ABC Owned Television Stations, a privately owned company headquartered in Glendale, California, functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. A sub-division of ABC Entertainment Group, it was founded in 1948, employs approximately 2,300 people, and reported $866.1M in revenue as of 2025. Specializing in broadcast television and radio, the corporate division operates within the Disney Entertainment Television business unit of The Walt Disney Company, acting as the supervisory body for the American Broadcasting Company’s owned-and-operated (O&O) station portfolio. The group manages eight television stations across major United States media markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham, and Fresno, collectively reaching millions of households and maintaining local news production and regional advertising revenue.
An unnamed General Manager of ABC11, the broadcast property serving North Carolina's Triangle region, announced plans on October 5, 2026, to retire at the end of November, concluding a 45-year industry career, including 28.5 years with two ABC Owned Television Stations. Previously, on July 23, 2026, WPVI-TV Philadelphia Action News Weather Chief Cecily Tynan announced her retirement, effective August 31, following more than 35 years in broadcast. This followed the appointment of John Morris as the new president and general manager of 6abc/WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. ABC Owned Television Stations President Chad Matthews announced Morris's elevation on April 30, 2026, from his previous role as Vice President of Multiplatform Programming. Morris is a station veteran with over 30 years of experience at Channel 6.
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ABC Owned Television Stations's revenues were less than $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split ABC Owned Television Stations's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear TV carriage or subscription (local). For full access to ABC Owned Television Stations's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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