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| Type | Television network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | United States (cable)/(UHF-ATSC) |
| Founded | by (as independent company) Gen Fukunaga |
| Owner | Funimation Entertainment (Navarre Corporation) |
| Key people | Gen Fukunaga, CEO of Funimation Entertainment |
| Launch date | September 29, 2005 |
| Website Funimation Channel |
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The Funimation Channel is a 24-hour anime network that showcases some of Funimation's properties. OlympuSAT[1] was chosen as the exclusive distributor of the network. The Funimation channel is North America's second 24-hour dubbed anime cable outlet, the first being ADV Films' Anime Network. During 2008, 13 new titles were added to the 24-hour channel.
The linear channel is available to Verizon FiOS customers. It is currently not available on Dish Network or DirecTV. Only the Video On-Demand service for the Funimation Channel is available on Dish Network. [2]
On May 1, 2008 the Funimation Channel block was pulled from Colours TV; Funimation has yet to give a reason for the cancellation.
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History
Shortly before the Navarre Corporation acquisition, Funimation conducted a survey on its website asking the fans what they thought about a 24-hour anime cable network. Several months passed and Navarre had completed its acquisition of Funimation before the company announced the Funimation Channel.
Funimation Channel affiliates
| Calls | Channel | Branding | Format | Market/Market Rank | Timeslot | Owner | |
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| Terrestrial Stations | |||||||
| KBTV-CA | 8 anolog 238 comcast |
(VHF analog & digital) | KBTV 8 | Multicultural | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA / 20 | Weekdays 3:30-5 PM |
Tower of Babel Broadcasting |
| WRGT-DT2 | 30.2 | (UHF 30 digital) | My TV Dayton | General/My Network TV | Dayton, OH / 58 | Monday-Friday 1-3 AM |
Cunningham Broadcasting (LMA: Sinclair Broadcasting) |
| WSAW-DT2 | 7.2 | (VHF 7 digital) | My TV | Funimation/My Network TV | Wausau, WI | Varies depending on day; usually between 12AM and 5AM CT | Gray Television |
| WSYX-DT2 | 6.2 | (VHF 13 digital) | My TV Columbus | General/My Network TV | Columbus, OH / 32 | Monday-Friday 1-3 AM |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
References
- ^ Navarre's Funimation Entertainment Announces the Funimation Channel - September 29, 2005 Navarre press release. Accessed June 17, 2006.
- ^ The Funimation Channel's Dish Network page.
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