Jyrki

Jyrki (sometimes stylised as JYRK:.) was a Finnish TV show. It was shown on MTV3 from September 1, 1995 to December 21, 2001. Jyrki was an afternoon show about popular music for youths. The idea for the show was taken from Canadian MuchMusic by CHUM network, whose material Jyrki borrowed and co-operated with to improve the concept. The show consisted mostly of music videos and artist interviews. Side shows of Jyrki included the dance music oriented ''Jyrki Electric Circus'', the one-artist spotlight show ''Intimate & Interactive'', the video chart ''Jyrki Countdown'', ''Jyrki Spotlight'' containing foreign artist interviews, ''Jyrki+'' containing older music videos and interviews, the movie show ''Jyrki Goes Movies'' and the live music show ''Live@Jyrki''. Also the traditional Finnish rock'n'roll championship was renamed "Jyrki Hit Challenge". ''Jyrki Video Awards'' rewarded the best music artists and music videos from 1997 to 2001.