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ABC Family is a cable television network currently owned by Disney/ABC. The network was founded by Pat Robertson as The Family Channel; he sold the network to Fox Broadcasting Company in 1997, and it changed its name to Fox Family. The network was sold again in the early 2000s to current owners ABC.
The channel has made several TV movies and plays many reruns, often of programming that was first run on ABC. The American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? is frequently aired. The channel also airs The 700 Club twice every weekday, first in the late morning with a repeat broadcast at night. The channel also airs reruns of 7th Heaven and the sitcom Full House.