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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Washington, D.C. northern Virginia northern Shenandoah Valley suburban Maryland |
Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080p (HDTV via ATSC 3.0) 720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
History | |
Launched | October 7, 1991 |
Former names | NewsChannel 8 (1991–2010, 2011–2018) TBD TV (2010–2011) |
Links | |
Website | wjla |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
ATSC 3.0 Digital television (Washington D.C.) | Channel 58.4 (WIAV-CD) |
WJLA 24/7 News is an American regional cable news television channel in Washington, D.C., operated by ABC-affiliated station WJLA-TV (channel 7) owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The channel provides 24-hour news coverage primarily focused on Washington, northern Virginia, and suburban areas of Maryland within the Washington metropolitan area. The channel shares studio facilities and offices with WJLA-TV and the Rosslyn-based Circa News in Arlington, Virginia. WJLA 24/7 News reaches more than 1.2 million cable television households within the D.C metropolitan area.[1]
The channel originally seen only on cable systems in the District and its closet suburbs has 1.2 million subscribers today.