WJLA-TV is a television station in Washington, D C, affiliated with ABC.
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14 Facts About WJLA-TV
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Rumors abounded from the mid-1990s onward that ABC might buy WJLA-TV, effectively reuniting it with its former radio sisters.
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In late October 2008, WJLA-TV began simulcasting on local low-powered station WWTD-LP; the station continued to broadcast an analog feed of WJLA-TV after the digital transition.
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In late July 2009, WJLA-TV dropped its locally produced "WeatherNow" channel for The Local AccuWeather Channel on its second subchannel under the "Doug Hill's WeatherNow" brand.
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On March 13,2012, WJLA-TV dropped the Local AccuWeather Channel in favor of forecasts from their own meteorologists.
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WJLA-TV began carrying MeTV, a competing classic digital broadcast TV network on March 1,2013 on WJLA-TV's second subchannel, replacing WeatherNow.
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In 2001, WJLA-TV adopted the standard version of the "Circle 7" logo, refueling speculation that ABC would purchase the station, a deal that would never come to pass.
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WJLA-TV is the largest ABC affiliate to use the Circle 7 that is not an ABC owned-and-operated station.
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WJLA-TV became the second television station in the Washington, D C market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on December 8,2008.
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Field reports and promotions for WJLA-TV's newscasts continued to be broadcast in standard definition until the end of March 2013, when the station upgraded to HD field cameras for field shots and some news promotions.
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On January 23,2009, WJLA-TV laid off 26 staff members, including several on-air reporters, due to financial constraints.
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WJLA-TV started producing the Syndicated-news program for Sinclair stations, The National Desk, on January 18,2021.
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WJLA-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12,2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate.
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