Logo of Allbritton Communications
The Allbritton Communications Company is an owner of television stations and other media, based in Arlington, Virginia. All of its stations are affiliated with ABC after signing an affiliation agreement in 1997.
[edit] Stations
[edit] Currently owned
Note: two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station that was built and signed-on by The Washington Star Company (predecessor of Allbritton Communications).
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Market |
Calls |
Channel |
Branding |
Link |
Notes |
| 9. |
Washington, DC |
WJLA-TV** |
7 |
"ABC7" |
[1] |
Flagship station of Allbritton; RTV on DT3 |
| NewsChannel 8 |
8 |
"NewsChannel 8" |
[2] |
A 24-hour local cable news station |
| 39. |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
WHTM-TV |
27 |
"ABC27" |
[3] |
RTV on DT2 |
| 40. |
Birmingham/Anniston/Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
WBMA/WJSU/WCFT |
58, 33 and 40 |
"ABC33/40" |
[4] |
Originally separate stations, WJSU and WCFT were former CBS affiliates before the agreement. WBMA-LP was launched in 1996 to complement ABC coverage only after WBRC switched to Fox. |
| 56. |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
KATV |
7 |
"KATV 7" |
[5] |
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| 61. |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
KTUL |
8 |
"Tulsa's Channel 8" |
[6] |
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| 67. |
Lynchburg, Virginia/Roanoke, Virginia |
WSET-TV |
13 |
"ABC13" |
[7] |
RTV on DT2 |
| 98. |
Charleston, South Carolina |
WCIV** |
4 |
"ABC News 4" |
[8] |
Originally an NBC affiliate before agreement; swapped with WCBD |
[edit] Formerly owned
[edit] Newspapers
Allbritton launched Politico, a political news website and newspaper on January 23, 2007, the day of the 2007 State of the Union Address.
In October, 2009, Allbritton announced that it planned to launch an online-only news site for the Washington, D.C., area in spring, 2010. The site "will build on a merger of the Web pages now fielded by the company's television stations, WJLA-TV (Channel 7) and its cable sibling, NewsChannel 8," according to the Washington Post. Jim Brady, a former Post editor, will run the site, which will be known as TBD.[1][2]
Allbritton owned the Washington Evening Star (1975–1978).
[edit] External links
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