MTV

MTV
	MTV logo
Country	United States
Headquarters	New York City
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i (HDTV); 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (ViacomCBS)
Sister channels	MTV2, Tr3́s, mtvU, VH1, Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Comedy Central, MTV India
History
Founded	January 1, 1981; 44 years ago
Launched	August 1, 1981; 43 years ago
Former names	MTV: Music Television (August 1, 1981–February 8, 2010)

MTV (originally an acronym for Music Television until 2010) is an American cable television network. They are based in New York City. The channel launched on August 1, 1981.^[2] They used to only show music videos.^[3] However they mostly show reality shows like Ridiculous nowadays. The first music video shown on MTV was Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. Today, the channel shows many different television programs aimed at adolescents and young adults.

References

↑ "MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo". Los Angeles Times. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
↑ "80Music.about.com". 80Music.about.com. 1981-08-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
↑ "CNN – MTV changed the music industry on August 1, 1981 – July 31, 1998". Retrieved 2010-05-13.

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[1] "MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo". Los Angeles Times. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

[2] "80Music.about.com". 80Music.about.com. 1981-08-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

[3] "CNN – MTV changed the music industry on August 1, 1981 – July 31, 1998". Retrieved 2010-05-13.

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