Toon-A-Vision

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| launch_date = {{Start date|2018|06|19}}, 6 years ago

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| owner = Atlantic Digital Networks

| country = Canada

| area = Nationwide

| headquarters = Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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Toon-A-Vision is a Canadian English language discretionary service television channel owned by Atlantic Digital Networks that launched on June 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/BCASTING/catb_e3l.htm |title=List of Exempt Category B and Exempt Third-Language Services|access-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414051439/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/BCASTING/catb_e3l.htm |archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=dead|publisher=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission}} The channel broadcasts animated programming aimed at preschoolers and teenagers. Its name is a portmanteau of "cartoon" and "television".

History

Atlantic Digital Networks received Category B-exemption from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a television service called "Atlantic Cartoon" in 2014. The channel, now known as Toon-A-Vision, launched on Eastlink cable systems throughout Canada in high definition on June 19, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://licensingmagazine.com/2018/06/28/the-new-canadian-free-cable-tv-service-toon-a-vision-is-the-new-partner-of-bat-pat-in-canada/?lang=en|title=The new Canadian free cable TV service TOON-A-VISION is the new partner of BAT PAT in Canada|work=Licensing Magazine|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=March 13, 2019}} It was developed in conjunction with Huminah Huminah Animation.{{cite press release|url=http://toonavision.ca/news/46-new-kids-and-family-channel-broadcasting-in-nova-scotia|title=New kids and family channel broadcasting in Nova Scotia|date=October 1, 2018|access-date=March 13, 2019|work=Toon-A-Vision|publisher=Atlantic Digital Networks|location=Halifax}} On July 15, 2019, Atlantic Digital Networks requested the CRTC transfer the channel to a full license after surpassing the commission's subscriber threshold.{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-54.htm#bm1|title=Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2020–54|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2020|publisher=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|location=Ottawa}} Its license was approved on September 1, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-321.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-321|date=September 1, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}}

The channel was added to Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe on December 5, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.bell.ca/bell_tv/free-previews#INT=Search_SearchResults_TitleLink|title=Free Previews|work=Bell Canada|access-date=December 9, 2019}} Cogeco launched the channel on its platforms on April 22, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/toon-a-vision-pacts-with-cogeco-to-expand-reach/|title=Toon-A-Vision Pacts with Cogeco to Expand Reach|first=Chelsea|last=Regan|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2020|work=TV Kids|publisher=WorldScreen}}

Programming

=Current programming=

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=Reruns=

  • The Adventures of Annie & Ben (September 2021)
  • Bat Pat (November 27, 2021)

=Former programming=

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