“ABC” can refer to several different organizations, so the list of companies it owns depends on which ABC you mean.

1. If you mean the American Broadcasting Company (U.S. TV network)

In the U.S., “ABC” usually means the American Broadcasting Company, which is a major TV network and is itself owned by The Walt Disney Company.

Disney groups ABC-related assets within its broader Disney Entertainment division, but commonly referenced ABC-branded or ABC-controlled entities include:

  • ABC network (the national broadcast TV network in the U.S.)
  • ABC News (news division of the American Broadcasting Company)
  • ABC Owned Television Stations (a group of local stations in major U.S. markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.)
  • ABC Audio and other ABC-branded content units that handle radio/audio, podcasts, and syndication of ABC programming.

Around these core pieces, ABC is tightly integrated with other Disney media holdings (like ESPN, FX, Disney+ and Hulu), but those brands sit at the Disney level, not “under” ABC in a simple tree.

2. If you meant another ABC

There are other major “ABC” organizations that people sometimes mean:

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (also shortened to ABC), the Australian public broadcaster, which is government-owned and operates national TV and radio services, plus digital platforms.
  • National or regional companies that happen to use “ABC” in their name (for example, smaller telecom, media, or local business groups).

These different ABCs own very different sets of channels, services, or subsidiaries. Without knowing which ABC you have in mind, any list will be incomplete.

3. Quick HTML table (American Broadcasting Company context)

Since “what companies does abc own” most often targets the American Broadcasting Company, here is a simplified HTML table of key ABC-branded entities within Disney’s structure:

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Entity / Brand</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Notes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>American Broadcasting Company (ABC)</td>
      <td>Broadcast TV network</td>
      <td>U.S. national network, owned by The Walt Disney Company via Disney Entertainment.[web:1][web:5][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>ABC News</td>
      <td>News division</td>
      <td>Produces national/international news programming across ABC platforms.[web:1][web:3][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>ABC Owned Television Stations</td>
      <td>Local TV stations group</td>
      <td>Disney-owned local ABC stations in major U.S. markets (e.g., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago).[web:7][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>ABC Audio</td>
      <td>Audio/radio and podcasts</td>
      <td>Handles radio, podcasts, and audio syndication under the ABC brand.[web:1][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

If you tell me which ABC you care about (U.S. TV network, Australian broadcaster, or a specific local/company named “ABC”), I can narrow this down and focus on that entity’s subsidiaries only.