how many abc affiliates are there
There are roughly 240–245 ABC-affiliated television stations in the United States, including both full-power and low-power/repeater stations, as well as some digital subchannels that carry ABC programming in smaller markets.
Because ABC is a national broadcast network distributed through many different ownership groups (Sinclair, Nexstar, Tegna, and others), the exact count can shift slightly year to year as stations change owners, swap network affiliations, or launch/shut down subchannels. Public reports on individual ownership groups note, for example, that Sinclair operates several dozen ABC affiliates and Nexstar operates several dozen more, and when you add in other groups and independently owned stations, the total lands in the mid‑200s.
If you need a precise, up‑to‑the‑day number, the most reliable way is to check ABC’s current station directory or a broadcast-industry database, since they track affiliation changes in real time.