# List of radio stations formerly owned by the American Broadcasting Company

From June 1945 until the 2023 sale of KRDC in Los Angeles, the American Broadcasting Company owned and/or operated several radio stations in numerous markets throughout the United States, big and small. The station portfolio for the ABC Radio Network further grew in 1986 when the network was acquired by Capital Cities Communications and became Capital Cities/ABC; The Walt Disney Company then purchased Capital Cities/ABC in 1996. Further expansion of the radio division occurred with the launches of ESPN Radio in 1992 and Radio Disney in 1996, both of which had owned-and-operated stations held directly by Disney/ABC.
In 2005, ABC began to explore the sale of its radio division. The two leading competitors for the purchase of the network, which included twenty-two of ABC Radio's top stations, as well as ABC's talk and music networks, were Entercom Communications and Forstmann Little & Company's Citadel Broadcasting unit. Citadel was chosen as the top bidder and the deal to purchase the stations and the network was struck in February 2006.
The deal did not include Radio Disney or ESPN Radio, or their owned-stations. The ABC name, which also remained in Disney's hands, was licensed to Citadel for two years. Disney's ABC News unit continued to produce ABC News Radio programming for distribution by Citadel. The acquisition of ABC Radio by Citadel Broadcasting was officially completed on June 12, 2007.
Disney/ABC initiated plans in late 2014 to sell off their Radio Disney stations in order to focus on digital platforms; KDIS in Los Angeles was the only station retained. While the Radio Disney stations were all initially planned to be taken silent, this was quickly reversed and the stations continued to carry network programming. The sales were completed by September 2015. KDIS switched to carrying Radio Disney Country in 2017 as KRDC, Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country were both closed down in late 2020. The ESPN Radio stations—WEPN, KSPN, WMVP, and WEPN-FM's local marketing agreement—were sold by Disney/ABC to Good Karma Brands, while KESN was sold to VCY America. KRDC was sold to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa on June 12, 2023, for $5 million, the station simulcast KSPN during the sale process.

## ABC Radio stations

| Media market | State/District | Station | Purchased | Sold |
| Los Angeles | California | KMPC | 1995 | 1997 |
| Los Angeles | California | KABC | 1945 | 2007 |
| Los Angeles | California | KLOS | 1947 | 2007 |
| San Francisco | California | KGO | 1945 | 2007 |
| San Francisco | California | KSFO | 1995 | 2007 |
| San Francisco | California | KSFX | 1947 | 1984 |
| Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | WJZW | 1997 | 2007 |
| Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | WMAL | 1977 | 2007 |
| Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | WRQX | 1977 | 2007 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | WKHX | 1986 | 1996 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | WKHX-FM | 1986 | 2007 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | WYAY | 1993 | 2007 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WENR | 1945 | 1954 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WLS | 1954 | 2007 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WLS-FM | 1948 | 2007 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WDRQ | 1997 | 2007 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WDVD | 1986 | 2007 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WJR | 1986 | 2007 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WRIF | 1948 | 1986 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WXYZ | 1946 | 1984 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | KQRS | 1986 | 1996 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | KQRS-FM | 1986 | 2007 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | KXXR | 1994 | 2007 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | WGVX | 1997 | 2007 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | WGVY | 1997 | 2007 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | WGVZ | 1997 | 2007 |
| New York City | New York | WABC | 1945 | 2007 |
| New York City | New York | WPLJ | 1948 | 2007 |
| Fremont | Ohio | WFRO | 2002 | 2004 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | KQV | 1957 | 1974 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | WDVE | 1962 | 1974 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | WPRO | 1986 | 1993 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | WPRO-FM | 1986 | 1993 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Texas | KSCS | 1986 | 2007 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Texas | KTYS | 1998 | 2007 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Texas | WBAP | 1986 | 2007 |
| Houston | Texas | KAUM | 1968 | 1986 |
| Houston | Texas | KXYZ | 1968 | 1979 |
* ↑ Became a Radio Disney station in 1997.
* 1 2 Became a Radio Disney station in 1996.
* ↑ Time-share operation with WLS; merged into WLS in 1954.
* ↑ All three stations operated as a simulcast.
* ↑ Operated by BAS Broadcasting. Taken off the air in 2004 to allow for a power upgrade with WFDF.

## Radio Disney stations

| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold |
| Phoenix | Arizona | KMIK | 1998 | 2015 |
| Little Rock | Arkansas | KDIS-FM | 2003 | 2014 |
| Los Angeles | California | KDIS | 1997 | 2003 |
| Los Angeles | California | KDIS | 2000 | 2017 |
| Los Angeles | California | KRDC | 2020 | 2023 |
| Sacramento | California | KIID | 2000 | 2015 |
| San Francisco | California | KMKY | 1997 | 2015 |
| Denver | Colorado | KDDZ | 1998 | 2015 |
| Hartford–New Haven | Connecticut | WDZK | 2000 | 2010 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | WBWL | 2002 | 2010 |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale | Florida | WMYM | 1999 | 2015 |
| Orlando | Florida | WDYZ | 2001 | 2015 |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg | Florida | WWMI | 1999 | 2015 |
| West Palm Beach | Florida | WMNE | 2000 | 2010 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | WDWD | 1996 | 2015 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WRDZ | 1999 | 2015 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WPJX | 1998 | 2002 |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | WRDZ-FM | 2003 | 2015 |
| Wichita–Hutchinson | Kansas | KQAM | 2002 | 2010 |
| Louisville | Kentucky | WDRD | 2002 | 2010 |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | WBYU | 2003 | 2011 |
| Boston | Massachusetts | WMKI | 2000 | 2015 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WFDF | 2002 | 2015 |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | KDIZ | 1996 | 2015 |
| St. Louis | Missouri | WSDZ | 1998 | 2015 |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | KALY | 2003 | 2010 |
| Albany–Schenectady | New York | WDDY | 2002 | 2014 |
| New York | New York | WQEW | 2007 | 2015 |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | WGFY | 2000 | 2015 |
| Greensboro–Winston-Salem | North Carolina | WCOG | 2005 | 2010 |
| Cleveland | Ohio | WWMK | 1998 | 2015 |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | KMUS | 2003 | 2011 |
| Portland | Oregon | KDZR | 2003 | 2015 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | WWJZ | 1999 | 2015 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | WDDZ | 1999 | 2015 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | WDDZ | 2001 | 2010 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Texas | KMKI | 1998 | 2015 |
| Houston | Texas | KMIC | 1999 | 2015 |
| San Antonio | Texas | KRDY | 2003 | 2014 |
| Salt Lake City | Utah | KWDZ | 2003 | 2015 |
| Norfolk | Virginia | WHKT | 2002 | 2010 |
| Richmond | Virginia | WDZY | 2000 | 2013 |
| Seattle–Tacoma | Washington | KKDZ | 1998 | 2015 |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WKSH | 2002 | 2014 |
* ↑ Switched to Radio Disney Country as KRDC in 2017.
* ↑ Simulcast KSPN from 2021 until it was sold in 2023.
* ↑ Owned by the New York Times Company until 2007.

## ESPN Radio stations

| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold |
| Los Angeles | California | KSPN | 2000 | 2003 |
| Los Angeles | California | KSPN | 2003 | 2022 |
| Chicago | Illinois | WMVP | 1998 | 2022 |
| New York City | New York | WEPN | 2001 | 2022 |
| New York City | New York | WEPN-FM | 2012 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | WEAE | 1999 | 2011 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Texas | KESN | 2000 | 2022 |
* ↑ Also simulcast KSPN from 2022 to 2023 as KRDC.
* ↑ Owned by The Forward and known as WEVD prior to 2003.
* ↑ Owned by Emmis Communications.