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YTV (Canadian television)

YTV
YTV logo.svg
YTV logo's used since October 6, 2014.
Launched September 1, 1988; 28 years ago (1988-09-01)
Owned by Rogers Cable/CUC Broadcasting
(1988–94)
Shaw Communications
(1995–98)
Corus Entertainment
(1999–present)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Slogan Canada's Youth Channel
(1988–90)
The Spirit of Youth
(1990–92)
You Rule
(1994–98)
Keep it Weird!
(1998–2006)
Woah!
(2006–14)
So. Much. Funny.
(2014–16)
#funexpected
(2016–present)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Sister channel(s) Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Treehouse TV
Teletoon
Télétoon
Camp Teletoon
Camp Télétoon
Cartoon Network
Disney Channel
La Chaîne Disney
Disney Junior
Disney XD
ABC Spark
Timeshift service YTV East
YTV West
Website YTV
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV 551 (East)
552 (West) (SD)
1646 (HD)
Shaw Direct 542 (East)
543 (West) (SD)
71 / 571 (HD)
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary
IPTV
Bell Aliant Fibe TV 252 (East) (SD)
501 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV 551 (East) (SD)
552 (West) (SD)
1551 (HD)
MTS 17 (East) (SD)
18 (West) (SD)
1017 (HD)
Optik TV 9600 (West) (SD)
600 (HD)
SaskTel Channel 11 (West) (SD)
Channel 311 (HD)
VMedia Channel 25 (East) (HD)
Zazeen Channel 27 (East) (HD)

YTV is a Canadian English-language Category A cable and satellite television specialty channel that is owned by Corus Entertainment. Its programming consists of original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party programming from the U.S. cable channel Nickelodeon and other distributors. YTV operates two time-shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules. It is available in over 11 million Canadian households as of 2013.

The "YTV" moniker was originally thought by some viewers to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television"; however, the channel's website has denied this, despite the fact that the network originally branded itself as a youth network at launch.

The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1987. Launched on September 1, 1988 at 7PM EST with a preview special by John Candy, YTV was the successor to two prior special programming services operated by various Ontario cable companies beginning in the late 1970s. The two largest shareholders in YTV were two cable companies, Rogers Cable and CUC Broadcasting, which was later acquired by Shaw Communications. By 1995, through various acquisitions and trades, Shaw had secured full control of YTV; it was spun off as part of Corus Entertainment in 1999. The channel continues to be owned by YTV Canada (used for YTV and its sister network Treehouse TV), now wholly owned by Corus Entertainment under its Corus Kids division.


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