True Spark
True Spark (Thai: ทรูสปาร์ก) is a 24-hours TV station for Kids provided by TrueVisions. It broadcast cartoons that come from Japan, USA and Europe. It broadcasts on Channel 444 (Digital) and Channel 28 (Analog).
Country | Thailand |
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Broadcast area | Thailand |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | TrueVisions |
History | |
Launched | 17 April 1989 UBC: July 1, 1998 True: January 23, 2007 |
Replaced | True Spark (2007 to present) |
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Links | |
Website | http://www.truevisionstv.com/ |
History
True Spark has been broadcast since TrueVisions was IBC. In that time, It was named IBC Cartoons (Thai: ไอบีซี การ์ตูน). It was broadcast on IBC Channel 7. After a few years, IBC Cartoons was changed its name to IBC Kids (Thai: ไอบีซี คิดส์). It was used to broadcast for 24 hours and presents a new episode of cartoons between 6 PM until 8:30 PM. After a few years, its broadcast duration was decreased to 5 AM until 8 PM and presents a new episode of cartoons between 6 PM until 8 PM. Then, in July 1998, IBC has combined its business with UTV, then rename IBC to UBC, and UBC has integrated its cartoon channel with movie channel, and name it UBC Movies & Kids (Thai: ยูบีซี มูฟวีส์ แอนด์ คิดส์). It was broadcast on channel 25, by broadcast the American movies and drama series from 8 PM to 6 AM, and broadcast the cartoons and kids programs from 6 AM to 8 PM.
Then, in March 1999, UBC was separated all contents from movie channels, and rename it to UBC Kids (Thai: ยูบีซี คิดส์). It was broadcast on channel 26 between 6 AM until 8 PM. During 8 PM until 6 AM, it was a broadcasting break time.
Then, on July 1, 2003, it was renamed to UBC Spark (Thai: ยูบีซี สปาร์ก), and in 2004, UBC Spark was moved to channel 28 cause of channel rearrangement, and on June 1, 2005, UBC Spark has been added broadcasting time to 9 PM.
Then, on April 1, 2006, UBC was renamed to UBC-True and made UBC Spark broadcast 24-hours. Then, on January 23, 2007, UBC-True was renamed to TrueVisions, and renamed UBC Spark to True Spark, and add time for presenting a new episode of cartoons to 4 PM until 8 PM.
Then, on May 15, 2016, True Spark and Toon Channel combined to True Spark Play and True Spark Jump.