Editing WABC-TV (section)

==Carriage disputes==
===Cablevision (2010)===
On March 7, 2010, at 12:02&nbsp;am. WABC-TV's signal was removed from [[Cablevision]]'s New York area systems (including iO Digital Cable) after the two sides failed to reach terms on a new [[retransmission consent]] agreement; the station was replaced by either a blank screen or a looping video containing a message from Cablevision about the removal. To avoid interruption of programming, the station urged Cablevision subscribers in the station's viewing area (totaling up to three million subscribers) to switch to other services, such as [[Verizon FiOS]] and [[DirecTV]] or simply view the station over the air through an over-the-air digital antenna and if necessary, a digital converter box, for older television sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/7305404/ |title=WABC-TV Channel 7 returns to Cablevision subscribers |date=March 8, 2010 |publisher=WABC-TV |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308092311/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=7305404#comments&status=ok |archive-date=March 8, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> WABC's sister station, WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, was also pulled from Cablevision's New Jersey systems in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]], [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] and [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] counties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=resources/inside_station/station_info&id=7314004 |title=Unknown: dead link |publisher=[[WPVI-TV]]}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Later that same day at approximately 8:50&nbsp;p.m. 20 minutes into ABC's broadcast of the [[82nd Academy Awards]], Cablevision and ABC reached a deal, restoring WABC and WPVI's signals for Cablevision subscribers after a nearly 21-hour blackout.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100307/BUSINESS/100307002/Cablevision--ABC-reach-deal--WABC-TV-restored |title=Cablevision, ABC Reach Deal; WABC-TV Restored |date=March 7, 2010 |newspaper=[[Poughkeepsie Journal]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Time Warner Cable (2010)===
In July 2010, ABC's parent company Disney announced that it was involved in a carriage dispute with [[Time Warner Cable]] (now [[Spectrum (cable service)|Spectrum]]), its first with that provider in 10 years. This dispute involved four ABC owned-and-operated stations (WABC-TV and sister stations KABC-TV, WTVD and [[WTVG]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]] [the latter station would be sold by ABC the next year]), [[Disney Channel]] and the [[ESPN]] networks. If a deal was not in place, the affected stations and cable channels would have been removed from Time Warner Cable and [[Bright House Networks]] systems across the country. On September 2, 2010, Disney and Time Warner Cable reached a long-term agreement to keep the channels on Time Warner Cable systems.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |title=Disney-ABC, Time Warner Cable Strike Deal |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/disney-abc-time-warner-cable-strike-deal/24401 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=TVNewser |date=September 3, 2010}}</ref>

===Charter Spectrum (2023)===
On August 31, 2023, Disney removed all of its channels, including WABC-TV, two other ABC-owned stations, and the ESPN networks, from Spectrum cable systems due to a carriage dispute, its first with the provider since 2010 when its predecessor, Time Warner Cable, was involved in a dispute with Disney.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |title=Disney Channels, Including ABC and ESPN, Go Dark on Charter Spectrum In Major Carriage Dispute|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/espn-abc-pulled-charter-spectrum-carriage-dispute-1235579642/|access-date=September 4, 2023|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> On September 11, 2023, the stations and their sister cable channels were restored by [[Charter Communications]] (the parent company of Spectrum) after the company and Disney reached an agreement.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |title=Disney and Charter reach deal, bringing back ESPN and ABC on Spectrum|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/disney-and-charter-reach-deal-bringing-back-espn-and-abc-on-spectrum/ar-AA1gyDnd?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e324ceedee24467b91899e3320c3a3b8&ei=9|access-date=September 11, 2023|publisher=MSN|date=September 11, 2023}}</ref>

===DirecTV (2024)===
On September 1, 2024, Disney pulled its networks from [[DirecTV]] after the two sides failed to reach a distribution deal. The removal, which included WABC-TV and ESPN, would ultimately impact the [[2024 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]' season-opening game on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' against the [[2024 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] (ABC simulcast ESPN's coverage of the game).<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Weprin|first=Alex|title=Disney Channels, Including ABC and ESPN, Pulled From DirecTV in Major Carriage Dispute|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-directv-carriage-dispute-abc-espn-1235984598/|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 1, 2024|access-date=September 2, 2024}}</ref> Disney and DirecTV ended their standoff on September 14, restoring WABC and ESPN to the satellite provider.<ref>{{cite news|last=Liedtke|first=Michael|title=ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout|url=https://apnews.com/article/directv-disney-espn-abc-deal-impasse-4a048b7149a46d21a0d517318b611d07|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 14, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>