 Logo used since 2024 | |
| Type | General entertainment[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister channels | ABC TV ABC TV HD ABC Kids ABC Family ABC News |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 June 2024 |
| Replaced | ABC Me |
| Links | |
| Website | iview |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ABN Sydney (DVB-T) | 548 @ 12 (226.5 MHz)[2] |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 8 (Hobart) Channel 12 (Melbourne,Brisbane,Adelaide,Perth) Channel 30 (Darwin) |
| Freeview | Channel 23 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABC iview | ABC iview live stream |
ABC Entertains is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation. Its precursor,ABC Me, was launched on 4 December 2009 as ABC3, featuring programming aimed atprimary school children. After a rebranding to ABC Entertains on 3 June 2024, the channel now focuses on general entertainment programming for mature audiences and older children (also airing onABC Family).[3]
On 9 May 2024, it was announced thatABC Me, which was launched in 2009 as Australia's first dedicatedfree-to-air children's channel, would rebrand toABC Entertains on 3 June, shifting its format to general entertainment programming. The channel's relaunch was anchored by the premieres of new series ofInterview with the Vampire andWreck. Youth programming moved toABC Family; although some programs still air in the morning (from 5:00–11:00 am), and the ABC Education block (from 9:00–11:00 am weekdays) largely remains untouched.[4][5]
On 19 May 2025, it was announced that ABC Entertains, along with theABC News channel, would be converted to MPEG-4 HD, with the switchover concluding on 26 June.[6]