A reflection on music videos' glory days -- as MTV shuts down channels. In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first time.

In the end, video didn’t just kill the radio star, it did itself in as well. After MTV’s parent company pulled the plug on its remaining music-only channels in the U.K., Ireland and Australia on New ...

MTV 24-hour music channels shutdown bringing nostalgia for the music videos and a golden age when Michael Jackson was King of Pop. But MTV worked for the record labels, not music fans.

Andy Kawanami and Chuy Gomez (left to right) hosted ‘Hip Hop Friday’ on the California Music Channel in the ’90s. The channel became a crucial outlet for Bay Area rappers on their way to national ...

In the end, video didn't just kill the radio star, it did itself in as well. After MTV's parent company pulled the plug on its remaining music-only channels in the U.K., Ireland and Australia on New ...