ABC TV (Australian TV channel)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
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| Type | Free-to-air television network Public broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister channels | ABC TV HD ABC TV Plus ABC Kids ABC Me ABC News |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 November 1956 |
| Former names | ABC National Television Service/ABC National Television/ABC-TV (5 November 1956 – 8 February 2008) ABC1 (8 February 2008 – 20 July 2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 545/547/673/675 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 561/563/689/691 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 577/579/705/707 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 593 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 737 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 625 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 641 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview ABC (virtual) | 2/20/21 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC | ABC TV live stream on iview |
The network began operating on 5 November 1956 as the ABC National Television Service, starting in Sydney, followed by Melbourne, with other stations being established in state capitals and regional areas in the following years. In the 1960s and 1970s, the network was also referred to as ABC National Television, or ABC Television. Until the introduction of digital television in 2001, the network was the only domestic television service broadcast by the ABC. On 8 February 2008, the channel was renamed ABC1, before being rebranded as ABC TV on 20 July 2014.
As of 2023, the ABC is the third-rated television network and primary channel in Australia, behind the Seven Network and Nine Network but ahead of Network 10 and SBS TV.