Chart Shop TV

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Chart Shop TV
CountryUnited Kingdom
Programming
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
Ownership
Owner Chart Show Channels
Sister channels Chart Show TV
History
Launched6 October 2002;22 years ago (2002-10-06)
Closed11 March 2003;21 years ago (2003-03-11)
Replaced by Video Vault

Chart Shop TV was a short-lived British television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group. Launched on 6 October 2002 [1] following the launch of its sister channel Chart Show TV, the channel was listed in the Shopping section of the Sky Digital programme guide, and aired from 3:00am-6:00am, during Chart Show TV's downtime.

The channel closed on 11 March 2003. [2] and the following day, Chart Show Channels used the broadcast capacity to launch a second music service, The Vault.

Notes and references

  1. MSN tv Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine : "Premiere Date: October 06, 2002. Description: Viewers can purchase chart-topping albums and singles."
  2. Satellites.co.uk, 18-03-2003: "the company has shut down its music shopping channel, Chart Shop TV, which was aired on sky digital channel 665."