"Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll": MTV Goes on the Air
On August 1, 1981, MTV signed on at 12:01 a.m. with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" — and the first video ever aired was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
On August 1, 1981, MTV signed on at 12:01 a.m. with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" — and the first video ever aired was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."