Manistee, Petoskey, Sault Ste. Marie, Traverse City, and surrounding areas.  It is also seen on cable channel 17 in Big Rapids, Evart, Ludington, and Reed City and cable channel 13 in Grayling and Roscommon.  DirecTV customers get The CW via its Green Bay affiliate WCWF, while DISH Network doesn't get a CW affiliate.  AcenTek in Mesick, which is one of very few non-Charter cable systems in the Traverse City market, gets CW via WWMT-DT2.

KBMY: KBMY, channel 17, is the ABC-affiliated television station for Bismarck, North Dakota.  It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 (or virtual channel 17.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter near St. Anthony.  The station can also be seen on Midcontinent cable channel 8 in Bismarck/Mandan, Midcontinent cable channel 17 in Dickinson, Consolidated Telcom cable channel 3 in Dickinson and varied cable channels in surrounding areas.

KQCD-TV: KQCD-TV, channel 7, is the NBC affiliate for Dickinson, North Dakota.  The station operates as a semi-satellite of KFYR-TV in Bismarck, North Dakota.  This outlet broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 (or virtual channel 7.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter near South Heart.  KQCD identifies itself as a station in its own right, but simulcasts all programming from KFYR.  However, KQCD airs separate commercials and station identifications.  The station maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office on 21st Street East in Dickinson.  Much of KQCD's viewing area is within the Mountain time zone, and the station airs 6 p.m. starts to primetime rather than the usual 7 p.m. for the time zone.  KQCD can also be seen on Consolidated Telcom cable channel 5 and Midcontinent cable channel 7 in Dickinson, and cable channel 7 in most other areas.  There is a high definition feed provided on Consolidated Telcom digital channel 305 and Midcontinent digital channel 607.

KMOT: KMOT, channel 10, is the NBC-affiliated television station for Minot, North Dakota.  It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 (or virtual channel 10.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at its studios on the intersection of 16th Street SW and 18th Avenue SW in Minot.  The station can also be seen on Midcontinent cable channel 7 in the Minot area, cable channel 10 in most other areas and SRT cable channel 9.  There is a high definition feed provided on Midcontinent digital channel 607 and SRT digital channel 509.

Magic Johnson: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons.  After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers.  He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s.  Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award.  After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

KXMC-TV: KXMC-TV, channel 13, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Minot, North Dakota.  It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 (or virtual channel 13.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter southwest of Minot.  The station can also be seen on Midcontinent cable channel 3 in the Minot area, cable channel 13 in most other areas and SRT cable channel 3.

News 24 Houston: News 24 Houston is a defunct 24-hour cable news television channel featuring a rolling news format, serving the Greater Houston and Galveston areas.  It was a joint venture by Belo Corp. (owner of local television station KHOU-TV, which assisted the cable channel with newsgathering) and Time Warner Cable (operators of the region's cable television systems).  The cable channel started up in December 2002, and was shut down on July 23, 2004, citing low viewership and a lack of advertising revenue.  It was shut down along with sister cable station News 9 San Antonio (also a joint venture between Belo and Time Warner).  Upon closure, both News 24 and News 9 had instructed viewers to leave their thoughts and comments about the cable channels on sister station News 8 Austin's message boards.  This had also affected former sister cable channel News 14 Carolina, which reverted to full Time Warner Control when Belo exited the joint venture, costing 50 jobs at that statewide cable channel's various news bureaus.

Aspire (TV network): Aspire (stylized as ASPiRE) is an American cable television network targeting African American audiences launched by Magic Johnson on June 27, 2012.

Shaw Multicultural Channel: Shaw Multicultural Channel (or simply SMC) is a multicultural cable television community channel in Canada, offering programming in 25 different languages.  It is owned by Shaw Communications, and is available on cable systems in the Vancouver and Calgary markets.  The channel operates on digital cable channel 116 in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, and on cable channel 89 in the Calgary Region.

News 9 San Antonio: News 9 San Antonio was a 24-hour cable news featuring a rolling news format, serving the San Antonio, Texas region.  It was a joint venture by Belo Corp. (owner of local television station KENS-TV, which assisted the cable channel with newsgathering) and Time Warner Cable (operators of the region's cable television systems).  The cable channel started up in April 2003, and was shut down on July 23, 2004, citing low viewership and a lack of advertising revenue.  It was shut down along with sister cable station News 24 Houston (also a joint venture between Belo and Time Warner).  Upon closure, both News 24 and News 9 had instructed viewers to leave their thoughts and comments about the cable channels on sister station News 8 Austin's message boards.  This had also affected former sister cable channel News 14 Carolina, which reverted to full Time Warner Control when Belo exited the joint venture, costing 50 jobs at that statewide cable channel's various news bureaus.

Supporting paragraphs: Aspire (TV network) Magic Johnson
Answer: Magic Johnson