The best of SBS entertainment, sports, drama, news, documentaries and more. Celebrating different stories of the world. SBS is Australia's national public television network. Launched on October 24, 1980, it is part of the SBS television division and is available nationwide. In 2009, the share of SBS was 5.8%. SBS began test transmissions in April 1979, when on Sunday mornings it showed various programs in foreign languages ​​on ABV-2 Melbourne and ABN-2 Sydney. The full-time transfer began at 6:30 p.m. on October 24, 1980 (United Nations Day) on channel 0/28.