MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.
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MTV’s grand era comes to an end, final music-only channels shut down on New Year

MTV was the soul of music, at least for those who were around to feel it rise. Come 2026, ownership clashes and contractual ...
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MTV Music Channels End Forever, Playing “Video Killed The Radio Star” As Final Song

MTV’s 24-hour music channels went permanently dark on Wednesday, ending decades of operation. The flagship MTV Music channel ...
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MTV Shutting Down Music Channels In Certain Places: Find Out Where

Paramount Global announced big changes to MTV’s flagship channels around the world. According to BBC News, the channel is saying goodbye to five of its sister stations in several countries at the end ...