Toggo plus

Toggo plus is a German free-to-air television channel operated as a spin-off of the children's programming block Toggo on the broadcaster Super RTL. It launched officially on 4 June 2016, although full broadcast operations on its satellite frequency had already begun on 1 June 2016 without a formal test notice. The channel's core function is to timeshift the Super RTL schedule by one hour, allowing viewers to watch the same children's programming later in the day. It is distributed via digital satellite, cable, IPTV and TV streaming platforms. The channel's schedule is built around two blocks: Toggolino plus, aimed at preschool children, airs on weekdays from 5:30 to 11:30 and on weekends, holidays and weekdays during school holidays until 9:00 or 11:30; afterwards Toggo plus broadcasts programming for 6- to 13-year-olds until 21:45. Until 31 December 2018, Toggo plus started at 5:00 and ended at 22:15, while Super RTL's children's programming began at 6:00. Since 1 January 2019, Toggo plus starts at 5:30 and children's programming ends at 21:45, with teleshopping filling the overnight gap. Toggo plus is part of the Super RTL family, which is majority-owned by RTL Group. The channel is available on satellite via Astra 1L at 19.2° East, on cable through Unitymedia (channel 483), Vodafone Deutschland, Sky Deutschland and Pÿur, on IPTV via MagentaTV and Sky, and via streaming services such as Zattoo, TV.de and Waipu.tv. Its website is toggoplus.de.

Toggo plus was established as a spin-off of the Toggo programming block on the German children's channel Super RTL. Its official launch date was 4 June 2016, but full broadcast operations on its satellite frequency had already commenced on 1 June 2016 without any on-air indication of a test phase; only the EPG noted the official start date of 4 June 2016. The channel was created to provide a timeshifted feed of Super RTL's children's programming, airing the same content one hour later. Initially, from its launch until 31 December 2018, Toggo plus broadcast from 5:00 to 22:15, while Super RTL's children's programming began at 6:00. On 1 January 2019, the schedule was adjusted: Toggo plus now starts at 5:30 and children's programming ends at 21:45, with teleshopping filling the overnight hours. Super RTL's own children's programming also shifted to a 5:30 start. The channel's daily schedule is divided into two segments: Toggolino plus, aimed at preschoolers, airs on weekdays from 5:30 to 11:30 and on weekends, holidays and weekdays during school holidays until 9:00 or 11:30; then Toggo plus airs programming for 6- to 13-year-olds until 21:45. Distribution includes digital satellite via Astra 1L at 19.2° East, cable through Unitymedia (channel 483), Vodafone Deutschland, Sky Deutschland and Pÿur, IPTV via MagentaTV and Sky, and streaming via Zattoo, TV.de and Waipu.tv. The channel is part of the Super RTL family, which is majority-owned by RTL Group.

• Full broadcast operations begin on satellite frequency without formal test notice.

• Official launch of Toggo plus.

• Last day of original schedule (5:00–22:15).

• Schedule adjusted: start at 5:30, children's programming ends at 21:45; teleshopping fills overnight.

Timeshifted children's television channel offering Super RTL's Toggo programming one hour later.

• Toggo plus channel

  Timeshifted children's channel airing Super RTL's Toggo programming one hour later.

• Toggolino plus block

  Preschool programming block airing weekdays 5:30–11:30 and weekends/holidays until 9:00 or 11:30.

1. 1Toggo plus – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Toggo plus – Wikidatawikidata.org