WJLA

WJLA, "Washington's ABC7" is the local ABC affiliate in Washington, DC, and is located on channel 7 (digital channel 39). Its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, D.C..

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On October 3, 1947, channel 7 began broadcasting as WTVW, owned by the Washington Star along with WMAL radio. It was the first high-band VHF station (channels 7-13) in the United States. A few years later, the station renamed itself WMAL-TV.

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In 1974, Joseph L. Allbritton purchased the Washington Star, and in 1978 he sold the Star to Time, Inc. and kept WMAL-AM-FM-TV. He later sold the radio stations to ABC and renamed the television station WJLA, after his initials.

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