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The Cable Music Channel (CMC) was a short-lived American basic cable channel that was owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. The all-music video channel ... CableMusicChannel FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch FormerAmericancableTVchannel Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "CableMusicChannel" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August2011)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Televisionchannel CableMusicChannelCountryUnitedStatesBroadcastareaNationwideHeadquartersLosAngeles,CaliforniaProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishPictureformat480i(SDTV)OwnershipOwnerTurnerBroadcastingSystem(1984)Warner-AmexSatelliteEntertainment(1984—1985)HistoryLaunchedOctober 26,1984;37yearsago (1984-10-26)ClosedNovember 30,1984;37yearsago (1984-11-30)ReplacedbyVH1 TheCableMusicChannel(CMC)wasashort-livedAmericanbasiccablechannelthatwasownedbytheTurnerBroadcastingSystem.Theall-musicvideochannelwascreatedbyTedTurnerandlaunchedin1984,providingthefirstnationalcompetitiontoMTV.TurnerlaterstatedthatthechannelexistedatthebehestofthecableindustryasadefensemechanismagainstMTV'sunsuccessfulattemptstoincreasethefeesthatcableproviderspaidtocarrythechannelbytwofold;Turnerofferedthechannelwithoutanycarriagefees.[1] Contents 1Launch 2CMCvs.MTV 3Asamoney-losingventure 3.1Shutdown 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks Launch[edit] TheideaofmusicontelevisionwasnothingnewforTedTurner.In1970,Turner'sAtlanta,GeorgiaindependentstationWTCG-TV(channel17),airedanall-musicprogramcalledTheNowExplosionatnightandonweekends,airingupto28hoursaweek.[2]In1983,Turner'ssuperstation,whichwasknownasWTBSatthatpoint,launchedalatenightweekendmusicvideoblockcalledNightTracks.ThesuccessofNightTracksledTurnertotakeonMTVwiththeCableMusicChannel. CMClaunchedat12:00 p.m.EasternTimeonOctober26,1984withnetworkpresidentRobertWussleratapodiuminCMC'sstudiosinLosAngelesintroducingthenetwork;"TheStar-SpangledBanner"wasthenplayed(whichwasatraditionwheneveranewTurner-ownednetworklaunched;thattraditionwouldbeeventuallybebrokenwhenCartoonNetworklaunchedin1992).Afterwards,WusslerintroducedCMCVice-PresidentandGeneralManagerScottSassatothepodium.[3]Sassaquicklygreetedthecrowdandthenintroduced13thDistrictCouncilwomanPeggyStevensontothepodium.StevensonpresentedTedTurneraproclamationfromtheCityofLosAngelessignedbyLosAngelesMayorTomBradleyandStevensondeclaringOctober26,1984as"CableMusicChannelDay."Turnerthengaveabriefspeechstatingthatthenetworkis"gonnaplayawidearrangementofmusic.We'regonnastayawayfromexcessivelyviolentordegradingclipstowardswomenthatMTVissofondofrunning."Afterhepushedabigredbuttononthewallbehindhimandexclaimedadefiant"Takethat,MTV!",thechannelkickedoffwithCMCVJsJeffGonzerandRaechelDonahueintroducingtheRandyNewmanmusicvideo"ILoveL.A.".[4] CMCvs.MTV[edit] MTVfocusedonalbum-orientedrockandtheVJsegmentswerepre-recorded;CMC,however,focusedoncontemporaryhitmusic(whichenabledthechanneltoplaysoftrock,crossovercountry,dance,pop,andurbanhits)andbroadcastliveVJsegments.CMCalsoprovidednews,sportsandweatherreports.AnotherdifferencebetweenCableMusicChannelanditsmaincompetitorwasthatMTV'svideojockeyswereseenon-air;whereasCMC'svideojockeyswerejustheardviavoiceover.MTV'sstudiosandofficeswerebasedinaNewYorkapartment;whileCMC'sstudioswerelocatedatTheProductionGroupandofficeswerelocatedinaLosAngeleshousejustdownthestreet(asopposedtoAtlanta,wheretheheadquartersofTurnerBroadcastingSystemarelocated). CMCpromoteditselfasavoidingsexuallyandviolentlyexplicitmusicvideostocapitalizeontheperceptionthatMTVactuallyplayedthosetypesofvideos.Infact,MTVhadstrictguidelinesaboutthetypesofbehaviorthatcouldbeshowninvideosandfrequentlyreturnedclipstorecordlabelsforre-editing. Asamoney-losingventure[edit] ItquicklybecameclearthatCMCwaslosingmoneyfast,duetoaninabilitytoreachagreementswithcableproviders(manyofwhichdidnothavethespacenecessarytocarryanotherall-musicchannel,andsomeofwhichhadorganizedanunofficialboycottattheWesternCableShowinretaliationforTurner'sstrong-armtacticsinthebattlebetweenCNNandthefledglingSatelliteNewsChannel)orsecuretherightstoplaytopvideos(MTVwasaccusedofpressuringartistsnottoselltoCMC,citing"exclusivity"agreements).Despiteanestimatedaudienceof2.5million,onNovember29,1984,TurnerdecidedtoselltheassetsofCableMusicChanneltoMTV'sparentcompanyWarner-AmexSatelliteEntertainment(nowParamountMediaNetworks)for$1million,withWarner-Amexagreeingtobuy$500,000worthofadvertisingforMTVonTurner'sotherchannels(includingCNN).WASECusedthechannel(anditsspaceontheSatcomsatellite)tohelpformanewadultcontemporary-focusedsisternetworktoMTV,VH1(thenknownasVideoHitsOne,whichfeaturedasimilarformatasCMC),whichlaunchedjustoveramonthlateronJanuary1,1985. Shutdown[edit] CableMusicChannelofficiallyshutdownjustbeforemidnightEasternTimeonNovember30,1984;[5]thelastchyronedvideoairedwas"TakeMetoHeart"byQuarterflash,followedbyasign-offlistingtheentirecrewofCMCinterspersedthroughthevideothatfirstlaunchedthenetworkonemonthearlier,"ILoveL.A."byRandyNewman.Asthescreenfadedtoblack,CMCVJRaechelDonahuesaid,"Well,it'snotreallygoodbye,youknow,darlings.We'llalwaysbetheresomewhere,sowatchthisspace.Say'Goodbye,y'all'now."Avoice(allegedlybelongingtoaTurnerexecutivesenttoensureCMCsignedoffasordered)replied,"Goodbye,y'all."Threesecondslater,thesatelliteuplinkwasdisconnected. CMC'sfive-weekrunmadeitoneoftheshortest-livedchannelsinAmericancabletelevisionhistory.Itwasalsotheshortest-livedserviceundertheumbrellaofTurnerBroadcastinguntilthecompany'seventualsuccessor,WarnerBros.Discovery,shutdownthestreamingserviceCNN+,whichlastedfivedaysfewerthanCMC,onApril28,2022.CMC'sbackgroundgraphicswererecycledforuseonNightTracksforfiveyearsafterthechannel'sdemise. Seealso[edit] 1980sportal MORMusicTV NightTracks TedTurner TheTubeMusicNetwork References[edit] ^TheCableCenter-Freston,TomArchived2013-11-19attheWaybackMachineRetrievedJune22,2013 ^BillboardMagazine,22August1970,p.76 ^"Turner'sCableMusicChannelStartsTomorrow".TheNewYorkTimes.October25,1984.Retrieved2020-08-21. ^"Mr.PopCulture:Mr.PopHistory-MusicNewsfromtheweekofOctober27,1984".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust21,2011.RetrievedAugust27,2011. ^"8VeryShort-LivedTVChannels".MentalFloss.October28,2014.Retrieved2020-08-21. 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