PBS Kids

PBS Kids

Type	Kids program block Channel aired from 1999 to 2005
Branding	PBS KIDS
Country	United States Canada (via cable) Mexico (1996-1999)
Availability	All of North America
Founded	October 11, 1993
Slogan	Let's Go and Play!
Broadcast area	All of North America
Area	All of North America
Owner	PBS
Key people	Eric Hollies (founders by PBS KIDS GO), Sara Shepard (founder by PBS Kids), Diane Chagnon (PBS Kids Sprout)
Launch date	October 11, 1993 (block) September 6, 1999 (channel)
Dissolved	September 26, 2005 (channel)
Former names	PTV (October 11, 1993-September 5, 1999)
Official website	pbskids.org pbskidsgo.org

PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10.^{[citation needed]} In 2005, the PBS Kids channel was replaced by PBS Kids Sprout.

History

Along with the block of programming on PBS, PBS Kids was a separate television network, founded in the fall of 1999,^[1] and was targeted to children four to seven years old. The PBS Kids Channel ran for six years and was largely funded by DirecTV. The channel ceased broadcast on September 26, 2005, in favor of a new commercial joint venture, PBS Kids Sprout, which is a partnership owned by Comcast^[2] About half of PBS TV stations still program a children's channel themselves over their multicasting service,^[3] such as WNET, WHYY, WNED, WFWA, UNC-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Twin Cities Public Television, WGBH, WQED, WMHT, WTTW, WYCC, and WETA-TV. On PBS, two blocks of programming are currently included in PBS Kids, including PBS Kids GO! and the PBS Kids Preschool Block, and the former block, PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, which was launched in 2000 and canceled in 2004.

Current programs

The following programs are in production and airing on PBS Stations.

• Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
• Arthur
• Barney & Friends
• Bob the Builder
• Caillou
• The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
• Curious George
• Dinosaur Train
• The Electric Company
• Martha Speaks
• Maya & Miguel
• Sesame Street
• Sid The Science Kid
• Super Why
• Thomas & Friends
• WordGirl
• WordWorld

Past programs

The following programs are no longer in production, although some of them may still air as reruns on some PBS stations or other channels.

• Adventures from the Book of Virtues
• The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
• Angelina Ballerina
• Animalia
• Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series
• The Berenstain Bears
• Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
• The Big Comfy Couch
• Between the Lions
• Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Bloopy's Buddies
• Boohbah
• Charlie Horse Music Pizza
• Corduroy
• Clifford's Puppy Days
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Cyberchase
• Design Squad
• Dragon Tales
• The Dooley and Pals Show
• DragonflyTV
• Elliot Moose
• FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
• Franny's Feet
• George Shrinks
• Gerbert
• Ghostwriter
• Holly's Magical Tales
• The Huggabug Club
• In the Mix
• It's a Big Big World
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• Katie and Orbie
• Kidsongs
• Kratts' Creatures
• Lamb Chop's Play-Along
• Liberty's Kids
• Long Ago and Far Away
• Lomax, the Hound of Music
• The Magic School Bus
• Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
• Maya and Miguel
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
• My World
• Newton's Apple
• Panwapa
• Pappyland
• PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch
• Peep and the Big Wide World
• Pocoyo
• Postcards from Buster
• Powerhouse
• The Puzzle Place
• Reading Rainbow
• Redwall
• Rimba's Island
• The Saddle Club
• Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
• SeeMore's Playhouse
• Seven Little Monsters
• Shining Time Station
• Signing Time!
• Square One Television
• Kino's Storytime
• Teletubbies
• Theodore Tugboat
• Timothy Goes to School
• Toopy and Binoo
• Tots TV
• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
• Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
• Wimzie's House
• Wishbone
• Zoobilee Zoo
• Zoboomafoo
• ZOOM

References

1. ^ Karen Everhart Bedford (August 30, 1999). "Multi-purpose PBS Kids takes flight next week". Originally published in Current. http://www.current.org/ch/ch916k.html. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 
2. ^ Singel, Ryan (December 3, 2009). "Comcast Buys NBC, Clouding Online TV’s Future". http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/12/comcast-buys-nbc-clouding-online-tvs-future/. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 
3. ^ Katy June-Friesen (January 12, 2009). "Many stations packaging their own kids’ channels They’ve got something for tots on DTV menu". Originally published in Current. http://www.current.org/kids/kids0901multicast.shtml. Retrieved 9 December 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• The official play website