ABC 4 Kids

ABC 4 Kids
Launched	2 May 2011
Network	ABC Television
Owned by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audience share	In Metropolitan areas: 1.3% (November 2009, [1])
Country	Australia
Language	English
Broadcast area	Nationally
Formerly called	ABC For Kids On 2 (2009-2011)
Sister channel(s)	ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24
Website	abc.net.au/tv/abcforkids/
Availability
Terrestrial
SD Digital	Channel 22
Satellite
Foxtel	Channel 126
Austar	Channel 126
Cable
Foxtel	Channel 126
TransTV Digital	Channel 22

ABC 4 Kids (or simply ABC Kids) is a preschool children's block, broadcast on the Australian television channel ABC2. Launched on 2 May 2011, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia. It broadcast from 06:00 to 19:00 each day sharing the same bandwidth with ABC2 (broadcast after 19:00).

History

It was originally named ABC Kids until 2005, on ABC1 ABC for Kids was launched, with times 8:00am to 11:00am and 2:55pm to 4:00pm. From 4 December 2009 (the same day when 6 to 14 year olds' channel ABC3 was launched), a new preschool children's block, ABC For Kids On 2 was launched on ABC2, featuring children's programming everyday until 6pm. Some ABC2 programmes had to be cancelled or relocated to other channels, such as rage, which is now seen exclusively on ABC1. The block was extended to start as a new channel sharing the same bandwidth of ABC2 at 6am and end at 7pm and rebranded as ABC 4 Kids on 2 May 2011.^[2]

Programming

The weekend children's schedule is the same as weekdays, except for the following:.

• Wiggly Waffle - Airs weekends, with different programming from 10.00-11.00am for weekdays.
• Giggle and Hoot - Airs every day.
• Play School - Airs Monday-Friday, with different shows airing in this time slot on weekends.

Current programming

Past shows

(some shows are picked up by ABC1 and ABC3)

• Bali
• Benjamin the Elephant
• Bibi Blocksberg
• Blanche
• Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure
• Boom and Reds
• Bottle Top Bill
• Frog & Friends
• Fun With Claude
• Gazoon
• Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
• Little Bear
• Martin Morning
• Mole Sisters
• Nanigugu
• Penelope
• Postman Pat Special Delivery Service
• Sesame Street (seasons 1-21)
• Shaun the Sheep
• The Mr. Men Show (series 2)

References

External links

Television in Australia portal

• Official website
• TV shows A to Z

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