This page is about the defunct Canadian television channel under the BBC brand. For the British television channel owned by the BBC, see
CBBC.
Quick facts for kids
BBC Kids
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Canada |
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Broadcast area |
Nationwide |
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Slogan |
What's so funny? |
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Headquarters |
Canada |
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Programming |
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Language(s) |
English |
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Picture format |
480i (SDTV) |
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Ownership |
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Owner |
Knowledge West Communications (80%, managing partner)
BBC Studios (20%) |
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Sister channels |
Knowledge Network
Knowledge Kids |
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History |
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Launched |
November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05) |
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Closed |
December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31) |
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BBC Kids is a defunct Canadian specialty television channel. It was owned as a joint venture between Knowledge West Communications (which served as managing partner and owns a majority 80% interest), an entity of the Government of British Columbia as a crown corporation under Knowledge Network and BBC Studios (which owned the remaining 20%), the latter being a commercial division of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It operated as a commercial-free channel that aired programming aimed at youth ranging from preschoolers to teenagers.
Programming
Programming blocks
- CBeebies - "CBeebies" was a programming block aimed at preschoolers that airs weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and weekends from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. It debuted on May 13, 2011, when Knowledge Network Corporation took ownership of the channel, when BBC Kids was changed from an ad-supported service to a commercial-free service.
- Cartoon Afternoons - "Cartoon Afternoons" was a programming block dedicated to animated television series that aired weekdays from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Drama at 8 - "Drama at 8" was a primetime block featuring various British dramas, such as Emma and Moone Boy. It aired every weeknight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- BBCK - "BBCK" was a program block aimed towards both preteen and teenage audiences that debuted on April 3, 2006, while BBC Kids was still under the ownership of Alliance Atlantis and BBC Worldwide, airing nightly from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time. With the block's launch, the channel also launched a separate website, making it appear as though BBCK was a separate channel similar to the former agreement between US preschool channel Noggin and the block The N In early 2008, when Canwest Global and Goldman Sachs purchased Alliance Atlantis, the BBCK website was shut down; however, the block itself remained until after May 12, 2011, when ownership changed hands from Shaw Media to Knowledge Network Corporation and when BBC Kids was changed from an ad-supported service to a commercial-free service.
- The Spot - From its launch in 2001 to May 12, 2011, BBC Kids aired a programming block called "The Spot", which aired weekdays from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and weekends from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. "The Spot" focused on programming aimed at preteen audiences. The block was discontinued after May 12, 2011 when the channel's ownership changed hands from Shaw Media to Knowledge Network Corporation.
International distribution
- Jamaica - distributed on Flow Cable systems.
- The Bahamas - was distributed on Cable Bahamas systems and later replaced by TV Ontario channel as of mid 2012.
BBC Television
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UK channels |
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Joint ventures and
international channels |
- BBC Alba
- BBC America
- BBC Arabic Television
- BBC Brit
- BBC Canada
- BBC Earth
- BBC Entertainment
- BBC First (in Australia)
- BBC HD (international)
- BBC Kids
- BBC Knowledge (international)
- BBC Lifestyle
- BBC Persian Television
- BBC UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)
- BBC World News
- Community Channel
- UKTV (UK and Ireland)
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Services and
programming blocks |
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UK Nations/regions |
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- North East and Cumbria
- North West
- Yorkshire
- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
- West
- West Midlands
- East Midlands
- East
- London
- South West
- South
- South East
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Defunct channels |
- BBC Choice (in Northern Ireland)
- BBC Food
- BBC HD (UK)
- BBC Japan
- BBC Knowledge (UK)
- BBC Prime
- BBC Select
- BBC Three (television channel)
- BBC TV Europe
- BBC World Service Television
- BBC 2W
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Category
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 Children's television in Canada
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Toddlers and preschoolers |
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Youth and preteens |
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Programming blocks |
- CBC Kids
- CityKids
- Coucou/Squat
- Knowledge Kids
- Mini TFO
- TVOKids
- Zone Jeunesse/Zone Petits
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French-language |
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Multilingual |
- Halla Bol! Kids TV
- Momo Kids
- Telebimbi
- TeleNiños
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Defunct |
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Television |
National |
English-language |
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French-language |
- Radio-Canada
- Ici ARTV2,3
- Ici Explora
- Ici Radio-Canada Télé
- Ici RDI
- TV5 Québec Canada2
- Unis2
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Provincial |
English-language |
- Knowledge Network
- TVOntario
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French-language |
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Radio |
- CBC Radio
- CBC Radio One
- CBC Music
- CBC Radio 34
- Radio-Canada
- Ici Radio-Canada Première
- Ici Musique
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Non-profit |
- Accessible Media Inc.
- AMI-audio4
- AMI-tv4
- AMI-télé4
- CFTU-DT
- CFTV-DT
- CJRT-FM
- CKUA Radio Network
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Former |
- CBC/Radio-Canada
- Bande à part4
- CBC Parliamentary Television Network
- Dominion Network
- Trans-Canada Network
- Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
- Access5
- Saskatchewan Communications Network6
- Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland
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Proposed |
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- 1Foreign broadcaster.
- 2Partially privately owned.
- 3Partially foreign-owned.
- 4No terrestrial broadcasting.
- 5Fully privatized
- 6Private successor continues airing some educational programming as a license requirement
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