MTV2

MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. It is also broadcast over-the-air in some markets where the former all-request music channel known as The Box was broadcast. A European counterpart broadcasts from London in the United Kingdom, as does a Canadian version on digital cable and satellite, with a German version being closed down in September 2005. MTV2 began broadcasting on August 1, 1996—MTV's fifteenth anniversary—with the first video Beck's Where It's At. The purpose of the channel was to give music fans a place to see constant, commercial-free music videos, once the original MTV had started concentrating on reality television and soap operas.

MTV2 in Canada

MTV2 was launched in Canada in 2001 by Craig Media Inc., now part of the CHUM Limited group. The station maintained a free-form music video format, without VJ introductions or other programming. There were commercials.

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Craig Media Inc. - CHUM Limited

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In 2005, CHUM announced plans to rebrand the channel. It became PunchMuch on June 30.

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2005 - PunchMuch - June 30

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