MTV, (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that was 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. Prior to launch, the network was first tested on December 1, 1977, as Sight on Sound. The channel originally aired music videos and related programming as guided by television personalities known as video jockeys or 'VJs'. In the years since its inception, it significantly toned down its focus on music in favor of original reality programming for teenagers and young adults. MTV has spawned numerous sister channels in the US and affiliated channels internationally, some of which have gone independent. Approximately 90.6 million American households in the United States received MTV as of January 2016.
List of sister channels[]
- MTV2
- MTV Tres
- MTV Live
- MTV Classic
- MTVU
- MTV Kids
Show channels[]
- MTV's The Challenge
- MTV's Ridiculousness
- MTV Catfish
- MTV's Teen Mom
- MTV News
- MTV Reality
- Jersey Shore
- Wild 'N Out