Music Channel is a Romanian music television channel, opened on May 28, 2008. On January 1, 2010 was launched a version in Hungary. Music Channel came to prominence as the first Romanian TV station to host

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on the

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. The TV station is known for hosting the yearly

Romanian Music Awards The Romanian Music Awards, or simply RMA, are a Romanian annual event awarding the best artists in Romania's music scene. It is organized by Music Channel Romania and has taken place in various locations in the country. It was held from 2002 unti ...

Unlikely to

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and

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, the station is more

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-broadcasting, dividing its airplay into the four most prominent music genres —

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and

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, much in the likes of UTV. Noteworthy, Music Channel is known for also airing

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and

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among other genres that don't receive significant airplay from other music stations. Compared by many to

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, the TV station conceived many Top-Tens and Top-100s and starting late-November they start playing

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. Its sister channel, H!t Music Channel was launched on September 1, 2011. Its closure in Hungary was announced on 27 June 2022, citing loss-making operations as the reason for the decision, along with its other sister channels. Since 2024, Music Channel broadcasts only Romanian music and adverts.

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* Television stations in Romania Television channels and stations established in 2008 {{romania-tv-stub