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This is a list of the first music videos broadcast on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981. MTV's first day on the air was rebroadcast on VH1 Classic in 2006 and again in 2011 (the latter celebrating the channel's 30th anniversary).
NumberSongArtistAppearance [a]11/221/231/241/5It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.
MTV, originally an initialism of Music Television, is an American cable television channel that launched on August 1, 1981 by Warner Communications. It is currently owned by Paramount Global, and is one of the company's flagship brands. MTV's original focus was on music -related programming, including blocks of music videos.
Nov 13, 2009 · On August 1, 1981, MTV: Music Television goes on the air for the first time ever, with the words (spoken by one of MTV’s creators, John Lack): “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.”
- Missy Sullivan
3 days ago · MTV, cable television network that began as a 24-hour platform for music videos. MTV debuted just after midnight on August 1, 1981, with the broadcast of “ Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.
Aug 2, 2021 · Published: August 2, 2021 9:32am EDT. MTV’s first broadcast on August 1 1981 opened with footage of a shuttle launch and the words “ladies and gentleman, rock and roll”. The first song,...
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Aug 2, 2021 · That all changed with the launch of MTV at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981. Although the channel has since become synonymous with trashy reality series and cheap clip shows, there was a...
