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Encyclopedia > WJLA
WJLA-TV
WJLA logo
Washington, DC
Slogan ABC7 is on your side
Branding Washington's ABC7
Analog channel 7 (VHF)
Digital channel 39 (UHF)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Allbritton Communications Company
Founded 1947
Callsign meaning W
Joseph L. Allbritton
Former affiliations none
Website www.wjla.com

WJLA, "Washington's ABC7" is the local ABC affiliate in Washington, DC, and is located on channel 7 (digital channel 39). Its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, D.C.. This image was obtained from http://www. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Look up Slogan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... BRANDING refers to either the imprinting of brand marks on live skin, see Livestock branding and Branding persons a marketing technique, see Brand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An analog or analogue signal is any continuously variable signal. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... A digital signal is a signal that is both discrete and quantized. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Foundation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In broadcasting and radio communication, a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Tenleytown is the historic name for a neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC. It is the second oldest neighborhood in Washington, being surpassed in age only by Georgetown. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ...


History

On October 3, 1947, channel 7 began broadcasting as WTVW, owned by the Washington Star along with WMAL radio. It was the first high-band VHF station (channels 7-13) in the United States. A few years later, the station renamed itself WMAL-TV. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... WMAL is one of the oldest radio stations in Washington, D.C.. It is a news-talk formatted station, broadcasting at AM 630. ...


In 1974, Joseph L. Allbritton purchased the Washington Star, and in 1978 he sold the Star to Time, Inc. and kept WMAL-AM-FM-TV. He later sold the radio stations to ABC and renamed the television station WJLA, after his initials. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... ...


Albritton Communications also owns a local cable station, Newschannel 8. Both stations have broadcast facilities in Arlington, Virginia. Allbritton is rumored to be in the final stages negotiations of selling the station to Disney to become an ABC owned and operated station. If the rumors are true, it is possible that channel 7 could become WMAL-TV once again. Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) NYSE: DIS is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...


See Also

Circle 7 logo The Circle 7 logo is one of the most classic and familiar television station logos in the United States. ...


External links


Broadcast Television in the Washington, D.C. market

WRC 4 (NBC) - WTTG 5 (FOX) - WJLA 7 (ABC) - WUSA 9 (CBS) - WFDC 14 (TFR) - WDCA 20 (UPN) - WETA 26 (PBS)
WHUT 32 (PBS) - WMDO 47 (UNV) - WBDC 50 (The WB) - WNVC 56 (IND) - WZDC 64 (TMD) - WPXW 66 (i)
Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air or OTA) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... WRC-TV (NBC 4) is an NBC owned and operated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. Owned by NBC Universal, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WTTG, FOX5 DC is an owned and operated TV station of the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... WUSA-TV is a television station affiliated with the CBS network, broadcasting on channel 9 in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... WFDC is a full-powered Telefutura affiliate in Washington, DC, located on channel 14 (digital channel 15). ... TeleFutura is a Spanish-language television network owned by Univisión with headquarters in Miami, Florida. ... WDCA is the Washington, DC areas UPN affiliate, and is located on channel 20 (digital channel 35). ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... WETA is the PBS station serving the Washington, DC area. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WHUT is a PBS affiliate in the Washington, DC area. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WMDO-CA is a low-power Univision affiliate in Washington, DC. The over-the-air signal is very weak, but the station is carried on many cable systems throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. ... Univisión Communications (also known as Univision or in Spanish, Univisión) is the largest Spanish-language television network in the United States, and overall the fifth largest American network (only Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS are larger). ... WBDC (Washingtons WB, WB50) is Washington, DCs WB affiliate. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... WNVC is a public television station not affiliated with PBS serving the Washington, DC and the Northern Virginia area. ... An Independent station is a TV station that is not affiliated with any network. ... WZDC is a low-power Telemundo affiliate in the Washington, DC area, located on channel 64. ... Founded by Angel Ramos in the early 1950s in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Telemundo is an international media network with a conglomerate of Spanish-language television channels as its base. ... WPXW (Pax66) is the Washington, DC areas i (formerly PAX) network affiliate, broadcasting on channel 66 (digital channel 43). ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name Pax. ...


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mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC (307 words)
Labor Disputes at WJLA, Post Heat Up There's always some sort of labor dispute going on in the Washington media world, but it looks like two labor disputes in the city might be heating up somewhat.
And the CWA also recently ran a three-quarter page ad in the WSJ pointing out the ongoing plight of the Washington Post's mailroom employees, who have been 3 and a 1/2 years without a raise.
WJLA has pulled a little fast one on the union it's battling, whose website is Turn7Off.com.
US TV - News - Leon Harris leaves CNN; moves to WJLA-TV - Digital Spy (242 words)
"Joining WJLA means working with great co-anchors and an excellent, focused news team in the world's news capital.
The resources and commitment that WJLA brings to bear on news coverage are simply phenomenal.
The hiring of Harris is "yet one more indication" about WJLA's plans to be the "dominant TV news station" in the D.C. area, according to Robert Allbritton, Chairman and CEO of WJLA's parent company.
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