FUNimation Channel
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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 |
| Former names | n/a brand = "FUNimation" |
| 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 animé cable outlet, the first being ADV Films' The Anime Network. Starting March 3, 2008, 7 new titles have been added to the 24-hour channel. On May 1st, 2008 however FUNimation pulled all their programming from Colours TV effectively cancelling the FUNimation Channel. FUNimation has yet to give a reason for the cancellation.
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[edit] Brief history
Shortly before the Navarre 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.
[edit] FUNimation Channel affiliates
| Calls | Channel | Branding | Format | Market/Market Rank | Timeslot | Owner | |
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| Terrestrial Stations | |||||||
| KBTV-CA | 8 (VHF) analog Comcast 238 |
KBTV 8 | Multicultural | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA / 20 | Weekdays 3:30-5 PM |
Tower of Babel Broadcasting | |
| WRGT-DT2 | 30.2 (UHF) digital | My TV Dayton | General/My Network TV | Dayton, OH / 58 | Monday-Friday 1-3 AM |
Cunningham Broadcasting (LMA: Sinclair Broadcasting) |
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| WRNN-DT3 | 48.3 (UHF) digital | New York, NY / 1 | 24/7 | WRNN License Company, LLC | |||
| WSAW-DT2 | 7.2(40.2) (UHF) digital | My TV | FUNimation/My Network TV | Wausau, WI | Monday-Friday 12-7 AM CT Saturday 12-9AM CT (rarely Saturday 12PM-7PM CT if "nothing" on MY-TV or no E/I) Sunday 12AM-4PM CT (nb---on rare occasions 30-90 mins of this time, especially Saturday and Sunday, is deleted for "local" programing) |
Gray Television | |
| WSYX-DT3 | 13.2 (UHF) digital | My TV Columbus | General/My Network TV | Columbus, OH / 32 | Monday-Friday 1-3 AM |
Sinclair Broadcasting | |
[edit] Former affiliates
- Seattle: KHCV; dropped for GnF-TV; later replaced with AAT Television.
- Los Angeles: KSCI: discontinued its affiliation in June 2007.
- Honolulu: KIKU: discontinued its affiliation in September 2007.
[edit] Shows that air on the FUNimation Channel
- Baki the Grappler (Episodes 1-36)
- Black Cat
- Blue Gender
- Boogie Pop Phantom
- Case Closed (Detective Conan) (Episodes 1-50)
- Dragon Ball (Episodes 1-52)
- Fruits Basket
- His and Her Circumstances
- Haré+Guu
- Kiddy Grade
- Kodocha
- Moon Phase
- Negima
- Ninja Nonsense
- Pandalian
- Peach Girl
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
- Slayers
- Spiral
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP
- Project A-ko (movies)
- Urusei Yatsura (movie)
- Roujin Z (movie)
- Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
[edit] Shows not currently airing on the FUNimation Channel
- Galaxy Railways (removed March 2, 2008)
- Lupin III (movies only) (removed May 2007)
- Yu Yu Hakusho (removed from CoLours TV but has not aired on the official FUNimation Channel)
- Record of Lodoss War (removed April 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Navarre's FUNimation Entertainment Announces the FUNimation Channel - September 29, 2005 Navarre press release. Accessed June 17, 2006.
[edit] External links
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