# Before MTV who were music videos intended for?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-mtv-who-were-music-videos-intended-for/987344 "2023-07-21T09:27:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-mtv-who-were-music-videos-intended-for/987344/7 "2023-07-21T12:13:23Z")

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A couple previous threads:

[Link 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-videos-before-mtv/272418)  
[Link 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-videos-made-before-mtv/121259)

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