Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as
Nick) is an
American cable television network owned by
Viacom International, founded in
1979 as
Pinwheel. The Pinwheel name was used until
1981. The channel is found in many different countries, including
Nick UK and
Nickelodeon Australia. Nick is also split up into several blocks, such as
Nick at Nite and
Nick Jr..The channel focuses on kids from ages
7 through
12.
Nick at Nite is meant for older kids who have outgrown the channel and
Nick Jr. focuses on kids ages
2 through
6. Every morning on
Nickelodeon,
Nick Jr. goes through the hours of 9am to 2pm (Summer hours may vary). Every night on
Nickelodeon,
Nick at Nite goes through the hours of 9pm to 6am Mon-Thu and on Sunday (can also start at 930PM on Sunday if Nick News is aired), and 10pm to 6am on Friday and Saturday.
Nickelodeon was launched in 1979 as the Pinwheel channel in Columbus, Ohio on the QUBE cable system (now Time Warner Cable).
During its broadcast day, it would air shows such as Pinwheel, Video Comic Book, America Goes Bananaz, Nickel Flicks and By the Way.
On April 1, 1979, the channel went national [1] when they expanded to another QUBE system in Buffalo, New York.
