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For the American cable TV broadcaster, see ABC Family.
| network_type = Cable network | available = National | owner = Astral Media | key_people = ?, President | launch_date = September 1, 1988 | founder = ? | past_names = Family Channel (1988-1999) | brand = None | website = [family.ca] |}} Family Channel, colloquially now known as Family, is a television service in Canada, owned by Astral Media, geared mainly towards kids and teenagers. Licensed as a pay TV service by the CRTC, in most respects it now acts as specialty service as are similar services such as YTV. No commercials are shown on this channel, except for those to advertise the shows that Family airs in between shows. Dance Fever, which aired on Family in 2003, is the only program to have ever taken commercial breaks during the show. Today, the Family Channel is the only English-language children's network in Canada to have off-air hours, since Treehouse TV recently expanded their schedule to be run 24/7.

Family airs its own original programming, as well as many series and original movies from U.S. service Disney Channel, along with some series from Nickelodeon and ABC Family. It also airs theatrical films.

The network operates two channel feeds, East coast and West coast versions. The East coast feed operates from the Eastern Standard timezone and the West coast feed operates from the Pacific Sandard timezone.

It has been noted that Family tends to run shows out of order, regardless of whether they are in reruns.

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Original Programing

Family Channel gets its shows from Disney Channel mostly. But it also airs its own original programing. The original programs are...

Movies

Family Channel logo (1988-1999)
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Family Channel logo (1988-1999)

Family Channel airs movies on Fridays and weekends. It airs three movies on Friday nights, with the first one sometimes being a featured movie, such as or High School Musical. Family shows four movies for Saturdays and Sundays each, with two during the afternoon and two at night, with one of the Sunday afternoon airings sometimes a repeat of Friday's featured movie. Prior to September 2005 Family also aired a movie on Mondays-Thursdays nights.

Programs on Family

This is a list of programs currently airing on The Family Channel, as of July 2006.

Past Programs on Family

This is a list of programs that previously aired on The Family Channel, as of July 2006.

New Series Confirmed to Air in 2006 and 2007

Returning Series Confirmed to Air in 2006 and 2007

Movies Confirmed to Air in 2006 and 2007

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Astral Media Inc.
Corporate Directors: Normand Beauchamp | Austin Beutel | Paul Bronfman | André Bureau | Jack Cockwell | George Cohon | Paul Godfrey | Edith Greenberg | Ian Greenberg | Sidney Greenberg | Sidney Horn | Timothy Price
Television Assets: Canal D | Canal Indigo | Canal Vie | Cinépop | Family Channel | Historia | The Movie Network | MusiquePlus | Séries+ | Super Écran | Teletoon (English) | Télétoon (French) | Viewer's Choice Canada | VRAK.TV | Ztélé
Radio Stations: CFEI | CFIX | CFXY | CHEY | CHRD | CIBX | CIGB | CIKX | CIMF | CIMO | CITE | CITF | CJAB | CJCJ | CJMM | CJMV | CHIK | CKBC | CKHJ | CKMF | CKTF | CKTO | CKTY

 

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