ABC News 24
| ABC News 24 | |
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| Launched | 22 July 2010 |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owned by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 1.1% nationally (March 2011, [1]) |
| Slogan | It's news, when you want it. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Headquarters | Ultimo, New South Wales |
| Replaced | ABC HD (HD channel space; 2008–10, relaunched on 6 Dec 2016) ABC News (2017) |
| Sister channel(s) |
ABC ABC HD ABC2 ABC Kids ABC Me |
| Website | abc.net.au/news/abcnews24 |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 544 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 560 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 576 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 592 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 736 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 624 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 640 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview ABC (virtual) | 24 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel (virtual) | 642 |
| VAST (virtual) | 24 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Optus (virtual) | 642 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview | ABC iview live stream |
| abc.net.au | ABC News 24 live stream (Australia Only) |
| YouTube | Watch Live (Australia only) |
ABC News 24 is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced the former ABC High Definition simulcast of ABC TV and commenced broadcasting at 7:30 pm (AEST) 5:30 pm (AWST) on Thursday, 22 July 2010.
The majority of the channel's content is produced from the ABC Ultimo Centre in Sydney, which the public can view being presented from an atrium looking into the news presentation studio. ABC News 24's early morning programme, ABC News Breakfast and the evening programme The World is produced at the ABC Southbank Centre in Melbourne (weekdays).
Due to the rebroadcast of ABC HD on 6 December 2016, ABC News 24 reduced to standard definition.
The ABC announced in January 2010 that it planned to launch a 24-hour news channel. The logo of ABC News 24 was revealed by Freeview in their new promotion on Tuesday 22 June. The official promotional reel for ABC News 24 was launched on digital channel 24 between 6 and 8 July.
Speculation about a launch date for ABC News 24 took place in the weeks prior to the official announcement. The Daily Telegraph claimed in early July that the channel would be delayed due to technical issues at the ABC's new playout facility, MediaHub, in south west Sydney while other outlets reported that the channel was on track to begin in mid-July.
The ABC announced on 13 July 2010 that the channel would have its first live broadcast on 22 July.
In November 2016, the ABC announced that ABC News 24 and ABC NewsRadio will be rebranded under a unified ABC News brand in 2017.
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