4Music

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4Music

Final logo, used from 2018 to 2024
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United Kingdom, Ireland
Ownership
Owner	Channel Four Television Corporation
Sister channels	Channel 4 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4 The Box Kerrang! Kiss Magic
History
Launched	15 August 2008; 15 years ago (15 August 2008) (original) 29 June 2022; 2 years ago (29 June 2022) (relaunch as music channel)
Replaced	The Hits (original) Box Hits (2022)
Closed	29 June 2022; 2 years ago (29 June 2022) (original) 30 June 2024; 10 days ago (30 June 2024) (relaunch as music channel)
Replaced by	E4 Extra (original)
Former names	The Hits (2002–2008; original) Smash Hits (2001–2016) Box Hits (2016–2022)

Channel 4
Channel 4 Logo
Television channels
Channel 4 (Programmes) 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4
Former channels
4Music The Box Kerrang! TV Kiss TV Magic
Online services
Channel 4 Walter Presents Channel4.com
Other
The Box Plus Network Channel 4 Radio 4 Digital Group Film4 Productions ITV Schools UKIB Timeline of Channel 4 Timeline of sport on Channel 4 Channel 4 idents and presentation
Category
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4Music was a British music television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. Launched on 15 August 2008, the original incarnation, replacing The Hits television channel, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming.

On 29 June 2022, 4Music transitioned to a full-time channel on the space formerly containing Box Hits, with E4 Extra, a new sister channel and extension of E4, taking over its original space.^[1] On 30 June 2024, the channel, along with its sister Channel 4 (formerly The Box Plus Network) music TV channels, closed for the final time.