Fuse (TV channel)
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| Launched | July 1, 1994 (as MuchMusic USA) 2001 (as MMUSA) May 19, 2003 (as Fuse) |
| Owned by | Fuse Networks, LLC. |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs) |
| Slogan | Where Music Lives |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Formerly called | MuchMusic USA (1994–2001) MMUSA (2001–2003) |
| Replaced |
NuvoTV (merged into Fuse on September 30, 2015) |
| Sister channel(s) | FM |
| Website | http://www.fuse.tv/ |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 339 (HD/SD) 1339 (VOD) |
| Dish Network |
164 (HD/SD) 4DTV (C-band) channel 233 |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | 1182 (HD) 182 (SD) |
| Verizon FiOS | 716 (HD) 216 (SD) |
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| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
164 (HD/SD)
Fuse is an American digital cable and satellite television channel dedicated largely to music, and features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts, and blocks of music videos.
Fuse accommodates a wide range of music tastes, while targeting a demographic of young adults between 18 and 34 years old. It also offers music content through its website, its video on demand service, and through its "Fuse Mobile" service.
As of February 2015, Fuse is available to approximately 71,491,000 pay television households (61.4% of households with television) in the United States.
On September 30, 2015, sister channel NuvoTV was folded into Fuse, and the network began expanding beyond music programming and introduced a new programming slate targeting "New Young Americans", with the combined channel's programming lineup being refocused to feature original music, comedy, culture, and lifestyle programming.
The channel originally launched on July 1, 1994, as MuchMusic USA; it was originally founded as a joint venture between Cablevision and Toronto-based CHUM Limited. CHUM would later sell its 50% stake in the network to Cablevision, but allowed the continued use of the "MuchMusic" name under a brand licensing agreement. Initially, the network mirrored the schedule of its Canadian equivalent with U.S. advertising, but with French language programming and programs licensed from MTV and VH1 blacked out and replaced with either reruns of other programs or infomercials.
By 2001, MuchMusic USA began to diverge from its Canadian parent; it introduced a new logo identifying itself as MMUSA, and began to air its own original programming and music video blocks, often featuring user-submitted videos. By December 2002, MMUSA had replaced almost the entirety of its schedule with domestically produced programming, with the only MuchMusic program remaining being RapCity.
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