MTV shut down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom.
The television channel officially stopped broadcasting on its MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live channels in the country on Wednesday, Dec. 31, according to multiple reports, after reports of the move first surfaced in October. 24-hour music channels in other countries are also said to be off-air.
BBC journalist Jono Read captured MTV Music's final moments in an X post on Wednesday. The station ended its run with The Buggles' 1979 single "Video Killed the Radio Star" – the first video ever to air on MTV – followed by a sign-off animation. At the bottom, a news ticker read: "MTV Music is now closed. Continue watching over at MTV."
USA TODAY has reached out to MTV for comment.
The flagship U.K. station MTV HD remains on air, and its American MTV channels – including MTV, MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic and MTV Tres – are unaffected.
