Throwback: 43 years ago TODAY... MTV was born 🎶📺

Do they even play music videos on MTV anymore? 🤔

By Mike Kruz

August 01, 2024 at 1:32 pm EDT

Where were you at 12:01 am on August 1, 1981?

Chances are... inside one of the 2 million LUCKY homes that got to see the birth of MTV: Music Television, starting with the words, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.”

The very first video played was “Video Killed the Radio Star”, by the Buggles, an unfulfilled prophecy, considering here you are listening to me on the radio, while MTV (as far as I know) doesn’t even play music videos anymore!

Did you have a favorite MTV show? How about a video you first saw on the channel? Would love to know... e-mail me ➡️ HERE.

Found this video of MTV’s first 2 hours! ⬇️⬇️

Super cool seeing the music videos of the day, as well as some of those classic promos and commercials too!

Mike Kruz

I love music. It’s really what got me into radio to begin with. You should see my record collection: from Michael Jackson and Elton John, to Led Zeppelin and The Stones, to old school hip-hop and dance music ... (Well you get the idea!)