CFBC

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CFBC (short for Children's FBC or initialed from Children's Flarlandian Broadcasting Corporation) is a Flarlandian children's television brand owned by the FBC and primarily aimed for children aged between 6 and 12. FBC programming aimed at younger children is broadcast on the FBC Junior channel. CFBC broadcasts a 24/7 channel since 1996.

The CFBC brand was used for the broadcast of children's programs on FBC 3 on weekday afternoons and on FBC 2 mornings until these strands were phased out in 2012 and 2013 respectively, as part of the FBC's "Delivering Quality First" cost-cutting initiative. CFBC programs were also broadcast in high definition alongside other FBC content on FBC HD, generally at afternoons on weekends, unless the channel was covering other events. This ended when FBC HD was closed on 26 March 2013.

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Although the FBC had dedicated programming strands for children since the inception of its television service in 1950, it wasn't until September 1985 that CFBC "matured" from the old late afternoon (16:30 to 18:00) slot.

The launch of digital satellite television in 1996 enabled the FBC to launch a dedicated Children's FBC channel - by 1998, it was renamed CFBC.

CFBC was hit hard by content revisions in 2003, which saw the introduction of a new content policy for imported content. The move came after the corporation bought a series of animes which were seen with criticism from parents due to their supposed violence, something the producers and distributors denied. This ended up boosting K-Zone's reputation among advertisers and viewers. The new CFBC went live on January 5, 2004, which saw the creation of FBC Jr., the latter of which ended up becoming more profitable despite a commercial ban. Both brands introduced new acquired and original programming, with limited leftovers coming from the previous phase. CFBC also restored the children's news program, this time under the name The Core.

On March 31, 2004, the last edition of YA (Young Attitude) aired on FBC 3, as part of editorial changes which led to the outright separation of teenage programming from the CFBC brand.