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ABC Kids (Australia)

ABC Kids is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's part-time channel, broadcasting shows between the hours of 5 am and 6:30 pm for children under 6 years old in each local Australian channel. It shares the same bandwidth as ABC TV Plus which broadcasts outside ABC Kids' scheduled hours and supplements the flagship ABC TV channel with extra adult-oriented programming. It has an educational program for children ages 2 to 13 called "ABC Reading Eggs" for Australia, internationally called "Reading Eggs" and owned by Edmentum.

ABC Kids
Logo used since 2020
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaNationally
NetworkABC Television
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsABC TV
ABC TV Plus
ABC Me
ABC News
History
Launched13 September 1991; 31 years ago (1991-09-13) (programming block)
2 May 2011; 11 years ago (2 May 2011) (part–time channel)
Former namesABC For Kids (1991–2001, 2009–2015)
ABC Kids (2001–2009, 2015–present)
ABC For Kids on 2 (2009–2011)
ABC 4 Kids (2011–2015)
Links
Websiteabc.net.au/tv/abckids/
Availability
Terrestrial
ABN Sydney (DVB-T)546/674 @ 12 (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 iView (virtual)22
Streaming media
ABC iview live stream

History

Origins

In 1991, all children's programming on the ABC was organized 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.

2001–2009

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) overlaid with "ABC Kids" in lowercase blue letters.

2001–2003: ABC Kids and Fly TV channels

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.[1] ABC Kids was broadcast from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, 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 6:00 pm to 12:00 am, which was repeated from 12:00 am to 6:00 am. In addition to their availability on free-to-air television, the ABC Kids and Fly TV channels were also available on Austar channel 14 and Optus TV channel 21.

The ABC Kids and Fly TV channels were discontinued on 30 June 2003 in the first of a series of cuts to save around A$25 million a year for the ABC. The ABC could not secure government funding to keep the channel on-air, and the sluggish uptake of digital television in Australia at the time made justifying a digital-only channel with a low viewership against the cost of keeping the channel on-air difficult.[2] However, the ABC Kids brand still remained throughout this period on the ABC's daily children's broadcasting block.

After the close of the ABC Kids and Fly TV channels, programming for younger Fly TV viewers was integrated into the ABC Kids broadcasting block.

2009–2011: Split between two channels

In 2009, two daily blocks of children's programming were launched as ABC For Kids, running from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 2:55 pm to 4:00 pm on ABC1. From 2 May 2009, a new preschool children's block, ABC For Kids On 2 was launched on ABC2 in 2009–2011, featuring children's programming every day until 6 pm, because of this ABC For Kids was renamed ABC1 For Kids. Some ABC2 programmes had to be cancelled or relocated to other channels, such as Rage. The classic ABC For Kids logo from 1991 was rendered in 3D when the ABC for Kids name was revived.

2011–present: Part-time channel refocus

In 2011, all children's programming was moved from the main ABC channel and was divided between ABC 4 Kids and ABC3. ABC for Kids on 2 rebranded as ABC 4 Kids and was refocused as a part-time channel for preschoolers sharing the same bandwidth of ABC2 between 6 am and 7 pm. A new logo based on the ABC3 logo was also introduced.[3]

Broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to begin at 5 am instead of 6 am on 7 July 2014.[4]

On 2 March 2015, the name of the channel was changed to ABC Kids and a new logo inspired by the classic children's logo was unveiled.[5]

Within the rebrand of ABC Comedy on 4 December 2017, broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to end at 7:30 pm instead of 7 pm.[6]

On 1 October 2018, ABC Kids aired the Logie award-winning animated preschool television series Bluey.

The channel again received a new logo and look on 17 March 2020, introducing three animated characters based on the classic logo (an apple, a bee and a crocodile named Croc, instead of a carrot). The rebrand was designed by ABC Made, the ABC's in-house award-winning creative team.

Broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to end at 6:30 pm instead of 7:30 pm on 1 January 2023. [7][8][9]

Programming

See also

References

  1. ^ "ABC Launches Kids Channel". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  2. ^ "ABC Closes Digital Multichannels". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2003. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  3. ^ . 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ ABC Kids [@abckids] (7 July 2014). "ABC4Kids now commences at 5am, seven days a week. Here's information about our new schedule: ab.co/1kxKyTx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "ABC Kids unveils new brand identity via brand, design and communications agency Hulsbosch". 10 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^ "ABC KIDS - Extended Hours". Facebook. 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Fancy an earlier bedtime, parents?". Facebook. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ "🥱 Fancy an earlier bedtime, parents? 😴 - ABC Kids Community". Facebook. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  9. ^ Knox, David (20 December 2022). "Multichannel Survey 2022: ABC Kids, ABC TV Plus, ABC ME, ABC News. | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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ABC Kids is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation s part time channel broadcasting shows between the hours of 5 am and 6 30 pm for children under 6 years old in each local Australian channel It shares the same bandwidth as ABC TV Plus which broadcasts outside ABC Kids scheduled hours and supplements the flagship ABC TV channel with extra adult oriented programming It has an educational program for children ages 2 to 13 called ABC Reading Eggs for Australia internationally called Reading Eggs and owned by Edmentum ABC KidsLogo used since 2020CountryAustraliaBroadcast areaNationallyNetworkABC TelevisionProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format576i SDTVOwnershipOwnerAustralian Broadcasting CorporationSister channelsABC TVABC TV PlusABC MeABC NewsHistoryLaunched13 September 1991 31 years ago 1991 09 13 programming block 2 May 2011 11 years ago 2 May 2011 part time channel Former namesABC For Kids 1991 2001 2009 2015 ABC Kids 2001 2009 2015 present ABC For Kids on 2 2009 2011 ABC 4 Kids 2011 2015 LinksWebsiteabc net au tv abckids AvailabilityTerrestrialABN Sydney DVB T 546 674 12 226 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 iView virtual 22Streaming mediaABC iview live stream Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 2001 2009 1 2 1 2001 2003 ABC Kids and Fly TV channels 1 3 2009 2011 Split between two channels 1 4 2011 present Part time channel refocus 2 Programming 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditOrigins Edit In 1991 all children s programming on the ABC was organized 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 2001 2009 Edit 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 overlaid with ABC Kids in lowercase blue letters 2001 2003 ABC Kids and Fly TV channels Edit 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 1 ABC Kids was broadcast from 6 00 am to 6 00 pm 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 00 pm to 12 00 am which was repeated from 12 00 am to 6 00 am In addition to their availability on free to air television the ABC Kids and Fly TV channels were also available on Austar channel 14 and Optus TV channel 21 The ABC Kids and Fly TV channels were discontinued on 30 June 2003 in the first of a series of cuts to save around A 25 million a year for the ABC The ABC could not secure government funding to keep the channel on air and the sluggish uptake of digital television in Australia at the time made justifying a digital only channel with a low viewership against the cost of keeping the channel on air difficult 2 However the ABC Kids brand still remained throughout this period on the ABC s daily children s broadcasting block After the close of the ABC Kids and Fly TV channels programming for younger Fly TV viewers was integrated into the ABC Kids broadcasting block 2009 2011 Split between two channels Edit In 2009 two daily blocks of children s programming were launched as ABC For Kids running from 8 00 am to 11 00 am and 2 55 pm to 4 00 pm on ABC1 From 2 May 2009 a new preschool children s block ABC For Kids On 2 was launched on ABC2 in 2009 2011 featuring children s programming every day until 6 pm because of this ABC For Kids was renamed ABC1 For Kids Some ABC2 programmes had to be cancelled or relocated to other channels such as Rage The classic ABC For Kids logo from 1991 was rendered in 3D when the ABC for Kids name was revived 2011 present Part time channel refocus Edit In 2011 all children s programming was moved from the main ABC channel and was divided between ABC 4 Kids and ABC3 ABC for Kids on 2 rebranded as ABC 4 Kids and was refocused as a part time channel for preschoolers sharing the same bandwidth of ABC2 between 6 am and 7 pm A new logo based on the ABC3 logo was also introduced 3 Broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to begin at 5 am instead of 6 am on 7 July 2014 4 On 2 March 2015 the name of the channel was changed to ABC Kids and a new logo inspired by the classic children s logo was unveiled 5 Within the rebrand of ABC Comedy on 4 December 2017 broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to end at 7 30 pm instead of 7 pm 6 On 1 October 2018 ABC Kids aired the Logie award winning animated preschool television series Bluey The channel again received a new logo and look on 17 March 2020 introducing three animated characters based on the classic logo an apple a bee and a crocodile named Croc instead of a carrot The rebrand was designed by ABC Made the ABC s in house award winning creative team Broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to end at 6 30 pm instead of 7 30 pm on 1 January 2023 7 8 9 Programming EditMain articles List of programs broadcast by ABC Television ABC Kids amp ABC TV Plus and List of programs broadcast by ABC Television Preschool programs on ABC KidsSee also Edit Television portal Australia portalChildren s programming on ABC Television List of digital television channels in AustraliaReferences Edit ABC Launches Kids Channel Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7 August 2001 Archived from the original on 8 September 2007 Retrieved 21 September 2007 ABC Closes Digital Multichannels Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 May 2003 Archived from the original on 31 December 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2007 ABC to launch new ABC 4 Kids branding 21 April 2011 Archived from the original on 5 May 2011 Retrieved 5 May 2011 ABC Kids abckids 7 July 2014 ABC4Kids now commences at 5am seven days a week Here s information about our new schedule ab co 1kxKyTx Tweet via Twitter ABC Kids unveils new brand identity via brand design and communications agency Hulsbosch 10 March 2015 Retrieved 17 January 2016 ABC KIDS Extended Hours Facebook 27 November 2017 Fancy an earlier bedtime parents Facebook 1 January 2023 Retrieved 1 January 2023 Fancy an earlier bedtime parents ABC Kids Community Facebook 27 December 2022 Retrieved 1 January 2023 Knox David 20 December 2022 Multichannel Survey 2022 ABC Kids ABC TV Plus ABC ME ABC News TV Tonight TV Tonight Retrieved 1 January 2023 External links EditOfficial website ABC Kids on Facebook ABC Kids on Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ABC Kids Australia amp oldid 1133367045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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