KABC (AM)

KABC 790 AM is the Los Angeles radio station for the American Broadcasting Company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all talk" in 1960; they claim to be the first station ever to do so.

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According the KABC web site, "KABC first went on the air on April 14, 1925 as KVFV. On November 15, 1929 the station was sold to Earl C. Anthony, a local car dealer looking for a new medium to bring him customers. He changed the call letters to reflect his initials, KECA. ABC bought the station in 1944, adopting the station's present name."

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KABC has been the base of operation for many influential radio hosts, including early talk controversialists Joe Pyne and Louis Lomax, Michael Jackson, whose talk show attracted celebrities, politicians, and newsmakers of all types, pioneering radio psychologists Dr. Toni Grant and David Viscott, and more recent syndicated hosts including Dennis Prager (now with another network) and Larry Elder. For decades, it was also the station of the Los Angeles Dodgers and their hall of fame broadcaster Vin Scully.

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Though still a prominent Los Angeles station, during the past decade KABC's raings share has declined; they now consistently rank behind their main talk competitor KFI.

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Current locally-based personalities on KABC include Elder, Doug McIntyre, "Mr. KABC," and Al Rantel.

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American Broadcasting Company: The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company, and the formal company name is ABC, Inc. Corporate headquarters are in New York, while programming offices are ...

Talk radio: Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually broadcasting conversations with listeners who have placed telephone calls to speak with the program's host. Generally, the shows are organized into s...