ABC Kids Channel

The ABC Kids channel was an ABC Television channel available to viewers of digital terrestrial television in Australia. Launched on 1 August 2001, the channel offered repeats of popular ABC Kids programmes both simulcast and timeshifted.

The channel was hosted by Eliot Spencer in the popular and humorous segment in between shows called Rollercoaster. After 5 years of hosting, he decided to pursue something more monumental to his entertainment skills. The creative Rollercoaster show ended soon after the 1000th episode and the interactive Rollercoaster website is still up today.

The ABC Kids channel closed on 30 June 2003 due to funding shortages. The ABC launched another digital channel aimed towards children, ABC3, in December 2009.

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