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PBS Kids
TypeKids program block
Channel aired from 1999 to 2005
BrandingPBS KIDS
Country
United States, Canada, Mexico (1996-1999)
First air date
October 11, 1993
Broadcast area
All of North America
Key people
Eric Hollies (founders by PBS KIDS GO), Sara Shepard (founder by PBS kids), Diane Chagnon (PBS Kids Sprout)
Launch date
1993 (block)
1999 (channel)
September 26, 2005 (PBS Kids Sprout)
Dissolved2005 (channel)
Former names
PTV (1993-1999)
Affiliation(s)PBS
Official website
http://pbskids.org

PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial.

History

Along with the block of programming on PBS, PBS Kids was a separate television network, founded in the fall of 1999,[1] and was targeted to children aged 2-7 years. The PBS Kids Channel ran for six years and was largely funded by DirecTV. The channel ceased broadcast on September 26, 2005, in favor of a new commercial joint venture, PBS Kids Sprout, which is a partnership owned by Comcast[2] About half of PBS TV stations still program a children's channel themselves over their multicasting service,[3] such as WNET, WHYY, WNED, UNC-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Twin Cities Public Television, WGBH, WQED, and WMHT. On PBS, two blocks of programming are currently included in PBS Kids, including PBS Kids GO! and the PBS Kids preschool block, and the former block, PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, which was launched in 2000 and canceled in 2004.

Programs

Upcoming programs

  • Ni Hao, Kai-lan

PBS Kids GO! Programs

PBS Kids Sprout programs

Main article: List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids Sprout

Past Programs

References

  1. ^ Karen Everhart Bedford (August 30, 1999). "Multi-purpose PBS Kids takes flight next week". Originally published in Current. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ^ Singel, Ryan (December 3, 2009). "Comcast Buys NBC, Clouding Online TV's Future". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ^ Katy June-Friesen (January 12, 2009). "Many stations packaging their own kids' channels They've got something for tots on DTV menu". Originally published in Current. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  4. ^ "CloudKid, LLC's statement about their work on Fizzy's Lunch Lab". Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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