- ABC Kids (Australia)
ABC Kids is the name given to the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's children's programming. ABC Kids viaABC Television broadcasts the greatest amount of children's programing than any other network in Australia. cite web
url = http://www.abc.net.au/corp/annual_reports/ar07/pdf/ABC_annual_report_2006-2007.pdf
title = Annual Report 2006-07
accessdate = 2007-12-06
date = 2007-11-01
work =Australian Broadcasting Corporation ] Children's programming onABC1 are broadcast under the ABC Kids brand in two blocks, mornings, nowrap|6:00am to nowrap|10:00am, and afternoons, nowrap|3:00pm to nowrap|6:00pm. In addition to this,ABC2 broadcasts ABC Kids from nowrap|10:00am to nowrap|4:30pm.ABC Kids consists of a mixture of both in-house and out-sourced children's television programs. Due to their longevity, programmes such as "Play School" and "
Bananas in Pyjamas " are iconic within Australia. Popular locally-made drama series include "The Saddle Club ", "Out There ", "Blue Water High ", "Ship to Shore " and "Round the Twist ". International programmes which regularly feature in the line-up include "Sesame Street ", "Bob the Builder ", "Pingu ", "Arthur", "Fireman Sam " and older-years shows "Degrassi ", "Lizzie McGuire ", "Freaky Stories " and "Daria ".History
ABC Kids commenced as a replacement in 2000 for the previously aired "ABC for Kids" branding used on
ABC Television andABC Online . On 7 March 2005,ABC2 launched allowing for ABC Kids' programming to be broadcast for 13 hours a day acrossABC1 andABC2 . Currently, ABC Kids offers a wide range of children's programing aimed at 4–6 year olds, and a smaller time in the day for 7–15 year olds. A related sub-brand, Rollercoaster, covers programs aimed at 8–15 year olds and a related website and magazine.Broadcast schedule
ABC Kids is broadcast on both
ABC1 andABC2 :Weekdays
*ABC1 : 6:00–10:00
*ABC2 : 10:00–16:30
*ABC1 : 15:00–18:00Saturday
*ABC2 : 7:00–15:00Sunday
*ABC1 : 6:30–9:00ABC Kids school holiday schedule
Monday
*ABC1 : 6:00–11:00Tuesday To Friday
*ABC1 : 6:00–12:00References
External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/abckids/ Official Site]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/corp/ Corporate Site]
* [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation]
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