VH1

VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications). With then four-year-old MTV's popularity rising drastically among teens, VH1 began with the intention to capitalize off of the success of the music video. However, VH1's aim was to focus on the lighter, softer side of popular music, including such musicians as Elton John, Sting, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Kenny G, and Anita Baker, in hopes of appealing to people between the ages of 18 and 35, and possibly even older.

Sister Channels

VH1 has four sister channels, VH1 Classic, VH1 Country, VH1 Soul, and VH1 Mega Hits, which feature music videos and concert footage from Classic Rock, Country music, Soul music and hits of the 1990s and 2000s respectively.

Related Topics:
VH1 Classic - VH1 Country - VH1 Soul - VH1 Mega Hits - Classic Rock - Country music - Soul music - 1990s - 2000s

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On June 30th, 2005, VH1 Mega Hits was replaced by LOGO, Viacom's channel targeted toward the Gay & Lesbian community.

Related Topics:
June 30th - LOGO - Gay - Lesbian

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