the bbc digital channel . for the bbc children s programming strand of which this channel forms a part see cbbc . for other uses see cbbc disambiguation . cbbc launched 11 february 2002 ; 14 years ago 2002 02 11 owned by bbc picture format 576i 16 9 sdtv 1080i hdtv audience share 0.46 % september 2015 2015 09 barb slogan just imagine ... country united kingdom replaced cbbc on choice cbbc programming strand on bbc choice sister channel s bbc one bbc two bbc four bbc news bbc parliament cbeebies website www.bbc.co.uk tv cbbc availability terrestrial freeview channel 120 channel 123 hd satellite sky uk channel 613 sd hd channel 633 sd hd freesat channel 600 sd hd channel 607 sd sky ireland channel 613 astra 2e 10818 v 22000 5 6 10847 v 23000 2 3 hd truevisions thailand channel 147 dish network usa channel 9407 cable virgin media uk channel 701 channel 710 hd virgin media ireland channel 608 telenet belgium channel 605 naxoo switzerland channel 215 truevisions thailand channel 147 ziggo netherlands channel 63 wightfibre channel 17 starhub tv singapore channel tba skycable philippines channel tba channel 605 iptv kpn netherlands channel 25 now tv hong kong channel tba unifi malaysia channel tba telfort netherlands channel 25 xs4all netherlands channel 25 streaming media bbc iplayer watch live uk only filmon watch live tvcatchup watch live uk only horizon go watch live ireland only watch live switzerland only cbbc is a british free to air children s television channel operated by the bbc . launching in 11 february 2002 as a spin off from the bbc s children s strand of the same name cbbc broadcasts for fourteen hours per day from 7 00 a.m. to 9 00 p.m. on freeview cable iptv and digital satellite . cbbc is primarily aimed at viewers 6 to 12 years old ; a sister channel known as cbeebies serves a younger audiences . cbbc was named channel of the year at the children s bafta awards in november 2008 and 2015 . the channel averages 300 000 viewers daily . 1 the channel originally shared bandwidth on the digital terrestrial television platform with bbc knowledge 2 and later bbc three necessitating that cbbc sign off at 7 00 p.m. daily . beginning on 11 april 2016 following the closure of the linear bbc three television service cbbc extended its broadcast day by two hours . 3 4 on 22 august 2008 the bbc announced that the channel would be available live on its website from 16 september . 5 cbbc s reach further expanded with the addition of the channel on the sky lineup in the republic of ireland on 12 may 2011 . 6 since 27 march 2013 cbbc has been carried by the british forces broadcasting service bfbs sharing a channel with bbc two . 7 contents 1 management 2 programming 2.1 most viewed programmes 2.2 class tv 2.3 cbbc puppets 3 presentation 4 cbbc hd 5 other services 5.1 cbbc extra 5.2 cbbc online 6 see also 7 references 8 external links management edit along with cbbc the cbbc channel is operated by the bbc children s department within the bbc and is part of the bbc north group . bbc children s was originally based in the east tower of bbc television centre since the department s inception but moved to mediacityuk in salford in september 2011 and the live presentation links used throughout the day are now recorded and broadcast from there . the channel is answerable to the cbbc channel controller damian kavanagh in post since 2009 and to the director of bbc children s joe godwin appointed in 2009 and in charge of the whole direction of the channel and its strand counterpart . programming edit main article list of bbc children s television programmes the remit of cbbc is to provide a wide range of high quality distinctive content for 6 12 year olds including comedy entertainment drama animation news and factual . the great majority of this content should be produced in the uk . cbbc should provide a stimulating creative and enjoyable environment that is also safe and trusted . the service should have a particular focus on informal learning with an emphasis on encouraging participation . cbbc remit 8 the cbbc channel s programming output is very similar to the strand shown on bbc one . the channel often complements this strand with programmes shown earlier than on the terrestrial channels repeats or whole series shown in a day alongside other exclusive commissions . most viewed programmes edit the following is a list of the ten most watched shows on cbbc based on live 7 data supplied by barb . 9 rank show episode date viewers 1 the sarah jane adventures the empty planet part 1 1 november 2010 993 000 2 the sarah jane adventures lost in time part 1 8 november 2010 984 000 3 the sarah jane adventures death of the doctor part 2 26 october 2010 960 000 4 the sarah jane adventures death of the doctor part 1 25 october 2010 920 000 5 tracy beaker returns shadows 13 january 2012 874 000 6 7 tracy beaker returns slow burn 6 january 2012 856 000 6 7 tracy beaker returns big brother 20 january 2012 856 000 8 my sarah jane a tribute to elisabeth sladen 23 april 2011 830 000 9 tracy beaker returns full circle 8 january 2010 828 000 10 the sarah jane adventures goodbye sarah jane smith part 2 16 november 2010 824 000 class tv edit as part of the channel s original remit the channel originally needed to show 100 hours a year of factual and schools programmes . 10 the service managed this by introducing the class tv strand to the channel which would air educational programming for approximately two hours each day in the late morning with normal programming resuming in the early afternoon . much of this programming was old bbc schools programming shown in some cases decades before and which was for the most part still relevant . very little new schools programmes were commissioned . cbbc puppets edit name year notable tv programs hacker t. dog 2009 present cbbc office hq hacker time & scoop dodge t. dog 2010 present cbbc office hq & hacker time oucho t. cactus september 2007 january 2010 september 2015 cbbc office ed and oucho s excellent inventions & transmission impossible with ed and oucho nev the bear 2002 december 2010 august 2012 smile bear behaving badly & hacker time basil brush 1963 2010 2015 on tour the basil brush show & basil s swap shop emlyn the gremlyn 1999 2001 cbbc studio otis the aardvark 1994 99 2015 saturday aardvark ratz 1993 94 live & kicking edd the duck 1988 1993 2015 the broom cupboard gordon the gopher 1985 1992 2015 the broom cupboard & going live presentation edit see also cbbc presentation and bbc children s idents the cbbc channel has had relatively similar presentation to that of its strand counterpart . the logo has consistently remained the same as the service ; green coloured blobs at the beginning of its life and the current green and white logo since september 2007 . the channel has mainly utilised presenters from the main service with a few presenters appearing mostly on the new channel ; gemma hunt and anne foy being notable examples and appearing consistently until august 2007 . at the beginning of september 2007 along with the relaunch the same presenters of the cbbc channel would also feature on the cbbc on bbc one and two . when the channel launched presentation was located in tc2 at bbc television centre where the channel shared studio facilities with the channel s original magazine show xchange . this changed in autumn 2004 when the channel moved to tc9 following the normal cbbc links move to tc10 ; however this was changed in march 2006 so that all cbbc and cbbc channel links were located in tc9 . a further change was to take place on 4 december 2006 when all output moved to a chroma key set within tc12 and was presented by only one presenter . this short live decision lasted until the 2007 relaunch which involved a new office set being constructed initially in tc12 and then in a new studio facility in the east tower of television centre . in 2011 the cbbc channel moved to mediacityuk and has been presented from there since 5 september . the office has been through a number of revamps since then 2 in 2015 the first one being a minor change because of the go cbbc app and another one in may which entirely changed some of the structure adding a post chute and a up next screen and 1 so far in 2016 due to the channel s new look gaining a smaller desk an extra up next screen and renaming it cbbc hq . cbbc hd edit the cbbc hd logo used from 2013 to 2016 . not to be confused with bbc hd . on 16 july 2013 the bbc announced that a high definition hd simulcast of cbbc would be launched by early 2014 . 11 the channel launched on 10 december 2013 . 12 the channel broadcasts on the bbc s existing hd multiplex on freeview and shares its stream with bbc three hd as they air at different times . prior to launch the majority of cbbc s hd output was broadcast on bbc hd before its closure on 26 march 2013 . the hd channel was not added to the sky epg in the republic of ireland . from 16 july to 5 august 2014 cbbc hd was temporarily removed from freeview during the 2014 commonwealth games to let bbc three and bbc three hd broadcast 24 hours a day similar to how bbc parliament was removed during the 2008 and 2012 summer olympics . other services edit cbbc extra edit as from 2013 cbbc extra is now also accessed by the cbbc website . 13 cbbc extra is a free interactive television service from cbbc provided by the bbc red button . it is accessible from the cbbc channel by pressing red and then selecting cbbc extra from the main menu . it can also be accessed from any other bbc channel by pressing red and going to page number 570 . the service differs across digital platforms for example sky viewers can access a video loop . its availability on freeview is dependent upon bbc red button not showing other interactive services such as major sports events coverage . 14 the service offers numerous features including newsround horoscopes chris dodge s blog viewer content and jokes and other interactive elements . cbbc online edit main article bbc online the cbbc website provides a wide range of activities for viewers aged 6 15 such as games videos puzzles printable pages pre moderated message boards and frequently updated news feeds . it contains pages for the majority of its current programming with various content on each . there are also micro sites from newsround and sportsround providing children with news and sport as well as the cbbc iplayer to replay cbbc programmes for up to thirty days . see also edit bbc portal book bbc channels uk cbbc cbeebies bbc children s idents history of bbc television idents history of bbc references edit bafta honour for chuckle brothers . bbc news . new children s channels from bbc launch . digital spy . 11 february 2002 . retrieved 18 july 2007 . cbbc gets two extra hours on tv . bbc newsround . retrieved 16 may 2016 . bbc trust tells parents unhappy at cbbc s late finish there is an off button . the guardian . retrieved 16 february 2016 . bbc four cbbc and cbeebies to simulcast