Bohemia Visual Music (also referred to as "BVM" and "BVM TV") is an Internet broadcast music video service in the United States that was formerly a Television Broadcast Station Service.
History
The service began as Bohemia Afterdark in 1982 and operated in Phoenix, AZ but early history is unknown until 1990 when they moved to
Portland, Oregon. In 1992 they began airing on
KPDX Portland and then they move to
KWBP in 1994. In 1995 they began airing on 22
Network One affiliates. In 1997 Network One shut down and the service moved to
KOIN and in 2001, the service moved back to Phoenix, airing on
KASW, then in 2002, moved to
KPHO-TV
KPHO-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside independent station KTVK (channel 3) and low-power LATV affiliate KPHE-LD (channel 44). KPHO-TV and K ...
. In 2003 they got their own station, KPHE-LP, at the time broadcasting on channel 19 in
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by ...
, and changed their name to Bohemia Visual Music. KPHE moved to channel 44 in Phoenix in 2005. Bohemia Visual Music changed their name to 24-7 Videos for a few months from mid-2005 to early-2006, then reverted to Bohemia Visual Music.
In July 2006, KPHE replaced Bohemia Visual Music with Spanish-language programming, and BVM was without a broadcast outlet until September 2006, when they began broadcasting on
KORS-CA digital subchannel 16.2 in Portland.
In March 2008, Bohemia Visual Music began broadcasting on
KDOC-TV 56.3 in
Los Angeles, California and
KJKZ-LP
KJKZ-LP, virtual channel 27 (VHF digital channel 12), is a low-powered KKDJ Radio- affiliated television station licensed to Fresno, California, United States. The station is owned by Cocola Broadcasting.
KJKZ-LP formerly aired music videos fr ...
27 in
Fresno, California, but by July, BVM was no longer airing on these channels.
On March 29, 2010, Bohemia Visual Music left KORS-CA from its digital signal to focus on Internet Broadcasting. Now KORS-CD, it carries only
Home Shopping Network (HSN) and
America One.
As of August 20, 2011, Bohemia Visual Music relaunched with a website as an internet broadcast.
Programming
Bohemia Visual Music featured a diverse mix of music video programming.
Former affiliates
Logos
Image:Bvm.jpg.gif, BVM logo, 2003-2005
Image:Bvm logo.jpg, BVM logo 2005–present
Slogans
* ''Music Television, The Way It Should Be'' (2002-2010)
* ''It's About The Music'' (2003-2010)
* ''Your Music Channel'' (2008-2010)
References
External links
Bohemia Visual Music official websiteYoutube: Bohemia Visual Music
{{American broadcast television (English)
Music video networks in the United States
Music of Portland, Oregon
Music of Phoenix, Arizona
Television channels and stations established in 1982
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010
Defunct television networks in the United States