Classic FM TV was a television channel owned by British radio station Classic FM. Until 14 December 2007 it was available as a television channel on the Sky Digital satellite and

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cable TV services. After that, Classic FM TV only broadcast online in the

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via the Internet. It claimed itself as the world’s first classical music television channel with programming consisting of soft and relaxing classical music videos 24-hours a day. The channel was removed from Sky and Virgin Media on 14 December 2007. It also become online-only. On 17 December 2007 a new channel called

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launched on Sky in Classic FM TV's slot.

Other media

Classic FM TV was the sister station of UK

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Classic FM. Classic FM also publishes a monthly magazine, ''

Classic FM Magazine The ''Classic FM Magazine'' was a magazine published by Haymarket in the United Kingdom each month. It was the printed organ of Classic FM, a British classical commercial radio station. The magazine reviewed classical recordings and live perfo ...

''.

Ownership

The satellite channel was owned by

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