WJLA Washington

On Friday, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) signed a multi-year deal with anchor Maureen Bunyan that will keep her behind the news desk for years to […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) announced Monday that Chief Meteorologist Doug Hill has signed a multi-year deal with the station that will keep him on air in the […]

The Sinclair’s Washington ABC affiliate’s 7 On-Your-Side team will focus on covering consumer problems and government waste.Led by Holly Shannon, the team will also produce content for the co-owned NewsChannel 8 cable channel as well as wjla.com and newschannel8.net.

Gordon Peterson, one of the deans of local television news in Washington, says he plans to leave Sinclair’s ABC affiliate WJLA at the end of the year. But he insists he isn’t going away. “It’s not a retirement statement,” Peterson, a fixture on Washington’s airwaves for 45 years, said Friday. Chuckling, he added, “There’s still some mileage in this Chevy.”

The Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause and the Sunlight Foundation filed a complaint at the FCC alleging violations of long-standing rules and law by Sinclair ABC affiliate WJLA Washington. The complaint claims that WJLA continues to refuse to disclose the “true identity” of the sponsor of political ads being run by NextGen Climate Action Committee and asks for expedited action given that Election Day is just a few weeks away.

Since Sinclair bought ABC affiliate WJLA Washington and its NewsChannel 8 cable channel, there have been staff defections. Some sources say the Sinclair’s conservative bent and statements by CEO David Smith of advertiser importance are to blame. But, Sinclair’s News VP Scott Livingston says those charges are overblown and the company has plans to step up “unbiased and aggressive reporting” at the station and expand NewsChannel 8 nationally.

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8), in conjunction with co-owned cable channel NewsChannel 8, will hold a live town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16 entitled Your […]

There’s a new owner and a new approach to the news at WJLA, Washington’s ABC affiliate. Under the direction of its ambitious corporate parent, the station’s news operations have taken a subtle but noticeable turn to the right.

Dan Mellon takes over at WJLA Washington and co-owned NewsChannel8, while Tony D’Angelo will lead WSYX Columbus, Ohio.

Days after an announcement that the FCC approved the sale of Allbritton’s Washington, D.C., ABC affiliate and News Channel 8 cable channel along with several other broadcast ventures outside the District to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Bill Lord announced a Sept. 30 departure as GM.

Allbritton Communications’ ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) news anchor Maureen Bunyan has been knighted and inducted into The Order of Orange-Nassau, a Dutch civic order. The Order of Orange-Nassau is […]

In a petition to deny the $985 million sale of the Washington ABC affiliate, Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition asks the FCC to hold a hearing on whether Sinclair’s widespread use of LMAs and JSAs is an attempt to evade FCC ownership restrictions.

Allbritton Communications-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) and co-owned NewsChannel 8 will debut Government Matters, a 30-minute weekly show that features news and in-depth coverage of the business of […]

Newsroom employees at Washington’s ABC affiliate are concerned that job cuts might be in the station’s future now that it’s being purchased by Sinclair Broadcast Group from Allbritton Communications.

Allbritton’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) and Hubbard Broadcasting’s all-news WTOP-FM today announced a new joint partnership to provide area commuters with real-time traffic information. Under the arrangement, WTOP […]

The classic TV diginet is now available in all of the top 10 U.S. markets and covers 87% of the country with 141 affiliates.

A recent reshuffling in the Washington Post‘s executive suite has brought former Boston Globe chief Marty Baron into the fold and opens the door for the possibility that the Post will adopt the Globe‘s two-site strategy. WaPo remains the DMA’s top online site, but competitors have been busy, with political pureplay Politico climbing over the market’s TV sites to take a firm hold of second place.

Allbritton Communications-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) today launched the ABC7 Alarm Clock app, which is now available for free on iTunes. The app lets iPhone users start their […]

Three Washington news organizations, Politico, ABC affiliate WJLA and WTOP-FM, announced today a partnership to create a career website, PowerJobs.com, tailored to employers and employees in the influential industries that […]

Faced with an unprecedented flood of commercials for candidates and causes, Washington’s TV stations have had to get creative to fit them all in. Some are trimming their regular programming to squeeze in a few more ads, and some are adding more news at other hours.

It says the dispute over the MSO’s dropping WJLA Washington did not amount to “bad faith bargaining,” saying, “Even with good faith, impasse is possible.”

The former news director of WFTS Tampa, Fla., joins Allbritton’s Washington ABC affiliate on July 9.

The addition of the diginet owned by the ABC Owned Television Stations Group brings its national coverage to 60% of U.S. households.

Allbritton Communications’ ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) today hired Steve Chenevey who will become the co-anchor of Good Morning Washington and the ABC7 Noon News beginning next month. Chenevey […]

The Allbritton ABC affiliate in Washington says it had reached a retrans deal when the cable company replaced the station for an out-of-market affiliate.

In a message to the two cable providers’ subscribers, the Allbritton ABC affiliate in Washington says it may be necessary to pull the station if a deal can’t be reached by Jan. 1.

He will head both of Allbritton’s Washington properties — the ABC affiliate as well as its NewsChannel 8 cable news channel.