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ABC Family (Australian TV channel)

ABC Family
Logo used since 2024
TypeOlder children's programming • Family programming
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaNationally
NetworkABC Television
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsABC TV
ABC TV HD
ABC Kids
ABC Entertains
ABC News
History
Launched7 March 2005 (7 March 2005) (as ABC2)
Former namesABC2 (2005–2017)
ABC Comedy (2017–2020)
ABC TV Plus (2021–2024)
Links
Websitewww.abc.net.au/tv
Availability
Terrestrial
ABN Sydney (DVB-T)546/674 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)[1]
ABV Melbourne (DVB-T)562/690 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)
ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T)578/706 @ 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)
Freeview22 (shared with ABC Kids)
Streaming media
ABC iview live stream
(Available to Australian viewers only)

ABC Family is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of family and teen entertainment programming. The channel operates between the hours of 7:30pm and 4:00am AEST/AEDT daily. The channel's bandwidth is used for the ABC Kids channel for young children during the remaining hours of the day.

The channel was launched on 7 March 2005 as ABC2. It was rebranded as ABC Comedy on 4 December 2017, with a format focused on comedy programming. On 1 January 2021, it was rebranded as ABC TV Plus and returned to a general entertainment format.[2] In May 2024, it was announced that the channel would rebrand as ABC Family on 3 June 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "DTT Register of Service IDs" (PDF). FreeTV Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ Knox, David (25 November 2020). "Upfronts 2021: ABC". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABC Family rebrand was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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