Pinwheel (TV channel)

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Pinwheel
Launched	1977
Closed	1981
Network	Expanded Worldwide as Nickelodeon
Owned by	Viacom
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Country	United States
Headquarters	New York City/Burbank, California, U.S.
Formerly called	None
Sister channel(s)	Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Nicktoons Network, Noggin, TV Land, The N, MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central

The Pinwheel channel broadcasted from 1977 to 1981 on the QUBE cable system (now Time Warner Cable) in Columbus, Ohio, on channel C3. In 1981, the channel went national as Nickelodeon.

During its broadcast day, it would air shows such as Pinwheel, Video Comic Book, America Goes Bananaz, Nickel Flicks and By the Way.

On April 1, 1979, the channel went national ^[1] when they expanded to another QUBE system in Buffalo, New York.

In 1980, Geraldine Laybourne joined the network. She would become President of Nickelodeon in 1983. In 1981, the channel expanded nationwide as Nickelodeon.

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