4Music
Final logo, used from 2018 to 2024 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Channel Four Television Corporation |
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| History | |
| Launched | 15 August 2008 (original) 29 June 2022 (relaunch as music channel) |
| Replaced | The Hits (original) Box Hits (2022) |
| Closed | 29 June 2022 (original) 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) |
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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. 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.