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Encyclopedia > Fly TV
Fly TV
Fly TV
Launched November 1, 2001
Owned by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website abc.net.au/flytv
Availability
Terrestrial
SD Digital Channel 21
Satellite
Austar Digital Channel 14
Cable
Optus Digital Channel 21

Fly TV was an ABC television channel available to digital television viewers in Australia. On November 1 2001, a half-day Fly TV launched nationally, with ABC's chilren-orientated ABC Kids Channel airing during Fly TV's downtime. The ABC launched the channel without additional funding, hoping that its success would prompt an additional government grant. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... Singtel Optus Pty Ltd is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel (ASX: SGT). ... 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 . ...

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Availability

Fly TV was available from 6:00pm to 6:00am on both digital terrestrial television and subscription services: Austar and Optus Television. However, it could not gain carriage on Foxtel.


The channel broadcasted a 6 hour block from 6:00pm to 12:00am, which was repeated again from 12:00am to 6:00am.


Closure

Fly TV closed on June 30 2003, along with the ABC Kids Channel, in the first of a series of cuts to save around $25 million a year for the ABC. The ABC could not secure government funding to keep the channel onair.


See also

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 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 . ...

External links

  • Fly TV official website
ABC Television (Australia)

Television Channels: ABC TV | ABC2 ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 Casio TV-470 pocket color television (RadioShack Pocketvision 25 in the US) Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


International Channels: Australia Network 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. ...


Defunct channels: ABC Kids Channel | Fly TV 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 . ...


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