Country | Mauritius |
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Broadcast area | National (Mauritius and Rodrigues) |
Network | Multi Carrier (Mauritius) Limited (MCML) |
Headquarters | Moka, Mauritius |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, French |
Picture format | 576i for SDTV 1080i for HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister channels | MBC 1 MBC 2 MBC 3 MBC 4 MBC Sat YSTV Ciné 12 Senn Kreol Bhojpuri Channel |
History | |
Launched | 18 September 2007 |
Closed | 31 January 2015 |
Former names | Knowledge Channel (18 September 2007 to 15 September 2014) |
Links | |
Website | https://mbcradio.tv |
Kids Channel, previously known as Knowledge Channel (2007-2014),[1] was a free-to-air cartoon television channel in Mauritius operated by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), the national state broadcaster.[2] Launched as the Knowledge Channel on 18 September 2007, it primarily broadcast cartoons, anime, teen sitcoms, game shows, and children's educational TV series in both English and French. On 15 September 2014, MBC renamed the channel to Kids Channel. At a certain time, the frequency went on live streaming of TV5Monde. The channel ceased operations on 31 January 2015 as part of MBC's broader programming review, which also affected the MBC News Channel. The channel was accessible via digital terrestrial television.