MTV 80s (British and Irish TV channel)

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MTV 80s

Logo used since 2022
Broadcast area	United Kingdom Ireland
Network	MTV
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	16:9 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Networks UK & Australia
Sister channels	MTV MTV 00s MTV Live MTV 90s MTV Hits MTV Music
History
Launched	28 February 2020 (launched as a temporary rebrand of MTV Classic) 31 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-31) (relaunched permanently)
Replaced	MTV Classic
Closed	31 March 2020 (temporary rebrand of MTV Classic)

MTV 80s is the British version of the international music TV channel MTV 80s, which began broadcasting on 31 March 2022, replacing MTV Classic. It was first launched as a temporary rebrand of MTV Classic from 28 February to 31 March 2020.

The first video to be broadcast on MTV 80s at 6 am on 31 March 2022 was The Sun Always Shines on T.V. by a-ha.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, MTV 80's UK feed switched its programming to match the MTV 80's European feed, Unlike the commercial-free European feed, the UK feed includes music videos from other decades, MTV EMA, commercials and airs Teleshopping segments.