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Music Choice is a U.S. company that programs music and produces music-related content for digital cable, cell phones, and cable modem subscribers in the US. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Music Choice programs dozens of audio music channels for digital cable subscribers, as well as programs and produces music-related content for on-demand customers with access to Music Choice On-Demand. Music Choice also offers video and audio music programming for cell phone customers through Sprint and AT&T.

Many digital cable companies carry Music Choice, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Verizon FiOS, and Bright House Networks. Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone Time Warner Cable ( (formerly Warner Cable Communications) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions Charter Communications is an American company providing Cable television, High-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5 Cablevision Systems Corporation ( is an American Cable television company Cox Communications, also known as Cox Cable and formerly Cox Broadcasting Corporation is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital Verizon FiOS, sometimes simply FiOS which stands for " Fi ber O ptic S ervice", is an Internet telephone and TV service that is presently Bright House Networks is a Cable television company and the sixth largest MSO in the United States owned by Advance/Newhouse, headquartered in DirecTV discontinued Music Choice on November 15, 2005, and now offers XM Satellite Radio channels. DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other companies provide similar services for commercial customers, such as Muzak and DMX. Muzak Holdings LLC is a company based in metro Fort Mill South Carolina, United States, just outside of Charlotte North Carolina, founded In Summer 2006, Music Choice revamped their appearance and added new graphics and new backgrounds for digital cable. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression.


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History

Music Choice (formerly known as Digital Cable Radio) was the first digital audio broadcast service in the world and, under its founder and CEO David del Beccaro, launched in test markets in 1987. From its inception as an 8 channel audio service from Motorola's cable group (then General Instrument), Music Choice has evolved into a multi-platform music network based in New York City that reaches millions of consumers across the country. Music Choice is a partnership owned by Comcast Cable Communications, Time Warner, Cox Communications, EMI Music, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Inc. , and Sony Corporation of America.

Music Choice On Demand

Music Choice's offers On Demand content, including hundreds of multi-genre music videos from established and emerging artists. Music Choice On Demand also features exclusive programming:

Music Choice Online

As of August 2007, Music Choice began offering a free broadband music service to its cable partners for use by their cable-modem subscribers. Music Choice's free broadband music site offers subscribers access to all the same music channels available on its TV network, in addition to several online exclusives. Additional features include the the ability to watch thousands of music videos and Music Choice Originals (listed below), in addition to the ability to customize video channels and video playlists. This service is currently available to Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner, Grande and Conway cable-modem subscribers. [1][2] They once offered online customizable audio stations with more than twice as many genres as provided through cable, but this had to be discontinued due to bandwidth issues.

Online exclusives

List of television channels (according to the website)

Classical

Country

Dance

Inspirational

Instrumentals

Jazz & Blues

Latin

Pop

Rock

Urban

Variety

Vocal/Theatrical


See also

References

  1. ^ Music Choice broadband lineup
  2. ^ Music Choice's broadband website

External links

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