The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948. Corporate headquarters are in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City," Frequently Asked Questions." American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved on August 28, 2009. while programming offices are in Burbank, California adjacent to the Walt Disney Studios and the Walt Disney Company corporate headquarters.The current slogan is "Start Here", except television idents continue to use the former "America"s Broadcasting Company" slogan. Before the "America"s Broadcasting Company" slogan, television idents used the full corporate name from 1997–2000.