From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Jan 3, 2026 at 1:31:18 PM PST, "Your Name"  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-03 12:13:01 +0000, super70s said:   
   >   
   >>  I just checked my provider's schedule -- even the channels I don't get   
   >>  -- and the only thing related to MTV I saw was MTV and VH1 (I was wrong   
   >>  about VH1 going away, shows how much their current programming got my   
   >>  attention, lol).   
   >>   
   >>  I didn't see any kind of MTV "Classic, Live, Biggest Pop, Spankin' New,   
   >>  Yo!, Flow Latino" etc.   
   >>   
   >>  The (static picture) music channels my provider offers are "Stingray"   
   >>  branded. They probably let the provider have them for free, which is   
   >>  why the provider offers them for free (even to Basic subscribers). MTV   
   >>  probably charges extra for their branded channels.   
   >>   
   >>  One thing that article jogged my memory with was the old MTV "120   
   >>  Minutes" program from the 90's. I was a loyal viewer of that show every   
   >>  Sunday night, it turned me on to some of the great old alternative acts.   
   >   
   > I've never watched any MTV channels because I have zero interest in   
   > music (and even less interest in sport).  :-)   
      
   I once went on a date with a woman who said she had no interest in music of   
   any kind. Zero. Never listens to any music at all.   
      
   I saw no future with her.   
      
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