YTV (Canadian TV channel)

YTV
	Logo used since 2014
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift service	YTV East; G3
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment
Parent	YTV Canada, Inc.
Sister channels	Nickelodeon; Treehouse TV
History
Launched	September 1, 1988
Links
Website	www.ytv.com
Availability
Streaming media
StackTV	Internet Protocol television

YTV is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.^[1] The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers; consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets, mainly from U.S.-based kids networks such as Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. Its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this.^[2]

The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999.

YTV operates two time shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules, and is available in over 11.0 million households in Canada as of 2013.^[3]

^ "Ownership Chart 32b" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
^ "About YTV.com". November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "YTV Canada Inc. | YTV Fast Forwards to Fall with Eight Side-Splitting New Series". Newswire.ca. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[1] "Ownership Chart 32b" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

[2] "About YTV.com". November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[3] "YTV Canada Inc. | YTV Fast Forwards to Fall with Eight Side-Splitting New Series". Newswire.ca. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

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