MTV Classic

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MTV Classic is a television channel that primarily airs nostalgic music videos and programming from MTV’s earlier decades.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf music television channel
pay television channel
television channel
brandOrigin MTV
broadcastArea United States
broadcastPlatform IPTV
cable television
satellite television
countryOfOrigin United States
focusEra 1980s
1990s
2000s
formerName VH1 Classic
genre music
retro music
language English
launchDate 2016-08-01
launchDateNote rebranded from VH1 Classic on August 1, 2016
musicFocus alternative rock
dance music
hip hop
pop
rock
network MTV
ownedBy MTV Entertainment Group
Paramount Global
Paramount Media Networks
pictureFormat 1080i HDTV
16:9
primaryContent music videos
nostalgic programming from earlier MTV decades
programmingType archival MTV series
music video blocks
rebrandingReason to emphasize classic MTV-era music videos and shows
region North America
replaced VH1 Classic
sisterChannel CMT
MTV
MTV2
VH1
targetAudience viewers interested in classic MTV content
thematicFocus nostalgia
pop culture history
typicalProgrammingSource MTV library
archival VH1 Classic library

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
MTV Live
hasSisterChannel
MTV
hasSpinOff
MTV2
sisterChannel

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