Noggin



Noggin was a 24-hour cable television network in the United States, run jointly by Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop, intended to help children learn. One of Nickelodeon's sister channels, Noggin concentrated on preschool programs and featured the animated characters of Moose A. Moose [a moose voiced by Paul Christie, who also voiced Stick Stickly on Nick in the Afternoon] and Zee [a blue bird]. The network's programming consisted mostly of recent Nick Jr. and Noggin original series.

From April 1, 2002, to December 31, 2007, the channel only aired between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern/5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central. The N will air through the rest of the channel's airtime. This timeshare practice is still in place on Dish Network.

On December 31, 2007, Noggin's sister channel, Nickelodeon GAS, left the satellite and digital cable channel lineups, and moved to the online-only TurboNick; The N took over Nick GAS's channel position after splitting from Noggin. However, Dish Network released Nick GAS from its lineup on April 24, 2009, and will split the N/Noggin channels on May 27, 2009. Noggin will be on on Channel 169 and The N on will be on Channel 181. Both channels are going 24 hours.

As of October 3, 2009 the channel listed as Noggin on FIOS has been changed to Nick Jr..