About this episode

Ray and Marc reflect on the legacy of MTV as they say goodbye to the iconic music television channel.

In this episode of Tunesmate, join Ray and Marc as they say goodbye to MTV. The groundbreaking cable music television channel launched on August 1, 1981, and signed off on December 31, 2025 playing the same video "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. Take a moment to reflect back on when you first watched MTV and pay tribute to the station that forever changed the way we experienced music.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ray, Marc

Topics covered

• MTV
• music television
• cultural impact
• nostalgia
• music history

Keywords

• MTV
• music television
• Video Killed the Radio Star
• Buggles
• cultural impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MTV

Books & works: Video Killed the Radio Star

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