Allbritton Communications Company

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The Allbritton Communications Company is a Washington, D.C.-based owner of television stations-all affiliated with ABC after signing an affiliation agreement in 1997.

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Market Calls Channel Branding Link Notes
Washington, DC (DMA 9) WJLA 7 "ABC7 News" [1] WJLA is the flagship station of Allbritton
Washington, DC (DMA 9) News Channel 8 8 "NewsChannel 8" [2] NC8 is Allbritton's DC-Based 24 Hour cable news station
Birmingham/Anniston/Tuscaloosa, Alabama (DMA 40) WBMA/WJSU/WCFT 58, 33 and 40 "ABC33/40 News" [3] [1]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (DMA 41) WHTM 27 "ABC27 News" [4] WHTM-TV ceased broadcasting on December 15, 2007, and a telephone call to the station on the afternoon of December 17 indicated that they do not know whether the station will resume broadcasting in days, weeks, or ever.
Little Rock, Arkansas (DMA 57) KATV 7 "Channel 7 News" [5]
Tulsa, Oklahoma (DMA 60) KTUL 8 "NewsChannel 8" [6]
Lynchburg, Virginia/Roanoke, Virginia (DMA 67) WSET 13 "ABC13 News" [7] will add RTN on DT-2 come January 2008
Charleston, South Carolina (DMA 100) WCIV 4 "ABC News 4" [8] Originally an NBC affiliate before agreement; swapped with WCBD

Market Calls Channel Current Owner Notes
Jacksonville, Florida WJXX 25 Gannett was Independent til '97, sold in '99
Brunswick, Georgia WPXC-TV 21 ion Media Networks became ABC in '96, sold in 2001

Allbritton launched The Politico, a political news website and newspaper on January 23rd, 2007, the day of the 2007 State of the Union Address.

  1. ^ Originally separate stations, WJSU and WCFT were former CBS affiliates before the agreement. WBMA-LP was launced in 1996 to complement ABC coverage only after WBRC switched to Fox.

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