ABC (TV station)

This article is about the local Canberra based studio. For the national television network, see ABC Television.

ABC
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Channels	Digital: 9A (VHF)
Translators	Analog: ABC49 Conder ABC55 Mount Taylor ABC56 Fraser ABC60 Tuggeranong Hill Digital: ABC59 Mount Taylor and Tuggeranong Hill
Affiliations	ABC Television
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	18 December 1962
Call letters' meaning	ABC Canberra
Former channel number(s)	3 (VHF) (1962–1996)(analog) 9 (VHF) (1996–2012)(analog)
Transmitter power	160 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital)
Height	349 m (analog) 362 m (digital)^[1]
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E / 35.27556°S 149.09778°E / -35.27556; 149.09778 (ABC)
Website	www.abc.net.au/tv

ABC is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The station began broadcasting on 18 December 1962 and broadcasts from studios in Dickson. Its main transmitter is at Black Mountain.

ABC Canberra studios

Local programming

ABC News Canberra is presented by Dan Bourchier on weeknights and Craig Allen on weekends. The weeknight bulletins incorporate a national finance section presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.

A new studio set was introduced in mid-2014 to match the rest of the ABC News network.

The weekly current affairs program, 7.30 ACT was presented by Chris Kimball until its cancellation in 2014.^[2]

References

↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-24/mark-scott-announces-abc-job-cuts/5913082

ABC Television

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ABC	Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Multichannels	ABC ABC HD ABC2 ABC Kids ABC Me ABC News 24

Defunct	ABC Kids (2001–03) Fly TV ABC Guide

Others	Australia Plus

See also	Australian Broadcasting Corporation History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Programs ABC iview

Free-to-air television channels in Australia

Public broadcasters

ABC Television	ABC (HD) ABC2 / ABC Kids ABC Me ABC News 24

SBS Television	SBS (HD) SBS Viceland Food Network NITV

Major metropolitan
commercial networks

Seven Network	Seven (HD) 7TWO 7mate 7flix

Nine Network	Nine (HD) 9Gem 9Go! 9Life

Network Ten	Ten (HD) Eleven One

Regional affiliate
commercial networks

Seven Network affiliates	Prime7/GWN7 Southern Cross Television

Nine Network affiliates	Southern Cross Nine (HD) NBN Television (HD) Imparja Television Mildura Digital Television Tasmanian Digital Television (HD) West Digital Television

Network Ten affiliates	WIN Television (HD) Central Digital Television Darwin Digital Television

Community stations

Remote satellite-only services

Datacasting
licensed channels

Television platforms

Miscellaneous

Television in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

Sydney	ABN (ABC) ATN (Seven) TCN (Nine) TEN (Ten) SBS

Northern NSW	ABN (ABC) NEN (Prime7) NBN (Nine) NRN (SC10) SBS

Southern NSW and ACT	ABN/ABC (ABC) CBN (Prime7) CTC (SC9) WIN (WIN) SBS

Griffith and MIA	ABGN (ABC) MTN (Seven) MDN (Nine) AMN (WIN) SBS

Broken Hill	ABLN (ABC) BKN (SCTV) BDN (SC9) SCN (SC10) SBS

Remote areas	ABN (ABC) QQQ (SCTV) IMP (Imparja) CDT (Ten Central) SBS

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