Disney Junior is a Canadian

Canada

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 French language

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 Category B specialty channel

Specialty channel

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 owned by Astral Media

Astral Media

Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...

. Disney Junior is a commercial-free channel with entertainment and learning-based programming targeted toward preschoolers.

The channel was originally licensed in 2006 as Vrak Junior, a sister channel to Astral's Vrak.TV

VRAK.TV

VRAK.TV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media.-History:...

, though, aimed at younger viewers than Vrak.TV. It was launched on July 5, 2010 as Playhouse Disney Télé. The channel was rebranded as Disney Junior on May 6, 2011, while focusing on the same type of programming, programs for preschoolers.

An English language

English language

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 version of Disney Junior was launched in Canada by Astral on November 30, 2007 (then known as Playhouse Disney Channel) as a multiplex

Multiplex (TV)

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 channel of Family. It was rebranded Disney Junior on the same day as the French language channel.

See also

• Disney XD (Canada)
  Disney XD (Canada)
  Disney XD is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. It is wholly owned by Astral Media. The channel launched on June 1, 2011 in both standard and high definition, as well as a video on demand platform....
  
  
• Family
• Nickelodeon (Canada)
  Nickelodeon (Canada)
  Nickelodeon is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network Nickelodeon. It is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment, with its name licensed from MTV Networks International, a division of Viacom....
  
  
• Teletoon (English)
  Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
  Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
  
  
• Télétoon (French)
  Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
  Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
  
  
• Teletoon Retro (English)
  Teletoon Retro
  Teletoon Retro is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the Teletoon programming block Teletoon Retro. The service consists of animation series from Canada and around the world, all of which commenced production at least 10 years prior to their exhibition...
  
  
• Télétoon Rétro (French)
  Télétoon Rétro
  Télétoon Rétro is a Canadian French language Category B specialty channel. It is based on the Télétoon programming block, Télétoon Rétro. The service consists of animation series from Canada and around the world, all of which commenced production at least 10 years prior to their exhibition...
  
  
• Treehouse TV
  Treehouse TV
  Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
  
  
• YTV

External links

• Disney Junior