| − | '''American Broadcasting Company''': A [[television]] network in the [[United States]] which has been broadcasting since 1948. It is a subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]] since the latter purchased the company in 1996. | + | The '''American Broadcasting Company''' (ABC) is a [[television]] network in the [[United States]] which has been broadcasting since 1948. It is a subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]] since the latter purchased the company in 1996. |
| | The original '''ABC Radio Network''', known as '''[[ABC Radio]]''', was originally a division of ABC, then became independent (as Cumulus Media Networks) from 2007 until it merged into Westwood One in 2013. It originated in 1927 as the '''NBC Blue Network''', owned by RCA. It became independent of RCA in 1942 after being spun off due to anti-trust litigation and became simply the '''Blue Network''' at that point, then switched to its current name on June 15, 1945. The current ABC Radio, now owned by the Walt Disney Company, was launched on January 1, 2015. | | The original '''ABC Radio Network''', known as '''[[ABC Radio]]''', was originally a division of ABC, then became independent (as Cumulus Media Networks) from 2007 until it merged into Westwood One in 2013. It originated in 1927 as the '''NBC Blue Network''', owned by RCA. It became independent of RCA in 1942 after being spun off due to anti-trust litigation and became simply the '''Blue Network''' at that point, then switched to its current name on June 15, 1945. The current ABC Radio, now owned by the Walt Disney Company, was launched on January 1, 2015. |