Cartoon Network (US)
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| Launched | October 1, 1992 |
| Owned by | The Cartoon Network, Inc. (Turner Broadcasting System, a Time Warner Company) |
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| Slogan | New New New New |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English (Spanish with SAP) |
| Broadcast area | National |
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| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | www |
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Availability
(channel space shared with Adult Swim) |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV USA | 296 (East; HD/SD) 297 (West; SD only) |
| Dish Network | 176 (East; HD/SD) 177 (West; SD only) |
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| Available on many cable providers | Check local listings for channel number |
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| CenturyLink Prism |
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| Verizon FiOS |
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| Google Fiber | 351 |
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| Sling TV | |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| Hulu Live TV | Internet Protocol television |
Cartoon Network is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System, itself being a subsidiary of Time Warner. It was founded by Betty Cohen and launched on October 1, 1992.
The channel primarily broadcasts children's shows, mostly animated programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It is primarily aimed at children and young teenagers between the ages of 7 to 15, and targets older teens and adults with mature content during its late night daypart Adult Swim, which is treated as a separate entity for promotional purposes and as a separate channel by Nielsen for ratings purposes. It operates daily from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM (ET). A Spanish language audio track for select programs is accessible via second audio programing (SAP); some cable and satellite companies offer the Spanish feed as a separate channel by removing the main English-language audio track. It is also the related channel of Turner-owned Boomerang.
As of January 2016, Cartoon Network is available to approximately 94.0 million pay television households (80.7% of households with television) in the United States.
On August 4, 1986, Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists from Kirk Kerkorian; due to concerns over the debt load of his companies, on October 17, 1986, Turner was forced to sell MGM back to Kerkorian after approximately only 74 days of ownership. However, Turner kept much of MGM's film and television library made prior to May 1986 (as well as some of the United Artists library) and formed Turner Entertainment.
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