Editing Knowledge Network (section)

==Overview==
Knowledge Network is British Columbia's public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed on the [[basic cable]] tiers of  all cable providers in British Columbia.

When Knowledge first signed on in 1981, its broadcast schedule originally ran from 9:00&nbsp;a.m. to 11:00&nbsp;p.m. In later years, it broadcast from 7:00&nbsp;a.m.-12&nbsp;a.m. until July 2007, when programming hours were expanded to 6:00&nbsp;a.m.-1:00&nbsp;a.m. In late 2007, Knowledge Network began changing its logo from the green tree to its new [[wordmark]] logo, and as of June 2008 the green tree logo has been removed. The channel is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.

The network obtains an average of 1.5 million viewers, or over one-third of British Columbians per week.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=d0dd61d4-a0f5-413d-b890-a29c7a2a05bb&p=1 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119062050/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=d0dd61d4-a0f5-413d-b890-a29c7a2a05bb&p=1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-19 | title=TV network rebrands and alters programming | date=2008-09-17 | access-date=2009-10-29 | publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]] }}</ref> Currently, within the province, the station holds the number one position on weekday mornings for kids age two to six. Also, it has experienced an increase in viewers age 29 to 49 for its prime time programs.

In its programming, Knowledge Network covers a range of topics including politics, history and culture, arts and music, health, parenting, and science. It has a children's block, Knowledge Kids, that features characters Luna, Chip and Inkie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowledgekids.ca/about-us|title=About Us|last=kkadmin|date=4 November 2015|website=Knowledge Kids|access-date=17 November 2018|archive-date=17 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117063303/http://www.knowledgekids.ca/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref>

With funding from the provincial government and over 40,000 individual donors, Knowledge Network acquires and commissions over 750 hours of original programming per year.

In 2011, Knowledge Network acquired [[Shaw Media]]'s stake in the children's television service [[BBC Kids (Canadian TV channel)|BBC Kids]], and converted it into a commercial-free service.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.knowledge.ca/press/bbc-kids-industry | title = BBC Worldwide and Knowledge Network Corporation Enter Joint-venture for BBC Kids Channel | date = 2011-01-17 | publisher = [[Knowledge Network Corporation]] | access-date = May 22, 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422043732/http://www.knowledge.ca/press/bbc-kids-industry | archive-date = April 22, 2012 }}</ref>

Knowledge Network launched an HD feed on September 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowledge.ca/files/pdf/about_2011-12_annual_report.pdf |title=Annual Report 2011–2012 |publisher=Knowledge Network Corporation |page=14 |access-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021112612/http://www.knowledge.ca/files/pdf/about_2011-12_annual_report.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2012 }}</ref> It became available to provincial customers of [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]] and [[Shaw Direct]] on October 8, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://community.shaw.ca/message/45497#45497 |title=K: HD starts Sept. 25. Will Shaw carry it? |publisher=[[Shaw Communications]] |access-date=September 23, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054726/https://community.shaw.ca/message/45497#45497 |url-status=live }}</ref>