YTV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable and satellite television. Presently it is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment. Though "YTV" presumably stands for "Youth Television", the channel itself officially denies this.^[1] Their 1988 logo had the slogan "The Youth channel". YTV is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings: YTV (Canadian TV channel), a specialty service in Canada owned by Corus Entertainment The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council, in Finnish Yorkshire Television, a station in the British ITV network Yale Television, a station run at Yale University Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, a... Image File history File linksMetadata YTV.jpg Download High Resolution version(http://upload. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Corus Entertainment Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Bell ExpressVu is the division of Bell Canada that provides satellite television service across Canada. ... Star Choice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... Vidéotron Limited is an integrated communications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand and Internet access services, serving Quebec, Canada. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Corus Entertainment Inc. ...

YTV's schedule is primarily children's programming, with target audiences ranging from pre-schoolers to young adults. At the upper end of this range are repeats of dramas such as Smallville. Until recently it aired a significant number of British sitcoms in late night; it now only airs My Family. Among its claims to fame, it was the first to air the first completely computer-animated series, ReBoot, and the English-version of the anime show, Sailor Moon. YTV's flagship programming block is The Zone, aired on weekday afternoons; Carlos Bustamente currently hosts the interstitial segments. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Smallville is an American television series set in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... My Family is a long-running British sitcom starring Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker that first aired in 2000. ... ReBoot was a CGI animated series that was produced by Canadian production company, Mainframe Entertainment, and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson. ... For the title character, see Sailor Moon (character) and for the first story arc, see Sailor Moon (arc). ... YTVs The Zone circa 1995-96, featuring PJ Phil and Snit. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

While it produces or commissions a substantial portion of its programming, YTV also acquires and airs most of the original series of the similar American service Nickelodeon, which is not available in Canada. Thanks to strong contractual ties, YTV has exclusive access to all Nickelodeon animated titles, and to date has aired every one of these productions. It has recently gained a strong anime element in an attempt to appeal more to teens, picking up titles ranging from InuYasha to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It is spearheading that effort by introducing YTV Anime On Demand, a new video-on-demand service offering "Anime 24/7". This article is about the TV channel. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... “Inuyasha” redirects here. ... Batou and a Tachikoma Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is also titled Kōkaku Kidōtai: Stand Alone Complex (ManMachine Interface: STAND ALONE COMPLEX) in Japan, and is often refered to by its acronym GitS:SAC. GitS:SAC is a Japanese anime TV series set in... Video on demand (VOD) systems allow users to select and watch video and clip content over a network as part of an interactive television system. ...

The channel operates two timeshifted feeds, East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time). Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ...

History

The very first logo of YTV

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Launched on September 1, 1988, YTV was the successor to two prior special programming services operated by various Ontario cable companies beginning in the late 1970s. Not surprisingly, then, the two largest shareholders in YTV were two cable companies, Rogers Cable and a company known as CUC which would later be acquired by Shaw Communications. By about 1995, through various acquisitions and trades, Shaw had secured full control of YTV; it was spun off as part of Corus in 1999. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Shaw Communications Inc. ...

After Corus took control of the channel in 1999, YTV began to utilize a Nickelodeon-style "gross-out" factor in its branding, albeit with much less slime, with its mantra (and former slogan) being "Keep It Weird". Over the years YTV used a number of different on-air logos, featuring the same arrangement of white letters on various bizarre and imaginative creatures. The logo used on production credits - and thus presumably the "official" logo - features this arrangement on a red screen on a stylized purple television set. The channel's advertisements often focused on promoting the brand through crude humour, often at the expense of the programs being advertised. As this advertising style permeated the station at all hours of the day, it was heavily criticized, especially by older fans of the channel.

In fall of 2005, a new post 6 p.m. advertising style was developed for older audiences which used a much simpler logo and much sleeker packaging with barely any gross-out tactics. In the spring of 2006, this look was adapted for the entire station.

An interesting tidbit about YTV is that former PJ Aashna's performance of Canada's national anthem still plays on YTV, shortly before 6:00 a.m. ET. Sheet music O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. ...

Programming blocks

Since the station launched, YTV has been well-known for dividing their broadcasts into distinct programming blocks for a variety of reasons. An unnamed programming block which later became "The Treehouse", and "The Afterschool Zone", now known simply as "The Zone", were the first and second blocks established in the station's early years. This was done primarily as a tactic to comply with Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) restrictions on advertising in children's programming: popular imported programming would run a few minutes short due to fewer ads being permitted compared to US stations. Instead of filling the time with public service announcements or other filler material, the idea of devoting several minutes between programs to interaction between live-action hosts was utilized, and has proven successful to this day. YTVs The Zone circa 1995-96, featuring PJ Phil and Snit. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ...

Other blocks, such as Limbo and Bionix, have been created for the specific purpose of designating programming intended for older or specific audiences. Without similar advertising restrictions being applied, these blocks are unhosted. Limbo was a YTV programming block that was targeted to teens & was their first attempt at a teen audience. ... Bionix logo. ...

Current programming blocks

• 3 Hairy Thumbs Up
• Bionix
• CRUNCH
• The Zone
• ZAPX Movies
• Get Real! (Coming Fall 2007)

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Past programming blocks

• The Treehouse

The Treehouse was a daily programming block aimed at children. It was hosted by Todd, Krista, and Katie, and featured puppets known as the Fuzzpaws. The Treehouse aired many shows such as Wishbone, Bananas in Pyjamas, Once Upon a Hamster, The Big Comfy Couch, What-a-Mess, Take Part, and PJ Katie's Farm.

This segment originally did not have a specific name, and ran from 10 a.m. until switching over to The Afterschool Zone. The original hosts were PJ Jen and PJ Chandra. PJ Gord acted as a substitute for both this block and The Afterschool Zone. The Treehouse block has since been spun off into its own specialty channel, Treehouse TV.

• The Alley

The Alley was the original weekend morning programming block, which was hosted by the existing PJs from the weekday segments, along with the Grogs.

• YTV News

YTV News was a 30 minute news show. It aired on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays and was advertised as being the only national, youth-oriented TV Newsmagazine. YTV News was hosted by Janis Mackey, Marret Green, Exan, Honey Khan, Cory Atkins, Mark McAllister, and Wilf Dinnick who covered many stories from Canadian elections to world issues. Viewers of YTV News were encouraged to create their own news editorials about themselves and send them in to be broadcast. YTV News shared facilities with CTV News, and was briefly rebroadcast on CTV on weekend mornings, albeit with the title Wuz Up.

• The Breakfast Zone

The Breakfast Zone or B-Zone was aired in a morning time slot as the name implies. Originally hosted by Jenn and Paul, with Aashna soon replacing Jenn, the block was intended as a morning version of The Zone, but functioned more as a long running single program than an actual block. Programs started at much more arbitrary times as the banter between the live-action hosts became more of a central focus than mere filler material. The block was later rebranded as the short-lived B-Zone, hosted by Taylor.

• Short Circuit was a series of short computer-generated animation with music that was aired every hour, between each show.

• Shift

Shift was broadcast in prime time and aired many of YTV's most popular shows. Some of Shift's programming included ReBoot, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Beasties, and Goosebumps. Shift was hosted by Aashna and Paul. It was dropped in favour of extending The Zone by one hour.

• Brainwash

Brainwash was a former weekend programming block aired on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. It was hosted by Carrie (musician and puppeteer Ali Eisner) and Ed (Shaun Majumder early in his career) from a colourful set featuring pipes and video screens. Concept created and produced by Kim J. Saltarski and Atul N. Rao (later forming writer/producer team "The Membrains"). Brainwash had many slogans such as "Put a spin on your reality", "Headaches are an excellent source of iron", and "YTV's laundromat of choice". The theme was a play on the name using bubbles, washing machines, and brain visuals. Brainwash was similar to The Zone but was much longer. It featured programs such as Bump in the Night, Sailor Moon, and The Pink Panther. Brainwash was eventually replaced with Snit Station.

• Snit Station

Snit Station replaced Brainwash in the weekend morning slot and was hosted by YTV's robotic mascot Snit and Denise. Snit Station programming included Animaniacs, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Garfield, Huckleberry Hound, and Alvin and the Chipmunks. When Snit later left Snit Station this block became known as the Vortex block and programming dramatically changed.

• Limbo

Limbo was YTV's first attempt at a block for teenagers and featured programming such as Daria, Stressed Eric, Home Movies, and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married. Limbo originally aired from 8 p.m. to midnight ET, but was eventually pushed back to 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. ET before being cancelled. Bionix is Limbo's closest current equivalent.

• The Dark Corner

A former seasonal programming block that was aired on Halloween. The Dark Corner featured many of YTV's darker shows such as Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Freaky Stories, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

• YTV Jr

YTV Jr. boasted 40 hours of commercial-free programming per week and was aimed at the pre-school demographic. YTV Jr.'s programming included children's favourites such as Rupert, Groundling Marsh, and The Big Comfy Couch. YTV Jr. later became obsolete as Treehouse TV, YTV's dedicated children's channel, became widely available.

• Vortex

Vortex aired on YTV from 2001 to June 24, 2006. It was formerly hosted by Stephanie Broschart, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Paula Lemyre. Unlike its predecessors, Vortex was exclusive to Saturday mornings. Vortex was also based mainly on action cartoons, not unlike Cartoon Network's Toonami block. It ended on June 24, 2006 upon Paula's departure from YTV and was replaced by The Zone Summer Weekends.

• The Zone Summer Weekends

The Zone Summer Weekends aired on YTV from July 1, 2006 to September 2, 2006. It was hosted by Sugar and Carlos. The Zone Summer Weekends replaced Vortex and was a Saturday morning spin-off of The Zone. It featured all of the programs that Vortex had but the only commonly noticed differences were the new logos and animations. A few times, The Zone Summer Weekends was extended into the afternoon. It ended on September 2, 2006 and has since been replaced by CRUNCH.

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Program Jockeys

In the earlier days, YTV had hosts called Program Jockeys or "PJ"s, in the same vein as "disc jockey" or "video jockey". Current hosts of these segments have since dropped the moniker of PJ. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Video Jockey or VJ is a term coined in the early 1980s to describe the fresh faced youth who introduced the music videos on MTV. The word VJ is also used to represent video performance artists who create live visuals on all kind of music. ...

Current

• Carlos Bustamente hosts The Zone and former block The Zone Summer Weekends
• Simon Mohos hosts ZAPX Movies
• Ajay hosts CRUNCH

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Past

• Stephanie Beard (Sugar) hosted The Zone and former block The Zone Summer Weekends
• Paula Lemyre hosted the Vortex
• Phil Guerrero (PJ Fresh Phil)
• Paul McGuire (PJ Paul)
• Daryn Jones
• PJ Jenn (Jenn Beech)
• Jennifer Katie Racicot (PJ Katie), whom also co-hosted The Zone (as Jenny rather than Katie)
• Shaun Majumder (Ed Brainbin)
• Anand Rajaram (Snit)
• Taylor (Phil McCordic)
• Gordon Michael Woolvett (Gord the PJ Man) was the tertiary PJ during the day time, and later gained a regular spot on The Afterschool Zone.
• PJ Todd
• PJ Krista
• Pat Kelly
• Janis Mackey-Frayer (PJ Jazzy Jan) also was an original anchor for YTV News
• Shandra (PJ Rockin Shan)
• Aashna Patel (PJ Aashna)
• Stephanie Broschart
• Ali Eisner (Carrie Funkwash - HOST)
• The Grogs (puppeteers Jamie Shannon & Jason Hopley)
• Marty Stelnick (puppeteer)
• Atul N. Rao (Puppeteer - The original Snit)
• Laurie Gelman
• Michael Quast (Michael Q)

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Programs of note

See also: List of programs broadcast by YTV

As an early specialty station with a focus on an ambiguously defined area such as youth programming, YTV has incorporated many unique and niche programs into their schedule over the years. This is a list of television programs formerly, and currently broadcast by the Canadian television channel YTV. As of September 2007, YTVs schedule includes the following programs. ...

British sitcoms

Due to a general lack of original programming for specialty services in its early years, YTV often filled its schedule with older or more obscure types of acquisitions not normally seen on other services. One of the most well-known additions has been British sitcoms, which were initially used to fill prime time slots, but due to popular demand remained prominently on the station's late night schedule for well over a decade. Highlights included the North American premiere of Red Dwarf as well as a persistent run of the improv series Whose Line is it Anyway?, but because YTV's standards for content had not been firmly established at the time, both series endured excessive censorship. For the type of star, see Red dwarf. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Although prime time programming slowly became more focused, programs such as Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, and Yes Minister found cult audiences in late night timeslots, and aired free of time and content edits for years as more focus was placed on younger audiences viewing at earlier hours. However, in 2003 when YTV began marketing their late night hours towards older youth viewers, it was finally decided to remove the remaining shows from the schedule, having them return only for occasional Christmas specials. Currently, the only British sitcoms still running are My Family, which continues to air recent episodes, and the animated Canada/UK show Bob and Margaret. Are You Being Served? was a long-running British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. ... Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom starring Patricia Routledge as social snob Hyacinth Bucket. ... Yes Minister is a satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted by BBC television and radio between 1980 and 1984, split over three seven-episode series. ... My Family is a long-running British sitcom starring Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker that first aired in 2000. ... Bob and Margaret was a Canadian/UK animated television series that was also shown in the United States. ...

Anime

Ever since hosting the North American broadcast premiere of Sailor Moon in August 1995, YTV has become a central hub for anime fandom in Canada. While Sailor Moon still remained their most popular and influential franchise (enough to provoke the final seventeen episodes of Sailor Moon R to be dubbed specifically for the Canadian market) franchises such as Dragon Ball and Pokémon saw massive success on the station in following years. However, in 1999, YTV's confusion in attempting to market Gundam Wing, which had proven to be a monumental hit on weekday afternoons in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, posed significant problems for the medium's exposure in Canada. Although audiences were shocked to see the show's follow-up movie, Endless Waltz (which was aired before the actual series) shown completely uncut, YTV's decision to air an edited version of the series at 11:30 p.m. on weeknights due to uneven market research conducted through an online poll, essentially cut the series off from mainstream viewership. For the title character, see Sailor Moon (character) and for the first story arc, see Sailor Moon (arc). ... “Animé” redirects here. ... The anime series logo, which translates to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R Sailor Moon R is the shortened title of Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R ), the second major story arc and series in the Sailor Moon anime. ... Son Goku with the four-star ball. ... Original run Original Series: April 1, 1997 – November 14, 2002 September 8, 1998 – October 25, 2003 Advanced Generation: November 21, 2002 – September 14, 2006 November 1, 2003 – March 3, 2007 Diamond & Pearl: September 28, 2006 – June 4, 2007 – No. ... New Mobile Report Gundam W (also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) is a televised Anime series, which ran for 49 episodes beginning in 1995. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... For Toonami, the television channel in the United Kingdom, see Toonami (UK). ... Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz is the sequel to Gundam Wing, which is set in an alternate universe to the original Gundam series in the After Colony timeline. ...

This likely contributed to the complete lack of many popular anime series being run on YTV for the next several years. However, this dry period ended in 2003 when InuYasha was introduced to the station. Its popularity with teen viewers brought about the creation of the Bionix block. While some minor, inconsistent content edits occurred in programs like Gundam SEED as a result of this new focus (although the edits were few and nowhere near as severe as some censorship seen on Cartoon Network), the block has gradually matured with its content and tone falling more in line with that of Adult Swim. However, YTV's decision to air Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in 2005 met with some controversy due to the show's content and adult nature. Despite airing at midnight, the episode "Jungle Cruise" was skipped due to its gruesome theme and content, bringing more question as to why YTV would license a show of this nature. While the episode was later reaired uncut in a later timeslot, it remains unclear whether or not YTV will air the series' much more graphic second season. “Inuyasha” redirects here. ... Bionix logo. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Batou and a Tachikoma Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is also titled Kōkaku Kidōtai: Stand Alone Complex (ManMachine Interface: STAND ALONE COMPLEX) in Japan, and is often refered to by its acronym GitS:SAC. GitS:SAC is a Japanese anime TV series set in... Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (japanese title: 攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. 2nd GIG) is the second season from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. ...

Between the end of Limbo and the beginning of Bionix, YTV launched the Anime Master forum. The Anime Master character is portrayed as a red-suited masked ninja, dubbed in Snit's voice, and has made a few guest appearances in The Zone and Vortex segments. Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ... Vortex is the latest Saturday morning programming block dedicated to animation. ...

Live action show hosts have also done interviews in Anime North, most of the guests being voice actors for popular animated shows on the channel. The interviews were shown in the live action segments between programmes (called Animinutes), or as a separate block. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

On September 29, 2006, YTV Canada Inc. announced it had applied to the CRTC for permission to launch a Category 2 English-language specialty channel called "The Anime Channel". The proposal included minimum 85% animated and related programming and maximum 15% information-based program, targeted at adults over the age of 18. A meeting with the CRTC was held on November 14, 2006. On January 30, 2007, CRTC approved the application for the licence until August 31, 2013. [1] The licence allowed the channel to allocate not less than 65% of the broadcast year to anime programs, not more than 35% of the broadcast year to anime-related programs, not less than 85% of the broadcast year to programming from categories 7(d) (theatrical feature films aired on TV), 7(e) (animated television programs and films) and 7(g) (other drama), with no more than 15% of the broadcast year dedicated to information based programs. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

YTV Anime On Demand

In 2005, Corus Entertainment began offering a video on demand service called "YTV Anime On Demand" to cable providers, as of yet Rogers Cable is the only provider to offer the service. The service offers old and new anime programs that do not air on YTV channel itself. Image File history File links Ytv_AOD.jpg‎ This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Image File history File links Ytv_AOD.jpg‎ This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ...

Related businesses

Whoa! magazine, YTV's official magazine, is published four times a year (spring, summer, fall and winter). Whoa! is distributed through Pizza Hut, YTV Events, Chapters and Indigo book stores, Canadian newsstands, and subscriptions. Pizza Hut Inc. ...

Big Fun Party Mix CDs contain many songs from YTV's Hit List, plus performances by the station's own Nuclear Donkey. YTVs Hit List was a music video television program that aired on YTV, a specialty television network aimed at children. ...

The Big Rip is a site for online games. The first game GalaXseeds, was launched on February 14, 2007. The Big Rip is a network of massively multiplayer online games launched by Corus Entertainment. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

YTV Spotlight is an On Demand service, which offers monthly themed bundles, currently only available with Rogers Cable. Rogers Communications Inc. ...

Logos

1988-1999

2000-2005

Slogans

"The Youth Channel" (1988-1990)
"The Spirit Of Youth" (1990-1991)
"The Coolest Station In The Nation" (1991-1998)
"Keep It Weird" (1998-2001) "Woah!" (2006-)

References

1. ^ About YTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Official Site as of 1997 (archive.org)
• Official Site as of 2001 (archive.org)
• Official Site as of 2005 (archive.org; original bugs not fixed)
• Museum of Broadcast Communications: YTV
• YTV Station ID's from 1993 on YouTube
• YTV Station ID's from 1992 on YouTube
• YTV Station ID from 1992 on YouTube