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Title of Planned Core Program #1
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Origin
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CAKE - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 8:00a - 8:30a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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8 years
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12 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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CAKE is a live-action show-within-a-show about a teenage girl by the name of Cake, who, with the help of three friends, produces a cable access show. The series is designed to provide the viewers with two integrated levels of educational and informational experiences. On one level, each episode provides actual instruction regarding specific activities, with hands-on examples related to the design and use of various fabrics, the making of clothes, the crafting of useful home, school, play, and household items, and other forms of creative expression. The other level in the episode provides an opportunity for the viewers to learn about social and emotional themes such as the value of honesty, the importance of personal worth and self-esteem, the meaning of friendship, the value of having a healthy life-style, and other prosocial concepts that are developmentally appropriate for this age-group. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #2
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Origin
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HORSELAND - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 8:30a - 9:00a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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9 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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HORSELAND is an animated series about five girls and two boys who live in spectacular countryside that houses a farm called Horseland. Each of these main characters has a special horse whose personality is similar to its owner's. Horseland and its unique approach of integrating the personality of the main characters and animals serve to reinforce prosocial themes. Horseland is also a "coming of age" series in which viewers experience and learn from the social interactions, hopes, dreams, and even fears of this group of culturally diverse adolescents. From this background, the experiences of sharing, caring, compromise, friendship, respect, and competition emerge to provide the young viewers with social and emotional guidelines for better understanding many of the life-lessons they need to learn as they grow and develop. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #3
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Origin
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DINO SQUAD - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 9:00a - 9:30a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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9 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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DINO SQUAD is an animated program focusing on a group of five ordinary, but diverse teenagers, who, through an unusual accident, become contaminated with a substance that allows them to morph from humans into various species of dinosaurs. Their science teacher, with full knowledge of their parents and with a few special abilities of her own, becomes their mentor. Her tasks are to help them maneuver through the experiences of the high school years, with its social, emotional, educational, recreational, and teenage angst, and to guide them as they stand up for justice against the forces of evil. Each episode draws on a set of planned educational and informational themes related to specific pro-social concepts, life-lessons, and/or selected groups of facts drawn from a variety of fields of study. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #4
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Origin
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SUSHI PACK - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 9:30a - 10:00a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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9 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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SUSHI PACK is an animated series featuring an unlikely group of superheroes consisting of four small pieces of Sushi, and a tube of mustard. Through an accident involving an irradiation process, these characters are brought to life, and dedicate themselves to fighting crime, injustice, and helping those in need. The themes integrated into the episodes of SUSHI PACK are associated with the teaching of certain positive social behaviors and skills to children. The major educational objectives of the program are to have young viewers learn some important life-lessons related to such traits as loyalty, honesty, and self-confidence, and such behaviors as teamwork problem-solving and cooperation. The program seeks to help children understand that these are every day pro-social attitudes and behaviors that can be modeled and used by them at home and among their friends. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #5
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Origin
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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 10:00a - 10:30a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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3 years
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6 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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In this series, Strawberry Shortcake, a curious, self-confident leader, narrates stories of her and her friends' adventures in the richly-imagined world of Strawberry Land. Using her many positive qualities, Strawberry helps her friends, who share her values but not necessarily her ability to take a broader view, to see beyond their own self-interest. The themes of the stories are designed to have particular relevance for young viewers, focusing on such issues as friendship, fear, self-confidence, sportsmanship, trust and shyness. The pro-social messages flow naturally from the narrative, as the characters experience concrete (positive and negative) consequences of their actions. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #6
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Origin
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CARE BEARS: ADVENTURES IN CARE-A-LOT - digital 10.1
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 10:30a - 11:00a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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5 years
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7 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Care Bears are a group of funny, colorful bears, each with a special way of caring and a belly badge, which unleashes that bear's special caring power. The bears use their caring hearts and their belly badges to help each other and to thwart the evil plots of Grizzle, a bad bear with his own flying lair. Each Care Bears episode is designed to foster children's "emotional intelligence," defined by psychologist Daniel Goleman and other researchers as skill in five areas: knowing one's emotions; managing one's emotions; motivating oneself; recognizing emotions in others; and handling relationships. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #7
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Origin
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Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures - digital 10.2
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Monday - Friday & Sunday 7:30a - 8:00a
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78
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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8 years
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12 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures is a half hour program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children. In each episode the cameras follow Jack as he spends time with nature's creatures across the continents. Jack talks with people that are knowledgeable about each animal and habitat, teaching as he goes. Each episode is designed to reveal to children the world around them in a way that presents positive role models and prosocial values within an environmentally responsible universe. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of core programming as a specified in the commissionâs rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #8
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Origin
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Degrassi: The Next Generation - digital 10.2
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Monday - Friday, 6:00p - 6:30p
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65
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Degrassi: The Next Generation follows the families and students of the Degrassi Community School, capturing the highs and lows of the youth experience with an honesty and authenticity dealing topics, such as homosexuality, rape, abortion, various sex-related subjects, self harm, eating disorders, drugs, school shootings, relationships and murder. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of core programming as a specified in the commissionâs rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #9
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Origin
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GoGoRiki - digital 10.2
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 8:30a - 9:00a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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4 years
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9 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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GOGORIKI is a group of nine recognizable and relatable characters experience situations and face problems that are relevant to young viewers. The stories themselves do not feature a classic antagonist or pit good versus evil instead; diverse topics are covered by placing the characters in a variety of situations and then viewers get to watch how they react based on their distinct backgrounds, knowledge and experience â or lack thereof. The series provides a non-threatening arena from which the target audience can observe and learn based on the actions and experiences of others. The presentation of the various life lessons in a comedy context makes the learning fun, natural and engaging, resulting in an overall immersive, organic and effective learning experience. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules
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Title of Planned Core Program #10
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Origin
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Wild America - digital 10.2
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sunday, 8:30a - 9:00a
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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8 years
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12 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Wild America is a weekly half hour program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children. In each episode Marty Stouffer explores the behavior of different animals. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of core programming as a specified in the commissionâs rules.
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Title of Planned Core Program #11
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Origin
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The Winx Club - digital 10.2
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturday, 8:00a - 8:30a
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11
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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6 years
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11 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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The Winx Club utilizes fairies, castles, magical caverns and timeless villages as a backdrop for coming of age instruction, group problem-solving and important social and emotional lessons. The Winx Club adventures follow an âordinaryâ earth-girl named Bloom and her four best friends, Tecna, Musa, Flora and Stella â together known as the Winx Club â through their life at the Alfea Boarding School as they together face the challenges of growing up, navigating the pressures of school and saving the universe! Along the way, the girls learn that there is no such thing as ordinary when you believe in yourself. As hard-working, diligent teenagers who care about the world, the Winx fairies are empowering role models to children.
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