 The use of the name "ABC "Spark"", as opposed to "ABC "Family"", is presumably to avoid any confusion with Family Channel, which at the time aired programming from ABC Family's sibling, Disney Channel.The channel's broadcast licence, tentatively known then as "Harmony", was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in February 2012.Selected ABC Family programs that were set to air on ABC Spark began airing in special sneak preview blocks in advance of the network's launch starting on January 26, 2012 on Corus-owned sister channels YTV, W Network, and CMT.