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Title of Planned Core Program #1
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Origin
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Animal Rescue
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 7:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [analog and digital]
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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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11 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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Animal Rescue showcases spectacular rescues of all types of animals and focuses on the work of dedicated individuals who treat the various creatures of the animal kingdom. All stories are authentic and contain actual video of rescues. Series is "G" rated And is suitable for family viewing.
ANimal rescue serves the educational and informational needs of children 16 years of age and under with its program content, including safety tips and real life in-the-field experiences of professional and ordinary people taking care of, treating and helping various animals.
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Title of Planned Core Program #2
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Origin
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Wild About Animals
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 7:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [analog and digital]
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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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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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Wild About Animals is a weekly half-hour animal magazine series that airs 52 weeks a year. The show is hosted by emmy-award winning actress Mariette Hartley. Mariette has committed herself to fighting for the rights of animals for over 20 years.
This series is produced for children 16 and under (specific target audience is 13-16). As the producers of Wild About Animals, it is the objective of Steve Rotfeld productions to educate and inform children, specifically in the target age group, by bringing them entertaining and interesting storiesabout the world's most fascinating animals. Each episode will consist of four (4) different stories designed to teach children about both exotic and unique animals, as well as to educate them further about animals they see everyday.
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Title of Planned Core Program #3
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Origin
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Awesome Adventures
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [analog and digital]
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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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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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Awesome Adventures is a weekly half-hour asdventure series that airs 52 weeks a year. Our host, as well as two different teenagers each week, travel al over the world to both exotic and remote locations.
Awesome Adventures is disigned to educate, inform, and entertain children 16 and under (specific target audience is 13-16) about the world around them. Each journey is a lesson in the beauty of nature, its creatures, and the people who inhabit the land. The shows are not designed to be preachy or overly pedantic, but rather, the goal is tyo make the learning fun.
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Title of Planned Core Program #4
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Origin
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B inTune TV
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:30-9:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [analog and digital]
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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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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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B InTune TV will bring the fun and excitement of the popular "InTune Monthly Magazine" to television in an educational and entertaining, half-hour format geared for pre-teen and teen audiences, featuring today's hottest musicians.
B InTune TV provides teen audiences with insight into all aspects of the music industry: songwriting, publishing, management, producing, recording studios, manufacturing, publicity, touring, merchandising, etc.
B InTune TV is an entertaining approach to keeping today's youth informed about what's happening in the world of music while being FCC-safe programming targeting the ages of 13-18.
B InTune TV is a part of "The In Tune Foundation"- a non-profit organization supported by the U.S. Congress-Department of Education
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Title of Planned Core Program #5
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Origin
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Teen Kids News
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sundays 7:00-7:30am (04/05/09-06/28/09) [analog and digital]
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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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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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The mission of Teen Kids News is to produce a weekly news program that provides information and news to kids in a manner that is educational as well as highly entertaining. The target audience for the program is 13 to 16 year olds. It is designed to appeal to the audience on its own level. The focus of the program is young people, always letting them tell their stories in their own words. The large, diverse news anchor team is unique in television and has great appeal on kids who identify and emulate them. This program serves the audience in a way that makes a real difference in their lives. It inserts the clear voice of the kid into the adult-dominated media and provides a unique perspective to the news that is not currently available on network television.
This is a unique way of doing business in the crowded world of television news. There is no current news programming that features actual kids reporting to other kids on television. There have been shows by adults working with kids but none that a young audience can literally identify with. TKN is filling that void and has captured the imagination of America, becoming the first program in history targeting the next generation of news viewers.
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Title of Planned Core Program #6
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Origin
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Whaddyado
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SYNDICATED
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sundays 7:30-8:00am (04/05/09-06/28/09) [analog and digital]
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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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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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WHADDYADO is a half-hour weekly education series designed to educate, inform, inspire and entertain children 16 & under about the world around them. Each episode is an educational life-lesson, based in reality, intended to prepare young people for potential situations that could easily crop up at any time, anywhere. Through dramatic re-enactments, WHADDYADO will skillfully document the event, interview the participants, and talk to various experts, who will explain what the proper reaction should be when faced with similar life-threatening circumstances. Also, in an effort to help young people make the right decision at the right moment, there will be a moral dilemma segment featured in each show.
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Title of Planned Core Program #7
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Origin
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The Emperors New School
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 7:00-7:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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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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Kuzco, a youth who is heir to the throne of a mythical Andean country, must graduate from Kuzco Academy before he can become Emperor of his land. He lives with a peasant foster family and faces the intellectual, physical and social challenges that all teens face, while also preparing to rule justly and well. Sometimes Kuzco wonders whether being Emperor for the rest of his days will be a pleasure or a trap.
Kuzco thwarts attempts by the nefarious Yzma and her henchman, Kronk, to stop him from doing well in school. If Kuzco were to fail at his class work, Yzma would become Empress. Kuzco struggles to complete his assignments and stay on track. Only if he remains steadfast, studies hard, learns from his mistakes, and can relate to citizens at all levels of society, will he ascend the throne. His best friend Malina, an excellent student, attempts to help Kuzco stay out of trouble and achieve his goals.
Series episodes explore issues such as coping with peer pressure, respecting authority, taking responsibility, adhering to family and school rules, accepting differences, building self-esteem and trust.
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Title of Planned Core Program #8
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Origin
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The Replacements
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 7:30-8:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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Riley and Todd, siblings who were raised in an orphanage after the death of their parents, long to be adopted. They find a comic book advertisement for Fleemco, an agency that will provide "Replacement" parents or adults to substitute for certain individuals. Brother and sister decide to send in the $1.98 fee in hopes of obtaining parents to replace their lost ones. They acquire an unorthodox pair of Replacement parents, Dick Daring and Agent K. Dick is a former daredevil stuntman and Agent K is a British super-spy. Neither seems to know much about parenting, although their intentions are good. Agent K's highly intelligent automobile, C.A.R., her former spy partner, also joins the household. Their attempts to forge a family and adjust to a new school are both touching and comedic.
Riley and Todd discover that they can call Fleemco to request replacement of any adult whom they dislike, who is overly strict, or who is merely uninteresting. The temporary Replacements for teachers, neighbors or other community figures never prove to be as exciting or fun as the siblings had hoped, and are often immature and obnoxious. As things go awry, Riley and Todd learn that they need adult leadership, discipline, role models, order and structure. By the end of each story they are eager to return the Replacement and reinstate the original adult.
Stories revolve around issues such as cooperating with household/family rules, taking responsibility, fairness, building self-esteem, and trust.
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Title of Planned Core Program #9
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Origin
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That's So Raven
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:00-8:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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10 years
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13 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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Raven Baxter, who has inherited her grandmother's gift of clairvoyance, is a normal, happy young woman. Nonetheless, Raven sometimes worries that she is a freak because of her clairvoyant abilities. She has a ten-year old brother, Cory. They are typical siblings, with the tension and rivalry that most siblings experience. Raven and Cory's mother is in law school, and their father owns a small restaurant.
Raven attends an ethnically diverse San Francisco public high school. She is responsible for the after-school safety and activities of Cory. Her closest friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are fiercely committed to environmental issues and sports, respectively. Raven dreams of a career in fashion design, and the new season's episodes revolve around her internship with an eccentric fashion designer.
Raven's parents and close friends know about her "visions". These premonitions often prompt her to intervene before trouble occurs. Sometimes her interventions backfire, and at other times the foreseen events occur, bringing embarrassment or sadness. She learns valuable lessons from her transgressions. "Visions" set up issues that the Core episodes of this series explore, among which are sibling rivalry, popularity, loyalty, self-acceptance, jealousy, dealing with authority, and consequences of lying or cheating.
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Title of Planned Core Program #10
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Origin
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That's So Raven
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:30-9:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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10 years
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13 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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Raven Baxter, who has inherited her grandmother's gift of clairvoyance, is a normal, happy young woman. Nonetheless, Raven sometimes worries that she is a freak because of her clairvoyant abilities. She has a ten-year old brother, Cory. They are typical siblings, with the tension and rivalry that most siblings experience. Raven and Cory's mother is in law school, and their father owns a small restaurant.
Raven attends an ethnically diverse San Francisco public high school. She is responsible for the after-school safety and activities of Cory. Her closest friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are fiercely committed to environmental issues and sports, respectively. Raven dreams of a career in fashion design, and the new season's episodes revolve around her internship with an eccentric fashion designer.
Raven's parents and close friends know about her "visions". These premonitions often prompt her to intervene before trouble occurs. Sometimes her interventions backfire, and at other times the foreseen events occur, bringing embarrassment or sadness. She learns valuable lessons from her transgressions. "Visions" set up issues that the Core episodes of this series explore, among which are sibling rivalry, popularity, loyalty, self-acceptance, jealousy, dealing with authority, and consequences of lying or cheating.
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Title of Planned Core Program #11
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Origin
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Hannah Montana
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 9:00-9:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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10 years
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13 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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Thirteen-year-old Miley Stewart, recently moved from Tennessee to Malibu, CA, leads a double life. By day she attends public high school, along with her older brother Jackson, but by night she is emerging pop star "Hannah Montana". Except for her family, only her two best friends, Oliver and Lilly, and her bodyguard know about Miley's career as a singer, and she strives to maintain privacy, fearing that her new classmates would treat her very differently if they knew of her stage identity. Miley wears blonde wigs while performing, and manages to escape being recognized.
Miley's mother died three years before the story begins, so her dad is now a single parent. He has just begun dating again. Miley misses her mother very much. One of the songs that she writes and performs is about the pain of growing up without her mother.
Unlike her brother, Miley is a dedicated student. At school, her enemies are Amber and Ashley, two girls who constantly bully Miley. Oliver and Lilly are fiercely protective of their friend. Miley has ordinary teenage insecurities, but remains true to herself, despite the allure of concert life, the limos, parties, and glamorous clothes. This is in no small part due to the solid values that her father, Miley's manager (Billy Rae Cyrus), has imparted. Tension and sibling rivalry do occur, especially when Jackson feels that his talented sister is getting all the attention.
Stories examine social issues such as peer pressure, integrity, family rules, jealousy, friendship, loyalty, and issues related to bereavement.
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Title of Planned Core Program #12
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Origin
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The Suite Life of Zach and Cody
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 9:30-10:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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11 years
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13 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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Those episodes of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" that air on ABC as Core Programming deliver life lessons tailored for the older child and "tween" audience.
Stories take place in a luxury hotel in Boston, where twelve-year-old identical twins Zack and Cody live with their divorced mom, a lounge singer for the Tipton Hotel. The boys attend a local public middle school. One of the twins is polite and shy and excels in academics, while the other, athletic and extroverted, barely scrapes by in school, due to lack of effort. He often instigates wacky plans for outwitting hotel authorities, caregivers, and their mother. The boy's mother dates and would like to remarry. Their father is a professional rock musician who is on the road much of the year, but stays in touch with his sons. This sets up occasional parental conflicts about discipline and expectations.
Parallel stories involve two teenage girls: heiress London Tipton, whose father owns the hotel, and Maddie, a girl who works after school at the hotel snack bar. Unlike London, Maddie attends a parochial girls' school and comes from a working class Boston family.
Series episodes explore sibling rivalry, conflicts with parents, divorce, household and hotel rules, family budget limitations, responsibility, self-esteem, and peer pressure
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Title of Planned Core Program #13
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Origin
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MY FRIEND RABBIT
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:00-8:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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MY FRIEND RABBIT is an animated show with two lead characters, Rabbit and Mouse, who work together to tackle challenges that are characteristic of the childhood experience. With each episode, Rabbit and Mouse, along with other friends, face a unique dilemma that compels them to think creatively about how to approach and solve their problem by trying out different solutions and persisting with new ideas when one fails.
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Title of Planned Core Program #14
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Origin
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Barbar
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 8:30-9:00am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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BABAR, based on the books by Laurent de Brunhoff, is an animated show about a young orphaned elephant who finds the strength to rise above the challenges he faces, including the death of his parents, as he journeys through life. Each episode of the show develops a social-emotional message such as taking responsibility, being patient and persistent in hard work, respecting peopleâ??s privacy, learning to cope with unforeseen changes, and being honest. These messages emerge from the need to resolve a dilemma that is faced by Babar, one of his friends or family members. BABAR, first appeared on the schedule in 2007, and is returning with new episodes in 2009.
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Title of Planned Core Program #15
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Origin
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Turbo Dogs
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Saturdays 9:00-9:30am (04/04/09-06/27/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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TURBO DOGS is an animated show based on the books (Racer Dogs) by Bob Kolar. The series follows a group of six dogs from Racerville who love to compete with one another in races. In each story, one or more of the dogs encounter and solve problems that teach them social-emotional lessons on good sportsmanship, teamwork, cooperation, playing fair, and friendship. The show also imparts information on the mechanics of racing like directionality and the concepts of distance and time. The social-emotional messages are embedded through the stories using action and humor. The tags at the end of each episode reiterate and establish the educational message learned by the dogs.
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Title of Planned Core Program #16
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Origin
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3-2-1 PENGUINS!
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sundays 8:00-8:30am (04/05/09-06/28/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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3-2-1 PENGUINS! features two children -- Jason and Michelle -- whose vacation at their grandmother's cottage ends up being more adventure than they expect when their toy spaceship with four toy penguins comes to life. The children are sucked into the spaceship, where they meet the now live penguins and journey through space to solve an inter-galactic disaster threatening the penguins and their friends. Each story begins with a problem and ends after the children have learned an important socio-emotional message through their adventure with the penguins.
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Title of Planned Core Program #17
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Origin
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Veggie Tales
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sundays 8:30-9:00am (04/05/09-06/28/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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VEGGIE TALES is a series of stories narrated by animated vegetables, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, that teach life lessons through wit and humor. Each episode contains one or two short animated stories that illustrate core values to children in an entertaining way. Stories are interrupted with silly songs, usually sung by Larry the Cucumber, that contain wacky lyrics and a catchy tune. Each episode ends with Bob and Larry reinforcing the lesson learned through the stories. Larry Boy Stories is about a young cucumber-janitor named Larry from the Daily Bumble, who assumes a super hero persona to fight crimes and save lives, bringing peace and safety to the small town of Bumblyberg.
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Title of Planned Core Program #18
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Origin
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The Zula Patrol
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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Sundays 9:00-9:30am (04/05/09-06/28/09) [digital]
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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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8 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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Based on the book series by Deborah Manchester, THE ZULA PATROL teaches science and astronomy facts to a target audience of 4-8 year old children. The Zula Patrol is a group of six animated aliens, headed by Captain Bula, who carry out a variety of scientific space missions. During their missions, Captain Bula and his crew often encounter their foe, Dark Truder, and his minion, Traxie, who are trying to take over the universe. Over the course of the story, the audience learns different facts about a specific space topic, such as stars, planets, orbits, moons, asteroids, comets, gravity, and space probes. The information is then highlighted during a segment where crew member Professor Multo delivers his "Multo-Moments" or summary of scientific facts from the story. Typically the stories also provide a social-emotional tag based on tolerance and non-violent conflict-resolution.
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