the canadian tv channel . for the british channel see itv yorkshire . for the abc affiliate see wytv . for other uses see ytv . not to be confused with kytv disambiguation . ytv ytv logo 2014 present launched september 1 1988 owned by rogers cable cuc broadcasting 1988 94 shaw communications 1995 98 corus entertainment 1999 present picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan canada s youth channel 1988 90 the spirit of youth 1990 98 keep it weird 1998 2006 woah 2006 14 so . much . funny . 2014 2016 funexpected 2016 present country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario sister channel s nickelodeon treehouse tv teletoon t l toon cartoon network disney channel disney la cha ne disney junior disney xd abc spark timeshift service ytv east ytv west website ytv availability satellite bell tv 551 east 552 west sd 1646 hd shaw direct 542 east 543 west sd 71 571 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant 252 east sd 501 hd bell fibe tv 551 east sd 552 west sd 1551 hd mts 17 east sd 18 west sd 1017 hd optik tv 9600 west sd 600 hd sasktel channel 11 west sd channel 311 hd vmedia channel 25 east hd zazeen channel 27 east hd ytv is a canadian english language category a cable and satellite television specialty channel that is owned by corus entertainment . its programming consists of original live action and animated television series movies and third party programming from the u.s. cable channel nickelodeon and other distributors . ytv operates two time shifted feeds running on eastern and pacific time zone schedules . it is available in over 11 million canadian households as of 2013 . 1 the ytv moniker was originally thought by some viewers to be an abbreviation for youth television ; however the channel s website has denied this 2 despite the fact that the network originally branded itself as a youth network at launch . contents 1 history 1.1 programs of note 1.1.1 british sitcoms 1.1.2 power rangers 1.1.3 buffy the vampire slayer 1.1.4 farscape 1.1.5 anime 2 programming 2.1 programming blocks 2.1.1 current programming blocks 2.1.2 past programming blocks 2.2 program jockeys 2.2.1 current program jockeys 2.2.2 past program jockeys 3 related services 3.1 current 3.1.1 ytv hd 3.1.2 ytv go 3.1.3 ytv on demand 3.2 past 3.2.1 treehouse tv 3.2.2 nickelodeon 3.2.3 bionix on demand 4 related businesses 5 international distribution 6 references 7 external links history edit the channel was licensed by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc in 1987 . 3 launched on september 1 1988 at 7pm est with a preview special by john candy ytv was the successor to two prior special programming services operated by various ontario cable companies beginning in the late 1970s . the two largest shareholders in ytv were two cable companies rogers cable and cuc broadcasting which was later acquired by shaw communications . by 1995 through various acquisitions and trades shaw had secured full control of ytv ; it was spun off as part of corus entertainment in 1999 . the channel continues to be owned by ytv canada now wholly owned by corus entertainment . 4 in 1998 ytv began to use a nickelodeon style gross out factor in its branding with much less slime and began using the slogan keep it weird . over the years ytv used a number of different on air logos featuring the same arrangement of white letters on various bizarre and imaginative creatures . the logo used on production credits and presumably the official logo features this arrangement on a red screen of a stylized purple television set . the channel s advertisements often focused on promoting the brand through crude humour . citation needed two corus specialty channel applications for ytv extensions ytv pow an internationally sourced kids action adventure and superhero genre and ytv oneworld targeting children from age 6 to 17 with travel humour games and stem were approved on september 18 2008 . 5 the ytv oneworld license was used to launch nickelodeon canada . 6 in the fall of 2005 a new post 6 00 p.m. advertising style was developed for older audiences which used a much simpler logo and sleeker packaging with barely any gross out tactics . in the spring of 2006 the simple logo first appeared on ytv s promos and even appeared on credits of newer original programming . in 2007 this look was adopted for the entire channel . in september 2009 the logo was changed slightly it featured new colours and the background was simplified . variations to the bumpers were reduced . instead there are large opaque digital on screen graphics telling viewers which programs are coming next and promotions of the programs . in september 2012 the logo was changed aesthetically . in 2013 after corus entertainment completed their acquisition of teletoon canada inc. ytv began airing reruns of select teletoon programming including original and acquired series . in turn anime series such as pokemon and the yu gi oh franchise as well as a second season of oh no it s an alien invasion and power rangers moved to teletoon . on october 6 2014 the channel underwent a brand refresh with new graphics and bumps created by eloisa iturbe studio . in addition the channel updated its logo by having it face upwards to the left instead of directly to the audience . 7 programs of note edit british sitcoms edit in its early years ytv filled its schedule with relatively old and obscure acquired programs . british sitcoms were used to fill prime time slots and remained on the channel s late night schedule for well over a decade including the north american premiere of red dwarf and the improv series whose line is it anyway . programs such as are you being served keeping up appearances and yes minister were broadcast in late night time slots and aired free of time and content edits . however in 2003 when ytv began marketing its late night hours towards older youth viewers it decided to remove the remaining shows from the schedule . power rangers edit in 1993 ytv obtained the canadian broadcast rights to the action adventure series mighty morphin power rangers which aired weekday afternoons and saturday mornings on the channel trailing the american broadcast by several months . however complaints were sent to the canadian broadcast standards council about the violent content and ytv was pressured to remove the series from its lineup . although not a member of the cbsc board ytv complied and pulled the series before the end of its first season . while a phone in poll was conducted to see if viewers wanted mighty morphin power rangers back on ytv no further installments of the power rangers series aired on the channel . though commercials for power rangers toys and videos were shown on ytv fox became the only broadcasters of the series in canada . later versions of the series ran briefly on family from 2003 to 2010 . through its program distribution agreement with nickelodeon u.s. the power rangers franchise began airing on ytv sister channel nickelodeon canada with the debut of power rangers samurai ; that series later began airing on ytv on may 7 2011 effectively bringing the franchise back to the channel that had previously barred it . in fall 2014 following both corus entertainment s full acquisition of teletoon canada inc. and ytv s addition of select teletoon programming the power rangers franchise along with ytv s remaining anime programming as well as oh no it s an alien invasion beginning with its 2nd season moved to teletoon starting with new episodes of power rangers super megaforce . buffy the vampire slayer edit in 1997 ytv premiered the tv series buffy the vampire slayer one week before it began airing concurrently in the united states on the wb . the mature subject matter of the series catered to an older audience but ytv aired the series both uncut and in its entirety and often in the late afternoon . it became one of the highest rated programs on the channel citation needed . one parental complaint was mockingly read on air by former the zone host paul mcguire . citation needed ytv s broadcast continued even after buffy the vampire slayer moved to upn in the united states not only making the u.s. broadcast more widely available in canada but also gradually leading to a notable increase in violent and sexual content . for its entire run buffy the vampire slayer aired before the canadian watershed of 9 00 p.m. est. the only exception was the season six episode seeing red which premiered at 9 00 p.m. est in 2002 due to extreme content . citation needed farscape edit in 1999 ytv broadcast the north american debut of the farscape sci fi series but in 2000 it did not acquire the rights to the show s second season and skipped the cliffhanger finale to the first season . anime edit see also bionix ytv hosted the north american broadcast premiere of sailor moon in august 1995 . the final 17 episodes of sailor moon r were dubbed specifically for the canadian market . series such as dragon ball and pok mon were broadcast on the channel in following years . in 2000 ytv broadcast gundam wing airing an edited version of the series at 11 30 p.m. et on weeknights . in late 2003 inuyasha premiered on the network . its popularity with teen viewers brought about the creation in 2004 of the bionix block citation needed which aired on friday nights and included gundam seed . ytv aired ghost in the shell stand alone complex at midnight because of its adult content ; it did not air the jungle cruise episode . on september 29 2006 ytv canada inc. announced it had applied to the crtc for permission to launch a category 2 english language specialty channel called the anime channel . the proposal included minimum 85 % animated and related programming and maximum 15 % information based programming targeted at adults over the age of 18 . a meeting with the crtc was held on november 14 2006 . on january 30 2007 crtc approved the application for the licence to run until august 31 2013 . 8 the licence allowed the channel to allocate not less than 65 % of the broadcast year to anime programs not more than 35 % of the broadcast year to anime related programs not less than 85 % of the broadcast year to programming from categories 7 d ; theatrical feature films aired on tv 7 e ; animated television programs and films and 7 g ; other drama with no more than 15 % of the broadcast year dedicated to information based programs . corus entertainment failed to launch this channel within the required 36 month period and did not apply for an extension . between the end of limbo and the beginning of bionix ytv launched the anime master forum . the anime master character is portrayed as a red suited masked ninja dubbed in the voice of ytv s robotic mascot snit and has made a few guest appearances in the zone and vortex segments . live action show hosts have also done interviews in anime north most of the guests being voice actors for popular animated shows on the channel . the interviews were shown in the live action segments between programmes called animinutes or as a separate block . in 2009 ytv moved the bionix block from friday to saturday nights cutting down the length and number of anime series on the block significantly . on february 7 2010 the bionix block ended . for more than four years