What is CITV?
[[File:CITV logo 2003.svg|thumb|CITV logo from 2003 to 2006]] '''CITV''' is a British [[programming block]] and, until 2023, a [[television channel]]. It was broadcast by [[Sky Digital]], [[Virgin Media]], and [[Freesat]]. It was launched on 17 December 1981 as Watch It! until 3 January 1983 as Children's ITV. It became available on [[Freeview]] in May 2006. It was also released on [[Sky]] in May and [[NTL]] on 6 June. Both the analogue and the Sky versions were released on Virgin Media's [[Virtual Menu]] on 19 May 2007. The analogue version was removed from the platform in 2011 and only the Sky version remained available on the platform's [[Virtual Menu]]. Today, it is a [[programming block]] on [[ITV2]], replacing teleshopping. At 9:00 PM on 1 September 2023, the CITV channel stopped broadcasting (playing TV shows).<ref>{{cite web |title=CITV channel closes as ITVX Kids streaming service launches |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66570523 |website=BBC Newsround |accessdate=25 March 2024 |date=21 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ITV children's channel CITV will close in September |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44860231/citv-axe-date/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=25 March 2024 |date=20 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Is CITV shutting down? ITV children’s channel to close as ITVX Kids launches online - what shows will be on it |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/citv-shutting-down-itv-children-144500546.html |website=Yahoo News |accessdate=25 March 2024 |date=20 August 2023}}</ref> == Programming == Some of the programmes shown on CITV were ''[[Horrid Henry (TV series)|Horrid Henry]]'', ''[[Mr. Bean: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)|Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'', ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'', and ''[[Sooty (2011 TV series)|Sooty]]''. A number of other programmes are sourced from different broadcasters internationally. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{UK television channels|state=collapsed}} [[Category:British tel