Music Channels

Music channels were created as a way of televising music videos to everyone. It focuses predominantly on showing the most recently released music videos but also shows old classics as well. Every music video promotes the song, the artist and the record label - gaining them popularity.

There are over 25 music channels i know of and all of them target different audiences. Each music station plays different genre's of music which attract a specific audience. Music channels also broadcasta variety of self-made television programmes that aren't music - just for a change as they believe the people who like the genre of music on the channel will also like the program.

Examples of music channels are:

MTV :

MTV One - This channel mostly plays television programmes made by MTV, 'my super sweet 16' and 'jackass' for example' because they believe that it has a wide appeal to music lovers.

MTV Base -plays hip hop, R&B and rap music

MTV Dance -dedicated dance music channel playing popular dance tracks

MTV Hits- a channel which plays chart music videos

MTV Two - alternative rock music

MTV Flux -allows viewers to take "control" of the channel by sending in video clips to MTV Flux's website, and requesting music videos.

VH1 UK - Has a wider targetaudience as it plays music all the way back from the 60's.

VH1 also carries music programming and themed countdown shows from their US counterpart.

VH1 Classic UK - plays all time greats from the '60s to the '90s.

TMF UK -started as a non-stop music channel, although the channel now features more and more programming from mtv
Other channels:

The Hits,

The Chart Show,

B4,

Kerrang

The Box (pop and RNB)

Classic FM TV (Classical music)

Channel U (grime, hip hop, rap, garage)