ABC2 is an ABC television channel available to digital television viewers in Australia. It broadcasts repeats of popular ABC TV programmes as well as some original content (notably children's programs, magazine shows, and sport). The channel aims to provide "more choice, more often." Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... The ABC Kids Channel was a Digital TV channel in Australia run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, while the brand for childrens programming on ABC TV and ABC2 is called ABC Kids . ... Fly TV was an ABC television channel available to digital television viewers in Australia. ... ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... TransACT is an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides broadband internet access, fixed and mobile telephony, and cable television services in Canberra and a subset of these services in Queanbeyan and throughout South-east NSW. The company is part-owned by ActewAGL (the main energy and water utility... ABC2 may also refer to: American Broadcasting Company affiliate WMAR-TV in Baltimore. ... ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...

History

Further information: History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ABC2 launched on March 7, 2005, with an episode of Landline - although scheduled to begin at 6.25am, the program was delayed ten minutes. The channel was officially inaugurated by Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on March 10, 2005.^[1] The history of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation spans from its origins as regulatory body to its expansion as a content provider in radio, television and new media. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Landline is Australias national rural issues program. ... Helen Lloyd Coonan (born 29 October 1947), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing New South Wales. ... The main entrance to Parliament House in Canberra, with the flag mast visible. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Genre restrictions imposed by the Australian government on digital multichanneling were lifted along with the media ownership laws passed through the Australian parliament on October 18, 2006.^[2] Previously limited in the subjects it could cover, ABC2 was henceforth able to carry shows identified as comedy, drama, national news, sport or entertainment. The main entrance to Parliament House in Canberra, with the flag mast visible. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Programming

Further information: List of programs broadcast by ABC Television

ABC2's programming consists primarily of repeated shows from ABC TV, and classic content from the ABC archives, in addition to some original content such as Good Game and Australia Wide. This is a list of programs currently, formerly or soon to be broadcast on ABC TV and ABC2. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... Good Game is a television program by gamers, for gamers. ... Australia Wide is a rural focused soft news program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

ABC TV programs, such as At The Movies, The Chaser's War on Everything, The New Inventors, Gardening Australia, Catalyst, Spicks and Specks, Message Stick, The Cook And The Chef and Collectors are often repeated on ABC2. ABC2 debuted a range of new and older programs which included new series of Good Game, Short and Curly, dig tv and Late Night Legends as well as new shows jtv XL, Cowboy Bebop, London Live, Ergo Proxy, and Talking Science.^[3] This article is about the Australian television program. ... The Chasers War on Everything (often shortened to The War by The Chaser cast) is a satirical television comedy series broadcast on ABC TV in Australia. ... // The New Inventors ABC NETWORK (Australia) Air Dates: 2004- Air Times: Wednesday 8. ... Gardening Australia is a weekly gardening program screened on ABC TV and ABC2. ... Catalyst is the current science-focused TV series which is made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... The Spicks and Specks set This article is about the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks. ... Good Game is a television program by gamers, for gamers. ... DiG is a digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002. ... jtv is the name given to a series of Australian television programs which started broadcast in July 2006, as a television spin-off of national radio broadcaster Triple J. They are broadcast on ABC and ABC2 as well as available online. ... Original run April 3, 1998 – April 23, 1999 No. ... Original run 25 February 2006 – 12 August 2006 No. ...

News & Current Affairs

Further information: ABC News and Current Affairs, ABC News

In order to allow automated operation of the channel without the complications of variable length live news broadcasts, ABC2 shows news updates produced for ABC Online. In addition to these hourly updates, a number of other ABC TV programmes such as Lateline, Lateline Business, Four Corners, Australian Story, and Foreign Correspondent are shown. On December 12, 2006, ABC2 began showing news bulletins produced for the Australia Network, Australia Network News. ABC News and Current Affairs is the name of the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that controls content classified as News, Public Affairs and Business and Finance. ... ABC News opening titles ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... Lateline (news) is a current affairs television program in Australia. ... Lateline Business is a late night business news television program on ABC TV in Australia, similar in format to the Lateline program prior to Lateline Business. ... Four Corners may refer to one of the following: Four Corners, a region of the United States the Four Corners Monument at that location Four Corners, a point in Canada Four Corners, an Australian news program Four Corners, a movie by James Benning four corners offense, a style of basketball... Australian Story is a weekly biography programme, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that portrays the lives of significant Australians. ... Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 film which tells the story of an American reporter who becomes involved in espionage in England during the onset of World War II. It stars Joel McCrea, George Sanders, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, Albert Bassermann and Robert Benchley. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australia Network (formerly ABC Asia Pacific TV, and Australia Television) is an Australian free-to-air international satellite television service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Australia Wide is ABC2's public and current affairs program, with a strong focus on regional issues. It airs at 4.00pm and 7.00pm on weekdays. Each day of the week features a certain focus, with different segments including Earth Works on Mondays, Gen Next on Tuesdays, on Wednesday Video Lives, Thursdays Arts About, and on Fridays Outta Here. Australia Wide is a rural focused soft news program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

All eight editions of Stateline, which includes one for every state and territory in Australia, are shown throughout the week following their original Friday night broadcast, allowing national access to state-level current affairs. The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...

Sport

ABC2 broadcasts coverage of many sporting competitions - including the NSWRU, QRL, VFL, SANFL, WAFL, NTAFL, Netball Live and WNBL. Each year it also broadcasts the Tiwi Islands Football League Grand Final. The New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The logo of the Queensland Rugby League. ... For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL as it is usually referred to, is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. ... The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ... The NTFL is a 7 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory. ... The Womens National Basketball League (WNBL) is the premier womens basketball league in Australia. ... The Tiwi Islands Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia. ...

Late Night Legends, an exclusive program on ABC2, also shows major sporting events from the ABC archives. The program is hosted by Lex Marinos. Lex Marinos is an Australian television actor and director, born February 1, 1949. ...

Australian women's netball and basketball is shown live on ABC2 every week, the first time that domestic netball has been shown live on Australian television. ABC2 also shows 4 games of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The Commonwealth Bank Trophy is the elite national competitition in Australian netball. ...

ABC2 has also shown the Australian women's tennis team in the Fed Cup on Australian television for the first time. The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ...

Children

Further information: ABC Kids

Between 10am - 3pm weekdays, 9am - midday Saturday and 2.30pm - 5.00pm Sundays, ABC2 shows ABC Kids and Rollercoaster, allowing for uninterrupted children's programming across ABC2 and ABC TV for up to 13 hours a day. Most children's programming is time-shifted and archival programming, however exclusive children's programming such as 6Teen, Kaput and Zosky, and P.E.T detectives, have also been produced. ABC Kids is the brand for childrens programming on ABC and ABC2, While the ABC Kids Channel was a Digital TV channel in Australia run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... For other uses see 16 (disambiguation) 6teen is a Canadian animated series for youths of all ages, but it sometimes contains coarse language and inappropriate scenes for smaller children. ... Kaput and Zösky are the heroes of the French cartoon Kaput and Zösky: Ultimate Obliterators, as well as the comic book from Lewis Trondheim upon which the cartoon was based. ...

Current schedule

Note: News & Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink. The above represents ABC2's usual primetime schedule. It does not reflect one-off events, and program starting times may vary from those shown. For up-to-date information, see the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online television guide. (link) Rising Stars is a 24-issue comic book limited series by J. Michael Straczynski about 113 people (called Specials), as they are born with special abilities following a mysterious light in the sky. ... Bush mechanics is a television show directed by David Batty and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, featuring an Indigenous Australian take on motor mechanics. ... Sylvania Waters was an Australian reality television series which followed the lives of an Australian family. ... The Chasers War on Everything (often shortened to The War by The Chaser cast) is a satirical television comedy series broadcast on ABC TV in Australia. ... Peep Show is an award-winning British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. ... Spaced is a British television situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. ... Race Around the World was an Australian documentary series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and 1998. ... ABC Rollercoaster is a childrens television segment run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. ... Australia Wide is a rural focused soft news program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article is about the Australian television program. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Spicks and Specks set This article is about the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks. ... DiG is a digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002. ... DiG is a digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002. ... Rising Stars is a 24-issue comic book limited series by J. Michael Straczynski about 113 people (called Specials), as they are born with special abilities following a mysterious light in the sky. ... Bush mechanics is a television show directed by David Batty and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, featuring an Indigenous Australian take on motor mechanics. ... Bromwell High is an animated series about a British high school in South London. ... Original run 25 February 2006 – 12 August 2006 No. ... jtv is the name given to a series of Australian television programs which started broadcast in July 2006, as a television spin-off of national radio broadcaster Triple J. They are broadcast on ABC and ABC2 as well as available online. ... Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Catalysis. ... The title page to The Historians History of the World. ... Four Corners is Australias longest-running and most respected investigative journalism/current affairs television program. ... This page refers to the Australian television program. ... See also: Collector, New South Wales a town This is a list of noted collectors. ... // The New Inventors ABC NETWORK (Australia) Air Dates: 2004- Air Times: Wednesday 8. ... Australian Story is a weekly biography programme, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that portrays the lives of significant Australians. ... Foreign Correspondent is a weekly news-documentary programme screned on ABC TV. External links Official Website Categories: | | ... The Einstein Factor is an Australian television quiz show, broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Commonwealth Bank Trophy is the elite national competitition in Australian netball. ... // The New Inventors ABC NETWORK (Australia) Air Dates: 2004- Air Times: Wednesday 8. ... Compass in a wooden box A compass (or mariners compass) is a navigational instrument for finding directions on the Earth. ... Australian Story is a weekly biography programme, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that portrays the lives of significant Australians. ... A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, Netherlands A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical bodys atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Availability

Further information: ABC Television

ABC2 is available on all of ABC Television's digital television transmitters in 576i SD Digital, as well on most satellite and cable services. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... Standard-definition television or SDTV refers to television systems that have a lower resolution than HDTV systems. ...

Identity

Port Jackson and its surroundings behind the Big 2, from a camera mounted atop a helicopter.

The channel's current idents were produced in part by Amanda Dennis (known for her work on Australia Wide, and Good Game), and have been used in some form since the channel's launch. Image File history File links Abc2promo. ... Image File history File links Abc2promo. ... Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. ... Australia Wide is a rural focused soft news program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Good Game is a television program by gamers, for gamers. ...

All promos feature the "Big 2" placed in famous, and iconic Australian locations, such as Port Jackson, the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and the Northern Territory. The "Big 2" is somewhat similar to the onair mascot of BBC Two in appearance. Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... View from Crown Casino The Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre is not located in Hong Kong, China 50000km north of the Central Business District. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Motto(s): none Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $10,418 (8th)  - Product... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

ABC2's logo was modified for the promotion of the channels launch, and for various sporting events, notably the channel's launch, where the logo appeared under-construction, and during the promotion of Australians Women's Netball where it took on the appearance of a netball.

References

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See also

• ABC Television (Australia)
• ABC TV
• ABC Kids Channel
• Fly TV

ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... The ABC Kids Channel was a Digital TV channel in Australia run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, while the brand for childrens programming on ABC TV and ABC2 is called ABC Kids . ... Fly TV was an ABC television channel available to digital television viewers in Australia. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Corporate Site
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation