KiKa
| KiKA | |
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| Launched | 6 October 1995 (as Clubhouse) 1 January 1997 (as Der Kinderkanal) 2 February 2000 (as KI.KA) 14 February 2012 (as KiKA) |
| Owned by | ARD (BR, HR, MDR, NDR, Radio Bremen, RBB, Saarländischer Rundfunk, SWR and WDR) and ZDF |
| Picture format |
576i 16:9 SDTV 720p HDTV |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Erfurt, Germany |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Astra 1H (19.2°E) | 11953.50 H 77 27500 3/4 (DVB-S) |
| Astra 1L (19.2°E) | 11347.00 H 10 22000 2/3 (HDTV DVB-S2) |
| Cable | |
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Kabel Deutschland (Germany) |
Yes (part of the basic package) |
| Streaming media | |
| FilmOn | Watch live |
KiKA (Der KinderKAnal von ARD und ZDF [The Children's Channel of ARD and ZDF]) is a free, public, non-commercial television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. Its channel designation was formerly KI.KA.
KiKA is a joint venture of the national public television channels of ARD and of ARD's constituent broadcasters: BR, HR, MDR, NDR, Radio Bremen, RBB, Saarländischer Rundfunk, SWR, WDR, and ZDF. Each day KiKA broadcasts a mixture of live-action and animated features from 6:00 a.m. CET until 9:00 p.m. CET. Its intended audience is children and youth, and it is generally watched by children 3 to 13.
The channel also repeats shows, such as Tabaluga tivi from ZDF's main service.
KiKA's mascot is the puppet character Bernd das Brot, a chronically depressed loaf of bread.
The channel uses live continuity announcers. Four of the most popular announcers were Juri Tetzlaff (1997–2010), Karsten Blumenthal (1997–2004), Singa Gätgens (1997–2010), and Lukas Koch (2003-2009).
In the channel’s early years, the program consisted mostly of series and shows that were already being broadcast on ARD and ZDF. Whole programs were being broadcast simultaneously on the mother channels and the children’s channel, for example the afternoon program of ZDF. KiKa showed German as well as international series, like cartoon classics from the 1970s and 80s (Heidi, Biene Maja, Wickie or Nils Holgersson). Classics of children’s TV like film versions of Astrid Lindgren books or the Augsburger Puppenkiste were also regularly being broadcast.
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