:MTV 80s (British and Irish TV channel)
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = MTV 80s
| logo = MTV 80s 2022.png
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| logo_alt =
| launch_date = 28 February 2020 (launched as a temporary rebrand of MTV Classic)
{{Start date and age|2022|03|31|df=y}} (relaunched permanently)
| closed_date = 31 March 2020 (temporary rebrand of MTV Classic)
| network = MTV
| owner = Paramount Networks UK & Australia
| picture_format = 16:9 576i SDTV
| language = English
| area = United Kingdom
Ireland
| former_names =
| replaced = MTV Classic
| replaced_by =
| sister_channels = MTV
MTV 00s
MTV Live
MTV 90s
Club MTV
MTV Music
| website =
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MTV 80s is the British version of the international music TV channel MTV 80s, which began broadcasting on 31 March 2022, replacing MTV Classic. It was first launched as a temporary rebrand of MTV Classic from 28 February to 31 March 2020.
The first video to be broadcast on MTV 80s at 6 am on 31 March 2022 was The Sun Always Shines on T.V. by a-ha.
Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, MTV 80's UK feed switched its programming to match the MTV 80's European feed, Unlike the commercial-free European feed, the UK feed includes music videos from other decades, MTV EMA, commercials and airs Teleshopping segments.
Broadcasting
=Satellite=
- Sky UK: Channel 353
- MNC Vision: Channel 151
=Cable=
- Virgin Media: Channel 284
Notes
- [https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/3shugt/our-music-portfolio-is-changing MTV 80s and MTV 90s will launch on 31 March]
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Category:Music video networks in the United Kingdom
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2022