About
CMT is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.
Its name is an initialism for "Country Music Television", which has since been de-emphasized. It was the first nationally available cable channel in the US devoted to country music and country music videos.
AVAILABILITY
United States
PICTURE FORMAT
1080i (HDTV)
480i (16:9 letterbox SDTV)
SLOGAN
"Get country"
ABOUT
CMT positions itself as "the leading authority on country music and lifestyle, offering a mix of original series, music events and specials."
Programming on the channel originally focused on country music; including music videos, taped concerts and biographies of country music stars.
CMT's current programming now mainly consists of original reality programs and scripted series, off-network syndicated shows and theatrically-released movies.