ABC Kids (Australia)
| ABC Kids | |
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| Launched | 1991 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9/14:9/4:3 |
| Audience share | In Metropolitan areas: 1.3% (November 2009, ) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Formerly called | ABC For Kids (1991–2001) ABC Kids (2001–2009) ABC For Kids (2009–2011) ABC4 Kids (2011–2015) |
| Sister channel(s) |
ABC ABC HD ABC2 ABC Me ABC News 24 |
| Website | abc.net.au/tv/abcforkids/ |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 546/674 @ LCN 22 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 562 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 578 @ 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) | 134 |
| VAST (virtual) | 22 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Optus (virtual) | 126 |
| TransACT (virtual) | 22 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview live stream | |
ABC Kids (stylised as ABC KIDS) is the name of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's part-time channel, broadcasting shows between the hours of 5am and 7.30pm in each local Australian market for children 6 and under. ABC Kids shares the same bandwidth as ABC2 which broadcasts outside of ABC Kids' scheduled hours and supplements the flagship ABC channel with extra adult-oriented programming.
In 1991, all children's programming on the ABC was organised into a daily broadcasting block under the name ABC For Kids. This new programming block featured a range of programming ranging from preschoolers to young children and included both old and new content. The logo featured six blocks (3 across, 2 down) with the top row lettered "A", "B" and "C", and the bottom row featuring an apple, a bee and a carrot beneath their respective letter.
In 2001, the ABC For Kids timeslot was rebranded as ABC Kids and content was expanded to include shows for older children as well as younger children. A new logo was also introduced, featuring a solid green Lissajous curve (taken from the ABC's logo) with "ABC Kids" in lowercase blue letters in front.
In addition to the daily broadcasting block on the ABC, a new children's channel with the ABC Kids branding commenced transmission nationally on 1 August 2001 on channel 21, becoming ABC Television's first digital multichannel service. The service was officially inaugurated by former ABC Managing Director, Jonathan Shier, at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 7 August 2001. The ABC launched the channel without additional funding, hoping that its success would prompt an additional government grant. ABC Kids was broadcast from 6:00am to 6:00pm, with the remaining broadcasting time occupied by its sister service Fly TV. Fly TV was launched on 1 November 2001 to feature programming aimed at teenagers and young adults and broadcast a 6-hour block from 6:00pm to 12:00am, which was repeated again from 12:00am to 6:00am. In addition to their availability on free-to-air television, the ABC Kids/Fly TV channel was also available on Austar channel 14 and Optus TV channel 21.
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