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and

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channel owned and operated by

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. It is the third and currently only

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video channel in Australia, created after the closure of MusicCountry from the Australian market, followed by its predecessor network. From 2004 until June 2020, it was known as Country Music Channel and was owned by Foxtel Networks. Foxtel ceased that network's operations (along with sister channels

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and

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) at the end of June 2020 as part of a long-term agreement with

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to program new music networks on its platform. The channel is now a localised version of the US Country Music Television, and airs country music videos around the clock from Australia and globally.

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* {{Music of Australia 2020 establishments in Australia Australian country music Music video networks in Australia English-language television stations in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2020 Foxtel