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CBBC

CBBC (short for Children's BBC) is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged from 6 to 12. Its sister channel, CBeebies, is aimed at children aged 6 and under. It broadcasts every day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Three.

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Owner
BBC
Headquarters
MediaCityUK, Salford, England
BBC iPlayer
Watch live (UK only)
Broadcast area
United Kingdom Isle of Man Channel Islands
Country
United Kingdom
Freeview
Channel 201 (SD) Channel 203 (HD)

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CBBC

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples195
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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CBBC

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related to CBBC Extra · 27
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related to history · 22
CBBC → An, BBC, BBC Choice, BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Two, CBBC Choice, CBeebies, Children's BBC, Choice, December, February, From, It, March, Nickelodeon, October, Prior, Red Bee Media, September
related to Presentation · 21
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related to CBBC Alba · 16
CBBC → BBC Alba, BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland's, BBC Two Scotland, CBBC Alba, CBBC Scotland, CBeebies Alba, Children's BBC Breakfast Show, Children's BBC Scotland, In September, July, Previously, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, This, Up For It
related to Proposed closure of the channel · 15
CBBC → BBC, BBC Children's, BBC Four, BBC Radio, BBC Three, December, Education, Extra, However, May, On, Paper, Patricia Hildago, The, Under
related to Educational programming · 14
CBBC → As, BBC Schools, CBBC's, Class TV, COVID-19, December, During, Few, However, Live Lessons, March, Much, The, This
related to Australia · 13
CBBC → April, Australian, BBC Kids, BBC Studios, Boomerang, Canadian BBC-branded, Cartoon Network, CBeebies, Fetch TV, It, March, October, On
related to CBBC HD · 12
CBBC → BBC, BBC HD, BBC Three HD, BBC's HD, Before, CBBC HD, December, Freeview, In July, Ireland, March, Sky EPG
Sister channels · 9
CBBC → BBC Alba, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC One, BBC Parliament, BBC Scotland, BBC Three, BBC Two, CBeebies
related to Management · 9
CBBC → Along, BBC Children's, BBC Television Centre, CBeebies, East Tower, Education, MediaCityUK, Salford, September

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bbc channel logo used cbeebies three broadcast 2016 march children's also service content day children programming programmes 2023 2022 launch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CBBCBBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)1.00infobox
CBBCBroadcast areaUnited Kingdom Isle of Man Channel Islands1.00infobox
CBBCCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
CBBCFreeviewChannel 201 (SD) Channel 203 (HD)1.00infobox
CBBCHeadquartersMediaCityUK, Salford, England1.00infobox
CBBCLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
CBBCLaunched9 September 1985; 40 years ago (1985-09-09) (block, as Children's BBC) 11 February 2002; 24 years ago (2002-02-11) (channel)1.00infobox
CBBCNetworkBBC One (until 2012) BBC Two (until 2013, revived in 2017 and 2022) BBC Alba (in Scottish Gaelic only)1.00infobox
CBBCOwnerBBC1.00infobox
CBBCPicture format1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC One1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Two1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Three1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Four1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC News1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Parliament1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsCBeebies1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Scotland1.00infobox
CBBCSister channelsBBC Alba1.00infobox
CBBCUPC TVWatch live (Switzerland only)1.00infobox
CBBCVirgin TV AnywhereWatch live (Ireland only)1.00infobox
CBBCWebsitebbc.co.uk/cbbc (UK only)1.00infobox

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