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 (WABC Television (New York), LLC)
History
Founded	May 8, 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-05-08)[1][2]
First air date	August 10, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-08-10)
Former call signs	WJZ-TV (1948–1953)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1948–2009) Digital: 45 (UHF, 2001–2009) Translator: 66 W66AA Bronx
Call sign meaning	American Broadcasting Company
Technical information[3]
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 / 40.74833°N 73.98583°W / 40.74833; -73.98583 40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139 (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, WABC-TV maintains studios in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, co-located with ABC's corporate headquarters. The station transmits from atop 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 Media & Entertainment Distribution.