A minute-by-minute breakdown of the MTV launch date
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A minute-by-minute breakdown of the MTV launch date
All the videos, ads, live segments, and promotions that made up the first half an hour of MTV, which aired August 1, 1981.
Jul 31, 2021
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Tom Holland's 2017 #MTVAwards flip plays over and over in my head every year around this time – so naturally I must share this gift with you before we make new memories at this year's MTV Movie & TV Awards 🎥 Catch the show SUNDAY, June 5 starting at 8p on MTV! | MTV
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Tom Holland's 2017 #MTVAwards flip plays over and over in my head every year around this time – so naturally I must share this gift with you before we make new memories at this year's MTV Movie & TV Awards 🎥 Catch the show SUNDAY, June 5 starting at 8p on MTV! | MTV
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