| ABC | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News programme |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Stockholm,Uppsala |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production company | Sveriges Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT1 |
| Release | 31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) – 10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) |
ABC was a Swedish regional news programme. It wasSveriges Television's (SVT's) regional news service forStockholm County andUppsala County between 1987 and 2015.
The name came from the county letters for Stockholm (AB) and Uppsala (C). The programme was broadcast from the SVT news studio inStockholm and had a local office inUppsala.
SVT had been airing regional news since the start ofSydnytt in 1970 and had slowly opened up new regional news services for different parts of the country.ABC started in 1987, making Stockholm and Uppsala the last counties in Sweden to receive regional television news.[1]
The first edition aired on 31 August 1987 and was hosted byBengt Magnusson.[2]
A dedicated edition of the programme for Uppsala County calledSVT Uppland was launched on 25 February 2008.[3]SVT Uppland only replaced the main edition at 19:15, other editions were still shared between both counties.[4]
The programme was last broadcast on 10 April 2015. It was replaced by three regional news programmes:SVT Nyheter Stockholm,SVT Nyheter Uppsala andSVT Nyheter Södertälje.[5]
