Pakapaka

Pakapaka
	logo used since 2025
Country	Argentina
Broadcast area	Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay; Peru; Bolivia; Ecuador
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Language	Spanish
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner	Ministry of Human Capital of Argentina
Sister channels	Televisión Pública, Encuentro, DeporTV, CINE.AR, TEC, Aunar
History
Launched	17 September 2010; 15 years ago
Links
Website	pakapaka.gob.ar
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital UHF	Channel 22.02 (HD)

Pakapaka is an Argentine television channel and website providing shows and original programming intended for children aged 2 to 12 and their families.^[2] Launched initially as a programming section in the Encuentro television channel on September 23, 2007, and later as a digital terrestrial television and FTA channel on September 17, 2010,^[1] although regular transmissions begun on September 9. It is operated by Argentina's Ministry of Human Capital.

The word paka paka in the Quechuan language means ″hideout″ or ″children's game″, referring to hide and seek.^[3] In 2015, they aired shows such as Shaun the Sheep, LoliRock, Minuscule, The Little Prince, Aesop's Theater, Mr. Moon, Ruby Gloom, Magic Planet, Pipi Pupu Rosemary, Dixiland and Pequeñas criaturas cuadradas.

Milei Era and Relationship (2023–present)

Following Javier Milei's arrival to the presidency in 2023, the Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentinians was approved in June 2024. A month later, Decree 644/204 provided for the conversion of State-owned companies into the new form of Single-Member Public Limited Company. Thus, the former "Contenidos Públicos S.E." became "Contenidos Artísticos e Informativos S.A.U." In August of the same year, a new visual identity was launched for the channel.^[4]

On May 22, 2025, the new programming for July of that year was announced, highlighting the acquisition of series such as "Tuttle Twins" and classic anime such as "Dragon Ball Z", "Dragon Ball GT", "Dragon Quest" and "World Trigger"..^[5] Such programming, accompanied by a Rebranding,It finally premiered on August 17th of the same year.

Programming

The channel transmits 24 hours a day. Its programming is divided in two blocks. The first block, called Ronda Pakapaka, is aimed for children aged 2 to 5 years old (preschoolers),^[2] and contains the following programmes:^[6]

Los mundos de Uli
Medialuna y las noches mágicas
Molly (Die kleine Monsterin)
Soli y Lu
Tincho

The second block, intended for children of ages 6 to 12 years old, contains the following programmes:

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Annedroids
Amigos
Biblioteca infinita
Cachorros de zoo
Cazadores de sonidos
Chambi y Max, refugio animal
Cineclub Pakapaka
Ciro Todorov
Ciencia zapata
Cuentos de había una vez
Cuentos de terror para Franco
Cuentos muy, muy exagerados
Caidos del mapa
Dragon Ball Z
El asombroso mundo de Zamba
El capitán Nariz de lata
En globo por el globo
Experimentores
Feria de variedades
Familia pampa
Fungi (cancelled in 2013)
Gen Z
Hostal Morrison
Horacio y los plasticines
Horrible Histories (cancelled in 2014)
Inteligencia Animal
Ideas Rompecraneos
Jasmine & Jambo
Kikirikí
La asombrosa excursión de Zamba
La casa de la ciencia
Listo el pollo
The Little Orchestra
Mi Genial y Fantástico Sasquatch
Minimalitos
Misterios Submarinos
Monstruos rodantes
The Motorhomes
Notipakapaka
Paper Port
Paprika
Petit
Pim and Pom at the Museum
Polinópolis
Pompon Little Bear
Reffi
Robotia
Rosarito y sus pizarras mágicas
School of Roars
Shaun the Sheep (season 6)
Siesta Z
Soñadores
S.O.S. Mediadores
Taina y los guardianes de la amazonia
Tina & Tony
Tuttle Twins
Vuelta por el universo

Former programmes

Amigos
Animapaka
Aquí estoy yo
Ask Lara
Autoretrato
Brillante
Caja rodante
Calibroscopio
Caracoles
Castle Farm
Cazurros al cuadrado
Chambi y Max
Chikuchis
Chronokids
CienciaCierta
Cocoricó (from season 3)
Cuando hay equipo
Cuentos de cachorros
Cuentos del árbol
Dale Qué
De cuento en cuento
Dinopaka
Discover Science
El asombroso juego de Zamba y sus amigos
El hombre mas chiquito del mundo
El mundo de los ¿por qué?
El taller de historias
El show de Perico
El show del Dr. W
Ella, Oscar & Hoo
Emmy & GooRoo
Eva
Extraordinariamente ordinario
FloopaLoo, Where Are You?
Fun with Claude
Hailey y sus amigos
Horizontes
Hotell Kantarell
Inventia
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue (season 1)
La asombrosa excursión de Zamba a la Copa del Mundo
La asombrosa odisea historica de Zamba y el niño que lo sabe todo
La gran pregunta
Los asombrosa visita de Zamba y Nina
Mami Fatale
Misión aventura
Los Moffels
Moko
The New Adventures of Figaro Pho
Pakapaka de película
Perropatrulla
Punky
Rita and Whatsit
Ruby Gloom
Scary Larry (Historias horripilantes)
Shaun the Sheep (season 1)
Stella and Sam
SuperInsectos
Teca en la tele
Tinga Tinga Tales
Todo sobre comadrejas (Todo sobre animales)
Veo Veo
¿Y ahora qué?
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
Zapa Zapa
Zoé Kézako
Zombie Hotel

References

^ ^a ^b "Programación - Cableoperadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Institucional" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ "Vuelve Paka Paka: el Gobierno trabaja en nuevos episodios y asegura que serán "sin adoctrinamiento"". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
^ "Pakapaka se reinventa: "Dragon Ball", "World Trigger" y "Dragon Quest" llegarán al canal de televisión argentino, entre otros cambios". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
^ "Programación - Grilla de programación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

External links

Official website

[cable-1] "Programación - Cableoperadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[institutional-2] "Institucional" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[4] "Vuelve Paka Paka: el Gobierno trabaja en nuevos episodios y asegura que serán "sin adoctrinamiento"". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2025-05-23.

[5] "Pakapaka se reinventa: "Dragon Ball", "World Trigger" y "Dragon Quest" llegarán al canal de televisión argentino, entre otros cambios". TVLaint (in Spanish). 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-23.

[programming-6] "Programación - Grilla de programación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

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