What is MTV?
{{Infobox TV channel | name = MTV | logo = MTV 2021 (brand version).svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = MTV logo | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1981|8|1}} | closed date = | genre = | picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br> [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]) | owner = [[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks]] ([[ViacomCBS]]) | country = United States | language = English | founded = {{Start date and age|1981|1|1}} | headquarters = [[New York City]] | former_names = MTV: Music Television (August 1, 1981–February 8, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/02/mtv-drops-music-television-from-its-logo.html|title=MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2010-02-08|accessdate=2012-06-21}}</ref> | sister_channels = [[MTV2]], Tr3́s, mtvU, [[VH1]], [[Nickelodeon]], [[TeenNick]], [[Comedy Central]], MTV India | replaced names = | replaced by names = | web = [http://www.mtv.com/ mtv.com] | sat_serv_1 = [[DirecTV]] | sat_chan_1 = 331 (SD & HD) (exp. 8/2/22)<br>1331 (On Demand) (exp. 8/2/22) | sat_serv_2 = [[Dish Network]] | sat_chan_2 = 160 (SD)<br>1333 (HD) | cable_serv_1 = Available on many U.S. cable providers | cable_chan_1 = Check local listings for channel numbers | iptv_serv_1 = [[Verizon FiOS]] | iptv_chan_1 = 210 (SD)<br>710 (HD) | iptv_serv_2 = [[AT&T U-verse]] | iptv_chan_2 = 1502 East / 1503 West (HD) (exp. 8/2/22)<br>502 East / 503 West (SD) (exp. 8/2/22) |broadcast area=United States<br>Canada}} '''MTV''' (originally an [[acronym]] for '''Music Television''' until 2010) is an [[United States|American]] [[cable television|cable]] [[television network]]. They are based in [[New York City]]. The channel launched on August 1, 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://80music.about.com/od/80sbackgroundcultu2/p/mtvprofile.htm |title=80Music.about.com |publisher=80Music.about.com |date=1981-08-01 |accessdate=2010-08-07 |archive-date=2011-07-28 |arc