American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company
Type	Television network (1948–present); Radio network (1943–2007, 2015–present)
Branding	ABC
Country	United States
Availability	National
Founded	May 15, 1943; 74 years ago ; New York City, New York, U.S.; by Louis Blanche and Edward J. Noble
Slogan	The Only Place to Be, ABC
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Parent	Disney–ABC Television Group; (Disney Media Networks); (The Walt Disney Company);
Key people	Ben Sherwood (Co-Chairman - Disney Media Networks), (President - Disney–ABC Television Group); Channing Dungey (President - ABC Entertainment Group); James Goldston (President - ABC Entertainment Group);
Launch date	October 12, 1943 (radio); April 19, 1948 (television)
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 by market
Official website	abc.go.com
Language	English

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]

References[change | change source]

↑ Bill Carter; Brooks Barnes (March 24, 2014). "ABC News President to Be Top Disney TV Executive". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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.
↑ "ABC says Sawyer's last `GMA' broadcast Friday". Retrieved 2009-12-07.

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v t e Disney–ABC Television Group
broadcast	Disney TV Disney–ABC Domestic TV Disney Media Distribution ABC Network ABC News Fusion TV^JV ABC Stations Live Well Network Hulu^JV
ABC Entertainment Group	ABC Entertainment ABC Studios Times Square Studios
Disney Channels	Disney Channel Disney Cinemagic Disney Junior Disney XD Hungama Radio Disney Production Disney TV Animation It's a Laugh Productions
other cable	ABC Family A+E Networks^JV Lifetime Entertainment Services
International TV	Super RTL (Germany, 50%) RTL II (Germany, 16%)
Other Disney Media Networks unit ESPN (80%) Parent Disney Media Networks


Type	Television network (1948–present) Radio network (1943–2007, 2015–present)
Branding	ABC
Country	United States
Availability	National
Founded	May 15, 1943; 74 years ago (May 15, 1943) New York City, New York, U.S. by Louis Blanche and Edward J. Noble
Slogan	The Only Place to Be, ABC
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Parent	Disney–ABC Television Group (Disney Media Networks) (The Walt Disney Company)
Key people	Ben Sherwood (Co-Chairman - Disney Media Networks), (President - Disney–ABC Television Group)^[1] Channing Dungey (President - ABC Entertainment Group)^[2]^[2] James Goldston (President - ABC Entertainment Group)
Launch date	October 12, 1943 (1943-10-12) (radio) April 19, 1948 (1948-04-19) (television)
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 by market
Official website	abc.go.com
Language	English