ABC2
| ABC2 | |
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| Launched | 7 March 2005 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 1.3% in metro areas (November 2009, ) |
| Slogan | Always Brighter |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Replaced |
ABC Kids channel Fly TV |
| Sister channel(s) |
ABC ABC HD ABC Kids ABC Me ABC News 24 |
| Website | abc.net.au/tv/channels/abc2.htm |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 546/674 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 562/690 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 578/706 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 594 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 738 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 626 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 642 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview ABC (virtual) | 22 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel (virtual) | 226 |
| VAST (virtual) | 22 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Optus (virtual) | 226 |
| TransACT (virtual) | 22 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview live stream | |
ABC2 is a national public digital television multichannel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia. The channel broadcasts a range of original content supplemented with repeats of popular ABC TV programmes, magazine shows, and sport. Between the hours of 5am and 7pm daily the channel's bandwidth is used for the ABC Kids channel for young children.
The history of ABC2 can be traced back to 1998 when the Australian Broadcasting Authority released a report, titled Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, recommending that the Australian Government support the early introduction of digital broadcasting as a free-to-air service with the loan of a 7 MHz channel for each broadcaster. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation stated that it wished to run up to four multichannels at different times of the day or alternatively offer a high-definition television service. The corporation claimed that up to A$100 million would be needed to prepare for these services, half of which would need to be government-funded.
In August 2001 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched the ABC Kids channel, with Fly TV following in November 2001. The two multichannels, available only through digital television, broadcast a range of programming targeted at younger and teenage viewers. Funding issues meant that, in June 2003, ABC Television closed ABC Kids and Fly TV. Unlike its predecessors, ABC2 launched on 7 March 2005 on channel 21, independent of government funding, instead running on a budget of A$3 million per year. The first programme in the launch schedule was an episode of Landline – although scheduled to begin at 6.25am, the programme was delayed ten minutes. The channel was officially inaugurated by former Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 10 March 2005.
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