Télétoon
Canadian French-language children's TV channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Teletoon (disambiguation).
Télétoon (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Launched on September 8, 1997, the channel broadcasts animated series aimed at kids, teens, and adults. Its name is a portmanteau of "télévision" and "cartoon".
Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corus Entertainment |
Parent | Teletoon Canada Inc. |
Sister channels | Cartoon Network Boomerang Adult Swim La Chaîne Disney |
History | |
Launched | September 8, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-09-08) |
Links | |
Website | fr |
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The channel previously had an English-language counterpart named Teletoon, which launched the following month in October 1997; the English-language channel would be relaunched as a Canadian version of Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023.
As of 2013, the channel has been available in over 7.3 million Canadian households.[1]