 Realizing that the ABC @-@ UPT deal put DuMont near extinction , network officials were receptive to a merger offer from ABC . Goldenson quickly brokered a deal with Ted Bergmann , DuMont 's managing director , under which the merged network would have been called " ABC @-@ DuMont " until at least 1958 and would have honored all of DuMont 's network commitments . In return , DuMont would get $ 5 million in cash , guaranteed advertising time for DuMont sets and a secure future for its staff . A merged ABC @-@ DuMont would have been a colossus rivaling CBS and NBC , as it would have owned stations in five of the six largest U.S. television markets ( excluding only Philadelphia ) as well as ABC 's radio network . It also would have inherited DuMont 's de facto monopoly in Pittsburgh , and would have been one of two networks to have full ownership of a station in the nation 's capital ( the other being NBC ) . However , it would have had to sell a New York station – either DuMont 's WABD or ABC flagship WJZ @-@ TV ( channel 7 , now WABC @-@ TV ) , probably the former . It also would have had to sell two other stations – most likely ABC 's two smallest O & Os , WXYZ @-@ TV in Detroit and KGO @-@ TV in San Francisco ( both broadcasting on channel 7 ) – to get under the FCC 's limit of five stations per owner . 
 Realizing that the ABC @-@ UPT deal put DuMont near extinction , network officials <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> receptive to a merger offer from ABC . Goldenson quickly brokered a deal with Ted Bergmann , DuMont <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>managing director , under which the merged network would <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> been called " ABC @-@ DuMont " until at least 1958 and would <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> honored all of DuMont <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>network commitments . In return , DuMont would get $ 5 million in cash , guaranteed advertising time for DuMont sets and a secure future for its staff . A merged ABC @-@ DuMont would have been a colossus rivaling CBS and NBC , as it would have owned stations in five of the six largest U.S. television markets ( excluding only Philadelphia ) as well as ABC <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>radio network . It also would <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> inherited DuMont <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>de facto monopoly in Pittsburgh , and would have been one of two networks to have full ownership of a station in the nation <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>capital ( the other being NBC ) . However , it would <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>have</mark></a> had to sell a New York station – either DuMont <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>WABD or ABC flagship WJZ @-@ TV ( channel 7 , now WABC @-@ TV ) , probably the former . It also would <a href='been_done' title='12'><mark>have</mark></a> had to sell two other stations – most likely ABC <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>two smallest O & Os , WXYZ @-@ TV in Detroit and KGO @-@ TV in San Francisco ( both broadcasting on channel 7 ) – to get under the FCC <a href='null_genetive' title='14'><mark>'s</mark></a>limit of five stations per owner . 
Realizing that the ABC @-@ UPT deal put DuMont near extinction , network officials was receptive to a merger offer from ABC . Goldenson quickly brokered a deal with Ted Bergmann , DuMont  managing director , under which the merged network would done been called " ABC @-@ DuMont " untill at least 1958 and would done honored alll of DuMont  network commitments . In return , DuMont would get $ 5 million in cash , guaranteed advertising time for DuMont sets and a secure future fir its staff . A merged ABC @-@ DuMont would have been a colossus rivaling CBS and NBC , as it would have owned stations in five of the six largest U.S. television markets ( excluding only Philadelphia ) as well as ABC  radio network . It also would done inherited DuMont  de facto monopoly in Pittsburgh , and would have been one of two networks to have full ownership of a station in the nation  capital ( the other being NBC ) . However , it would done had to sell a New York station – either DuMont  WABD or ABC flagship WJZ @-@ TV ( channel 7 , now WABC @-@ TV ) , probably the former . It also would done had to sell two other stations – most likely ABC  2 smallest O & Os , WXYZ @-@ TV in Detroit and KGO @-@ t.v in San Francisco ( both broadcasting on channel 7 ) – to get under the FCC  limit of five stations per owner .