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TIL New Zealand had MTV 5 years before it launched, called Radio With Pictures. From 1976, The show had VJs, quality music videos, and band features. It gave valuable exposure to New Zealand artists and was the inspiration for MTV when Mike Nesmith of the Monkees saw the show and told MTV's creator

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