Disney Channel

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	'''Disney Channel''' (originally called '''The Disney Channel''' from 1983 to 1997) is an American [[Cable television in the United States|basic cable]] and [[Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television]] [[television network|network]] that serves as the [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] property of owner [[Disney Channels Worldwide]], a unit of the [[Disney–ABC Television Group]], itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of [[The Walt Disney Company]].		'''Disney Channel''' (originally called '''The Disney Channel''' from 1983 to 1997) is an American [[Cable television in the United States|basic cable]] and [[Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television]] [[television network|network]] that serves as the [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] property of owner [[Disney Channels Worldwide]], a unit of the [[Disney–ABC Television Group]], itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of [[The Walt Disney Company]].
−	The channel's [[television program|programming]] consists of original first-run [[children's television series|television series]], theatrically-released and original [[Television film|made-for-cable]] [[Film|movies]] and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a [[pay television|premium service]] – originally marketed its programs towards families, and then at younger children by the late 1990s. Most of its original programming is aimed at female children ages 6–11, while its [[Disney Junior]] programs are targeted at younger children ages 2–7.<ref name="Disney Junior">{{cite web|title=Disney Junior|url=http://www.disneyabctv.com/division/index_junior.shtml|website=http://www.disneyabctv.com/|publisher=Disney Enterprises, Inc.|accessdate=October 26, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008184837/http://www.disneyabctv.com/division/index_junior.shtml|archivedate=October 8, 2014|deadurl=yes|quote="Disney Junior, part of Disney Channels Worldwide, is a global television and online brand expressly for kids age 2-7."}}</ref>	+	The channel's [[television program|programming]] consists of original first-run [[children's television series|television series]], theatrically-released and original [[Television film|made-for-cable]] [[Film|movies]] and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a [[pay television|premium service]] – originally marketed its programs towards families, and then at younger children by the late 1990s. Most of its original programming is aimed at children ages 6–11, while its [[Disney Junior]] programs are targeted at younger children ages 2–7.<ref name="Disney Junior">{{cite web|title=Disney Junior|url=http://www.disneyabctv.com/division/index_junior.shtml|website=http://www.disneyabctv.com/|publisher=Disney Enterprises, Inc.|accessdate=October 26, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008184837/http://www.disneyabctv.com/division/index_junior.shtml|archivedate=October 8, 2014|deadurl=yes|quote="Disney Junior, part of Disney Channels Worldwide, is a global television and online brand expressly for kids age 2-7."}}</ref>
	As of February 2015, Disney Channel is available to approximately 96.2 million pay television households (82.7% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/22/list-of-how-many-homes-each-cable-network-is-in-as-of-february-2015/366230/|title=List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=March 14, 2015}}</ref>		As of February 2015, Disney Channel is available to approximately 96.2 million pay television households (82.7% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/22/list-of-how-many-homes-each-cable-network-is-in-as-of-february-2015/366230/|title=List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=March 14, 2015}}</ref>