Capital Cities/ABC
< Capital Cities
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| NYSE: CCB | |
| Industry | Radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, publishing, recording |
| Predecessor | American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. |
| Founded | April 5, 1946 |
| Founders | Hyman Rosenblum Lowell Thomas Frank Smith |
| Defunct | September 5, 1996 |
| Fate | Acquired and merged into The Walt Disney Company |
| Successor | |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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| Footnotes / references | |
Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. It was eventually acquired by The Walt Disney Company and re-branded itself as Disney–ABC Television Group (now Disney General Entertainment Content) in 1995.