A-One (TV channel)
A-One Hip-Hop Music Channel was a Russian music television channel broadcasting hip hop music.
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| Country | Russia |
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| Broadcast area | Russia (cable and satellite networks) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Russian, English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2005 |
| Closed | 31 May 2016 |
| Replaced by | TNT Music |
| Former names | Alternative One (2005) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://aonehiphop.ru/ |
The channel was broadcast on the satellite ABS-2 (FTA), on the "Tricolor TV" platform, and in 850 cable packages.
History
After briefly being known as Alternative One before launch, A-One launched on 1 August 2005. The channel initially broadcast alternative and rock music, including the establishment of a Rock Alternative Music Prize. In 2011, Alexander Tolmatsky took over and changed the channel's format to hip-hop music. Tolmatsky departed in 2013; the channel won several national awards during this time and launched a national party series, "A-One Hype Nights", featuring popular Russian and foreign artists.
In 2016, Gazprom-Media acquired a 49 percent stake in the channel, which was rebranded as TNT Music on 31 May.