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ABC, in full American Broadcasting Co., Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. To avoid a communications monopoly, NBC was forced to sell the Blue network in 1941.
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. Created in 1943 from the former National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Blue radio network, ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company and is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group.
History 20th-century origins. ABC began in 1943 as the NBC Blue Network, a radio network that was spun off from NBC, as ordered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1942.
ABC launched as a radio network in 1943, as the successor to the NBC Blue Network, which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble. It extended its operations to television in 1948, following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS and NBC, as well as the lesser-known DuMont.
ABC Inc. also known as: american broadcasting companies inc. founded: 1943. Contact Information: headquarters: 77 west 66th st. new york, ny 10023-6298 phone: (212)456-7777 fax: (212)456-6850 url: http://www.abc.com. OVERVIEW.
Beginning. ABC Television Shows. References. Other websites. American Broadcasting Company. 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.
About: History of the American Broadcasting Company. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network owned by The Walt Disney Company through the ABC Entertainment Group. Along with NBC and CBS, ABC is one of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks.
