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On February 1, 1954, KECA-TV changed its call sign to KABC-TV. Originally, KABC-TV was located at the ABC Television Center, now called The Prospect Studios, on Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, east of Hollywood.
Jun 25, 2013 · Edward J. Noble, who bought the Blue Network (beginning its transformation into ABC), purchased KECA radio a year later when the FCC forced Anthony to divest one of his Los Angeles radio stations. On February 1, 1954, KECA-TV changed its callsign to the present-day KABC-TV.
KABC-TV originally signed on the air on September 16, 1949, as KECA-TV and has been owned-and-operated by ABC since its inception. The station's call sign was named after Los Angeles broadcasting pioneer Earle C. Anthony, whose initials were also present on channel 7's then-sister radio station, KECA (790 AM, now KABC). KABC-TV [] 1954–1956 []
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1949–1954
KABC-TV originally signed on the air on September 16, 1949, as KECA-TV and has been owned-and-operated by ABC since its inception. The station's call sign was named after Los Angeles broadcasting pioneer Earle C. Anthony, whose initials were also present on channel 7's then-sister radio station, KECA (790 AM, now KABC).
1954–1956
On February 1, 1954, KECA-TV changed its call sign to the current KABC-TV.
1.KABC Graphics Package. Hothaus Creative (2012). Retrieved on November 15, 2022.
2.KABC-TV (30 September 2015). ABC7 Eyewitness News on Twitter: "Here's a shot of our empty newsroom following the evacuation". X (social media platform). Retrieved on December 18, 2021.
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ABC (September 16, 1949-February 1, 1954) Location: Los Angeles, California (September 16, 1949-February 1, 1954) Owner of license: Edward J. Noble (September 16, 1949...) Subsequent call letters: KABC-TV. The station was named after Los Angeles broadcasting pioneer Earle C. Anthony, original owner of KECA (AM).
Feb 24, 2015 · ABC bought the radio station and signed on KECA-TV, Channel 7, in 1949. It changed the call letters to KABC-TV in 1954. The famous “Circle 7” logo has been in use since 1962 as part of a branding effort to standardize the original five ABC-owned TV stations.
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The TV and radio stations changed to KABC in 1954. KABC's studios were located at ABC Television Center on Prospect Avenue (taping venue of many Hollywood-based ABC shows). In 1999, they moved to a new facility in Glendale.
