Chart Show TV
| Chart Show TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 16 September 2002 |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Television |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.02% (September 2015, BARB) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Chart Show Hits Flava Kix Movies4Men Pop Scuzz Sony Channel Sony Movie Channel Starz TV Tiny Pop True Crime True Entertainment True Movies The Vault |
| Website | Chart Show TV |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview (Manchester only) | Channel 75 |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 500 |
| Sky | Channel 365 |
| Eutelsat 28A | 11307 V 27500 2/3 |
| Cable | |
| WightFibre | Channel 94 |
Chart Show TV is a British music television channel owned and operated by Sony Pictures Television, who acquired the CSC Media Group, a company associated with the makers of The Chart Show, a television programme that had previously been on Channel 4 and ITV, before relaunching it themselves in 2008. It launched on 16 September 2002 and initially consisted of several different charts, mimicking the format of the television show upon which it was based; however, many of these were dropped and the channel started showing mainly just videos. Chart format shows have been brought back based on different genres such as the rock chart, urban chart and download chart.
The channel plays a mixture of the chart format shows along with the latest music from artists and bands, plus chart-topping videos from most song genres. It also shows programmes dedicated to particular artists and allows viewers to vote for their most wanted videos each week. Special programmes featuring interviews with artists and bands about upcoming singles and albums, plus music-related chat, are being shown on Chart Show TV.
The operators of the channel, CSC Media Group, subsequently launched a number of new channels, mostly music based, both independently and in partnership with British Sky Broadcasting.
Chart Show TV is available 24 hours a day on Sky Digital channel 365 and is part of a bouquet of music channels owned by CSC Media Group, including classic hits channel The Vault, rock music channel Scuzz, texting music channel Starz TV, chart hits music channel Chart Show Hits, urban music channel Flava and chill-out music channel Bliss. Chart Show TV is also available on Freesat channel 500.
The channel broadcast in 4:3 from its launch but switched to 16:9 on 4 February 2008. All of CSC Media Group's other music channels have also switched to 16:9 broadcasting. A new website for Chart Show TV is also under development since its sister channels have had new websites launched.
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