PBS Kids

PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 12. In 2005, the PBS Kids channel was replaced by PBS Kids Sprout. Along with the block of programming on PBS, PBS Kids was a separate television network, founded in the fall of 1999, and was targeted to children four to seven years old. The PBS Kids Channel ran for six years and was largely funded by DirecTV. The channel ceased broadcast on September 26, 2005, in favor of a new commercial joint venture, PBS Kids Sprout, which is a partnership owned by Comcast About half of PBS TV stations still program...