company
ABC
ABC is an American television network owned by The Walt Disney Company. It launched as a radio network in 1943 and began television broadcasting in 1948. Its broadcast center and the headquarters of ABC News are at 7 Hudson Square in Manhattan.
Chairman, Disney Entertainment Television
Debra O'Connell
Key facts
- Present broadcaster since
- May 15, 1943source
- Radio launch
- October 12, 1943source
- Television launch
- April 19, 1948source
- Parent company
- The Walt Disney Company (Capital Cities/ABC merged into Disney in 1996)source
- Lawsuit against the FCC
- ABC, Disney and eight stations asked a court to halt the FCC's early license reviews, alleging retaliation. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the case meritless and said the FCC has made no decision.source
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