Disney Junior
| Disney Junior | |
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| Launched | February 14, 2011 (as a programming block on Disney Channel) March 23, 2012 (as a television channel) |
| Owned by |
Disney Channels Worldwide (Disney–ABC Television Group) |
| Picture format |
720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Where the Magic Begins |
| Country |
United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English Spanish (via SAP audio track) |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Formerly called |
Playhouse Disney (1997–2011) Soapnet (2000–2012) |
| Replaced |
As a network: Soapnet As a Disney Channel morning block: Playhouse Disney |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Timeshift service | Disney Junior +1 |
| Website | disneyjunior |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 289 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 168 (HD/SD) |
| C-Band | AMC 11 – Channel 44 (4DTV Digital) AMC 18 – Channel 12 (H2H 4DTV) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | 260 (SD) |
| AT&T U-verse | 306 (SD) 1306 (HD) |
| Southern Fibernet | 304 (SD) 1304 (HD) |
| Google Fiber | 429 (HD/SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
Playhouse Disney (1997–2011)
Disney Junior is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Disney–ABC Television Group, itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly at children 8 years and under, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and made-for-DVD movies and select other third-party programming.
Until January 2017, Disney Junior also lent its name to a morning and early afternoon program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel", airing weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (6:00 to 10:30 a.m. during the summer months and designated school break periods) and weekends from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. A Spanish-language block airs on Univision under the name Planeta U.
As of February 2015, Disney Junior is available to approximately 74,972,000 households (64.4% of those with television) in the United States.
The Walt Disney Company first attempted to launch a 24-hour cable channel for preschoolers in the United States, when the company announced plans to launch the Playhouse Disney Channel, a television offshoot of Disney Channel's daytime programming block Playhouse Disney, which debuted on the channel on May 8, 1997 (airing during the morning hours seven days a week, with the Monday through Friday blocks lasting until the early afternoon). Plans for the United States network were ultimately shelved, however dedicated Playhouse Disney Channels were launched in other countries internationally.
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