old reggae-specific "mtv" station??

[super ape]

in the early and mid 80s i used to watch a tv station that had a couple of hours a week (or was it daily? i don't know, those were fuzzy times for me) that played nothing but reggae music videos.
it came out of either new jersey or nyc. it was a uhf channel.
i have been trying to find info about it but i am at a loss.

does anyone know or remember this??

thanks

[Bellyman]

Rockers TV?

[super ape]

i dunno...doesn't sound right...but maybe

[rastaguy]

Yes, indeed, super ape!

Here in the states there was a cable channel, USA channel, that had a program entitled Night Flight. Every Friday and/or Saturday night, they would show an hour's worth of reggae videos. Night Flight ran from 1981 -1988, and the videos were usually of the Big Youth, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, and Reggae Sunsplash vein. It was pretty cool and helped I & I get 'into' reggae music in those days...

Not sure if this is the show you are referring to, but wanted to share nonetheless...

Niceness!

[super ape]

rastaguy,
i think that might be it!!!!
i didn't have cable tv then, i had a little black n white tv with rabbit ears. but i turned the channel to "u" (or was that zero?) and i got to watch the show. it was lots of black uhuru, tosh, toasters, etc...just like you say...and that name sounds familiar....so that must be it. thank you!

irie !!!!!!!!!!!

[Zionist]

You may be thinking of U68 out of Newark. They had much cooler vids than MTV and used to show a fair number of reggae vids if memory serves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO6YLemZ_Rw

[super ape]

ok zionist...THAT IS DEFINITELY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i appreciate your helping me out!
they used to have a reggae-only show a few times a week.
good times!

[chapmanra]

Night Flight was not reggae only, though they did show some I believe. Doesn't sound like what Super Ape is remembering.

[super ape]

it wasnt night flight, it was definitely u68...they had a reggae-soecific program that i loved, i watched it through the snowstorm of bad reception on my tiny black n white tv. it was awesome.