MTV

On August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., MTV launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by John Lack, and played over footage of the first Space Shuttle launch countdown of Columbia, which took place earlier that year, and of the launch of Apollo 11.The first music video shown on MTV was The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star“.The term VJ (video jockey) was used, which was a play on the initialism DJ (disc jockey). Many VJs eventually became celebrities in their own right. The original five MTV VJs in 1981 were Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn.

KISS 100The original incarnation of Kiss TV was created by Guy Wingate, who, as an original co-creator of London's Kiss 100 (in its pirate days) was brought back in to head up EMAP's fledgling TV division.Although the original idea for the channel was proposed in 1993 (three years after Kiss FM launched as a legal station), it took many months to convince UK television regulators to permit the extension of a brand name over to television. When permission was finally granted, Kiss had once again innovated by becoming the first "Masthead" TV project in the UK.Within one year, the station was beating MTV in its time slots, and quickly gained a cult status for its low-budget edgy coverage of the UK dance music scene.It is now part of subscription packages on all digital television platforms. It is part of a group of channels owned by Box Television, (a joint venue between Bauer and Channel Four Television Corporation), which includes 4 Music, Kerrang! TV, Smash Hits, Q, The Box, and Magic.

4Music4Music is now the home for music/celebrity orientated shows and comedies that were once shown on Channel 4. It is a mix of music and comedy which are similar to that of the defunct channel Play UK. Here is a list of a few of the non-music programmes being shown on 4Music. Some are shown exclusively for 4Music and were not shown on Channel 4 or even shows that still are being broadcast on Channel 4. The re-broadcast has re-introduced comedies and shows to younger audiences and have since become popular again.

Shows on 4Music: