MTV Classic (American TV channel)

MTV Classic
Country	United States
Network	MTV (2016–present); VH1 (1998–2016)
Headquarters	New York City, New York, United States
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Global
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels	List MTV; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; ;
History
Launched	August 1, 1998
Former names	VH1 Smooth (1998–1999); VH1 Classic Rock (1999–2000); VH1 Classic (2000–2016);
Links
Website	www.mtv.com/classic
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Paramount+
Internet Protocol television	Philo, FuboTV, AT&T TV, YouTube TV, Vidgo TV, Hulu + Live TV

MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as "VH1 Smooth", an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It was relaunched as "VH1 Classic Rock" in 1999 (later renamed "VH1 Classic" until 2016), with an emphasis on classic rock. On August 1, 2016, in honor of MTV's 35th anniversary, the channel was rebranded as "MTV Classic", and now exclusively displays music videos from all genres from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

As of December 2019^[update], MTV Classic is available to approximately 39,000,000 pay television households in the United States.^[1]

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[1] "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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