Allbritton Communications Company

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." 

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

 * Robert L. Allbritton, Chairman and CEO
 * Stephen P. Gibson, SVP and CFO
 * Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Vice Chairman, President, and COO

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

Profiles

 * Fact Sheet: Allbritton Communications Company, Hoover's.
 * Allbritton Communications Company, NNDB.com.
 * Allbritton Communications Company in the Wikipedia.
 * "Local News in the Nation's Capital: Serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Newschannel 8 uses time-shifting, geographic zoning and partnerships to cover the D.C. market," Radio and Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF), undated.

2006

 * Jim Romenesko, "Allbritton Communications Signs Political Journalist Heavyweights to Lead Groundbreaking Multimedia Political Coverage," PoynterOnline Forum, November 20, 2006.
 * "AllBritton Communications gambles on journalism of the future," The Editors Weblog, November 26, 2006.
 * Katharine Q. Sellye, "More Journalists Join Political News Venture," New York Times, December 12, 2006.

2007

 * Katie Wilmeth, "Albritton Communications launches latest venture," The Examiner, January 23, 2007.
 * Glenn Greenwald, Opinion: "Who funds and runs the Politico?" (with updates), Salon, May 4, 2007.