Cartoon Network (Latin American TV channel)
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Cartoon Network is a Latin American pay television channel distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery for the Latin American audience and the Caribbean. It is the Latin American version of the original Cartoon Network television channel in the United States. It is divided into five feeds, all originating from its central headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States; four are in Spanish (Mexico, Argentina/Uruguay, Chile/Peru, Colombia/Venezuela/Central America) and the other is in Portuguese for Brazil. The feeds have different schedules.
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| Country | Latin America, Brazil and Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States Brazil Latin America The Caribbean |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, United States Local headquarters: Mexico Argentina Colombia Chile Peru Brazil |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Latin American Spanish Brazilian Portuguese English (available in SAP with translated continuity) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (rescaled to 16:9 480i/576i for SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Americas |
| Sister channels | Cartoonito Tooncast Discovery Kids |
| History | |
| Launched | April 30, 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
It primarily airs cartoons and animated programming, marketed towards children and teens. Operated in Argentina by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, it began broadcasting on April 30, 1993, as the first children-oriented cable channel available in the region. Argentina and Mexico had previously launched children's cable channels (The Big Channel and Cablín in Argentina and ZAZ in Mexico, all of which are now defunct), but they were only available in their respective countries.