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(August 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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).
August 12, 1981: IBM PC introduced August 306, 1981: Iran President Rajai, Premier Bahonar assassinated August 1, 1981: MTV cable network begins August 25, 1981: Voyager 2 reaches Saturn The following events occurred in August 1981 :
MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel. It 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.
August 1981 sports events in the United States ... List of first music videos aired on MTV This page was last edited on 1 February 2025, at 16:37 (UTC). ...
The MTV network debuted on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a day. " Video Killed the Radio Star " by The Buggles was the first video broadcast on the network. August 9
At midnight on Aug. 1, 1981, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, and J.J. Jackson stood inside the Loft restaurant in Fort Lee, N.J., to watch ...
It was the first music video shown on MTV in the US, airing at 12:01 a.m. on 1 August 1981, and the first video shown on MTV Classic in the UK on 1 March 2010. The song has received several critical accolades, such as being ranked number 40 on VH1's "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s". [2]