Korie Heartz grew up with the Family Channel just like her mother, who also watched the iconic station’s shows during her own childhood.

She said she hoped her own children would be the third generation in the family to enjoy the series, dramas, and programs that the television channel aired for Canadian teens and children for nearly four decades.

But that wish might not come true as WildBrain, a Toronto-based media and entertainment company, announced last week it is closing four of its channels, including the Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino for French-language kids.

“I feel like it’s a bit devastating,” said Heartz, 18, while visiting Oshawa Town Centre with her mother over the weekend.

WildBrain says Rogers Communications informed the company that it would rem

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