Flava (TV channel)
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Flava was a British hip-hop music television channel owned and operated by Sony Pictures Television.
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Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
History | |
Launched | 12 July 2004 |
Closed | 1 November 2017 |
Former names | B4 (2004-2008) |
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Website | www |
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It was launched in June 2004 and was formerly called B4 TV, a previous pre-launch music channel from CSC Media Group. Flava broadcast for 24 hours a day and played Hip Hop, Urban and R&B music from the late 1970s to the 2010s. It also occasionally showed films and original programming (#PLAY). The channel advertised itself as 100% Old Skool Hip-Hop/R&B 24/7.