  muchmusic (now referred to as much) is a canadian english language category a specialty channel owned by the bell media subsidiary of bce, inc. much is dedicated to music and pop culture with a strong emphasis on comedy programming. ==history== muchmusic was licensed on april 2, 1984 by the canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (crtc) to chum limited.crtc decision 1984-338 shortly thereafter, muchmusic was launched on august 31, 1984 as one of the first canadian cable specialty channels. it was headed by the channel's founders john martin and moses znaimer. the first video played on muchmusic was "an early music-to-film synchronization short from the 1920s which featured eubie blake performing snappy songs." the first video made specifically for television air play was rush's "the enemy within". making use of chum's facilities and production teams, the channel has produced many specialty musical and variety programs, including the long-running dance program electric circus and the late 1980s game show test pattern, and it adopted some programs originally created for chum such as city limits, which featured alternative vi
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