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ABC News

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ABC News

Summary

ABC News is a specialty channel[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of specialty_channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,962 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ABC News is in the country of United States[3].
  • ABC News's instance of is recorded as specialty channel[4].
  • ABC News's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[5].
  • ABC News is owned by American Broadcasting Company[6].
  • ABC News's headquarters location is recorded as Upper West Side[7].
  • ABC News's Commons category is recorded as ABC News[8].
  • ABC News's industry is recorded as journalism[9].
  • ABC News's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Times Square Studios[10].
  • ABC News's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as ABC Owned Television Stations[11].
  • June 15, 1945 marks the founding of ABC News[12].
  • ABC News's parent organization or unit is recorded as Disney Entertainment Television[13].
  • ABC News's official website is recorded as https://abcnews.go.com/[14].
  • ABC News's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ABC News[15].
  • ABC News's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM[16].
  • ABC News's main Wikidata property is recorded as P9084[17].
  • ABC News's owner of is recorded as FiveThirtyEight[18].
  • ABC News's language used is recorded as English[19].
  • ABC News's significant person is recorded as James Goldston[20].
  • ABC News's significant person is recorded as David Muir[21].
  • ABC News's significant person is recorded as Kimberly Godwin[22].
  • ABC News's catchphrase is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"See the World Picture"'}[23].
  • ABC News's catchphrase is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"Every Day More American Choose ABC News, America\'s 1 News Source'}[24].
  • ABC News's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12300000'}[25].
  • ABC News's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16989409'}[26].
  • ABC News's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17065541'}[27].

Body

Founding

June 15, 1945 marks the founding of ABC News[12].

Operations

ABC News's headquarters location is recorded as Upper West Side[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Disney Entertainment Television[13].

Industry

ABC News's industry is recorded as journalism[9].

Ownership

ABC News is owned by American Broadcasting Company[6].

Why It Matters

ABC News ranks in the top 5% of specialty_channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,962 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Anderson Cooper Barbara Walters Diane Sawyer Katie Couric online newspaper United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ArthurPSmith · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → American Broadcasting Company
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+12300000'}, {'amount': '+16989409'}, {'amount': '+17065541'} +6
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