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It’s like MTV was in the 80s, but it’s over the air

There’s a new subchannel for those who get their television over the air. It’s 43.2, a subchannel to WYZZ Fox 43. They’re showing “The Cool TV,” which plays music videos like you may remember seeing (if you’re old enough) back when MTV used to show music videos. “The Cool TV” says their programming is customized to the demographic of the city. On a recent evening, I saw “Wang Chung” sing their big hit “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” followed by the more recent song “One” performed by Bono and Mary J. Blige. Then they showed a performance of “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf. As I write this, they’re showing Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream (Remix).” I’m not sure what these selections say about the demographic of Peoria.