CBeebies | |
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![]() 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 Alba 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 31 December 2018 (Canada) 31 October 2020 (United States) | (Latin America)
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) |
CBeebies is a British free children's television channel aimed at children under six. It was 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.
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.