WJLA
| WJLA-TV | |
|---|---|
| Washington, DC | |
| Slogan | ABC7 is on your side |
| Branding | ABC 7 |
| Analog channel | 7 (VHF) |
| Digital channel | 39 (UHF) |
| Affiliation(s) | ABC |
| Owner | Allbritton Communications Company |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Callsign meaning | W Joseph L. Allbritton |
| Former affiliations | None |
| Website | www.wjla.com |
WJLA is the local ABC affiliate in Washington, DC, and is located on channel 7 (digital channel 39).
On October 3, 1947, channel 7 began broadcasting as WTVW, Washington, DC's ABC affiliate. During the 1960s and 1970s, the station was known as WMAL, taking the same call letters as local AM station 630. Both were owned by the Washington Star newspaper.
In 1974, Joseph L. Allbritton purchased the Washington Star, and in 1978 he sold the Star to Time, Inc. He held on to channel 7 and renamed it WJLA, incorporating his intials into the call letters.
As of 2005, WJLA is owned by the Allbritton Communications Company along with a local cable station, Newschannel 8. Both stations have broadcast facilities in Arlington, VA.
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| Broadcast Television in the Washington, DC 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 (PAX) | |||
Categories: Television stations in Washington, DC | ABC network affiliates