ABC1
Launched	November 5, 1956
Network	ABC Television
Owned by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format	576i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Audience share	16. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition 4% Nationally (February 16, 2008, [1])
Slogan	It Begins With 1
Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Nationally
Formerly called	ABC TV (1956-2008)
Sister channel(s)	ABC2
Website	abc.net.au/tv/abctv
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	Normally tuned to 2
SD Digital	Channel 2, 21
HD Digital	Channel 20
Satellite
Foxtel Digital	Channel 102
Austar Digital	Channel 102
Cable
Foxtel Digital	Channel 102
Foxtel HD+	Channel 202
TransTV Digital	Channel 2

ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media AUSTAR is an Australian Telecommunications company Its main business activity is Pay TV, although it is also involved with Internet access and Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media TransACT Capital Communications is an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides Broadband internet access fixed telephony cable television Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC's television division, and is available nationally. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 As of 2007, ABC1 has a 16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 7% audience share.

History

Further information: History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Origins

The history of ABC1 can be traced back to 1953, when the federal Television Act was passed, providing the initial regulatory framework for both ABC Television and commercial television networks. The history of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation spans from its origins as regulatory body to its expansion as a content provider in Radio, Television Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 ^[1][2] Over the next three years, planning for the introduction of a national television service was put in place - land for studios and transmitters in Sydney and Melbourne was acquired, and overseas tutors were brought to Australia to assist with training. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ^[1][2]

Commercial station TCN-9 Sydney was the first to broadcast in Australia, soon followed by the ABC's own ABN-2 Sydney and later ABV-2 in Melbourne. TCN is the Sydney flagship Television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 ABN is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's television station in Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 ABV is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's television station in Melbourne, Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ^[1][2] Six stations, three in Melbourne and three in Sydney, were in operation in time to cover the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ^[1][2] The channel's first television broadcast was inaugurated by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on November 5, at the Gore Hill studios in Sydney, followed two weeks later by transmission in Melbourne. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Gore Hill is an urban locality on the on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ^[1][2]

Although radio programs could be broadcast nationally by landline, television relay facilities were not put in place until the early 1960s. A landline, main line or fixed-line is a Telephone line which travels through a solid medium either metal Wire or Optical fibre ^[1] This meant that news bulletins had to be sent to each capital city by teleprinter, to be prepared and presented separately in each city, with filmed materials copied manually and sent to each state. A teleprinter ( ^[1][2]

A purpose-built television studio was built in Sydney, and opened on January 29, 1958 - replacing temporary sound studios used since ABC TV's inception. A television studio is an installation in which Television or Video productions take place either for Live television, for recording Live to tape Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the same year, technical equipment was also moved to permanent locations, while main transmitters were introduced to Melbourne and Sydney in 1957 and 1958, respectively. ^[3]

1960s to the 1990s

Weekly current affairs program Four Corners began in 1961^[4], followed in the same year by Profiles of Power, a series of interviews with prominent Australians. Four Corners is Australia 's longest-running Investigative journalism / current affairs Television program Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4] Direct relays between Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Canberra, were also established in 1961, replacing temporary microwave relays as a means of simultaneously airing programs across multiple stations. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4][2] Videotape equipment, allowing the sharing of footage with much greater ease and speed, was installed in each state capital by 1962. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

ABC TV was one of the first television networks in Australia to embrace the rock'n'roll revolution of the late 1950s, most notably with Six O'Clock Rock, hosted by Johnny O'Keefe. Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range 6 O'Clock Rock was an Australian Rock and Roll Television show which showed on ABC Television from February 1959 to 1962 and was broadcast at John Michael O'Keefe, known as Johnny O'Keefe (19 January 1935 &ndash 6 October 1978 was an Australian Rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s and ended ^[2] During the 1960s and early 1970s the channel continued to broadcast programs on popular music, including the pop show Hitscene, performance specials by groups such as Tully and Max Merritt & The Meteors, as well as the magazine-style program GTK, which premiered in 1969 and screened for 10 minutes, four nights per week at 6. GTK was an Australian popular music TV series produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 30pm, immediately prior to Bellbird and the 7. This article is concerned with Bellbird the Australian television soap opera for other uses of the term see Bellbird (disambiguation. 00pm news bulletin. ^[5] In 1967, the weeknightly television current affairs program, This Day Tonight, was launched on ABC TV. This Day Tonight (commonly abbreviated as " TDT " was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC current affairs program of the late ^[4]

Teletext services were introduced to ABC TV in 1983 to allow hearing impaired viewers access to closed captions^[6]. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Closed captioning is a term describing several systems developed to display text on a Television or Video screen to provide additional or interpretive Nationwide, successor to This Day Tonight, was replaced in turn by a new, hour-long, national news program called The National. Having proved unsuccessful,^[7][6] it reverted to a state ABC News bulletin at 7. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 00 pm, with a state-based edition of The 7.30 Report following afterwards. The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 ^[6] Lateline and Media Watch also launched in the 1980s. Lateline is an Australian Television news and current affairs program airing weeknights at 1030 pm on ABC1, similar in format to the BBC 's Media Watch is an Australian television program broadcast by ABC1 and ABC2. ^[8][6]

2000s

The year 2001 saw the launch of a new logo to celebrate the new millennium and the introduction of digital terrestrial television in Australia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide The logo was modified to a three-dimensional metallic design. Coinciding with this, Digital television was introduced to most of the network's coverage area on January 1, 2001 - this was soon followed by the gradual introduction of widescreen and high definition programming. Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ^[9]

In 2002, to celebrate seventy years of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC TV's logo reverted to the "over and under" design seen in the previous decades, however it retained the three-dimensional metallic design. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The channel's idents featured elements - fire, leaf and ice, and the slogan was updated to Everyone's ABC. This however did not last, as later in the same year, the channel's idents were modified to feature everyday Australians. In 2005, on December 19, the channels idents were revamped featuring glass televisions. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. These idents were also carried onto ABC2. ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division

At midday on February 8, 2008, ABC TV was rebranded as ABC1, with the standard-definition redirect channel moved from LCN22 to LCN21, complementing the existing ABC2 digital-only channel launched on March 7, 2005. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[10] Further cementing the change in identity was the change from the slogan There's more to Television to It begins with 1. After concerns in some sections of the media that the 43-year-old Lissajous curve brand was to disappear completely, ABC management reaffirmed that it would remain in use by the corporation. In Mathematics, a Lissajous curve ( Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of Parametric equations ^[11][12]

Programming

Further information: List of programs broadcast by ABC Television

Satirical comedy series The Chaser's War on Everything, currently broadcasting repeats on ABC2, with the original run on ABC1. This is a list of television programmes that are either currently being broadcast or have previously been broadcast on ABC Television 's ABC1 or ABC2 in Australia The Chaser's War on Everything is an AFI Award winning Australian Television comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division

ABC1 is required by charter to meet certain programming obligations. ^[13] Although it has a strong focus on news and current affairs, it also presents documentaries and educational programmes, children's shows, drama, comedy and variety, and sports.

ABC1's drama line-up consists almost entirely of imported content including The West Wing, The Bill, Doctor Who, Life on Mars and Spooks. The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Life on Mars is Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One Recent locally-produced programs have included Rain Shadow as well as mini-series such as Answered by Fire and Bastard Boys. Rain Shadow is an Australian Television Drama series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. Answered by Fire is a two-part mini-series based on the 1999 East Timor conflicts that led to East Timor's independence Bastard Boys is an Australian Television Miniseries broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2007, about It also shows repeats of past successful series including SeaChange, Something in the Air and Head Start. SeaChange was a popular Australian Television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2001 on the ABC. For the song by Thunderclap Newman see Something in the Air (song. Head Start is an Australian Television Drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001

Comedy on ABC1 is primarily locally-produced but also includes foreign series such as Little Britain, Extras, The Catherine Tate Show, and The IT Crowd. Little Britain is a character-based comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on Film sets and in Theatre. The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning British Television Sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate who stars in all of the show's The IT Crowd (ˈɪt or ˌaɪˈtiː is a British Sitcom written by Irish director Graham Linehan and produced by Ash Atalla The network has launched the careers of a number of comedians including Magda Szubanski,^[14] Gina Riley, Wil Anderson,^[15] Dave Hughes^[16] and Chris Lilley. Magda Szubanski (born April 12 1961) is an Australian actress comedian and writer Gina Riley (born 6 May 1961 in Melbourne, Victoria, William James (Wil Anderson (born 31 January, 1974) is an Australian Comedian, performing stand-up as well as on Television David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970) is an Australian stand-up comedian, Radio and Television Chris Lilley (born April 25, 1975) is an Australian Comedian, Actor and Writer. ^[17] ABC1's present flagship comedy shows include Spicks and Specks and The Chaser's War on Everything. Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed television quiz show with a humorous streak The Chaser's War on Everything is an AFI Award winning Australian Television comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Former successful shows include Frontline, The Micallef Program, The D-Generation, Mother and Son, Kath & Kim (now broadcast on the Seven Network), BackBerner, Good News Week, The Glass House, Summer Heights High and The Aunty Jack Show. Frontline is an Australian Comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting The Micallef Program is an Australian Sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV Sketch comedy show produced and broadcast by the Mother and Son was an Australian Television Sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1984 until 1994 Kath & Kim is a Logie Award -winning character-driven Australian Television Comedy series created by Jane Turner and The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. BackBerner was an Australian political satire sketch comedy television series broadcast on and produced by ABC TV with Crackerjack Productions Good News Week is a Satirical news-based comedy quiz show on Australian television The Glass House was a half-hour Australian Comedy Talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006 Summer Heights High is a Logie Award -winning Australian Television Mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley The Aunty Jack Show was a Logie -award winning Australian television comedy series that ran from 1972 to 1973.

The remainder of ABC1's schedule consists of lifestyle, music, game and talk shows. Lifestyle programs include cooking shows such as The Cook and the Chef or travel related programs, such as Pilot Guides, but also include programmes such as Gardening Australia, Compass and Message Stick. Globe Trekker (sometimes called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet Gardening Australia is a weekly gardening program screened on ABC1 and ABC2. This article is about the Australian television program For the local CBC Television newscast in Prince Edward Island, Canada, see CBC The network's music shows include rage and jtv while previous music-oriented shows include Countdown and Recovery. rage is a popular all-night Australian Music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday and Saturday nights Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music Television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV in Australia Game shows include quiz shows The Einstein Factor and Head 2 Head, and competition based programs Strictly Dancing and The New Inventors. The Einstein Factor is an Australian Television Quiz show, broadcast on ABC1. Head 2 Head was a sports quiz show that aired on ABC TV in Australia between February 18 and December 9, 2006 and broadcast Strictly Dancing was an Australian Television show that aired between 2004 and 2005 on ABC TV. The New Inventors is an Australian Television show, broadcast on ABC1. ABC1 presents three talk shows, the locally produced Enough Rope and Talking Heads, as well as ITV1's Parkinson. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (often shortened to Enough Rope) is a television Talk show broadcast on ABC1 in Australia Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Parkinson was a British television Chat show presented by Sir Michael Parkinson. In addition to this, ABC1 also broadcasts arts discussion shows At the Movies and Sunday Arts. At the Movies is an ABC1 program hosted by Film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, in which they discuss the films opening Sunday Arts is a weekly program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC in Australia every Sunday

News & Current affairs

Further information: ABC News and Current Affairs, ABC News

The 7.30 Report, hosted by Kerry O'Brien, launched in 1995. ABC News and Current Affairs is the name of the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC that controls content classified as News, Public Affairs ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 The name Kerry O'Brien may refer to Kerry O'Brien (journalist, an Australian journalist Kerry O'Brien (politician, an Australian politician Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

ABC News, broadcast on ABC1, is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News and Current Affairs is the name of the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC that controls content classified as News, Public Affairs The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. A number of bulletins and updates are shown throughout the day, which include the flagship state-based evening bulletins of ABC News at 7. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 00pm, focused on local, national and international news relevant to their entire respective state or territory. ^[18] In addition, The Midday Report, a national weekdaily edition of ABC News, is broadcast at noon live from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's studios in Ultimo, Sydney. ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimo is an inner-city Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. News updates for ABC1 are presented nationally throughout the day, however evening updates are shown in most states by their respective presenters.

Other flagship programs, which include Four Corners, Australian Story, Foreign Correspondent, Lateline and The 7.30 Report, are broadcast in primetime and are widely-regarded for their agenda-setting journalism. Four Corners is Australia 's longest-running Investigative journalism / current affairs Television program Australian Story is a weekly biography program produced and broadcast on ABC Television. Foreign Correspondent is a weekly news-documentary program screened on ABC1, Tuesday at 930 pm Lateline is an Australian Television news and current affairs program airing weeknights at 1030 pm on ABC1, similar in format to the BBC 's The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 ^[18] Similarly, each state-based station produces and broadcasts their respective edition of Stateline in primetime, which includes one for every state and territory of Australia. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Stateline is a television current affairs programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In addition, Landline, Insiders and Media Watch cover rural, political and business, and media affairs respectively. Landline is an Australian national rural issues Television program broadcast on ABC1. Insiders analyses and discusses Australian politics with the use of a panel of political journalists and columnists and interviews with prominent politicians and commentators Media Watch is an Australian television program broadcast by ABC1 and ABC2.

Sport

Further information: ABC Sport

ABC Sport currently holds the broadcast rights to a range of sports, which are broadcast on ABC1, these include the Women's Australian Open, Netball World Championships, Women's National Basketball League, as well as state football league competitions which include Australian rules football and rugby league. ABC Sport is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's sport's programming broadcast on ABC Television and ABC Local Radio. The Netball World Championship is a quadrennial international Netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games ^[18] In addition to this, The ABC also holds the rights to the Paralympic Games, Australian Rugby Championship and the Hopman Cup tennis tournament. The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities The Australian Rugby Championship or ARC (also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship or the Mazda Championship for sponsorship The Hopman Cup is an annual international team Tennis Tournament founded by Paul McNamee and Charlie Fancutt, and held in Perth

Children

Further information: ABC Kids

ABC1's children's programming is more extensive than any other channel in Australia. ABC Kids is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's children's programming ^[18] Children's programming are broadcast under the ABC Kids brand in two blocks, mornings, 6:00am to 10:00am, and afternoons, 3:00pm to 6:00pm. ABC Kids is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's children's programming In addition to this, ABC Rollercoaster is shown from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, and is aimed at a slightly older demographic than ABC Kids' three to six year olds. RollerCoaster is a children's television show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia.

ABC Kids consists of a mixture of both in-house and out-sourced children's television programs. Due to their longevity, programmes such as Play School and Bananas in Pyjamas are iconic within Australia. Play School is an Australian educational Television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Animation by Yoram Bananas in Pyjamas is an Australian Children's television show which premiered in 1992 on the ABC. Popular locally-made drama series include The Saddle Club, Out There, Blue Water High, Ship to Shore and Round the Twist. The Saddle Club is a Australian children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant. Out There is an Australian made television show following the trials and tribulations of an American high school boy named Reilly ( Douglas Smith) who moves to Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 in Australia and on various Ship to Shore was an Australian Children's television series written by Glenda Hambly and Jon Stephens, with Executive Producer Paul Round the Twist is a Logie Award -winning Australian Children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a ^[18] International programmes which regularly feature in the line-up include Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, Pingu, Arthur, Fireman Sam and older-years shows Degrassi, Lizzie McGuire, Freaky Stories and Daria. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Bob the Builder is a Children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Pingu is a Swiss animated television series created by Otmar Gutman about a family of Penguins who live at the South Pole. Arthur is a long-running American and Canadian educational Television series for children, that airs on PBS in the United States Fireman Sam (Sam Tân is a Welsh Stop-motion animation Children's television series about a fireman called Sam his fellow firefighters and The Degrassi series is a Canadian Drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired Freaky Stories is a Canadian Television series which airs in English on YTV and in French on VRAK Daria is an American

Children's programming also includes educational programs. Behind the News is a long-running series which provides background information to current affairs. Behind the News (more commonly known as BTN) is a long-running News program broadcast on Australia 's ABC1 aimed at school-aged The program has come to be incorporated into many school curricula. Schools TV is a segment between 10:00am and 11:00am that consists of documentaries and specials relevant to school study.

Availability

Further information: ABC Television

ABC1 varies depending on state and territory in terms of what 7:00 pm news bulletin, edition of Stateline, and in some stations promotions, are shown. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Stateline is a television current affairs programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. National programming is often interrupted in order to show state election coverage. Each state and territory's individual station is based on that of its capital city, meaning that in the state of Victoria, all programmes originate from either Melbourne or Sydney, where the remainder of programs are broadcast from. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 ABC1 is broadcast nationally via ABC Television transmitters, in an analogue and standard definition format, in addition to a national high definition channel, with state-based content omitted. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition

Logos

ABC TV idents used from 2005 to 2008.

In the early years, ABC TV had been using Lissajous curves as fillers in-between programs. In Mathematics, a Lissajous curve ( Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of Parametric equations A staff competition was conducted in 1963 to create a new logo for use on television, stationery, publications, microphone badges and ABC vehicles. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2] Graphic designer, Bill Kennard, who had been experimenting with telerecording of the Cathode Ray Oscillograph displays, submitted a design in 1965 which was part of the waveform of an oscilloscope. An oscilloscope (commonly abbreviated to scope or O-scope) is a type of Electronic test equipment that allows signal Voltages to be viewed Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In Mathematics, a Lissajous curve ( Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of Parametric equations ^[2] The letters A-B-C were added to the wavelength design and it was adopted as the ABC's official logo. ^[2] Bill Kennard was paid £25 for his design. ^[2] This logo has been modified from two dimensions, to colour, to three dimensions, over time and it is now one of the most well-known logos in Australia.

In 1975, the ABC logo was modified to a thickened version. The logo was also changed to an "over and under" design. To celebrate the Australian Bicentenary, on Australia Day in 1988, the idents were updated. The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1970 on the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing and claiming the land and again in 1988 to celebrate 200 years The original set of idents were titled "Natural Textures of Australia", with a following called "Man Made Textures of Australia". The ABC logo featured on idents and promos was modified in 1995 to a similar design to that seen in 1963 on the first design. The logo was hand drawn by persons featured in the promos and idents.

To celebrate the new millennium and the introduction of digital terrestrial television in Australia in 2001, ABC TV's logo was again modified, but this time to a three-dimensional metallic design. Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide The logo was also radically modified to lose the "over and under" design. In 2002, to celebrate seventy years of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC TV's logo changed back to the "over and under" design, however it still kept the 3D Metallic design. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The channels idents featured elements - fire, leaf and ice, and the slogan was modified to "Everyone's ABC". Later in 2002, the channels idents were modified to feature everyday Australians. In 2005, on December 19, the channels idents were revamped featuring glass televisions. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. The ident's were also carried on ABC2 for the "ABC New & Digital Media" promo.

In 2008, on February 8, the channel was renamed as ABC1 with its logo updated concurrently with ABC2. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division ^[10][19] In addition to this, the slogan There's more to Television was rebadged to It begins with 1. ^[19] After concerns in some sections of the media that the 43-year-old Lissajous curve brand was to disappear completely, ABC management reaffirmed that it would remain in use by the corporation. In Mathematics, a Lissajous curve ( Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of Parametric equations ^[11][12]

Jan. 1965 - Dec. 1974	Jan. 1975 - Dec. 2000	Jan. 2001 - Jan. 2002	Feb. 2002 - Feb. 7, 2008	Since Feb 8, 2008[19]

References

External links

• Official Site
• Corporate Site
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation