American Broadcasting Company

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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 (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) Channing Dungey (President - ABC Entertainment Group) 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 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.

ABC Television Shows

• Black-ish
• Mixed-ish
• For Life
• Schooled
• The Goldbergs
• Pham Viet Dung
• Emergence
• The Rookie
• Station 19
• American Housewives
• Drama

Other website

• Official site
• ABC at the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television
• ABC Television Network on Facebook