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event · Aug 1981

MTV

MTV

MTV (Music Television) launches its 24-hour a day music cable channel on 300 U.S. cable TV systems. By 1983 MTV is available on 2,000 U.S. cable systems and the use of promotional music videos is influencing radio play and the music charts.

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