ABC3

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This article is about the ABC TV channel. For the ABC's Canberra TV station (which was on channel 3 until the early 1990s), see ABC (TV station).
ABC3
ABC3 logo.png
Launched 4 December 2009
Network ABC Television
Owned by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format anamorphic 576i (SDTV)
Country Australia
Language English
Broadcast area Nationally
Sister channel(s) ABC1, ABC2, ABC4 Kids, ABC News 24
Website abc.net.au/abc3
Availability
Terrestrial
ABN Sydney (DVB-T) 548 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)[1]
ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) 564 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)
ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) 580 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)
ABS Adelade (DVB-T) 596 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)
ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) 740 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)
ABT Hobart (DVB-T) 628 @ 8 (191.5 MHz)
ABD Darwin (DVB-T) 644 @ 30 (543.5 MHz)
Freeview ABC (virtual) 23
Satellite
Foxtel/Austar (virtual) 723
VAST (virtual) 23
Cable
Foxtel/Austar/Optus (virtual) 723

ABC3 is an Australian children's public television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It launched on 4 December 2009 at 6pm,[2] with the Countdown to 3 airing beforehand at 5pm.

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History [edit]

In September 2007, the Australian government announced a proposal to launch a new digital-only children's channel, ABC3.[3] An ABC3 channel appeared on television receivers in 2008, as a placeholder for the future ABC3 channel.[4] ABC3 was considered by the Australia 2020 Summit and given as one of the recommendations to the Government. In April 2009, the Government's official response to the Summit approved the idea,[5] and in the 2009–10 Commonwealth Budget $67 million was allocated towards ABC3 as part of the Government's $167 million funding increase to the ABC.

On 18 June 2009, the Corporation began its first public ABC3 campaign – called "MeOn3" – to scout for new hosting talent. On 22 October 2009, 8 presenters were announced. Amberley Lobo and Kayne Tremills would host Studio 3, with Ben Crawley as a roving reporter, he later joined the show What Do You Know? alongside Dr Rhythm. Scott Tweedie would host Prank Patrol, while Hannah Wang and Mitch Tomlinson were named as co-hosts of Rush TV and Stephanie Bendixsen and Steven O'Donnell were hosts of Good Game: Spawn Point a spin-off of the Good Game TV series, for younger gamers, which shows every Tuesday on ABC2.

In 2011, James Elmer joined as co-host of Studio 3 along with Kayne and Amberley. On December 4th 2011, the winners from the MeOn3 contest were revealed as Alfie Gledhill and Olivia Phyland. On September 14th 2012, Alfie left Studio 3 to pursue acting dreams. In October 2012, Comedian Khaled Khalafala joined Studio 3, and stayed with the crew until early 2013 before leaving. In March 2013 the Janitor and Bubbles (who's voiced by the Janitor) the goldfish supposedly left Studio 3 for Venezuala, with Bubbles being replaced with a new goldfish called Alexis.

Programming [edit]

Further information: List of programs broadcast by ABC Television

The channel's programming runs from 6:00am to 9:00pm daily, and targets the 6 – 15 year old age group. At 9:00pm, the station closes and displays "we're back from 6:00am" with ABC background music until the station reopens again at 6:00am.[6] It broadcasts a range of genres, including comedy, drama, music, animation, extreme sports, wildlife and news-based programmes. The channel aims to feature at least 50% Australian produced content.[7] Studio 3 is a show that is hosted by the ABC 3 presenters and link various other programs. It began on Monday 7 December 2009 at 7:00 am.

New programs which air on the channel include the historical drama My Place, sitcom Mal.com, supernatural drama series Dead Gorgeous, animation series CJ the DJ, a news and current affairs show produced by the team from Behind the News and a sketch comedy You're Skitting Me.[8]

Program playout for ABC3 is controlled from ABN, the ABC's Sydney station. on delayed to technical at ABC's new playout facility, MediaHub. Programmes such as Studio 3 and Prank Patrol (Australia) are filmed and produced at ABV2, the ABC's Melbourne Station.

Unlike commercial channels, ABC3 is not constrained by a local content quota[9] and portions of its programming are sourced from overseas broadcasters such as CBBC, Teletoon and Family.

Current shows [edit]

Programmes currently broadcast on the channel include:

Domestic [edit]

Foreign [edit]

Future shows [edit]

Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:

Past shows [edit]

These shows have previously been broadcast on ABC3:

Domestic [edit]

Foreign [edit]

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See also [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.freetv.com.au/media/Engineering/Australian_Digital_Terrestrial_Television_Broadcasting_Service_Information_Register_-_Issue_4_-_January_2011.pdf
  2. ^ http://blogs.abc.net.au/countdownto3/2009/10/the-me-on-3-hosts-revealed.html
  3. ^ "Free kids' TV channel is as easy as ABC3". The Age. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008. 
  4. ^ "The state of Children's television". Radio National. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2008. 
  5. ^ "New children's channel for ABC". ABC News and Current Affairs. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009. 
  6. ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (December 2009). About ABC3. Accessed on 9 December 2009.
  7. ^ "ABC3 announces new Aussie kids shows". TV Tonight. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
  8. ^ a b Green, Liz. "Countdown to ABC3". ABC. Retrieved 24 October 2010. 
  9. ^ Michael Bodey (22 October 2009). "ABC to launch new kids digital TV channel ABC3". The Australian. 
  10. ^ a b c http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/12/abc-2013-full-programming.html
  11. ^ http://kidscreen.com/2012/11/29/abc-tv-acquires-broadcasting-rights-to-annoying-orange/
  12. ^ http://www.actf.com.au/news/story/10096

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