Television

Summary

Television is a musical group^[1]. Television ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,404 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Television received the MOJO Awards^[3].
• Television's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Television's genre is art rock^[5].
• Television's genre is new wave^[6].
• Television's genre is proto-punk^[7].
• Television's genre is post-punk^[8].
• Television's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[9].
• Television's record label is recorded as Elektra^[10].
• Television's discography is recorded as Television discography^[11].
• Television's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• 1973 marks the founding of Television^[13].
• Television's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[14].
• Television's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Television (band)^[15].
• Television's topic has template is recorded as Template:Television (band)^[16].
• Television's different from is recorded as Television^[17].
• Television's start of work period is recorded as 1973^[18].
• Television's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Television'}^[19].
• Television's member category is recorded as Category:Television (band) members^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: US^[22]

• Began / founded: 1973^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023^[24]

• Genre(s): art punk, art rock, experimental rock, new wave, post-punk, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[25]

• Community tags: alternative rock music, art punk, art rock, experimental rock, new wave, post-punk, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 490bde43-5edb-4a93-b3b3-7a0465fd8909^[27]

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Founding

1973 marks the founding of Television^[13]. Television's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[14].

Recognition

Television received the MOJO Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Television ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,404 views/month).^[2] Television has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

Television has been cited as an influence by The Cure^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 1976^[31]; U2^[32], a musical group^[33], in Ireland^[34], founded in 1976^[35]; and Interpol^[36], a musical group^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1997^[39].

FAQs

What awards did Television receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards^[3].

Who did Television influence?

Television has been cited as an influence by The Cure^[29], U2^[32], and Interpol^[36].