Classic Media Kids Network

The Classic Media Kids Network was a syndicated children's programming block that airs selected Classic Media shows on local Fox, MyNetworkTV, and independent stations to provide them with a source of E/I programming required by federal law. The block is known on air as simply Classic Media. It was first formed in 2002, and was syndicated by Sony Wonder from 2002 to 2006, and then by Entertainment Rights. In early 2007, the group announced that they would renew the focus of the block with an emphasis on offering Classic Media programming to additional digital subchannels to meet their E/I needs. On July 23rd, 2012, it has been announced that Classic Media would be acquired by DreamWorks Animation. On August 22nd 2012, the deal was completed, and the block was later relaunched as the DreamWorks Classics Kids Network. The block ceased to exist on September 18, 2013.
National ad sales for the syndicated blocks were handled by Sony Wonder with barter basis available. Ads could have stitched together other programs throughout the three blocks.
== History ==
In January 2002, Classic Media announced three syndicated children's programming E/I blocks called Classic Media Kids Network with 200 stations including those owned by Tribune, Sinclair, Clear Channel and Cox signed up to carry the blocks. Eric Ellenbogen and John Engelman, the founders of Classic Media, help develop the blocks. By August, 400 stations had signed 3 to 5 year deals. The block was launched on September 1. With its three feeds, Classic Media Kids was on Fox, The WB and UPN affiliates and out fulfilled the networks' Saturday morning blocks by December 1.
== Programming ==
Notes:
-Shows marked with a * do not fulfill E/I requirements.
-The programming premiere and end dates are based on weekday broadcasts.
Title 	Premiere date 	End date 	Source(s)
Rocky and Bullwinkle 	September 1, 2002	 	
Count Duckula 	September 1, 2002	 	
Underdog 	September 1, 2002	November 4, 2003 	
Underdog 	August 30, 2002 	April 5, 2005 	
Felix the Cat 	September 1, 2002	September 18, 2013	
Mr. Magoo 	September 1, 2002	 	
BraveStarr 	November 10, 2002	August 25, 2003 	
BraveStarr 	April 10, 2004 	August 30, 2005 	
BraveStarr 	October 2, 2005 	August 28, 2006 	
BraveStarr 	September 5, 2006	April 5, 2007 	
BraveStarr 	September 4, 2007	April 4, 2008 	
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 	Late 2002 	 	
The Alvin Show 	September 2003 	 	
George of the Jungle 	September 2003 	 	
HarveyToons 	September 2003 	September 18, 2013	
Gerald McBoing Boing! 	September 2003 	 	
Lassie * 	September 2003 	 	
VeggieTales * 	September 2003 	 	
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales 	January 2006 	 	
Danger Mouse 	January 2006 	 	
Postman Pat 	October 3, 2006 	 	
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids 	Fall 2007 	 	
He-Man & the Masters of the Universe	September 2008 	 	
Voltron 	September 2010 	September 18, 2013	
The Archie Show 	September 2011 	 	
The Lone Ranger 	September 2011 	 	
Charlie Chalk 	September 2012 	September 18, 2013	
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 	September 2012 	September 18, 2013	
Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures 	September 2012 	September 18, 2013	
== Lineup ==
All schedules correspond to markets which opted to carry Classic Media/DreamWorks Classics programming on weekdays. Except where affiliates opt to carry programming on weekends instead due to scheduling conflicts including paid programming, religious programming, and local morning newscasts. The block offered three separate exclusive programming feeds. This lineup only shows content that fulfill E/I requirements.
1This programming feed is exclusive to The WB 100+ and that feed was intended for areas where they didn't opt to carry Classic Media Kids Network programming C programs. The feed was dropped in late 2004.
=== 2002-2003 ===
Programming 	Programming 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A 	Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat
Classic Media Kids Network programming B 	Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	George of the Jungle
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Fall 	Underdog 	Underdog 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Count Duckula 	Count Duckula
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Late Fall 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Count Duckula 	Count Duckula
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Mid-Summer 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network programming D1	Fall 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Underdog 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Underdog 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Count Duckula
Classic Media Kids Network programming D1	Late Fall 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	BraveStarr 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	BraveStarr 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Count Duckula
Classic Media Kids Network programming D1	Mid-Summer 	HarveyToons 	BraveStarr 	HarveyToons 	BraveStarr 	HarveyToons 	Count Duckula
=== 2003-2004 ===
Programming 	Programming 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A 	Classic Media Kids Network programming A 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat 	Felix the Cat	The Alvin Show	The Alvin Show 	The Alvin Show
Classic Media Kids Network programming B 	Classic Media Kids Network programming B 	George of the Jungle	George of the Jungle	Count Duckula	Count Duckula 	Gerald McBoing Boing!	Gerald McBoing Boing!
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Underdog 	Underdog 	Underdog 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network Programming D1	Classic Media Kids Network Programming D1	HarveyToons 	Underdog 	HarveyToons 	Underdog 	HarveyToons 	N/A
=== 2004-2005 ===
Note: The WB 100+ dropped Classic Media Kids Network programming D in late 2004.
Programming 	Programming 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A 	Classic Media Kids Network programming A 	Postman Pat 	Postman Pat 	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat 	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Rocky and Bullwinkle
Classic Media Kids Network programming B 	Classic Media Kids Network programming B 	Count Duckula	Count Duckula	Count Duckula	Gerald McBoing Boing!	Gerald McBoing Boing!	Gerald McBoing Boing!
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Fall 	Underdog 	Underdog 	Underdog 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network programming C 	Mid-Spring 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network programming D1	Classic Media Kids Network programming D1	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	N/A
=== 2005-2006 ===
Note: Most stations transitioned from Classic Media Kids Network programming C to programming B while other stations dropped programming altogether possibly due to the 2005 United States broadcast television realignment.
Programming 	Programming	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	October 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	Gerald McBoing Boing!	Gerald McBoing Boing!	Rocky and Bullwinkle	Rocky and Bullwinkle
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Fall 	Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids	Count Duckula	Count Duckula 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Mid-Summer 	Count Duckula 	Count Duckula	Count Duckula 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
=== 2006-2007 ===
Programming 	Programming	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Fall 	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Mid-Spring 	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	Count Duckula 	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Fall 	Count Duckula 	Count Duckula 	Count Duckula	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Mid-Spring 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
=== 2010-2011 ===
Programming 	Programming	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Fall 	Postman Pat 	Postman Pat 	Postman Pat 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr 	BraveStarr
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Mid-Spring 	Rocky and Bullwinkle	Rocky and Bullwinkle	Rocky and Bullwinkle	Rocky and Bullwinkle 	Postman Pat 	Postman Pat
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Fall 	Voltron 	Voltron 	Voltron 	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	Count Duckula
Classic Media Kids Network programming B	Mid-Spring 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons 	Voltron 	Voltron
=== 2011-2012 ===
Programming 	Programming 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun 	
Classic Media Kids Network programming A	Classic Media Kids Network programming A	The Lone Ranger	The Lone Ranger	The Archie Show	The Archie Show	The Archie Show	The Archie Show	The Archie Show
=== 2012-2013 ===
Programming 	Programming 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Sat or Sun 	
DreamWorks Classics Kids Network programming A	DreamWorks Classics Kids Network programming A	Charlie Chalk	Charlie Chalk	Sergeant Preston of the Yukon	Sergeant Preston of the Yukon	LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures	LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures	
DreamWorks Classics Kids Network programming B	DreamWorks Classics Kids Network programming B	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat	Felix the Cat 	Voltron 	Voltron 	HarveyToons 	HarveyToons
== Affiliate list ==
The following is a list of stations, which carried Classic Media/DreamWorks Classics Kids Network programming between 2002 to 2011.
City of license/market 	Station	Affiliation	Owner 	Years ran	Notes
Boise, Idaho 	KTRV 	Fox 	Block Communications 	2002-2006	KTRV-TV dropped the weekday Classic Media Kids Network programming in April 2006 to make way for the new two hour weekday morning newscast from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. with the exception of the second single episode run of Rocky and Bullwinkle, which had been airing on Saturdays prior to April 2006.
Boise, Idaho 	KNIN-TV	UPN
The CW 	Banks Broadcasting 	2002-2006	
Boise, Idaho 	KWOB
(Cable Only)	The WB 100+	Tribune Broadcasting 	2002-2004	
Boston, Massachusetts 	WSBK 	UPN 	Tribune Broadcasting 	2002-2004	
Boston, Massachusetts 	WLVI 	The CW 	Tribune Broadcasting 	2005-2006	
Charlotte, North Carolina 	WWWB
WMYT	The WB
MyNetworkTV	Capitol Broadcasting Company 	2002-2006	
Charlotte, North Carolina 	WJZY 	UPN
The CW 	Capitol Broadcating Company 	2002- 	
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	WFTC 	UPN
MyNetworkTV	Fox Television Stations 	2002-2006 (WFTC)
2006-2007 (WUCW)	WFTC transitioned Classic Media Kids Network programming A to The WB-affiliate, WUCW starting in Fall 2006.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	KMSP-TV
WUCW	Fox 	Fox Television Stations 	2002-2005 (KMSP)
2005-2006 (WUCW)	KMSP transitioned Classic Media Kids Network programming B to WUCW, The WB-affiliate which was going to be The CW starting in September 2006.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	KMWB 	The WB 	Sinclair Broadcast Group 	2002-2005	
Nashville, Tennessee 	WUXP-TV	UPN 	Sinclair Broadcast Group 	2002-2005	
Portland, Oregon 	KPTV 	Fox 	Meredith Corporation 	2005-2006	The Portland market didn't pickup this lineup of Classic Media programs until September 2007.
Portland, Oregon 	KPTV
KRCW	Fox
The CW 	Meredith Corporation 	2002-2005 (KPTV)
2005-2006 (KRCW)	KPTV transitioned Classic Media Kids Network programming B to KWBP in September 2006.
Portland, Oregon 	KWBP 	The WB 	Tribune Broadcasting 	2002-2005	
Spokane, Washington 	KAYU-TV	Fox 	Stainless Broadcasting Company	2002-2005	
== Website ==
https://sites.google.com/view/classic-media-kids-network
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