Allbritton Communications Company

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Allbritton Communications Company owns and operates network-affiliated television stations serving nine markets in the United States in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. All of its television stations are affiliates of ABC Network, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. "The company also owns a 24-hour cable news channel (NewsChannel 8) that serves the Washington, DC, area. NewsChannel 8 shares facilities with the company's Washington, DC station WJLA." [1]

It also launched the online political newspaper The Politico on January 23, 2007, the day of President George W. Bush's 2007 State of the Union address.

ABC Network TV Stations

  • WBMA Channel 58 in Birmingham, Alabama
  • WCFT Channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • WCIV Channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina
  • WHTM Channel 27 in Harrisburg, PA
  • WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, DC
  • WJSU Channel 30 Anniston, Alabama
  • WSET Channel 13 in Lynchburg, Virginia
  • KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • KTUL Channel 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Key Personnel

Contact Information

1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2700
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703 647-8700
FAX: 703 236-9268
Website: http://www.allbritton.com/

External links

Profiles

2006

2007