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Fly TV

Launched	November 1 2001
Closed	June 30 2003
Network	ABC Television
Owned by	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Website	abc.net.au/flytv
Availability
Terrestrial
SD Digital	Channel 21
Satellite
Austar Digital	Channel 14
Cable
Optus Digital	Channel 21

Fly TV was an ABC Television channel available to viewers of digital terrestrial television in Australia. On November 1, 2001 a half-day Fly TV launched nationally, with ABC's children-orientated ABC Kids Channel airing during Fly TV's downtime. The ABC launched the channel without additional funding, hoping that its success would prompt an additional government grant.

1 Availability
2 Closure
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Availability

Fly TV was available from 6:00pm to 6:00am on both digital terrestrial television and subscription services: Austar and Optus Television. However, it could not gain carriage on Foxtel. The channel broadcasted a 6 hour block from 6:00pm to 12:00am, which was repeated again from 12:00am to 6:00am.

Closure

Fly TV closed on June 30 2003, along with the ABC Kids Channel, in the first of a series of cuts to save around AU$25 million a year for the ABC.^[1] The ABC could not secure government funding to keep the channel on-air.