Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel)

Disney Junior
Broadcast area	Hispanic America; Brazil; Caribbean;
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico;
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish; English (via SAP);
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed);
Ownership
Owner	Disney Media Networks Latin America (The Walt Disney Company Latin America)
Sister channels	Disney Channel; Star Channel; Cinecanal; FX; National Geographic;
History
Launched	June 1, 2008 (Hispanic America; as Playhouse Disney); September 5, 2008 (Brazil); April 1, 2011 (as Disney Junior);
Closed	April 1, 2022 (Brazil);
Former names	Playhouse Disney Channel (2008–2011)
Links
Website	disneylatino.com/tv

Disney Junior is a cable and satellite television channel in Hispanic America. It is the local variant of the American channel of the same name. It is broadcast in two feeds: North Zone and South Zone. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America; part of The Walt Disney Company Latin America.

It was launched on June 1, 2008, as Playhouse Disney Channel. Formerly it only was a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America, where it still is a programming block, as Disney Junior en/no Disney Channel. The programs are very similar to the Disney Junior channel and Disney Junior on Disney Channel block in the United States. However, the channel also airs non-original programming.

On December 23, 2010 The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that the channel would be replaced by Disney Junior sometime in 2011, and the relaunch happened on April 1, 2011, coinciding with the premiere of The Garden of Clarilu.

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