Kiss TV

This article is about the British music television channel. For the radio station of the same name, see Kiss (UK radio station).

Kiss TV

Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United Kingdom
Affiliates	Bauer Media Audio UK
Headquarters	London
Programming
Picture format	576i 16:9 SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Channel Four Television Corporation
Sister channels	Channel 4 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4 4Music The Box Kerrang! Magic
History
Launched	30 June 1998
Links
Website	www.boxplus.com
Availability
Streaming media
Virgin TV Go	Watch live (UK only) Watch live (Ireland only)

Kiss TV is a music television channel owned by Channel Four Television based on the format of the Bauer Media Audio UK-owned national radio station Kiss.

The channel's programming predominantly consists of classic and mainstream hip-hop, dance, grime, EDM and R&B music videos.

History

The original incarnation of Kiss TV was created by Guy Wingate, was bought back in to head up EMAP's fledgling TV division by then Kiss Chief Executive and the station's original founder, Gordon 'Mac' McNamee. The channel ran for one hour a night on the Mirror Group's L!VE TV cable circuit and after a year moved up to the Granada satellite and cable platform, taking a similar slot in the evening.

Although the original idea for the channel was proposed in 1993 (three years after Kiss FM launched as a legal station).

The channel's presenters included DJs such as BBC Radio 1's Judge Jules. By the time the channel was one year old, it had attracted major sponsorship from blue-chip brands such as Levi's, Sony consumer products and The Guardian.

Closure

On 29 January 2024, Channel 4 announced that Kiss TV and its sister channels would be closing as part of the future plans of the company leading up to 2030.

In the press release, it is stated that Channel 4 are "Proposing to close small linear channels that no longer deliver revenues or public value at scale, including the Box channels in 2024 and others at the right time".

Availability

The channel is available on digital television platforms and is part of a network of channels owned by The Box Plus Network. On 2 April 2013, all Box Television channels went free-to-air on satellite, apart from 4Music which went free-to-view. As a result, the channels were removed from the Sky EPG in Ireland. However, Kiss TV launched on Freesat on 15 April 2013, alongside three other Box Television channels. Kiss TV and its sister channels returned to Freesat on 8 December 2021.

Kiss TV also broadcasts in Sub-Saharan Africa as a Pay-TV channel, through various digital TV providers without commercials. Music videos are played in place of commercials.

See also

• Kiss Network
• Kiss 100 London
• Kiss 101
• Kiss 105-108

External links

• The Box Plus Network