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Good timesuck: The first two hours of MTV on its first day in 1981

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1981, First two hours, MTV, Music VIdeos

Just after midnight on August 1, 1981, MTV, the world’s first 24-hour music video channel signed on with a library

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