MTV Rocks (British and Irish TV channel)

This article is about the former UK television channel. For other international versions, see MTV2 (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with MTV Rocks (European TV channel).

MTV Rocks
CountryUnited Kingdom and Ireland
NetworkMTV
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia
Sister channels
History
LaunchedSeptember 10, 1998 (1998-09-10)
Closed20 July 2020 (20 July 2020)
Former names
  • M2 (1998–2002)
  • MTV2 (2002–2007)
  • MTV Two (2007–2010)
Links
Websitemtv.co.uk/mtv-rocks

MTV Rocks (formerly MTV Two, MTV2 Europe and M2) was a British pay television music channel that was operated by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia. Its programming consisted of 24-hour non-stop rock/alternative music.

The channel closed on 20 July 2020.