Cartoon Network (Latin America)

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Cartoon Network Latin America
CN logo.svg
Launched April 30, 1993
Owned by Time Warner
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Slogan "Hacemos lo que queremos" / "A gente faz o que quer" (We do what we want)
Country all Latin American countries
Language Spanish/Portuguese (for Brazil) and English (available as SAP)
Broadcast area Latin America
Headquarters Atlanta, USA
Local headquarters:
 Mexico
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Venezuela
Sister channel(s) Boomerang
TNT
Tooncast
Website Mexico
Brasil
Argentina
Generic
Availability
Satellite
SKY Latin America channel 315
The original Cartoon Network logo used from April 30, 1993 to December 31, 2004.

Cartoon Network Latin America (spanish: Cartoon Network Latinoamerica, portuguese: Cartoon Network América Latina) is a cable television channel and is an edition of the Time Warner-owned Cartoon Network for the Latin American region and the Caribbean. It is broadcast in four feeds, Signal 1, Signal 2, Signal 3 and Signal 4. It airs primarily shows and animated programming and it is marketed to children and teens. It is operated in Latin America by Turner Broadcasting. It started broadcasting in 1993.

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[edit] Feeds

Cartoon Network Latin America is divided into four feeds for its distribution in the region. All signals are generated separately in Atlanta, except for generic signal.

[edit] Programming

It mostly airs shows and animated series, both original and non-original. Original Cartoon Network series, anime series, and some other non-original productions.

[edit] Programming blocks

[edit] Current

  • Cinemanía / Cinemania (English: "Moviemania"). It premiered on July, 2007. It airs different movies from Monday to Thursday. It's similar to "Teatro Cartoon" (see below), but with a bigger variety of movies. Another difference with "Teatro Cartoon" is that the movies aired on Cinemanía have a shorter duration.
  • Teatro Cartoon (English: "Cartoon Theater"). It mostly airs movies of two hours of duration or a little bit less. It airs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  • Cartoon Pop / Cartoon Zaum. It airs original Cartoon Network original series known as "Cartoon Cartoons". Some series aired on this block include Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, I Am Weasel, Courage the Cowardly Dog and others. It airs from Monday to Friday in the morning and on weekends in the afternoon.
  • Votatoon. Special programming aired every weekend. It allows the viewers to vote for one of two different shows that change every week, the viewers can vote via the official website of with the cellphones. During the week, it can be seen how the voting is going and which show is winning. The viewers can vote until Friday night and on Saturday the winner show is aired on a marathon.
  • Hora Acme (English: "Acme Hour"). One of the oldest programming blocks on the channel, it aired classical animation from Warner Bros. and MGM. It went off the air in 2007. Acme Hour comes back to the Mexico and Latino feeds of Cartoon network Latinoamerica on October 2009.

[edit] Past

  • Boomerang. It aired classic programming and old Cartoon Cartoons in a special schedule every night. In 2001 Time Warner launched Boomerang as a 24-hour independent channel and carrying the same format of classic animation as its US sister network. The programming block went off the air in 2002.
  • El Pequeño Mundo / Mundo Pequenino (English: "Small World"). Programming block focused on children from 2 to 6 years old and aired in the mornings. It aired preschool non-original shows and series. In 2006 the channel retired all preschool programming, moving it to Boomerang. It aired on Boomerang under the name "Mini TV" until 2008, when it was finally removed from both channels.
  • Cartoon A-Doodle-Doo. Programming block which aired classical animation and programming. It was aired in the evening every day except on Thurdays. It was replaced in 2002 by "Boomerang".
  • Toonami. Toonami premiered on the channel in 2002. It aired anime series and some non-original productions. It aired Mondays to Thursdays at midnight. It went off the air in March, 2007.
  • Adult Swim. Programming block adult-oriented aired during late night and very early morning. It aired animated shows, including original programming, syndicated shows, and Japanese anime, generally with minimal or no editing for content. Due to low audience levels and lack of popularity in the region, the channel decided to remove the block in April, 2008. Currently it airs in Latin America on the channel I-Sat.
  • Talismán. Talismán was the programming block which replaced Toonami. It aired some anime series and non-original productions.
  • CineToon. Programming block which aired family-oriented movies from Hanna-Barbera. It was replaced by "Cinemanía".
  • Cartoon Cartoons (English: "Cartoon Cartoons Fridays"). It airs new episodes of the Cartoon Network original series known as "Cartoon Cartoons". It airs every Friday night.
  • Copa Toon (English: "Toon Cup"). Annual event that consists of different cartoons playing soccer with real soccer players.

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