A&E Australia

A&E
Launched	16 February 2012
Owned by	Foxtel Networks
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	Real Life.
Country	Australia
Language	English
Sister channel(s)	Foxtel Networks
Timeshift service	A&E + 2
Website	http://www.aetv.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel	Channel 122 (SD/HD) Channel 222 (SD) Channel 614 (+ 2)
Cable
Foxtel	Channel 122 (SD/HD) Channel 222 (SD) Channel 614 (+ 2)

A&E is an Australian subscription television channel which launched on Thursday 16 February 2012.^[1] A&E is a male-skewed channel that focuses on 'real life' content, similar to that of its U.S. counterpart.^[2] On 23 February 2012, Austar announced on their Facebook page that they would be launching A&E on Sunday 26 February 2012^[3]

A two hour timeshift channel launched on 5 October 2016 on channel 614, replacing the now-defunct timeshift service for SoHo.^[4]

Programming

Original Programming

• MegaTruckers, an Australian exclusive production, follows Heavy Haulage Australia’s (HHA) transportation of huge loads across the treacherous Australian terrain to the most difficult-to-reach places on earth.^[1][2]
• Aussie Pickers
• Pawn Stars Australia^[5]
• Gus Worland: Marathon Man^[6][7]

Other Programming

• American Pickers
• Bad Ink
• Baggage Battles
• Barry'd Treasure
• BBQ Pitmasters
• Big Shrimpin'
• Call of the Wildman
• Counting Cars
• Duck Dynasty
• Flipping Boston
• Fool's Gold
• Garage Gold
• Gator Boys
• Ghost Adventures
• Hardcore Pawn
• Hillbilly Blood
• Horseplayers
• The Hunt
• Ice Pilots
• Ice Road Truckers
• The Liquidator
• Lizard Lick Towing
• Operation Repo
• Pawn Stars
• Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters
• Shipping Wars
• Storage Hunters
• Storage Wars
• Storage Wars: Texas
• Storage Wars: Canada
• Toy Hunter
• Treasure King

References

1. "A&E channel to launch in February". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
2. "A&E Channel, more than just blue collar". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
3. "Great news! We're...". Retrieved 2012-02-23.
4. "Got". Foxtel. Retrieved 10 October 2016. ...A&E+2 will launch on channel 614. Customers with this channel in their pack can enjoy all of their A&E favourites, just two hours later than on the original channel.
5. Knox, David (6 August 2014). "Pawn Stars Australia coming to A&E". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
6. Knox, David (22 July 2014). "Foxtel sets Gus Worland: Marathon Man Running". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
7. Knox, David (8 October 2014). "Airdate: Gus Worland: Marathon Man". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2014.