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Sprout
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
SloganFree To Grow!
HeadquartersArlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerPBS Distribution
ParentComcast
HiT Entertainment
Sesame Workshop
PBS
Sister channels
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-26)
Former names
  • PBS Kids Sprout (2005–13)
Links
WebcastWatch live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)
Websitewww.sproutonline.org
Availability
Cable
Available on many systemsChannel slots vary on each provider
Satellite
DirecTV/Stream
  • Channel 295 (SD/HD)
  • Channel 1295 (VOD)
IPTV
U-verse TV
  • Channel 337 (SD)
  • Channel 1337 (HD)
Verizon FiOS
  • Channel 263 (SD)
  • Channel 763 (HD)
Google Fiber
  • Channel 430 (SD/HD)
Streaming media
FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV[broken anchor], YouTube TV

Sprout is a brand for preschool-oriented programmes distributed by PBS Kids owned by PBS, Comcast, HiT Entertainment, and Sesame Workshop satellite and television network that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal, itself a division of Comcast.