Television

American band
Organization musical_group Q1160206
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Summary

Television is a musical group[1]. Television ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,619 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].

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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 (1,619 views/month).[2] Television has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Television is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Television has been cited as an influence by U2[23], a musical group[24], founded in 1976[25]; The Cure[26], a musical group[27], founded in 1976[28]; and Interpol[29], a musical group[30], in United States[31], founded in 1997[32].

FAQs

What awards did Television receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards[3].

Who did Television influence?

Television has been cited as an influence by U2[23], The Cure[26], and Interpol[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country of origin → United States
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