Smash Hits! TV

Smash Hits!
Launched May 15, 2001
Owned by Box Television
(Bauer Group/Channel 4)
Audience share 0.0%
(August 2011, BARB)
Sister channel(s) Channel 4,
Film4,
E4,
More4,
4Music,
Kerrang!,
Kiss,
Magic,
Q,
The Box
Website smashhits-tv.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Sky Channel 362
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 337
UPC Ireland Channel 712

Smash Hits! is a British commercial television channel provided by Box Television. The channel broadcasts general pop music in shows such as Chartbusters, which is recent music and Pop Domination, which is new and old music. It also shows other programmes such as themed countdowns and charts such as Top 50 Boy Bands. The channel also has hours dedicated to a particular artist or band such as Pussycat Dolls: Ultimate 10. It is based on the former Smash Hits Magazine, which was owned by EMAP.

It is part of subscription packages on a number of platforms, including Sky, and Virgin Media. It is part of a group of channels owned by Box Television, which include 4Music, Kerrang!, Kiss, Q, The Box, and Magic.

Smash Hits TV was also the name given to a spin off TV show broadcast on Sky One in 2001.

It used to broadcast general mainstream pop music on a "jukebox" system, where viewers had to call a premium rate telephone number to select a music video to play.

Contents

Programming

General programming

Charts & Countdowns

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