It was founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of the production company of the same name owned by actress Mary Tyler Moore.
[1] Alan Bernard was the label's CEO, Howard Stark was the label's President, and Tommy West, originally of the musical duo Cashman and West, was Senior Vice President (both Stark and West worked together at ABC Records in the 1970s); staff songwriters included Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd of Foster & Lloyd, as well as Larry Boone and Hugh Prestwood.
After MTM Enterprises was sold to Britain's Television South PLC in July 1988, the label was purchased by and absorbed into RCA Nashville.
Becky Hobbs, Paul Overstreet, and Judy Rodman were then transferred to RCA's roster.
The Girls Next Door signed with Atlantic Records, but their MTM hits are still owned by RCA.