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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish English (via SAP audio track) |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABC Family Worldwide (Walt Disney Television) (Disney General Entertainment Content) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | April 29, 1977 |
| Closed | December 31, 2021 (Japan) |
| Replaced by | Hulu Japan |
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| Links | |
| Website | freeform |
Freeform (formerly ABC Family) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel. It is owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc. This is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The channel usually shows modern family programs which are aimed for everyone. However, their shows and movies are aimed at teenage girls and young women (age 15-30). Freeform also offers other shows from other channels.
Freeform was founded in 1977. It was first an extension of Pat Robertson's Christian television ministry. It later became The Family Channel in 1990. In 1998, it was sold to Fox Kids. They renamed the channel Fox Family. On October 24, 2001, Fox Family Channel and Fox Family Worldwide were sold to The Walt Disney Company.