When was MTV launched?

Correct answer: 1981

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What people think about it: 31 Comments
Buckeyeartist
Buckeyeartist
It's too bad the Mtv of today is nothing like the Mtv that I grew up with.
mammy1027
mammy1027
I want my MTV!!!
ChampionNymph37634
ChampionNymph37634
Old School MTV was great. Now it's pretty lousy.
Byrde Alpha Bitch
Byrde Alpha Bitch
Video Killed the Radio Star! Thank You to The Buggles!
penawareof
penawareof
Major event in my life. Got hooked on MTV and Duran Duran.
HARLEYJOHN
HARLEYJOHN
Real MTV ended in the nineties. corporate leaders figured that money was more important than content. Shame on all who still waste their time watching all of the commercials that they offer as the main content.
Player.    Ty
Player. Ty
I heard about it when I was in Beirut;Lebanon,{U.S.NAVY}when I got back to the States the first Video I saw on MTV was"Blinded me with Science" by Thomas Dolby.🎶
Player #5621402
Player #5621402
Dire Straits sang about it!
Player #2929570
Player #2929570
The first year it came out there were no commercials. Just nonstop videos. No network had ever done anything like that before.
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
Peter Gabriel.. Sledgehammer.. I'm out..
Katt
Katt
I still remember the very first video I ever saw on MTV: Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac!
Player #119969876
Player #119969876
Buckeyeartist, agreed
Nova
Nova
That’s how cable was in the early days. Remember when AMC was American classic movies with one ad break in the middle of the movie and TV Land was classic TV reruns? Today, my bill is over $210, and I’m watching more advertising than ever. I’m about to kick in the TV if I see another Burger King ad. And suddenly anything worth watching is on a premium (+) channel! We all need to boycott at the same time!!
Ric
Ric
It was good for about a month. Then it, well, it is what it is now.
Player #36748308
Player #36748308
Buckeyeartist, we used to sit around and wait for newly released vids...That's what's up
jw
jw
it is a shame of what MTV has become
Destinys little red bike
Destinys little red bike
Michael Jackson's debut of Thriller may have been the most exciting moment in television history.
Donna
Donna
penawareof, I honestly thought I would never stop watching it when it began.
Player #39167266
Player #39167266
I was in love with Marta Quinn
TJ SISTA
TJ SISTA
An what a great era of the tunes an the times too! 🤣
Maestro1313
Maestro1313
Those veejays were great.
Player #26483178
Player #26483178
I like the game it advances my iq..
slomogeo
slomogeo
Buckeyeartist, the first couple years of mtv were about rock miusic.went dowmn hill from there
Sydroo
Sydroo
penawareof, I love Duran Duran too.
meldawg
meldawg
Buckeyeartist, Yeah...although MTV2 is dang good...still plays classic videos and "house of hair" and headbangers ball/ metal rock blocks
Player #14993519.
Player #14993519.
Buckeyeartist, Me too,!,had great music videos back then,,
Uninitialized
Uninitialized
Buckeyeartist, Buckeye. you are so right about that MTV has great music video s back in 80s and 90s. it sucks now.
Golffan2019
Golffan2019
EV777, I was born 3 years after MTV was released
OmipresentArtist6357
OmipresentArtist6357
Player #1154062, Loved pop up video!
JasonR1972
JasonR1972
"Reality" is a common misnomer for "Unscripted" television.
Ty814
Ty814
Player #1154062, Now you are 49