This article is about the ABC TV channel. For the ABC's Canberra TV station (which was on channel 3 until the early 1990s), see ABC.ABC3 is an Australian children's public digital television multichannel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It launched on 4 December 2009 at 6pm, with the Countdown to 3 airing beforehand at 5pm on ABC TV with Australian prime minister at the time, Kevin Rudd appearing.