Teletoon
| Teletoon | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i letterbox for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | Teletoon East Teletoon West |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Parent | Teletoon Canada, Inc. |
| Sister channels | Télétoon Adult Swim Cartoon Network |
| History | |
| Launched | October 17, 1997 |
| Closed | March 27, 2023 |
| Links | |
| Website | Teletoon |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (New Brunswick) | Channel 40 (East) Channel 144 (West) |
| Satellite | |
| Bell Satellite TV | Channel 554 (East) Channel 555 (West) Channel 1653 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 544/171 (East) Channel 545/172 (West) Channel 72/572 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 254 (SD) Channel 502 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 554 (East) Channel 555 (West) Channel 1554 (East HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 151 (East) Channel 152 (West) Channel 1151 (East HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 623 (East) Channel 622 (West) Channel 622 (West HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 90 (East) Channel 95 (West) |
| VMedia | Channel 45 (East HD) |
| TotalTV | Channel 145 (East HD) |
| RiverTV | Channel 22 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English television channel. It is owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel shows mostly cartoons. Its live-action programs are usually movies. Most programs are for family. Teletoon at Night broadcasts from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.[1]
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Teletoon usually shows animated series. There are original ones and imported ones. Its daytime shows are for children and younger teenagers. Nighttime shows are for older teenagers and adults.
Teletoon operates two feeds. One is for the Eastern Time Zone. The other is for the Pacific Time Zone. As of 2013, Teletoon and its French-language version were available in over 7.3 million Canadian homes.[2] In 2013, Corus Entertainment bought Teletoon from Teletoon Canada Inc. for 37 million dollars.[3]
Programs[change | change source]
- Johnny Test
- Grojband
- Cyberchase
- Bubble Guppies
- Redwall
- Clifford The Big Red Dog
- Pelswick
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- Stoked
- Camp Lakebottom
- Les Schtroumpfs
- Smurfs Adventures
- The Smurfs
- Caillou[4]
- Polly Pocket
Timesharing history[change | change source]
| Timeline of Teletoon's Operation Hours | |||
| Date | Information | Sign-Off | Sign-On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-2002, 2019-present | Teletoon was on 24 hours a day. | - | - |
| 2002-2011 | Teletoon switched to The Detour/Teletoon Detour/Teletoon at Night | 9:00pm | 4:00am |
| 2011-2015 | Teletoon switched hours | 9:00pm | 3:00am |
| 2015-2016 | Teletoon has retro programming | 10:00pm (Monday-Thursday) 12:00am (Friday-Sunday) |
1:00am (Monday-Thursday) 3:00am (Friday-Sunday) |
| 2016 | Teletoon became 24/7 every weekend. | 10:00pm (Monday-Thursday) | 12:00am (Monday-Thursday) |
| 2017 | Teletoon dropped it's 24/7 schedule on weekends. | 8:00pm (Monday-Thursday) 10:00pm (Friday) 9:00pm (Saturday-Sunday) |
3:00am |
| 2017-2019 | Teletoon at Night switched hours to 9:00pm Every Night. | 9:00pm | 3:00am |
Other websites[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "TELETOON / TÉLÉTOON". web.archive.org. 12 October 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1269457/teletoon-canada-s-comedy-filled-lineup-delivers-warm-laughter-this-winter
- ↑ "Corus Entertainment Receives CRTC Approval on TELETOON Canada Inc., Historia and Series+ Acquisitions". Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/pbs-welcomes-caillou-1117502963/