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YTV (Canadian TV channel)

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YTV
Logo used since October 6, 2014
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceraspberryG3
Ownership
OwnerCorus Entertainment
ParentYTV Canada, Inc.
Sister channelsNickelodeon
Treehouse TV
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-09-01)
Links
Websitewww.ytv.com
Availability
Streaming media
StackTVInternet Protocol television

YTV is a Canadian English language children's television network by Corus Entertainment.

Children's TV channels Treehouse TV, Teletoon and animation studio Nelvana are also owned by Corus Entertainment.

Programming

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Current

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  • The Zone (September 2, 1991[1]–present[2])
  • The Zone Weekend
  • Big Fun Movies (January 2, 2011[3]–present[4])

Seasonal

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  • Mucho Marcho - This block airs movies every March.
  • Fang-Tastic - This block airs Halloween specials and movies every October. Ended early in 2023.
  • Merry Everything - This block airs holiday specials and movies all December long. It was previously known as "Big Fun Holidays" from 2009 to 2011, and "Merry 6mas" from 2012 to 2016.

Former

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  • The Treehouse[broken anchor] (1994–98)
  • YTV Jr. (September 7, 1999 – 2002)
  • YTV PlayTime[broken anchor] (2010–12)
  • Bionix (September 10, 2004 – February 7, 2010)
  • CRUNCH (September 9, 2006 – September 28, 2013)
  • Get Real! (September 8, 2007 – 2008)
  • Big Fun Weeknights
  • Big Fun Fridays
  • 3 Hairy Thumbs Up (October 19, 2002 to August 31, 2008)[5]
  • Moovibot (September 5, 2008 – September 6, 2009)
  • ZAPX Movies (September 11, 2005 – November 7, 2010)
  • Vortex (September 15, 2001 – June 24, 2006), hosted by Stephanie Broschart (2001-2003) and Paula Lemyre (2003-2006)
  • Brainwash[6]
  • Snit Station[7]
  • Limbo (2000-2001)[8]
  • Toon Town Alley
  • The Alley
  • The Breakfast Zone (1995–1996)[9]
  • The B-Zone[10]
  • The Vault (1997)
  • YTV Shift[11]
  • Spine Chilling Saturday Nights (1999)
  • The Dark Corner[12]
  • Whiplash Wednesdays
  • Nickelodeon Sundays[13]
  • Famalama DingDong
  • Fam Fun[14]

References

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  1. ↑ The Afterschool Zone Gord the PJ Man Monday, Sept. 2, 1991
  2. ↑ "The Zone | Schedule and Full Episodes on YTV". YTV. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "YTV LAUNCHES NEW SUNDAY MOVIE BLOCK BIG FUN MOVIES WITH HOST LAURA". Newswire. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "BIG FUN MOVIES | Schedule and Full Episodes on YTV". YTV. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "3 Hairy Thumbs Up - Great Movies on YTV". March 14, 2006. Archived from the original on March 14, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "YTV - Brain Wash". April 12, 1997. Archived from the original on April 12, 1997. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "YTV - Shows - Snit Station". April 13, 2000. Archived from the original on April 13, 2000. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "YTV skews older with new after-bedtime block". Kidscreen. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Breakfast Zone". IMDb. January 30, 1995. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ "YTV - B-Zone". April 12, 1997. Archived from the original on April 12, 1997. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ "YTV - YTV Shift". April 12, 1997. Archived from the original on April 12, 1997. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "YTV - Dark Corner". June 8, 2002. Archived from the original on June 8, 2002. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Corus announces YTV, Discovery Kids and Treehouse fall skeds". Kidscreen. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Fam Fun | Schedule and Full Episodes on YTV". YTV. Retrieved March 15, 2022.[permanent dead link]
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