What company resulted from the 1985 merger of Capital Cities Communications and ABC?

The 1985 merger of Capital Cities Communications and ABC resulted in Capital Cities/ABC.

Capital Cities Communications, a broadcasting and publishing company, agreed to acquire American Broadcasting Companies in 1985. The combination brought ABC’s television network, radio operations, and other media assets together with Capital Cities’ broadcast and newspaper properties.

The resulting company was commonly known as Capital Cities/ABC. It became a major media conglomerate, with ABC television programming and stations operating alongside Capital Cities’ existing holdings, including newspapers and local broadcast outlets.

The company later became part of The Walt Disney Company. Disney completed its acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996, so Disney is a later owner rather than the company created by the 1985 merger. That distinction makes this merger easy to confuse with the later transaction.