American Broadcasting Company
American broadcast television network owned by The Walt Disney Company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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; 80 years ago (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 (1943-10-12) Television: April 19, 1948 (1948-04-19) |
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 |
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