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YTV (Canadian TV channel)
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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | YTV East G3 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rogers Media (1988-1998) CUC Broadcasting (1988-1995) Shaw Communications (1995-1999) Corus Entertainment (1999-Present) |
| Parent | YTV Canada, Inc. |
| Sister channels | Nickelodeon Treehouse TV |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 1988 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
YTV (stylized as yTV) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc. a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.[1] The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers. Its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this.[2]
The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999.
Since its launch, YTV has aired various programs consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets. In addition to its own domestic productions, YTV also airs a number of programming directly from U.S.-based Nickelodeon as well as Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. Corus used its relationship with Nickelodeon to launch YTV's own dedicated channel in 2009.
YTV operates two time shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules, and is available in over 11.0 million households in Canada as of 2013.[3]
- ^ "Ownership Chart 32b" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "About YTV.com". November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "YTV Canada Inc. | YTV Fast Forwards to Fall with Eight Side-Splitting New Series". Newswire.ca. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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