YTV (TV channel)
| YTV | |
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YTV logo's used since October 6, 2014.
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| Launched | September 1, 1988 |
| 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 Treehouse TV Teletoon Télétoon Cartoon Network Disney Channel La Chaîne Disney Disney Junior Disney XD ABC Spark |
| Timeshift service | YTV East YTV West |
| Website | YTV |
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Availability
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| 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 | 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 (pronounced "Why TV?") 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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