The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (stylized in its logo as abc since 1957) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is part of the Big Three television networks. The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, with additional major offices and production facilities in New York City, Los Angeles and Burbank, California. 

ABC originally launched on October 12, 1943 as a radio network, separated from and serving as the successor to the NBC Blue Network, which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble. It extended its operations to television in 1948, following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS and NBC. In the mid-1950s, ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres, a chain of movie theaters that formerly operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Leonard Goldenson, who had been the head of UPT, made the new television network profitable by helping develop and greenlight many successful series. In the 1980s, after purchasing an 80% interest in cable sports channel ESPN, the network's parent merged with Capital Cities Communications, owner of several print publications, and television and radio stations. In 1996, most of Capital Cities/ABC's assets were purchased by The Walt Disney Company. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What was the date of ABC's original launch?
2. When did ABC get its start?
3. What was the launch date of ABC?
Q2:
1. Where is ABC headquartered?
2. What is the location of ABC's headquarters?
3. Where are ABC's head offices?
Q3:
1. Does ABC have locations outside of Manhattan?
2. Are there ABC offices apart from its Manhattan branch?
3. Does ABC have other offices than the ones in Manhattan?
Q4:
1. Where are there ABC locations besides Manhattan?
2. What's an example of an ABC office location that isn't in Manhattan?
3. Where can ABC offices be found outside Manhattan?
Q5:
1. Who did ABC first merge with?
2. With whom was ABC's first merger?
3. What company did ABC first get merged with?
Q6:
1. What kind of business is United Paramount Theatres?
2. What business does United Paramount Theatres do?
3. United Paramount Theatres is in the business of what?
Q7:
1. Did ABC purchase anything other than United Paramount Theatres?
2. Did any other businesses get bought by ABC besides United Paramount Theatres?
3. Did ABC buy out anybody besides United Paramount Theatres?
Q8:
1. Who besides United Paramount Theatres got bought out by ABC?
2. Who did AHC purchase in addition to United Paramount Theatres?
3. What else besides United Paramount Theatres was bought by ABC?
Q9:
1. What is ESPN?
2. How can ESPN be described?
3. What sort of programming does ESPN have?
Q10:
1. Was ABC ever bought out?
2. Did anyone ever purchase ABC?
3. Did ABC ever come under the ownership of another company?
Q11:
1. When did Disney buy ABC?
2. When was ABC purchased by the Walt Disney Company?
3. In what year did ABC get sold to the Walt Disney Company?
Q12:
1. How much was ABC sold for in 1996?
2. What was the amount for which ABC was purchsed in 1996?
3. How much did the Walt Disney Company pay to buy ABC in 1996?
Q13:
1. Who bought ABC in 1996?
2. What company bought out ABC in 1996?
3. In the year 1996, who was ABC purchased by?
