Beacon

Beacon (stylized as BEACON) is a American cable and satelite television network founded by Dan Gurgel. which is owned by Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom and was launched on January 6, 1991.

Programming on the channel was mostly aimed towards ages 4-13, while some of the programming is aimed towards 14-17 and are rated TV-PG. Almost every program on the network are animated series and most of them is created by its production company Beacon Studios. The channel also airs a late night block aimed towards older teens and young adults called Push., launched in January 2001.

Early years (1991-95)
The channel was launched on January 6, 1991, originally made to air reruns of older Viacom/WB shows. and also animated shows in different countries.

A year later, Beacon removed some of those shows from the schedule because of the channel planning to make original shows. Later in 1992, Beacon aired its first original series, Klux's Adventures. the show ran for 9 seasons, and 175 episodes from 1992 to 2001.

Golden era (1996-04)
The late 1990s and early 2000s were seen as a very popular era for Beacon, to start, in 1996, Michael & Sarah aired. and then other shows like Guest or Not and The Optimistic Boys premiered in 1997 and 1998 and Just Crazed, Excuse, and CB.100 (original series), premiered in 1999 and they were all popular shows.

Reboot era (2005-10)
The channel went through an reboot, which changed most of the programs, schedules, and affected the ratings negatively. Many people thought that Beacon started to go "downhill" in the era.

Modern era (2011-present)
In the early to mid 2010s, New shows like Space Agents, Victory Life and CB.100 (revived series), and more have premiered in the channel, as well as a new logo.

Programming
Main article: Beacon/Programs

Current programing

 * Michael & Sarah (TV-Y7, TV-PG) (1996–present)
 * Just Crazed (TV-Y7-FV) (1999–present)
 * CB.100 (TV-G (old episodes), TV-PG (new episodes)) (1999–2004, 2013–present)
 * Space Agents (TV-PG) (2011–present)
 * Victory Life (TV-Y7) (2016–present)