network abc television owned by australian broadcasting corporation picture format 576i sdtv 16 9 audience share in metropolitan areas 1.3 % november 2009 country australia language english broadcast area nationally formerly called abc for kids 1991 2001 abc kids 2001 2009 abc for kids 2009 2011 abc4 kids 2011 2015 sister channel s abc abc hd late 2016 abc2 abc me abc news 24 website abc.net.au tv abcforkids availability terrestrial abn sydney dvb t 546 674 lcn 22 226.5 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 virtual 22 satellite foxtel virtual 134 vast virtual 22 cable foxtel optus virtual 126 transact virtual 22 streaming media abc iview live stream abc kids stylised as abc kids is the name of the australian broadcasting corporation s part time channel broadcasting shows between the hours of 5am and 7pm in each local australian market for children aged 2 6 years . abc kids shares the same bandwidth as abc2 which broadcasts outside of abc kids scheduled hours and supplements the flagship abc channel with extra adult oriented programming . contents 1 history 1.1 1991 2001 origins 1.2 2001 2009 abc kids 1.2.1 2001 2003 abc kids fly tv channel 1.3 2009 2011 abc for kids 1.4 2011 present current format 2 current programming 2.1 movies 3 former programming 4 references 5 external links history edit 1991 2001 origins edit in 1991 all children s programming on the abc was organised 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 abc kids 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 with abc kids in lowercase blue letters in front . 2001 2003 abc kids fly tv channel 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 00am to 6 00pm 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 00pm to 12 00am which was repeated again from 12 00am to 6 00am . in addition to their availability on free to air television the abc kids fly tv channel was also available on austar channel 14 and optus tv channel 21 . fly tv logo the abc kids fly tv channel was 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 fly tv channel programming for younger fly tv viewers was integrated into the abc kids broadcasting block . 2009 2011 abc for kids edit in 2009 two daily blocks of children s programming were launched as abc for kids running from 8 00am to 11 00am and 2 55pm to 4 00pm on abc . from 4 december 2009 the day that abc3 was launched to target 7 to 14 year olds a new preschool children s block abc for kids on 2 was launched on abc2 featuring children s programming everyday until 7pm . 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 current format edit abc4 kids logo on 2 may 2011 the all children s programming was removed from the main abc channel and was divided between the abc2 children s block and abc3 . the abc2 children s block was rebranded as abc4 kids and was refocused as a part time channel for preschoolers sharing the same bandwidth of abc2 between 6am and 7pm . a new logo based on the abc3 logo was also introduced . 3 broadcasting of the channel was rescheduled to begin at 5am instead of 6am 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 current programming edit 64 zoo lane the adventures of abney & teal the adventures of bottle top bill and his best friend corky angelina ballerina the next steps arthur babar and the adventures of badou baby jake bananas in pyjamas ben and holly s little kingdom bert and ernie s great adventures big block singsong bing bob the builder boj bookaboo charlie and lola chuggington clangers cloudbabies curious george daniel tiger s neighborhood the day henry met dinosaur train dirtgirlworld dorothy the dinosaur driver dan s story train emma ella the elephant fireman sam five minutes more franklin and friends the furchester hotel get grubby tv giggle and hoot go jetters grandpa in my pocket guess how much i love you guess with jess ha ha hairies hey duggee hilltop hospital the hive hoopla doopla hoot hoot go in the night garden jamillah and aladdin joe and jack kazoops kioka the koala brothers lah lah s adventures lachy lazytown let s go pocoyo lily s driftwood bay little charley bear little princess louie the magic roundabout maya the bee messy goes to okido miffy s adventures big and small mike the knight mister maker mofy mouk the numtums the octonauts olivia pajanimals peg cat penelope peppa pig peter rabbit pingu play school play school celebrity covers playdate pocoyo postman pat postman pat special delivery service puffin rock q pootle 5 raa raa the noisy lion rastamouse ready jet go ready steady wiggle sally & possum sarah and duck scout and the gumboot kids sesame street shaun the sheep small potatoes splashdance storytree sydney sailboat teacup travels teletubbies this is isaiah thomas and friends tilly and friends timmy time tinga tinga tales toby s travelling circus tree fu tom twirlywoos wallykazam waybuloo wiggle town the wotwots yo gabba gabba movies edit on sundays at 5pm abc kids air feature length episodes or one off specials . one of the feature length episodes was thomas and friends day of the diesels . former programming edit references edit abc launches kids channel . australian broadcasting corporation . 7 august 2001 . retrieved 21 september 2007 . dead link abc closes digital multichannels . australian broadcasting corporation . 26 may 2003 . retrieved 25 september 2007 . abc to launch new abc 4 kids branding . 21 april 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 . external links edit television in australia portal official website shows a to z v t e australian television blocks current abc kids abc2 adult swim 9go animation fixation eleven couch time eleven kids wb 9go toasted tv eleven past 120 % cartoon network cartoon network agro s cartoon connection seven network animation domination fox8 animation salvation fox8 animax sf boomeraction boomerang boomerang cartoon network cartoon carnival the 0 10 network cartoon company nine network cheez tv network ten comedy with bite tv1 fox kids fox8 fun house fox kids junior seven network k zone 7mate mornings on ten network ten nick at nite nickelodeon nick jr. nickelodeon play along with sam nick jr. playhouse disney disney channel sarvo nickelodeon saturday disney seven network 7two 7flix sbs monday comedy slot sbs one studio 3 abc3 studio disney disney channel super flying fun show nine network super fun saturdays cartoon network super saturday show seven network super simpsons fox8 super sunday network ten toonami cartoon network toon time 111 greats total girl 7two video game heroes kidsco what s up doc nine network wiggly waffle abc4 kids network history 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