ABC Canberra (TV station)
Television station in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ABC Television in the ACT comprises national and local programming on the ABC television network in the Australian Capital Territory, which includes the capital city of Australia, Canberra, and broadcasts on a number of channels under the ABC call sign. There is some local programming from the Canberra studio, most notably the nightly 7PM News, presented by James Glenday and Adrienne Francis.
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Programming | |
Affiliations | ABC Television |
Ownership | |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | 18 December 1962; 61 years ago (1962-12-18) |
Former channel number(s) | 3 (VHF) (1962–1996)(analogue) 9 (VHF) (1996–2012)(analogue) 9A (VHF) (2003–2014) (digital) |
Call sign meaning | ABC Canberra |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
ERP | 50 kW (digital) |
HAAT | 362 m (digital)[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E |
Links | |
Website | www |
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ABC was the historic call sign of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Canberra which launched in 1962, with the "C" in the call sign standing for Canberra. It was also referred to as ABC-3 (not to be confused with the later ABC Me children's channel launched in 2009).