The Amalgamated Broadcasting System (ABS) was a radio network established on September 25, 1933 by the American comedian Ed Wynn and Hungarian-born violinist Ota Gygi. (Christopher Sterling, in his Encyclopedia of Radio wrote, "Amalgmated was founded in the fall of 1932, as a program production agency. Wynn's partners in the venture were Broadway producers Arthur Hopkins and T.W. Richardson, and Hungarian-born violinist and promoter Ota Gygi.")