![]() Current logo since April 8, 2013 | |
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Audio described |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corus Entertainment |
Parent | YTV Canada, Inc. |
Sister channels | YTV Nickelodeon |
History | |
Launched | November 1, 1997 |
Links | |
Website | treehousetv |
Treehouse TV (commonly known as Treehouse) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel for preschool children that was launched in 1997.[1] Its name comes from sister network YTV's former programming block, "The Treehouse". The channel is owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.[2] Having launched on November 1, 1997, it is the first ever full-day preschool-oriented TV channel in Canada.
Development of a separate channel started when YTV aired preschool shows as part of its weekday morning line-up. This block of shows was given the name "The Treehouse" in 1994. On November 1, 1997, Treehouse TV launched as its own channel, airing from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily.[3] The channel, as of 2003, is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.
Like the block it was spun off from, commercials weren't broadcast when the Treehouse channel first launched. Instead, shorts hosted by humans and puppets were broadcast.[4] As of 2011, Treehouse TV had been available to over 7.5 million homes across Canada.[5]