ABC News (Australian TV channel)
| Type | News and current affairs channel |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | Broadcast in Australia nationally and internationally |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Headquarters | Ultimo, New South Wales |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister channels | ABC TV ABC TV HD ABC Kids ABC Family ABC Entertains |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 June 2010 |
| Replaced | ABC HD (HD channel space; 2008–10, relaunched on 6 December 2016) |
| Former names | ABC News 24 (2010–2017) |
| Links | |
| Website | abc.net.au/news/newschannel |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 544 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 560 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABQ Brisbane (DVB-T) | 576 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 592 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 736 @ 12 (226.5 MHz) |
| ABT Hobart (DVB-T) | 624 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| ABD Darwin (DVB-T) | 640 @ 30 (543.5 MHz) |
| Freeview | Channel 24 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview | ABC iview Live Stream |
| ABC News website | ABC News Live Stream (Australia only) |
| YouTube | Live Stream |
The ABC News channel is an Australian 24-hour news channel launched and owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel replaced and used the then-former ABC HD channel space (which simulcast ABC TV in high definition) and commenced broadcasting as ABC News 24 at 7:30pm (AEST) on Thursday, 22 July 2010.
The network is a division of the ABC's News and Current Affairs department. The majority of the channel's content is produced from the studios of the ABC's Sydney station, ABN, in Ultimo, Sydney which the public can view being presented from an atrium looking into the news presentation studio. The ABC's breakfast television programme, News Breakfast, Afternoon Briefing and the evening programme The World is produced at ABV Southbank, Melbourne (weekdays).
Initially launched in MPEG-2 high definition, the channel's picture format reduced to standard definition on 6 December 2016, following the relaunch of ABC HD. The HD feed, however, gradually rolled out as an alternative option via ABC iView, the ABC News website and on Youtube; before restoring it, now in the MPEG-4 encoding format, to terrestrial viewers in June 2025.