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{{Infobox_TV_channel
| name= Fox Noggin Channel
| logofile=
| logoalt=
| logosize=
| launch=[[February 2]], [[1999]]
| owner= Time Venture between [[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom]]) and [[News Corporation]]
| sister names= [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]<br />[[Nick Jr]]<br />[[Nicktoons Network]] (Formerly "Nicktoons TV" and "Nicktoons")<br />[[The N|Fox Noggin at Nite]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids|Nickelodeon GAS]]<br />[[Nick at Nite]]<br />[[TV Land]]<br />[[FOX]]
| slogan= You Need Us, For Everything You Do (primary)<br />The Kids Network (secondary) (FOX slogans)<br />I'm Using My Noggin (primary)<br />It's Like Preschool on TV (secondary) (Nickelodeon slogans)
| website= http://www.noggin.com FoxNoggin.com/
| terr avail=
| sat serv 1=[[DirecTV]] US
| sat chan 1=Channel 298
| sat serv 2=[[Dish Network]] US
| sat chan 2=Channel 169
| cable serv 1=Available on most cable systems
| cable chan 1=Check Local Listings for channels|
|}}

'''Fox Noggin Channel''' is a [[cable television]] [[Television network|network]] in the [[United States]], intended to help children learn. This channel features Nick Jr. characters. It is one of Nickelodeon's sister channels, concentrating on preschool programs.

From [[April 1]], [[2002]] through [[December 31]], [[2007]], The channel had only aired between 5:00am and 10:00pm EST/2:00am and 7:00pm PCT with  [[The N|Fox Noggin at Nite]] airing through the rest of the channel's airtime.
The timeshare practice is still in place on [[Dish Network]].

On [[December 31]], [[2007]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6468537.html?q=NOGGIN+and+The+N+Channels+to+Split| title=Nick to Split Noggin and The N| publisher=Multichannel News| accessdate=2007-11-06}}</ref> Fox Noggin's sister channel, [[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids|Nickelodeon GAS]], left the satellite and digital cable channel lineups, and moved to the online-only [[TurboNick]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/va/20070813/118706681900.html| title=MTV Networks splits Noggin, the N channels| publisher=Yahoo!| accessdate=2007-10-08}}</ref> with  [[The N|Fox Noggin at Nite]] taking over Nick GAS's channel position after splitting from Fox Noggin Channel.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/business/media/13nickelodeon.html?_r=1&oref=slogin| title=A Coming of Age at Nickelodeon| publisher=New York Times Online| accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>

The network's programming consists mostly of recent Nick Jr., Fox Kids and Fox Noggin's original programming.

== History ==
Fox Noggin Channel was originally created as a joint venture between [[Viacom]]'s [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[News Corporation]] and the [[Children's Television Workshop]] (now [[Sesame Workshop]]), but Sesame Workshop's interest was sold to Nickelodeon in [[2002]]. The first broadcast on the Fox Noggin Channel was ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Bart's Dog Gets an F" aired at 7 a.m. ET. They also aired religious programming like ''Davey and Goliath'' from 1999 to 2004. From 2000 to 2002, ''The Late Show'' aired at 12am-1am. Until 2007, they also air live-action programming which include short subjects, TV shows and feature films which now air on other networks.

At the time of its launch, Fox Noggin Channel was a premium channel that aired for 16 hours a day, from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT. During its first full year, the channel was available to more than 532,000 subscribers in the U.S.A. In March 2000, the channel extended its programming day to 18 hours a day by adding two hours to its late night schedule, with the channel now broadcasting daily from 7 a.m.-1 a.m. ET/PT. On March 30, 2001, Fox Noggin Channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day.

From 1999 until 2002, Fox Noggin Channel was targeted at preteens. Starting in 2002, Fox Noggin Channel was now targeted at pre-schoolers, the format was changed, due to low ratings. The network takes its name from a slang term for “brain” (see [[noggin]]), reflecting its original purpose as an educational channel. Until the [[Autumn|Fall]] of [[2003]], the network aired classic episodes of ''Sesame Street'', as well as classic Sesame Workshop productions such as ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'', ''[[Square One TV]]'', ''[[Cro]]'', and ''[[The Electric Company]]''. As of [[September 2]], [[2007]], Fox Noggin no longer airs any show produced by Sesame Workshop (it has since premiered Pinky Dinky Doo, which is a Fox Noggin Original produced by Sesame Workshop and it had both new and old episodes, 2007-2008).

In addition to classic episodes of [[Nickelodeon (television)|Nickelodeon]] favorites such as ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' and ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', and original shows such as ''[[Oobi]]'' and ''[[Jack's Big Music Show]]'', many preschool-oriented shows originating from non-U.S. [[English language|English]]-speaking countries that would otherwise not likely be seen on American TV are shown. Some examples include ''[[Franklin (television series)|Franklin]]'' from [[Canada]] and ''[[Tweenies]]'', ''Connie the Cow'', ''[[Tiny Planets]]'', and ''[[64 Zoo Lane]]'' from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. However, in [[2006]], this is being de-emphasized; ''Tweenies'' was permanently pulled from the schedule in January, and ''Tiny Planets'' was pulled in April 2006. ''Tiny Planets'' was previously shown intermittently — but not every day — at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central, as ''Tweenies'' was for a year until it was pulled. Since July 2006 this is also being done with ''64 Zoo Lane'', suggesting that it too may disappear eventually (however, unlike the other two shows, they also sometimes are showing it at 7:00AM Eastern/6:00AM Central).  However, they have also recently introduced ''[[The Upside Down Show]]'', which is from [[Australia]] (though like the British ''[[Tiny Planets]]'', has American origins via [[Sesame Workshop]]).

Technically, Fox Noggin Channel does not show commercials, but it has shown ads and billboards for products such as ''Kellogg's Mud N' Bugs Cereal'', ''Butterfinger'' (featuring The Simpsons, including its archive commercials including No Teasing, Bart's Karate Lesson and The Bully) <ref>http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4832662-1.html  {{Wayback|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4832662-1.html|date =20071012173341}}</ref>, and [[Lego]]'s Explorer Line of Toys, as well as other "tie-in" media such as a music video that tied in with the film ''[[Curious George (film)|Curious George]]'', and spots for airings of shows on other channels within the Nick family. The channel's other revenues presumably come from fees paid by cable television distributors.

The network has also become a launching point for the music videos of pop musician/children's performers like [[Laurie Berkner]], [[Lisa Loeb]] and [[Dan Zanes]], initially as filler between 23-minute-long shows run commercial-free, and (because of their success in that format) now as music video shows like ''Move to the Music''. Also, when Sesame Workshop’s classic shows (such as ''The Electric Company'') aired on Fox Noggin, they had to be edited for running time.

===Timesharing history===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
| colspan="3" style="background:purple; color:yellow; font-size:100%" align="center" width="500px" | Timeline of Fox Noggin Channel's Operation Hours
|-
! Date
! Information
! Sign-Off
|-
| 1999-2000
| Fox Noggin Channel was on 16 hours a day.
| 11:00pm
|-
|-
| 2000-2001
| Fox Noggin Channel changing broadcast from 16 hours a day to 18 hours a day
| 1:00am
|-
|-
| 2001-2002, 2007-present
| Fox Noggin Channel was changing broadcast from 18 hours a day to 24 hours a day.
| -
|-
|-
| 2002-2007 (2002-2009 on Dish Network)
| Fox Noggin Channel switched to Fox Noggin at Nite.
| 6:00pm
|-
|-
| 2005-present
| Fox Noggin Channel is changed from the premium cable channel to a basic cable service.
| - (6:00pm from 2005-2007 and from 2005-2009 on Dish Network)
|-
|-
| 2012-present
| Fox Noggin Channel introduces a new look.
| -
|-
|-
|2012-2015
| Fox Noggin Channel introduces a block called  Mommy Television.
| 2:55am (previously 9:55)
|-
|-
|}
== Current Programming ==
=== Pre-school programming ===
* ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]''
* ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
* ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]''
* ''[[Blue's Clues]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Bruno the Monkey]]''
* ''[[Cooking For Kids with Luis]]''
* ''[[Connie The Cow]]''
* ''[[Dora The Explorer]]''
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]''
* ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]''
* ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]''
* ''[[Fred Penner's Place]]''
* ''[[Ebb and Flo]]''
* ''[[Ghostwriter (TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
* ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
* ''[[Gullah Gullah Island]]''
* ''[[Jack's Big Music Show]]''
* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]''
* ''[[Lazytown]]''
* ''[[Little Bear]]''
* ''[[Little Bill]]''
* ''[[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast]]''
* ''[[Maisy]]''
* ''[[Max & Ruby]]''
* ''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends]]''
* ''[[Ni Hao Kai Lan|Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]''
* ''[[Noozles]]''
* ''[[Oobi]]''
* ''[[Oswald]]''
* ''Peppa Pig''⏎
* ''[[Pinwheel]]''
* ''[[Super WHY!]]''
* ''[[64 Zoo Lane]]''
* ''[[The Backyardigans]]''
* ''[[The Phred on Your Head Show]]''
* ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]''
* ''[[The Upside Down Show]]''
* ''[[Tiny Planets]]''
* ''[[Today's Special]]''
* ''[[VeggieTales]]''
* ''[[Wonder Pets]]''
* ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]''
* ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''

=== Younger kids programming ===
* [[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series]]
* [[Bobby's World]]
* [[The Berestain Bears]]
* [[Fun House (game show)|Fox Noggin Fun House]]
* [[Peter Pan and the Pirates]]
* [[Piggsburg Pigs]]
* [[Tom and Jerry Kids Show]]
* [[Zazoo U]]
* [[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]
* [[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]]
* [[Little Dracula]]
* [[Little Shop]]
* [[Swamp Thing (1991 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]
* [[The Pirates of Dark Water]]
* [[Dog City]]
* [[Eek! The Cat]]
* [[Super Dave Osborne|Super Dave - Daredevil for Hire]]
* [[VeggieTales]]
* [[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]
* [[Animaniacs]]
* [[Droopy, Master Detective]]
* [[Incredible Crash Dummies]]
* [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]
* [[Terrible Thunderlizards]]
* The Fox Noggin Clubhouse
** [[Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky & Jake]] (as part of the Fox Noggin Clubhouse)
* Johnson and Friends (as part of the Fox Noggin Clubhouse)
** [[Rimba's Island]] (as part of the Fox Noggin Clubhouse)
* [[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|Spider-Man]]
* [[Eek! The Cat|Eek! Stravaganza]] (formerly Eek! The Cat and EeK! And The Terrible Thunderlizards)
* [[The Tick (TV series)|The Tick]]
* [[Life with Louie]]
* [[Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?]]
* [[Red Planet (miniseries)|Red Planet]]
* [[Goosebumps (TV series)|Goosebumps]]
* [[Klutter]] (as part of Eek! Stravaganza)
* [[Masked Rider (TV series)|Masked Rider]]
* [[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]
* [[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper|Casper]]
* [[C Bear and Jamal]]
* [[Power Rangers: Zeo]]
* [[Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible]]
* [[The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police]]
* [[Beetleborgs Metallix]]
* [[Chimp Lips Theatre]]
* [[Eerie, Indiana]]
* [[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]
* [[Power Rangers: Turbo]]
* [[Round the Twist]]
* [[Space Goofs]]
* [[Stickin' Around]]
* Cartoon Cabana
* [[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]
* [[Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension]]

* [[Godzilla: The Series]]
* [[Mad Jack the Pirate]]
* [[The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog]]
* [[Ned's Newt]]
* [[Power Rangers in Space]]
* [[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]
* [[The Silver Surfer (TV series)|The Silver Surfer]]
* [[Toonsylvania]]
* [[Young Hercules]]
* [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]
* [[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]
* [[Digimon Adventure]]
* [[The Magician (animated series)|The Magician]]
* [[NASCAR Racers]]
* [[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]
* [[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]
* [[Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]
* [[Spider-Man Unlimited]]
* [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars: Transformers]]
* [[Beast Machines|Beast Machines: Transformers]]
* [[Xyber 9]]
* [[Big Wolf on Campus]]
* [[Action Man (TV series)|Action Man]]
* [[Cybersix]]
* [[Digimon Adventure 02]]
* [[Dinozaurs]]
* [[Escaflowne]]
* [[Flint the Time Detective]]
* [[Kong: The Animated Series]]
* [[Monster Rancher (anime)|Monster Rancher]]
* [[Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue]]
* [[Real Scary Stories]]
* [[Shinzo]]
* [[Alienators: Evolution Continues]]
* [[Digimon Tamers]]
* [[Los Luchadores]]
* [[Medabots]]
* [[Mon Colle Knights]]
* [[Moolah Beach]]
* [[Power Rangers: Time Force]]
* [[The Ripping Friends]]
* [[Transformers: Robots In Disguise]]
* [[Galidor|Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension]]
* [[Power Rangers: Wild Force]]
* [[Adventures of the Little Koala]]
* [[Today's Special]]
* [[Yogi's Gang]]
* [[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]
* [[The Cartoon Show]]
* [[Regular Show]]
* [[The Amazing World of Gumball]]
* [[MAD(TV Series)]]
* [[Adventure Time]]
* [[The Chris3503 Show]]
* [[Rugrats]]

=== Pre-teen programming ===
* [[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]
* [[Action Man]]
* [[Aladdin]]
* [[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]
* [[Animaniacs]]
* [[Arthur (TV series)]]
* [[Bananas in Pajamas]]
* [[Beast Wars]]
* [[Blinky Bill]]
* [[Bobby's World]]
* [[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers]]
* [[Darkwing Duck]]
* [[Dennis the Menace (U.S.)|Dennis the Menace]]
* [[Digimon]]
* [[Double Dragon (TV series)|Double Dragon]]
* [[Goof Troop]]
* [[Highlander: The Animated Series|Highlander]]
* [[Inspector Gadget]]
* [[Jackie Chan Adventures]]
* [[Kidsongs]]
* [[Kipper the Dog]]
* [[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]
* [[Mr. Men Show]]
* [[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]
* [[Make Way For Noddy]]
* [[Pepper Ann]]
* [[Pinky and the Brain]]
* [[Power Rangers]]
* [[Puzzle Place]]
* [[Redwall (TV series)|Redwall]]
* [[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]
* [[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]
* [[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]
* [[Sailor Moon]]
* [[Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century]]
* [[Shining Time Station]]
* [[The Simpsons]]
* [[The Legend of Tarzan]]
* [[The Littles]]
* [[The Magic School Bus]]
* [[The Mask]]
* [[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]
* [[The Smurfs]]
* [[Theodore Tugboat]]
* [[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]
* [[Trollz]]
* [[Underdog]]
* [[VeggieTales]]
* [[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]
* [[X-Men]]

==Former Programming==
* [[Davey and Goliath]] (1999-2004)
* [[The Late Show (1986 TV series)|The Late Show]] (2000-2002)
* [[Angel (TV series)|Angel]] (2001–2007)
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (1999-2007)
* [[The Tracey Ullman Show]] (1999-2007)
* [[Lost in Space]] (1999-2007)
* [[The X-Files]] (1999–2007)
* [[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]] (1999-2007)
* [[Picket Fences]] (1999–2007)
* [[Sesame Street|123 Sesame Street]] (1999-2005)
* [[3-2-1 Contact]] (1999-2002)
* [[The Electric Company (1971 TV series)|The Electric Company]] (1999–2002)
* Feetface (Fox Noggin mascot) (2002-2003)
* [[Ghostwriter (TV series)|Ghostwriter]] (1999–2002)
* [[Square One TV]] (1999–2002)
* [[Pinky Dinky Doo]] (2005-2008)
* [[Play With Me Sesame]] (2002–2007)
* [[Moose A. Moose]] (Fox Noggin mascot) (2003-2012)
* [[Sesame Street|Sesame Street Unpaved]] (1999-2003)
* [[Cro]] (1999–2002)
* Eye on America (1999) (an anthology Fox Noggin Channel three-part miniseries contains half-hour versions of the Tracey Ullman Show Simpsons shorts and Simpsons commercials and the only Fox Noggin Channel miniseries)

== Current short programs ==
* ''[[Ebba Grön|Ebb]] and Flo''
* ''Fox Noggin's Art Alive''
* ''Fox Noggin's Critter Corner''
* ''Fox Noggin's Field Trip''
* ''Fox Noggin's Let's Do Math''
* ''Fox Noggin's Move to the Music''
* ''Fox Nogginick Jr Presents'' [With ChickiePoo & Fluff and Peppa Pig]
* ''Fox Noggin's Show and Tell'' [with Deko Boko Friends]
* ''Fox Noggin's Snacktime''
* ''Fox Noggin's Storytime''
* ''Zee's Bookself''
* ''Zee's Garden''

== Former short programs ==
* ''Pixar Short Films'' (1999-2007)
* ''Popular Science'' (1999-2007)
* ''Unusual Occupations'' (1999-2007)
* ''Speaking of Animals'' (1999-2007)

== The UK T.V. Channel ==
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| name= Fox Noggin Channel UK
| logofile=
| logoalt=Noggin
| logosize=
| launch=[[May]] [[2004]] (from Nick Jr.)<br />[[January 30]], [[2006]] (in most recent form)
| closed date=[[March 1]], [[2010]]
| owner=[[News Corporation]]
| sister names=[[Nick Jr. (UK)|Nick Jr.]]/[[Nickelodeon UK|Nickelodeon]]
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| terr serv 1=[[Freeview]]
| terr chan 1=Channel 21
| sat serv 1=[[Sky Digital (UK)|Sky Digital]]
| sat chan 1=Channel 348
| cable serv 1= [[Virgin Media]] (Telewest)
| cable chan 1= Channel 303
| cable serv 2= [[Virgin Media]] ([[NTL]])
| cable chan 2= Channel 313/911|
|}}

'''Fox Noggin Channel UK''' was a [[children's television]] slot broadcast on Viva from 6am to 8am daily. It launched in its most recent format on January 30, 2006. It was the first commercial children's television channel to air on the UK's [[DTT]] platform, [[Freeview]], followed by [[CITV Channel|CITV]], then lastly [[Playhouse Disney]] on [[ABC1 (United Kingdom)|ABC1]]. Prior to its launch on TMF, it was carried as part of [[Nick Jr.]] between 8pm and 10pm, but focused on classic animated children's programmes from the late [[1960s]] to early [[1990s]] and Disney Programming. This strand was replaced in 2006 with [[Nick Jr. Classics]]. It is based on the USA-owned channel '''Fox Noggin Channel''', which has been broadcasting since [[1999]].

On Monday [[25 September]] [[2006]], Fox Noggin was replaced by a new strand named Nick Jr on TMF, which is identical to its predecessor with the exception of the new branding. This strand reverted back to the Fox Noggin moniker in March 2009.

Its set of programmes on Viva:
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''
* ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
* ''[[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast]]''

On the original strand broadcast on Nick Jr:
* ''[[Astro Farm]]''
* ''[[Bagpuss]]''
* ''[[Bod (series)|Bod]]''
* ''[[Poko]]''
* ''[[The Clangers]]''
* ''[[Crystal Tipps and Alistair]]''
* ''[[The Herbs]]''
* ''[[King Rollo]]'
* ''[[Trumpton]]''
* ''[[Mr. Benn]]''
* ''[[Mr. Men and Little Miss]]''
* ''[[Paddington Bear]]''
* ''[[Portland Bill]]''
* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]''
* ''[[The Wombles (TV series)|The Wombles]]''
* ''[[Spongebob SquarePants]]''
* ''[[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast]]''
* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''
* ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]
* ''Peppa Pig''⏎


==Branding==
From 1999 to 2005, Fox Noggin's logo involves a square with "F", "N" and "C" inside it with the network name underneath it. When the network split in 2005, a new logo was launched, with the 1996 Fox logo, the words "NOGGIN" and on the green box "CHANNEL".

== Other pages ==
* [[List of DirecTV channels]]
* [[List of Dish Network channels]]
* [[Nick Jr.]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Other websites ==
* [http://www.noggin.com Fox Noggin Channel's Official Site]
* [http://www.sesameworkshop.org Sesame Workshop’s official site]
* [http://www.nickjr.com NickJr.com]
* [http://www.nickjr.co.uk/noggin/index.aspx Noggin (UK) on Nick Jr. (UK)]

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