Kika (TV channel)
Logo used since 2012 | |
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Erfurt, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 1080p and 720p HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ARD and ZDF |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 1997 |
| Former names | Der Kinderkanal (1997–2000) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Multiplexes vary depending on location |
| Streaming media | |
| kika.de | Watch live |
Kika (currently stylised as KiKA, formerly as KI.KA; formally Der Kinderkanal von ARD und ZDF, transl. The Children's Channel of ARD and ZDF) is a German free-to-air television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is managed by a joint venture by public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Its intended audience is children and the youth, devoid of advertising, and it is generally watched by children 3 to 13. The MDR is responsible for its playout.
The channel also repeats shows, such as Tabaluga tivi from ZDF's main channel.