American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcast 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 the Capital Cities/ABC by the company in 1995.[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
American Broadcasting Company Media
1957-1962 ABC Television Network logo
The first "ABC Circle" logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962
The ABC logo was used on air by The ABC Television Network*and ABC News Radio and ABC FM News (now ABC News Now)
Glassy version from August 20, 2007, to May 29, 2013
Gray-colored version of the logo from May 30, 2013 to August 8, 2021; was the main logo from September 14, 2018 onward. Variants in gold, blue and red were used from May 30, 2013 to September 13, 2018.
Entrance of ABC's headquarters at 77 West 66th Street
WABC-TV buildings at 147–155 Columbus Avenue and behind 157 Columbus Avenue
ABC facilities in the former First Battery Armory of the New York National Guard
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References
- ↑ Bill Carter; Brooks Barnes (March 24, 2014). ABC News President to Be Top Disney TV Executive. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/business/media/ben-sherwood-of-abc-news-is-named-top-disney-tv-executive.html. 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.
- ↑ Hofmeister, Sallie; Hall, Jane (1995-08-01). "Disney to Buy Cap Cities/ABC for $19 Billion, Vault to No. 1 : Entertainment: Merger of top TV network and media giant with premier movie producer would create global powerhouse. It promises to quicken Hollywood's realignment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
Other websites
- 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