Trace Urban

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Trace Urban

Country	France
Broadcast area	International
Headquarters	Clichy-la-Garenne, France
Programming
Picture format	16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	TPG Capital Trace Partners
Sister channels	Trace Africa Trace Gospel Trace Sport Stars Trace Toca Trace Caribbean Trace Brasil Trace Mziki Trace Naija Trace Muzika Trace Kitoko Trace Ayiti Trace Jama Trace Vanilla Islands Trace Mboa Trace Afrikora Trace FM
History
Launched	23 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-23)
Founder	Olivier Laouchez
Links
Website	http://trace.tv/trace-urban/
Availability
Terrestrial
DStv	Channel 325
Zuku TV	Channel 747
LG Channels	Channel 374

Trace Urban (formerly MCM Africa then Trace TV) is a French pay-TV music video television channel, that is owned by TPG Capital.^[1] It is the parent channel of the various Trace music channels like Trace Africa and Trace Latina. It is the third most distributed French television channel in the world, dedicated to urban contemporary music and cultures (Rap, R&B, Hip-Hop, Dancehall, etc.) targeting an audience aged 15–34. Trace Urban the second music channel in France and the most popular channel broadcast in more than 60 countries in the world. Along with airing music videos, the channel also features interviews of renowned artists sometimes, promoting their upcoming albums or concert tours with interviews called 'Fact Check' and 'Skip Skip'`