ABC Family

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ABC Family is a cable channel owned by Disney ABC Cable Networks. It was orignally founded in 1977 as The CBN Cable Network by Evangelical minister Pat Robertson, as extension to his television ministry, over time the network started airing less and less religous programming. In 1988 to reflect, the change in format, the channel changed it's name to The Family Channel. By, 1990, CBN spun off the network, because it had grown too profitable for the ministry. In 1997, News Corporation, owners of the Fox television network and Saban Entertainment bought the network and changed the network to Fox Family Channel the next year. In 2002, ABC bought the channel and gave it its current name.

[edit] Programming Stunts

Annually, ABC Family provides two major programming stunts, "The 13 Days of Halloween", which runs from October 19 through 31, and the "25 Days of Christmas", running from December 1 through Christmas Day, which have been a part of the channel since the "Fox Family" days. In addition, prior to the 25 Days of Christmas, the network has added a "Countdown to 'The 25 Days of Christmas'", running about two weeks before the event begins, running through Thanksgiving.