1994 as muchmusic usa 2001 as mmusa may 19 2003 as fuse owned by fuse networks llc . picture format 1080i hdtv hd feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for sdtvs slogan where music lives country united states language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters new york city new york formerly called muchmusic usa 1994 2001 mmusa 2001 2003 replaced nuvotv merged into fuse on september 30 2015 sister channel s fm website http www.fuse.tv availability satellite directv 339 hd sd 1339 vod dish network 164 hd sd 4dtv c band channel 233 iptv at & t u verse 1182 hd 182 sd verizon fios 716 hd 216 sd fuse stylized as fuse is an american digital cable and satellite television channel dedicated largely to music and features original series and specials exclusive interviews live concerts and blocks of music videos . fuse accommodates a wide range of music tastes while targeting a demographic of young adults between 18 and 34 years old . it also offers music content through its website 1 its video on demand service 2 and through its fuse mobile service . 3 as of february 2015 fuse is available to approximately 71 491 000 pay television households 61.4 % of households with television in the united states . 4 on september 30 2015 sister channel nuvotv was folded into fuse and the network began expanding beyond music programming and introduced a new programming slate targeting new young americans 5 with the combined channel s programming lineup being refocused to feature original music comedy culture and lifestyle programming . 6 contents 1 history 1.1 as muchmusic usa 1.1.1 as mmusa 1.2 as fuse 1.2.1 2008 2011 1.2.2 2012 2014 1.2.3 2015 present 2 programming 3 on air staff 3.1 current presenters 3.2 previous hosts 3.2.1 entertainment and music shows 3.2.2 fuse news 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit as muchmusic usa edit the channel originally launched on july 1 1994 as muchmusic usa ; it was originally founded as a joint venture between cablevision and toronto based chum limited . chum would later sell its 50 % stake in the network to cablevision but allowed the continued use of the muchmusic name under a brand licensing agreement . initially the network mirrored the schedule of its canadian equivalent with u.s. advertising but with french language programming and programs licensed from mtv and vh1 blacked out and replaced with either reruns of other programs or infomercials . as mmusa edit by 2001 muchmusic usa began to diverge from its canadian parent ; it introduced a new logo identifying itself as mmusa and began to air its own original programming and music video blocks often featuring user submitted videos . by december 2002 mmusa had replaced almost the entirety of its schedule with domestically produced programming with the only muchmusic program remaining being rapcity . after chum revoked its licensing agreement for the u.s. channel to use the muchmusic brand cablevision announced that it would relaunch mmusa as fuse in 2003 . 7 as fuse edit fuse studios are located on seventh avenue across from madison square garden the channel officially relaunched as fuse on may 19 2003 with the debut of the critically acclaimed hip hop comedy series kung faux . fuse originally focused on more underground and indie music genres . today the channel focuses on a much broader range of music genres such as pop urban punk and heavy metal while still encompassing underground indie music scenes and popular culture . in its early days fuse programming was also very music intensive . the network indirectly bashed mtv with a slogan touting fuse as the channel where the music went . fuse s advertising in this period by new york based amalgamated generated controversy both through its more direct criticism of mtv and through its parodies particularly that of the ipod ad campaign . 8 9 10 11 viacom corporate owner of mtv and for a short while the former owner of many of fuse s current sister properties protested when a fuse billboard appeared across from its headquarters featuring sally struthers plea to save the music video . 2008 2011 edit in 2008 fuse became the exclusive television partner for some major music events including signing a three year deal to air the rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony 12 and the bonnaroo music and arts festival . fuse also works with the van s warped tour voodoo experience and lollapalooza airing interviews and live news from the festivals . the same year as part of a corporate reorganization cablevision moved fuse from its rainbow media division to its madison square garden unit aligning it with a group of co owned music venues across new york city . in 2009 fuse debuted a two minute music news program called the daily noise which is updated courtesy of billboard magazine . in april 2010 cablevision s msg unit including fuse was spun off as a separate publicly traded company the madison square garden company . 13 on june 20 2010 fuse simulcast the 2010 muchmusic video awards marking its first broadcast of muchmusic programming since its relaunch as fuse . 14 other muchmusic programming would return in 2011 including the wedge and video on trial which would also gain an american version . blink 182 and former 44 singer bassist mark hoppus began hosting his own weekly television series on fuse that year titled hoppus on music . 15 16 the show has featured a star studded lineup of guests including alice cooper rob zombie foo fighters kid rock linkin park snoop dogg phil collins ben folds kid cudi angels and airwaves simple plan and ozzy osbourne . on june 28 2011 vevo and fuse entered into a video syndication and content partnership . as part of the partnership fuse.tv syndicates vevo s music video and entertainment programming including exclusive music video premieres live music events and originally produced series . 17 through its fuse presents series the network has also presented live concerts from various venues primarily from those owned by msg . these have included july 25 2008 fall out boy live from the chicago theatre june 1 2009 dave matthews band live from the beacon theatre september 11 2009 jay z concert live from madison square garden . the concert was simulcast by muchmusic in canada . 18 november 17 2009 john mayer live from the beacon theatre november 24 2010 drake live from radio city music hall 19 october 19 2010 elton john and leon russell live from the beacon theatre 20 february 18 2011 linkin park live from madison square garden . 21 august 30 2011 red hot chili peppers from the roxy theatre in hollywood . 22 december 16 2011 swedish house mafia live from madison square garden . december 17 2011 the national live from the beacon theatre . december 18 2011 z100 s jingle ball 2011 live from madison square garden . 2012 2014 edit in the fall of 2012 fuse refocused itself with a new on air branding campaign 23 designed by loyalkaspar and focused more of its website fuse.tv on trending music news stories . during music video programming the channel runs a ticker which features the latest news stories from fuse news and twitter . that winter fuse launched a mobile app for android and ios devices . in november 2012 fuse announced the launch of fuse news 24 a daily news update program which debuted in february 2013 along with additional newsworthy programming including trending 10 . the channel continues to focus on music but has also diversified with reality shows such as off beat and ex wives of rock . top 100 playlist aired in 2012 presenting various artists and bands . in march 2013 it was reported that msg was planning to sell all or part of fuse the network had been struggling and was facing growing competition from digital outlets such as vevo . it was speculated that the network could be merged with either axs tv a network owned by a consortium headed by mark cuban anschutz entertainment group and ryan seacrest or sean combs s similar network revolt . 25 26 on april 4 2014 it was announced that sitv media the parent company of the latino oriented entertainment network nuvotv would acquire fuse for 226 million . sitv outbid revolt who had made a 200 million offer to acquire fuse . as part of the deal the madison square garden company would take a 15 % stake in sitv . prior to the official announcement benny medina manager of jennifer lopez the network s chief creative officer stated that if sitv were to acquire fuse there were no immediate plans to make any major changes to the network s programming emphasizing that fuse and nuvotv would be two different companies with two different identities audiences and goals . . 26 27 however on may 1 fuse news was cancelled with immediate effect with the entire staff let go along with other cuts throughout the network . 28 29 the acquisition was completed on july 1 2014 . 30 2015 present edit during fuse media s 2015 upfronts presentation in march 2016 it was announced that nuvotv will be folded into fuse as the network begins expanding beyond music programming and introduces a new programming slate targeting new young americans . 5 among the new shows announced was white guy talk show a late night talk show hosted by grace parra and saurin choksi which debuted on march 2 2015 ; and debuting on april 9 skee tv hosted by dj skee featuring interviews and live performances . 31 in addition the newly rebranded parent company fuse media announced the launch of a new music channel focusing on up and coming young diverse talent . 32 the new channel fm would later launch on september 30 2015 replacing nuvotv . 33 on april 7 2015 it was announced that fuse would be the exclusive broadcaster of the legends football league . 34 since then fuse has been in a case of channel drift by adding more movies sitcoms and reality shows to their schedule . on july 31 2015 fuse announced they would relaunch with a new logo and branding on september 30 2015 . 35 36 in addition to new series such as transcendent which documents the lives of transgender women at asiasf cabaret & restaurant in san francisco and revealed which features music videos interviews and behind the scenes footage of artists at work fuse annonuced a multi year partnership with comedian gabriel iglesias for additional new programming and comedy specials . 37 38 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by fuse on air staff edit current presenters edit timothy dunn 39 host of got ur previous hosts edit esteban serrano host of top 20 countdown katie van buren host of top 20 countdown entertainment and music shows edit dan brown host of trending 10 zuri hall host of trending 10 yasmine richard host of trending 10 and top 20 countdown still makes occasional appearances as a special correspondent juliya chernetsky host of fuse top 20 countdown billy eichner host of funny or die s billy on the street ceelo green host of cee lo green talking to strangers allison hagendorf host of fuse top 20 countdown mark hoppus host of hoppus on music tour host of hip hop shop and on the record timothy dunn 39 host of got ur fuse news edit matte babel host of fuse news alexa chung host of fuse news georgie okell host of fuse news elaine moran host of fuse news and trending 10 jack osbourne 40 host of fuse news see also edit television portal references edit notes fuse.tv music videos and news free downloads and concerts . fusemusic.com . retrieved 2011 02 04 . fuse on demand . fuse.tv . retrieved