ABS America

ABS America is an American television network operated by Kabushiki Gaisha ABS.

Background
Plans by the Japanese television network ABS to launch over-the-air television stations in the United States date back as far as 2007, when a feasibility study on the subject of an East-Asian-centric television network was conducted. The network decided to put off the idea, but promised to return to it in future.

In August 2016, ABS purchased the MundoMax (and former Telemundo) affiliate, KFWD, which would become the network's main station, Dallas-Fort Worth area affiliate, and national feed.

Affiliates
ABS America currently has a very small number of owned-and-operated television stations, providing a very limited coverage area relative to that of other networks in the US.

Some RBC stations currently run ABS America's national feed as a subchannel intended to fill coverage gaps, but are not recognised fully as ABS America affiliates.

All stations are currently owned-and-operated by ABS - since January 2017, it has opened to offers from broadcasting companies willing to assist in expansion of the network, in return providing full ownership of their own ABS America stations.