After nearly 40 years on air, the iconic kids TV network Family Channel — home to favourites like and — is set to shut down in the coming months.

Toronto-based company WildBrain announced this week it would be shuttering four of its channels because they were "no longer commercially viable": Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino.

"For nearly four decades, Family Channel has been a trusted destination for Canadian kids and families. We're incredibly proud of the legacy we've built — thanks to our loyal viewers, dedicated television employees and the many talented Canadian producers we've partnered with," WildBrain's president and CEO Josh Scherba said in a statement.

WildBrain said that Rogers had notified the company it would stop distributing the channels after the

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