WABC-TV

WABC-TV
New York, New York; United States;
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF); Virtual: 7;
Branding	ABC 7 or Channel 7; Channel 7 Eyewitness News;
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	ABC Owned Television Stations; (The Walt Disney Company); ; (WABC Television (New York), LLC);
History
Founded	April 1947
First air date	August 10, 1948
Former call signs	WJZ-TV (1948–1953)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1948–2009); Digital: 45 (UHF, 1999–2009); Translator: 66 W66AA Bronx;
Call sign meaning	American Broadcasting Company
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1328
ERP	34 kW
HAAT	405 m (1,329 ft); 506 m (1,660 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates	40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W; 40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W (CP);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	abc7ny.com

WABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters; its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.

WABC-TV is best known in broadcasting circles for its version of the Eyewitness News format and for its morning show, syndicated nationally by corporate cousin Disney General Entertainment Content.

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