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Source: ESPN - What does ESPN stand for? Acronyms and abbreviations by the Free Online Dictionary. | acronyms.thefreedictionary.com
Description: ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
16 hr 29 min ago
When it was founded in 1979, it was called the Entertainment & Sports Programming Network, hence, ESPN. However, in 1985, the full name was dropped and they took on ESPN, Inc. as their corporate name. Thanks for using ChaCha!
It doesn't stand for anything!, but since you asked, the story is this...When ESPN started in 1979 we were the Entertainment(more)