ABC Radio offers the number one news brand, ABC News; the number one kid and family music brand, Radio Disney; the number one sports brand, ESPN; and is the leading provider of 24-hour formats in the industry. In fact, nearly 50% of Americans 12 and over are reached by ABC Radio Networks during an average week.
ABC Radio operates 69 radio stations. 27 are general market stations, five of which carry ESPN programming. The other 22 stations are popular News/Talk and music formats targeted to their specific listening areas. These general market stations are the division's primary revenue and income drivers and regularly outperform their competitors in market share growth.
Another 42 stations offer Radio Disney, the only 24-hour kid and family radio network. Radio Disney is now available to 97% of the U.S. via broadcast, satellite and cable platforms and continues to expand internationally. A Radio Disney-branded homepage is now on Apple iTunes.
ABC Radio Networks personalities include Paul Harvey, the most-listened-to person in radio history. Sean Hannity has radio's fastest-growing syndicated talk show. Tom Joyner, Doug Banks and new syndicated talent Michael Baisden combine with ABC's Urban Advantage Network, which reaches 93% of the African American population.
ESPN Deportes Radio expanded around-the-clock in 2005, the first full-time national Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S. In addition, ABC Radio launched Viva Disney, a one-hour syndicated countdown show for Hispanic families.
The ABC-owned networks and stations continue to break ground on new platforms such as satellite and digital radio. ABC News Radio received the 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award for "Overall Excellence" from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. Los Angeles-based classic rocker KLOS-FM received the Service to America Radio Partnership and Crystal awards — the first time any radio station has received both major community service awards from the National Association of Broadcasters in the same year.
















