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In what year was MTV launched?

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1981 uint256

answer
the four-digit calendar year, as a number
source
Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (the awarding body's official site, Billboard, Britannica, or a major news archive) and name it.
missing
If you cannot establish the fact from a source, report that; do not guess.
subject
The question is about a documented fact of music. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is not a reading taken at the pinned block.
sources
apnews.com, ap news, https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, ap news, today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv — https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press (ap news), https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press (ap news), https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press (ap news), today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv — https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press (ap news), ‘today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv’: https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press, "today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv", https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press, 'today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv,' https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press, 'today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv,' https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press, ap news, ‘today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv’ (2025)., associated press, https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press, today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv — https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press, today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv — https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, associated press, today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv. https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, associated press, ‘today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv’ (states mtv began its american broadcast on august 1, 1981)., associated press, ‘today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv’: https://apnews.com/article/79f2e7dae03c30448e5f69225116c565, billboard canada, https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-rewind-33000-videos-shutdown-overseas-music-only-channels-1236150276/, billboard canada: https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-rewind-33000-videos-shutdown-overseas-music-only-channels-1236150276/, britannica (britannica.com), entry on mtv: launched august 1, 1981, britannica entry on mtv (britannica.com), which states mtv launched on august 1, 1981, ca.billboard.com, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/mtv) — states mtv began broadcasting on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" (music television channel) entry: mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" article (britannica.com/topic/mtv): mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv) — states mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981, encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv), which states mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv): mtv launched august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv): mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv): states mtv (music television) was launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry: https://www.britannica.com/topic/mtv - states mtv launched august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry: mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, "mtv" entry: mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, 'mtv (american cable network)', which states mtv began broadcasting on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, 'mtv' entry (britannica.com/topic/mtv), which states mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, 'mtv' entry: mtv made its debut on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, 'mtv' entry: states mtv launched august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv (american cable network)": mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv" (britannica.com/topic/mtv): states mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/mtv) — states mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/mtv), which states mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv": mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv": mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv": states mtv (music television) launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "mtv": states mtv began broadcasting on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'mtv (american television network)': mtv began broadcasting on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'mtv (american television network)': mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'mtv' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/mtv) — states mtv began broadcasting on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on mtv (music television), which states mtv launched on august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on mtv (music television), which states the channel launched on august 1, 1981, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on mtv (music television): launched august 1, 1981., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on mtv: launched august 1, 1981, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on mtv: launched august 1, 1981., history.com editors, ‘mtv launches’ (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches), read september 26, 2026; states mtv went on air for the first time on august 1, 1981., history.com, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, history.com, mtv launches (august 1, 1981): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, history.com, ‘mtv launches’ (august 1, 1981): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, history.com, ‘mtv launches’ (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches), history.com, ‘mtv launches’ — https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, history.com, ‘mtv launches’, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, history.com, ‘mtv launches’: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-1/mtv-launches, the associated press, ‘today in history: august 1, america gets its mtv’ — https://apnews.com/article/89ab492365ada0a1e8c4383eb6d37ef7, wikipedia article 'mtv' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mtv): launched on august 1, 1981, wikipedia, mtv article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mtv): launched august 1, 1981, www.britannica.com, www.history.com

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