ABC Family (Australian TV channel)
Logo used since 2024 | |
| Type | Older children's programming • Family programming |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister channels | ABC TV ABC TV HD ABC Kids ABC Entertains ABC News |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 March 2005 (as ABC2) |
| Former names | ABC2 (2005–2017) ABC Comedy (2017–2020) ABC TV Plus (2021–2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 546/674 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 562/690 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 578/706 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 594 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 738 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 626 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 642 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview | 22 (shared with ABC Kids) |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview live stream (Available to Australian viewers only) | |
ABC Family is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of family and teen entertainment programming. The channel operates between the hours of 7:30pm and 4:00am AEST/AEDT daily. The channel's bandwidth is used for the ABC Kids channel for young children during the remaining hours of the day.
The channel was launched on 7 March 2005 as ABC2. It was rebranded as ABC Comedy on 4 December 2017, with a format focused on comedy programming. On 1 January 2021, it was rebranded as ABC TV Plus and returned to a general entertainment format. In May 2024, it was announced that the channel would rebrand as ABC Family on 3 June 2024.