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 and its main transmitter is at Black Mountain.

ABC Canberra studios

Local programming

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

A new 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 HD (revival June 2016) ABC2 ABC Kids ABC3 ABC News 24 (720p HD) (576i SD from June 2016)

Defunct	ABC Kids (2001-2003) 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 in Australia

Public broadcasters

ABC Television (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)	ABC (HD) (revival June 2016) ABC2 / ABC Kids ABC3 ABC News 24

SBS Television (Special Broadcasting Service)	SBS (HD) SBS 2 Food Network NITV

Major metropolitan
commercial networks

Seven Network (Seven West Media)	Seven 7TWO 7mate 7flix

Nine Network (Nine Entertainment Co.)	Nine (HD) 9Gem 9Go! 9Life

Network Ten (Ten Network Holdings)	Ten (HD) Eleven One

Regional affiliate
commercial networks

Seven Network affiliates	Prime7/GWN7 Southern Cross Television

Nine Network affiliates	WIN Television (HD) NBN Television (HD) Imparja Television

Network Ten affiliates	Southern Cross Ten Central Digital Television Darwin Digital Television Mildura Digital Television Tasmanian Digital Television West Digital Television

Community stations

Open narrowcast services

Datacasting
licenced channels

Articles

Lists

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 (NBN) NRN (SC Ten) SBS

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

Griffith and MIA	ABGN (ABC) AMN (WIN [Seven]) MTN (WIN) MDN (WIN [Ten]) SBS

Broken Hill	ABLN (ABC) BKN (SC) BDN (SC [Nine]) SCN (SC Ten) SBS

Remote areas	ABN (ABC) QQQ (SC) IMP (Imparja) CDT (SC/Imparja [Ten]) SBS

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