Music Television better known as MTV is a popular American Television channel started in 1981 for teens and young adults. This station has been one of the biggest teen icons and maybe the longest running.When the show first started it only showed music videos now it has branched off many sister channel such as Nickelodeon, VH1, and MTV2.The reason I think MTV is an icon is because if you asked any random person the street about MTV they would be familiar enough with it to tell you a little about or maybe even tell you what their favorite show was.