OMusic TV
Encyclopedia
oMusic TV was a British
music television channel. It replaced Classic FM TV
on 17 December 2007. It was a classical/chill out music
channel, and was available free-to-air
on satellite. On 1 September 2010, OMusic TV was replaced by Vintage TV, a channel that plays music from the 1940s to the 1980s.
The selection of the music videos played on oMusic were aided by the interactive service (via the Green Button) technology and an SMS polling system.
Some oMusic programming later reappeared as a programming block within Open Access 3 before the channel's closure on 4 April 2011.
United Kingdom
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music television channel. It replaced Classic FM TV
Classic FM TV
Classic FM TV is a web based internet channel owned by Classic FM. Until 14 December 2007 it was available as a television channel on the Sky Digital and Virgin Media cable TV services. Classic FM TV now only broadcasts online in the United Kingdom via the Internet.- Other media :Classic FM TV is...
on 17 December 2007. It was a classical/chill out music
Chill out music
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — "chill" being derived from a slang injunction to "relax."Chill out music emerged in the early and mid-1990s in "chill rooms" at dance clubs, where relaxing music...
channel, and was available free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
on satellite. On 1 September 2010, OMusic TV was replaced by Vintage TV, a channel that plays music from the 1940s to the 1980s.
The selection of the music videos played on oMusic were aided by the interactive service (via the Green Button) technology and an SMS polling system.
Some oMusic programming later reappeared as a programming block within Open Access 3 before the channel's closure on 4 April 2011.