WJLA-TV

WJLA-TV
Channels
BrandingABC 7; 7 News On Your Side
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 3, 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-10-03)
Former call signs
  • WTVW (1947)
  • WMAL-TV (1947–1977)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1947–2009)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 1998-2009)
  • CBS (primary 1947–1948, secondary 1948–1949)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Joe L. Allbritton (founder of Allbritton Communications, former owner of station)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1051
ERP52 kW
HAAT235.6 m (773 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°57′1″N 77°4′47″W / 38.95028°N 77.07972°W / 38.95028; -77.07972
Links
Public license information
Websitewjla.com

WJLA-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Washington, D.C., affiliated with ABC. It is one of two flagship stations of Sinclair Broadcast Group (alongside dual Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBFF [channel 45] in Baltimore), and is also sister to Woodstock, Virginia–licensed low-powered, Class A TBD station WDCO-CD (channel 10) and local cable channel WJLA 24/7 News. WJLA-TV's studios are located on Wilson Boulevard in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia, and its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood of northwest Washington.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJLA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.