ABC to launch ABC3 channel in April 2008
Posted by Paul • Thursday, November 15. 2007 • Category: terrestrial tv
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation will launch its third domestic television station, ABC3, in April 2008, if government funding goes ahead. Australia is currently in the middle of a federal election, and the governing conservative coalition has promised $80 million to the ABC for the station, dedicated towards commercial-free children's programming, if re-elected.
The ABC currently broadcasts two domestic channels, ABC-TV (analog and digital) and ABC2 (digital only). ABC2 currently carries a large amount of childrens programming during daylight hours, and it is unknown if this programming will continue after the launch of the new channel.