A-One Первый альтернативный | |
Picture Format: | (576i, SDTV) |
Country: | Russia |
Language: | Russian, English |
Area: | Russia (cable and satellite networks) |
Former Names: | Alternative One (2005) |
Replaced By: | TNT Music |
Website: | http://aonehiphop.ru/ |
A-One Hip-Hop Music Channel was a Russian music television channel broadcasting hip hop music.
The channel was broadcast on the satellite ABS-2 (FTA), on the "Tricolor TV" platform, and in 850 cable packages.
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 . In 2011, 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.