MTV Base
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| MTV Base | |
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| Launched | July 1, 1999 (UK) |
| Owned by | MTV Networks Europe |
| Audience share | 0.1% (in UK & Ireland) (June '06, Source:[1]) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 343 |
| DStv | Channel 88 |
| Astra 1G Digital | 11739 V |
| Cable | |
| Telewest | Channel 305 |
| NTL | Channel 315 |
| NTL Ireland | Channel 704 |
MTV Base is a digital television channel in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Africa. The channels play hip hop music and R&B.
[edit] MTV Base (UK)
The UK channel launched on July 1, 1999. The channel plays music from the urban genres, as well as corresponding programming (such as Pimp My Ride) to those genres of music. The channel is also available in Ireland and some other countries (Astra 1G -satellite, Technisat MTV Unlimited -package), [2]
[edit] MTV Base in Africa
MTV Base Africa is available to around 1.3 million homes across 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa via satellite, but also plans to broadcast on free-to-air networks.
The channel launched February 22, 2005.
