ABC Holding Company

What ABC Holding Company does

ABC Holding Company is the legal parent of KABC Television, LLC, which operates ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC-TV), an owned-and-operated broadcast television station on RF Channel 7 serving the Los Angeles Designated Market Area. The station was founded in 1949 and is headquartered at 500 Circle Seven Drive in Glendale, California, with primary coverage spanning Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, Ventura County, and broader California. KABC-TV is wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company through the Disney/ABC Television Group.

The core product is the ABC7 Eyewitness News broadcast, supplemented by a portfolio of 24/7 streaming channels (ABC News Live, Car Chase Channel, True Crime Channel, Localish, and an LA-specific ABC News Live feed), native iOS and Android mobile applications, the abc7.com website with live streaming, and email newsletters covering breaking news, headlines, and weather. Distribution is multi-platform: free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage under MVPD affiliate agreements, and global digital streaming. The underlying technology is conventional broadcast television infrastructure paired with digital streaming and content management systems; no proprietary AI, API, or SDK layer is disclosed.

Monetization relies on three streams: television advertising from local and national advertisers purchasing airtime, digital advertising across abc7.com and mobile apps (display, video, programmatic, sponsored content), and affiliate/carriage fees paid by cable and satellite providers. Content is offered free to viewers; revenue is advertising-driven, not subscription-based. The station's primary audience is the general public of Southern California seeking local news, weather, traffic, sports, and community information, with consumer segments served through consumer-help verticals such as "7 On Your Side" and "ABC Price Tracker."

Name

ABC Holding Company

Legal name

KABC Television, LLC

Website

https://abc7.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ABC Holding Company operates ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC-TV), a Disney/ABC-owned broadcast television station serving Southern California with 24/7 local news across broadcast, streaming, mobile, and digital channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Television

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Program Distribution to Stations & Affiliates (Domestic) (MPABAMAC)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• News broadcasting services
• Weather forecasting service
• Digital news streaming
• Investigative journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Television Advertising: Revenue generated from television commercial spots aired during news broadcasts and programming. Local and national advertisers purchase airtime based on audience reach and demographics.
2. Digital Advertising: Revenue from digital advertising on abc7.com website including display ads, video ads, sponsored content, and programmatic advertising across their digital platforms.
3. Affiliate Fees: Fees received from cable and satellite providers for carriage of the station's signal as part of channel lineups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC-TV) is a broadcast television station delivering local news, weather, sports, traffic, and investigative journalism to Southern California viewers across Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, and Ventura County. Content is distributed via free over-the-air broadcast on RF Channel 7, the abc7.com website with 24/7 live streaming, native iOS and Android mobile applications, cable/satellite carriage, and specialized streaming channels including ABC News Live, Car Chase Channel, True Crime Channel, and Localish. The station is supported by advertising revenue and operates as an owned-and-operated station of the ABC network under Disney/ABC Television Group.

Product overview

ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC-TV) operates as a broadcast television news station providing news content through multiple distribution channels. The core offering is television broadcasting with live streaming across platforms. The station's product portfolio includes mobile applications (iOS/Android) for 24/7 news access, specialized streaming channels (ABC News Live, Car Chase Channel, True Crime Channel, Localish), weather forecasting services, email newsletters (Breaking News, Headlines, Weather, Special Offers), and an employment platform for job/internship listings. The station serves Southern California coverage across Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, Ventura County, and statewide California news. Technical infrastructure includes mobile apps distributed through Apple App Store and Google Play Store, live streaming capabilities, closed captioning accessibility services, and newsletter delivery systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eyewitness News: The station's news brand and reporting format
• ABC7 News Feed
• Localish

Products and services

• ABC7 Los Angeles Mobile App Native mobile application for iOS and Android that provides 24/7 live streaming, breaking news alerts, and local news coverage for Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, Ventura County, and California, along with weather, traffic, and entertainment content for Southern California viewers.
• ABC7 Eyewitness News Broadcast Television news broadcast service providing local, regional, national, and international news coverage, including morning shows, midday updates, evening news, and 24/7 live streaming content for Southern California viewers.
• ABC News Live Channel 24/7 live news streaming channel providing continuous breaking news coverage and live video.
• Car Chase Channel A 24/7 streaming channel documenting car chases across America with previously recorded chases from across the country.
• True Crime Channel A 24/7 streaming channel featuring real-life mysteries, shocking criminal cases, and crime stories with true consequences.
• Localish A streaming channel celebrating good news, good people, and good living in America's communities.
• ABC7 Jobs Platform Online job board and internship portal featuring employment opportunities at KABC-TV including positions such as Senior Executive Producer, News Anchors, Reporters, Photographers, Graphic Artists, and News Assistants.
• ABC7 Email Newsletters Free email newsletter subscription service offering Breaking News alerts, daily Headlines, Weather forecasts, and Special Offers from abc7.com and ABC affiliates.
• Closed Captioning Services Accessibility service providing closed captioning for broadcast and online content, with dedicated support for captioning issues via email and phone.
• 7-Day Weather Forecast Weather forecasting service providing 7-day forecasts and weather updates for Southern California regions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Walt Disney Company / ABC Television GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKABC-TV is owned and operated by the Disney/ABC Television Group, part of The Walt Disney Company. The station leverages ABC's national news resources, content syndication, and corporate infrastructure while maintaining local news operations. This corporate relationship provides access to ABC News correspondents, investigative resources, and brand association with the broader ABC network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KTLA: KTLA is a heritage independent local television station in Los Angeles (now owned by Nexstar Media Group) and a long-standing direct competitor in local news, weather, and entertainment programming within the same DMA.
• WABC-TV (ABC7 New York): WABC-TV is the ABC network owned-and-operated station in New York City and KABC-TV's sister station within the Disney/ABC Television Group. It operates an identical business model — local news, O&O economics, multi-platform distribution — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• KNBC (NBC4 Los Angeles): KNBC is the NBC network owned-and-operated television station in the Los Angeles DMA, directly competing with KABC-TV for local news audiences, advertising dollars, and cable/satellite carriage. It is the closest head-to-head competitor as a Big-Three network O&O in the same market.
• WLS-TV (ABC7 Chicago): WLS-TV is another ABC O&O station in a top-three U.S. market (Chicago), sharing the same Disney/ABC corporate structure, Eyewitness News brand, and multi-platform distribution strategy as KABC-TV.
• KCBS-TV / KCAL News (CBS Los Angeles): KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV are the CBS-owned television stations in Los Angeles, operating as a duopoly with combined news coverage. They compete directly with KABC-TV for local news viewership, ad spend, and MVPD distribution in the same DMA.
• KGO-TV (ABC7 San Francisco / Bay Area): KGO-TV is the ABC O&O serving the San Francisco Bay Area, another sister station under Disney/ABC Television Group with the same Eyewitness News brand and direct-to-consumer streaming model as KABC-TV.
• KTTV / KCOP (FOX 11 Los Angeles): KTTV and KCOP form the FOX-owned duopoly in Los Angeles, providing local news and entertainment programming that competes directly with KABC-TV for viewers and advertisers in the LA DMA.
• KMEX (Univision 34 Los Angeles): KMEX is a Spanish-language local television station in the Los Angeles DMA serving Hispanic audiences, competing with KABC-TV for share of local news viewership and a portion of the LA advertising market.

Broad incumbents

• Nexstar Media Group: Nexstar is the largest U.S. owner of local television stations (including KTLA in LA) and a broad industry incumbent that competes for advertising, syndicated programming, and audience across the same local broadcast landscape as KABC-TV.
• Gray Television: Gray Television is a major U.S. local broadcast group operating dozens of network-affiliated stations nationwide, providing a comparable business model of multi-station local news and advertising operations though with a less concentrated DMA presence than KABC-TV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abc7
• Facebookfacebook.com/abc7
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abc7

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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