Sidee bay A&E ku heleen fariin u gaar ah oo dayax gacmeed? Marka la eego su'aasha hore, ku qor macnaha guud ee jawaabta. Waxay noqon kartaa 1 ilaa 20 jumladood. Macnaha guud:
Sanadkii 1983, ABC waxay KXYZ ka iibisay shirkadda Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. Bishii Janaayo 4, 1984, The New York Times waxay soo warisay in ABC, iyada oo loo marayo shirkadeeda hoosaadka ah ee ABC Video Enterprises, ay adeegsatay ikhtiyaarkeeda si ay u iibsato ilaa 15% (ama inta udhaxeysa $ 25 milyan iyo $ 30 milyan) saamiyada Getty Oil ee ESPN, taas oo u oggolaan doonta inay ballaariso saamiyadeeda waqti dambe. Bishii Juun 1984, guddiga fulinta ee ABC waxay ansixiyeen iibsashada saamiga shirkadda ee ESPN, ABC waxay heshiis la gashay Getty Oil si ay u hesho saamiga 80% ee kanaalka, iyadoo 20% hartayna ay u iibisay Nabisco. Sannadkaas, ABC iyo Hearst waxay heshiis la gaareen RCA si ay ugu midoobaan ARTS iyo adeegga farshaxanka tartanka, Kanaalka Madadaalada, kanaal hal fiilo oo loo yaqaan Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E); kanaalka cusub ayaa markii dambe kireystay qalab dayax gacmeed oo gooni ah, isagoo joojinaya heshiiskiisa wadaagista ee Nickelodeon si uu u noqdo adeeg 24-saac ah. Dhanka kale, ABC waxay ka baxday ganacsiga jardiinooyinka madadaalada markii ay iibisay Silver Springs Nature Theme Park.