CBeebies
brand used by the BBC; children's TV channel
CBeebies is a British free children's television channel. It is aimed at children under six. It started on 11 February 2002 and is owned by the BBC. The channel broadcast from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. It shares time with BBC Four, which is on between 7:00 pm and 4:00 am.[1] The sister channel is CBBC for older children between the ages of six and twelve.
| CBeebies | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 2023 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom and other services worldwide |
| Slogan | Everyone's welcome |
| Headquarters | CBeebies House, MediaCityUK, Salford, England, UK |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC BBC Studios (international network) |
| Sister channels | BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC |
| History | |
| Launched | 11 February 2002 |
| Replaced | CBBC on Choice (demerged with CBBC - originally children's strand on BBC Choice) |
| Closed | 13 April 2017 (Latin America) 31 December 2018 (Canada) 31 October 2020 (United States) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview (UK) | Channel 202 (SD) Channel 205 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| BBC iPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
A high definition of the channel was launched on 10 December 2013 alongside the sister channels BBC Three HD, CBBC HD, BBC News HD and BBC Four HD.
References change
- ↑ "CBeebies | Freeview". www.freeview.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.