# ABC On-Air Presentation 1996-2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971 "2020-02-29T06:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AussieTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aussietv/32/319185_2.png) [@AussieTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AussieTV)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/1 "2020-02-29T06:44:46Z")
**Ident** ![vlcsnap-2020-02-29-17h34m01s147](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/0/80ff7ff2faed816fcc59dc124e1b4ec4121c8d37.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-02-29-17h34m04s421](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/6/c68e62b157c00c6a2459be037f107b57efac8c01.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-02-29-17h34m11s031](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/d/ad0eec7cb9641fb158d499f1d89e61ce78f946c2.png) * * * **Promos** ![vlcsnap-2020-02-29-17h34m28s265](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/9/c90cb4569e77c76f804c7bc2eccca80eb43bf007.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-02-29-17h33m51s563](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/e/6eafb2dc4af355429359fe2098d0351c48f66b8e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/squee/32/267645_2.png) [@Squee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/2 "2020-02-29T10:27:44Z")
Always found it odd that the minimalist, modern style of presentation that the ABC used at this time was totally opposite to the stuffy, conservative presentation they continued to use for news right through the early 2000’s. ---
**Author:** ![Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/biscuit45/32/489507_2.png) [@Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Biscuit45)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/3 "2021-06-09T14:13:39Z")
Now, _this_ is really cool! After reading a recent ABC related [article](https://www.smh.com.au/national/abc-logo-used-at-police-shooting-range-in-south-australia-20210609-p57zlu.html) by the Sydney Morning Herald, they briefly mentioned the Lissajous pattern and hyperlinked [this website](https://www.abc.net.au/science/holo/liss.htm) created by the ABC, which explains the pattern’s namesake, their reasoning for its adoption, and a GIF of a ident from 1996-2000. But here’s the catch, it’s from 1998 and still [online](https://www.abc.net.au/science/holo/default.htm)! ![ABCLissajous](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/c/bcbbf8ed548f6c08750b9ad850dc46bd78c3b6f9.jpeg) ![ABCTheHolodek](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/b/dbec1227701604e2d215da3986ce3272dc684312.jpeg) Typically with websites of this era, Hot Chips for example, which was according to the ABC, the third TV show in the world to have a website (second being BTN and first being BBC’s The Net), they are archived and no longer viewable: ![ABCHotChips](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/1/f18e19cf744c79aab83ff195fe7eeb26cfefc4f5.jpeg) On the website, there is also a interactive Shockwave file to make your own Lissajous patterns, now only viewable using a Adobe Director related program: ![ABCLissajous2](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/7/a78fe19efe7b08e79e330e84d0609ffd251da5c1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/4 "2023-02-05T09:08:21Z")
From circa 1998 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sonjq8C1hlc/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Africa's Forgotten Elephants promo (1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonjq8C1hlc) ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/5 "2023-12-31T03:12:01Z")
Promos: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v135mhYpXcs/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Murder in Memphis promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v135mhYpXcs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fYuFXuaKyeo/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Home Grown Shorts promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYuFXuaKyeo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sNY-SnJjaTQ/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Bondi promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNY-SnJjaTQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0FoAylmmQ4A/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - The Marriage of Figaro promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FoAylmmQ4A) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eq444XmfLZA/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - David Copperfield promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq444XmfLZA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0nE4AbDKMc0/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - How Do You Want Me? promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nE4AbDKMc0) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0LUU3fi55EI/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - The Guitar Age promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LUU3fi55EI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gc9NbX3Zshk/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - Flashback promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc9NbX3Zshk) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YJ5EyfJn6zk/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - The Cops promo (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ5EyfJn6zk) ABC Shop/Merchandise: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HFqgxW9MN-0/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - 2000 Today VHS release (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFqgxW9MN-0) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fG1uePy7rZo/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - Gardening Australia merchandise (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG1uePy7rZo) Idents: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nPmqy_Lknzg/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPmqy_Lknzg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6w1hhNZc2xk/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (January 2000)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w1hhNZc2xk) ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/6 "2024-01-25T00:44:47Z")
From May 1998: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t9MLYD4wyLI/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Opera in the Outback VHS ad (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9MLYD4wyLI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zZjcoHaNgJ8/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Big Women promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZjcoHaNgJ8) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TgstGN3fPfc/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Four Corners promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgstGN3fPfc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lb77Lwcc0BM/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Rumble in the Jungle promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb77Lwcc0BM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9IOJCH6Yu9U/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Justin Case You're Famous promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IOJCH6Yu9U) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ovmCIXeCeVc/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Speaking Personally promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovmCIXeCeVc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VPEkvEbhN0g/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Four Corners promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPEkvEbhN0g) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5Z9RcvDj_7k/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - People's Century VHS ad (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z9RcvDj_7k) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0Ib1QvV4O80/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - Wildside/This Life promo (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ib1QvV4O80) Late Night line-up: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y1_6K5NeYfY/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Late Night line-up (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1_6K5NeYfY) Idents: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7AcHYrLa8r0/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Two Fat Ladies ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AcHYrLa8r0) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Aog0mUqgC9c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChWMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAUC54185kPdNZ0bX4RPbeMmud_Jw "ABC - Ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aog0mUqgC9c) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oUU70a1gPsY/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUU70a1gPsY) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LE512glqsnE/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE512glqsnE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4sWEe81xI1w/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWEe81xI1w) ABC’s own ident montage: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ncqlO5KyR2g/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - Ident (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqlO5KyR2g) Movie Intros: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WQfjBJFDWSI/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Movie Intro (May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfjBJFDWSI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h5AghVYvO70/hqdefault.jpg "ABC - Movie Intro(May 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AghVYvO70) ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/7 "2024-11-20T01:42:53Z")
Two promos and an ident from 1998: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3STTEOczSJs/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Wildside promo (1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3STTEOczSJs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aHDzXHiNfpM/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - This Life promo (1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDzXHiNfpM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mtrg1jdeedE/maxresdefault.jpg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtrg1jdeedE) ---
**Author:** ![olderfleet](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/olderfleet/32/397948_2.png) [@olderfleet](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/olderfleet)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/8 "2024-11-20T10:34:20Z")
Ha! Thanks for the memories, but _gosh_ I _hated_ this era for idents and promos on the ABC (I was in my teens back then). They looked cheap and nasty, especially compared to the commercial stations. Given how badly funded the ABC was at this time, the drabness only added to the sense of the ABC as an inferior network, which it wasn’t. I used to wonder: would a bit more colour really cost that much? ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/9 "2025-02-12T00:56:48Z")
One and a half promos from November 1997: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xZsayovhzv4/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - Australian Film Institute Awards promo (November 1997)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsayovhzv4) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/d4zLV3P4yyQ/maxresdefault.jpg "ABC - The Bill/Roy & HG promo (November 1997)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zLV3P4yyQ) ---
**Author:** ![SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/samsamtv/32/27247_2.png) [@SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SamSamTV)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/10 "2026-04-28T07:55:16Z")
**September 1998:** Ident: ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m59s898](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/0/e/c0ec3a7c9868b4676595e7ef374ec4e1f4d32e78.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m03s596](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/7/c/47c2ebec336cc79251bbf86127807e2905c24ecf.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m11s420](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/a/d/9ad6d2457f2d48a4d7e4e3f9fdac76d30ad33e39.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m27s223](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/8/8/e88bce353791710d79af87a781c8e4f49c260330.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m31s853](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/4/5/2451cdc7aa12bf7bb44255bb67d6abcc7ccefe18.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m36s892](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/7/8/578b4539b31392d9a244d7dc2edc8c118825423f.jpeg) Promo Endcards: ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h41m59s848](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/a/9/9a95b0c157381f3eece2fe15e3288be131aaac35.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-27-18h22m35s783](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/8/c/a8cc667527108d7a42474fb8a704bab500814c6e.jpeg) ‘Sunday Night’ Lineup: ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m03s040](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/d/b/ddbff4b5655c4af4f0195ba1a718f909dc21c5c5.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m07s157](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/a/4/4a4331e8abcfbb02c0ab87b28cadc8cc3e019dd6.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m17s873](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/d/f/5df5d693c6a4c7266647789a0d5b0a2582a77241.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m30s876](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/9/f/e9ff3a21bc778237447ac1daa1d6efe7b6f359ab.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m38s997](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/e/0/ce0b0613e57cdc69643448033002066c105064e2.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h42m50s155](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/0/b/10b215eca6662ffe7f963c0109f2c90a042fc2f5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![olderfleet](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/olderfleet/32/397948_2.png) [@olderfleet](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/olderfleet)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/11 "2026-04-28T11:25:30Z")
> [@SamSamTV](#): > > ![vlcsnap-2026-04-26-22h43m36s892](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/7/8/578b4539b31392d9a244d7dc2edc8c118825423f.jpeg) Worst era of ABC branding. Black, drab and cheap. One good thing Johnathan Shier did was order the removal of this drabness. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-on-air-presentation-1996-2000/12971/12 "2026-04-28T20:22:33Z")
> [@olderfleet](#): > > Worst era of ABC branding. Black, drab and cheap I didn’t like it, either. Very much done on the cheap i reckon.