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).

True Spark
ทรูสปาร์ก
CountryThailand
Broadcast areaThailand
Programming
Picture format576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTrueVisions
History
Launched17 April 1989 (1989-04-17)
UBC: July 1, 1998
True: January 23, 2007
ReplacedTrue Spark
(2007 to present)
Former names
  • IBC 7, IBC Cartoons, IBC Kids
    (1989–1998)
  • UBC Movies and Kids
    (1998–1999)
  • UBC Kids
    (1999–2003)
  • UBC Spark
    (2003–2007)
Links
Websitehttp://www.truevisionstv.com/
Availability
Cable
TrueVisionsChannel 444 (Play)
Channel 445 (Jump)
Satellite
TrueVisionsChannel 444 (Play)
Channel 445 (Jump)

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.

Programming
Year Cartoon
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Tokusatsu programming

Acquired programming

Toon Channel
Mar 1, 1999 - Jun 30, 2003 Jul 1, 2003 - Jan 22, 2007 Jan 23, 2007 - Apr 14, 2013 Apr 15, 2013 - Jan 9, 2015 Jan 10, 2015 - May 15, 2016 May 16, 2016 – present
True Spark Play True Spark Jump

References
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