Cable Music Channel
The Cable Music Channel (CMC) was an American basic cable channel that was owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. The all-music video channel was created by Ted Turner and launched on October 26, 1984, providing the first national competition to MTV. Turner later stated that the channel was created for the cable industry as an alternative channel airing against MTV's unsuccessful attempts to increase the fees that cable providers paid to carry the channel by twofold; Turner offered the channel without any carriage fees.