In 1981, MTV was launched in an estimated 2 million homes at 12:01 A.M. It started off with the words, “Ladies and gentleman, rock and roll.” List.com posted an article of the 24 Fun Facts You May Not Have Known About MTV…
Here are a few of our faves:
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The footage of the original MTV opening sequence was taken from the first launch of the space shuttle Columbia and the Apollo 11 moon mission. This footage was used until early 1986, when it was scrapped following the failed Challenger launch that resulted in the deaths of seven astronauts.
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Airing from 1987 to 1990, the retro pop-trivia game show Remote Control became the first non-music related show to be featured on the MTV network.
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At 12:01 AM on August 1st, 1981, the song Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles became, fittingly, the first music video to play on MTV’s premiere channel. The publicity also helped the band go mainstream in the United States, which it had previously failed at doing.
You can see the full list here (LIST.COM)
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