Pakapaka

PakaPaka
Launched 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17) [1]
Network Educ.ar Sociedad del Estado
Owned by Ministry of Education
Picture format 4:3 (SDTV)
Slogan El poder de la imaginación (The power of imagination)
Country Argentina
Website http://www.pakapaka.gob.ar
Availability
Terrestrial
TDT 22.02 (SD)
Satellite
DirecTV Channel 303
C-Band AMC 6 [1]
Cable
Cablevisión Channel 199 (digital)
Telecentro Channel 23 (200 digital)
Telered Channel 49 (300 digital)
Cablehogar Channel 19 (200 digital)

PakaPaka is an Argentine television channel and website providing shows and original programming for children ages 2 to 12 and their families.[2] Launched initially as a programming section in the Encuentro television channel on September 23, 2007, and later as a digital terrestrial television and FTA channel on September 17, 2010,[1] although regular transmissions begun on September 9. It is operated by Argentina's Ministry of Education.

The word paka paka in Quechua language refers to the "hide and seek" game.[3]

Programming

Zamba has become one of the most popular characters of Pakapaka. Depicted are Zamba (right), José de San Martín (center) and Niña (left) during a celebration commemorating the May Revolution.

The channel transmits 24 hours a day. Its programming is divided in two blocks. The first one Ronda Pakapaka, aimed to 2 to 5 years old (preschoolers),[2] contains the following programmes:[4]

The second block, for children from 6 to 12 years old, contains the following programmes:

Past programmes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Programación - Cableoperadores" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Institucional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Programación - Grilla de programación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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