American Broadcasting Company
American broadcast television network owned by The Walt Disney Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. Along with CBS, NBC and Fox, it is one of the country's four major television networks. The network is owned by The Walt Disney Company following the acquisition of Disney Channel's consumer business.[3]
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| Type | Television network (1948–present) Radio network (1943–2007, 2015–present) |
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| Branding | ABC |
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| Availability | National and Worldwide |
| Founded | May 15, 1943 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. by Louis Blanche and Edward J. Noble |
| Slogan | The Only Place to Be, ABC |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California (broadcasting) Manhattan, New York City (corporate), U.S. |
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Launch date | Radio: October 12, 1943 Television: April 19, 1948 |
Former names | NBC Blue Network |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) (some affiliates transmit ABC programming in 1080i 16:9) 480i (SDTV 4:3/16:9) |
| Affiliates | Lists: by state or market |
Official website | abc |
| Language | English |
| Replaced | NBC Blue Network |
ABC Television Shows change
References change
- ↑ Bill Carter; Brooks Barnes (March 24, 2014). "ABC News President to Be Top Disney TV Executive". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Moraes, Nellie Andreeva, Lisa de (February 17, 2016). "ABC Shakeup: Paul Lee Exits As President, Channing Dungey Named To Succeed Him". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "ABC says Sawyer's last 'GMA' broadcast Friday". Retrieved 2009-12-07.[permanent dead link]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Broadcasting Company.
- Official site
- ABC Archived 2014-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television
- ABC Television Network on Facebook