ABC 4 Kids
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ABC 4 Kids is a preschool children's block, broadcast on the Australian television channel ABC2
. Launched on 2 May 2011, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's television division
, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia. It broadcast from 06:00 to 19:00 each day sharing the same bandwidth with ABC2 (broadcast after 19:00).
ABC for Kids was launched, with times 8:00am to 11:00am and 2:55pm to 4:00pm. From 4 December 2009 (the same day when 6 to 14 year olds' channel ABC3
was launched), a new preschool children's block, ABC For Kids On 2 was launched on ABC2, featuring children's programming everyday until 6pm. Some ABC2 programmes had to be cancelled or relocated to other channels, such as rage
, which is now seen exclusively on ABC1. The block was extended to start as a new channel sharing the same bandwidth of ABC2 at 6am and end at 7pm and rebranded as ABC 4 Kids on 2 May 2011.
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
. Launched on 2 May 2011, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's television division
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia. It broadcast from 06:00 to 19:00 each day sharing the same bandwidth with ABC2 (broadcast after 19:00).
History
It was originally named ABC Kids until 2005, on ABC1ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
ABC for Kids was launched, with times 8:00am to 11:00am and 2:55pm to 4:00pm. From 4 December 2009 (the same day when 6 to 14 year olds' channel ABC3
ABC3
-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...
was launched), a new preschool children's block, ABC For Kids On 2 was launched on ABC2, featuring children's programming everyday until 6pm. Some ABC2 programmes had to be cancelled or relocated to other channels, such as rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
, which is now seen exclusively on ABC1. The block was extended to start as a new channel sharing the same bandwidth of ABC2 at 6am and end at 7pm and rebranded as ABC 4 Kids on 2 May 2011.
Programming
The weekend children's schedule is the same as weekdays, except for the following:.- Wiggly WaffleWiggly WaffleWiggly Waffle is a television program block introduced on August 24, 2009 on PBS Kids Sprout. The show starts at 6.00am Eastern time each weekday morning....
- Airs weekends, with different programming from 10.00-11.00am for weekdays. - Giggle and Hoot - Airs every day.
- Play SchoolPlay School (Australian TV series)Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
- Airs Monday-Friday, with different shows airing in this time slot on weekends.
Current programming
Past shows
(some shows are picked up by ABC1 and ABC3)- Bali
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- Bibi BlocksbergBibi BlocksbergBibi Blocksberg is a German audio theatre series for children, created in 1980 by Elfie Donnelly. The main character is a girl called Bibi Blocksberg, who is a witch. As of winter 2008, there have been 92 episodes. The original title of the series was Eene meene Hexerei. This title was used for the...
- BlancheBlanche-Places:* Blanche Harbor, in the Solomon Islands* Blanche Rock, Tasmania* Blanche, Alabama* Blanca, Colorado, a town in the United States* Blanche Ely High School, in Pompano Beach, Florida* Blanch, North Carolina, formerly called Blanche...
- Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon AdventureThe Adventures of Blinky BillThe Adventures Of Blinky Bill is an animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill. The series is produced by Yoram Gross...
- Boom and Reds
- Bottle Top BillThe Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend CorkyThe Adventures Of Bottle Top Bill And His Best Friend Corky is an Australian children's animated television program that was first screened on ABC2 in 2006. The animation is a mixture of CGI, 2D and stop motion.-Series Synopsis:...
- Frog & FriendsFrog & FriendsFrog & Friends is a new animated TV series about Frog and his friends based on the work of Max Velthuijs.- Synopsis :Frog is the hero of the show. He lives in a colourful landscape with his friends Pig, Hare, Duck and Rat...
- Fun With Claude
- Gazoon
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksJakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksJakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is a children's television series. The show is animated using computer-generated imagery and broadcast in the United States on PBS Kids from 2003–2008, currently WMBC, and Univision ; in Ireland on RTÉ Two, as part of The Den; in Australia on...
- Little BearLittle Bear (TV series)Maurice Sendak's Little Bear is a Canadian children's television series starring a Little Bear voiced by Kristin Fairlie. Originally produced by Nelvana for Nickelodeon, it currently airs on Treehouse TV in Canada and Nick Jr. in the United States. A direct-to-video full-length feature film was...
- Martin MorningMartin MorningMartin Morning is a French animation TV series of 78 13-minute episodes, created in 2002 by Denis Olivieri, Claude Prothée and Luc Vinciguerra, produced by Millimages in assiocation with Cartooneurs and associates.-Synopsis:...
- Mole SistersMole SistersThe Mole Sisters, based on the book series written and illustrated by Canadian Roslyn Schwartz, follows two mole sisters on their adventures as they explore their environment. Independent, curious, and full of energy, the sisters bring optimism and delight to their daily routine, whether rolling...
- Nanigugu
- Penelope
- Postman Pat Special Delivery Service
- Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
(seasons 1-21) - Shaun the SheepShaun the SheepShaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the BBC and the WDR. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007...
- The Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr...
(series 2)
Future shows
- Ben and Holly's Little KingdomBen and Holly's Little KingdomBen and Holly's Little Kingdom is an animated pre-school children's show set in an enchanted magical kingdom with fairies, elves and insects....
- Bob the Builder: Ready Steady BuildBob the BuilderBob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specialising in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of...
- BoohbahBoohbahBoohbah is a 2003 children's television series produced by Ragdoll Productions and aimed at children between three and five years old. It premiered in 2003 on GMTV and CITV in the United Kingdom, in the United States on PBS and PBS Kids Sprout. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre...
- Everything's RosieEverything's RosieEverything's Rosie is a 1931 slapstick comedy film starring Robert Woolsey. It was one of the few films Woolsey made without comedy partner Bert Wheeler. It was directed by Clyde Bruckman.-Cast:*Robert Woolsey as Dr. J. Dockweiler Droop...
- Ra Ra The Noisy Lion
- TeletubbiesTeletubbiesTeletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was...
- The Animals of Farthing Wood
- The Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr...
(series 3) - Tommy ZoomTommy Zoom-Heroes:* Tommy Zoom - A child superhero, complete with cape and large Z imprinted on his chest.* Daniel - Tommy's dog and sidekick, who often discovers the problem.-Villains:...
- TweeniesTweeniesTweenies was a television programme aimed at young children, broadcast on the BBC's Cbeebies channel.-Overview:The programme was created by Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton, a pair with a track record of being involved in BBC children's programming...
- William's Wish WellingtonsWilliam's Wish WellingtonsWilliam's Wish Wellingtons is an animated BBC children's television series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment that was first aired from 25 October 1994 to 28 November 1997. It was narrated by Andrew Sachs of Fawlty Towers fame. It was also translated into Gaelic and aired as on BBC Two Scotland...
- Wonderful of Shapes