KI.KA

KI.KA ("Der Kinderkanal" = "The Children's Channel")is a public television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is a joint-venture of Arbeitsgemeinschaft der ?ffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD (TV)) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (German: Second German Television (channel)) and is targeted at children and youths. KI.KA is broadcast on analogue satellite as well as digital services, both DVB-T and via Astra. KI.KA operates daily from 6:00 am CET until 9:00 pm CET, and airs a mixture of live action and animated features. Until 2003, its analogue satellite service ended at 19:00 pm CET; after that time the frequency was used by Arte. KI.KA now has exclusive use of its frequency — Arte was assigned its own in 2003.

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The station uses live continuity announcers, two of the most popular being Juri Tetzlaff and Karsten Blumenthal. The station also repeats shows such as Tabaluga TiVi from ZDF's main service.

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The station generally serves children ranging from the age of 4 to approximately 16. On Sundays, the station airs the request program Wunschfilm Am Sonntag; children call into the station during the week, voting for films they would like to see on the Sunday lunchtime slot, usually from noon to 2:00 pm. The telephone calls they make are charged at a local rate and cost no more than ?0, 12 (Euro).

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KI.KA plays a loop of Bernd das Brot films every night, during its notional close-down period from 9pm to 6am, causing bafflement to non-German viewers.

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