ESPN Classic

American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc.
Organization television_station Q689039
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ESPN Classic

Summary

ESPN Classic is a television station[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ESPN Classic is in the country of United States[3].
  • ESPN Classic's instance of is recorded as television station[4].
  • ESPN Classic's instance of is recorded as specialty channel[5].
  • ESPN Classic's owned by is recorded as ESPN Inc.[6].
  • ESPN Classic's owned by is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[7].
  • ESPN Classic's owned by is recorded as Hearst Communications[8].
  • ESPN Classic's logo image is recorded as ESPN Classic 2010.svg[9].
  • ESPN Classic's headquarters location is recorded as Bristol[10].
  • ESPN Classic's Commons category is recorded as ESPN Classic[11].
  • +1995-05-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ESPN Classic[12].
  • ESPN Classic was dissolved in +2021-12-31T00:00:00Z[13].
  • ESPN Classic's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qjv8[14].
  • ESPN Classic's parent organization or unit is recorded as ESPN[15].
  • ESPN Classic's official website is recorded as http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/index[16].

Body

Founding

+1995-05-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ESPN Classic[12].

Operations

ESPN Classic's headquarters location is recorded as Bristol[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as ESPN[15].

Ownership

Owners include ESPN Inc.[6], a business[17], founded in 1979[18], headquartered in Bristol[19]; The Walt Disney Company[7], a film production company[20], in United States[21], founded in 1923[22], headquartered in Burbank[23]; and Hearst Communications[8], a business[24], in United States[25], founded in 1887[26], headquartered in Hearst Tower[27].

Dissolution

ESPN Classic was dissolved in +2021-12-31T00:00:00Z[13].

Why It Matters

ESPN Classic ranks in the top 7% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . americanradiohistory.com. americanradiohistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ESPN Classic. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/espn-classic
MLA “ESPN Classic.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/espn-classic.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_espn-classic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ESPN Classic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/espn-classic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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