News Channel 8
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| News Channel 8 | |
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| Serves: Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland, United States Primary Studios: Arlington, Virginia |
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| Slogan | More Local. More Often. |
| Channels | various cable analog, n/a digital |
| Affiliations | ABC News |
| Owner | Allbritton Communications |
| Founded | |
| Former callsigns | n/a |
| Website | news8.net |
News Channel 8 is a regional cable television network serving Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, and Suburban Maryland. The cable station is seen in more than 1.1 million cable television homes. News Channel 8 is owned by Allbritton Communications, along with ABC affiliate WJLA. The station broadcasts out of WJLA's studios in Arlington, Virginia. In addition, the channel operates two Maryland news bureaus (in Rockville and Landover), and one in Washington D.C. WJLA provides national news via ABC News for News Channel 8.
Through a fiber optic delivery system, the station targets programming and advertising to 3 separate geographical regions of the Washington Metro area. On September 5, 2006, Comcast moved News Channel 8, at their request, to channel 28 to be next to co-owned WJLA on channel 27.
[edit] Programming and live newscasts
When not airing live newscasts, News Channel 8 shows ABC News programming such as: Nightline (everyday at 9 AM, except Sundays and Mondays), ABC World News (daily at 9 PM), 20/20, and This Week (Sundays at 8 PM). Also, the stations airs various public affair programming.
News Channel 8 is known for airing specific "Zone Reports" on the weeknights to 3 separate geographical regions of the Washington Metro area. They include: "The Washington Report", with news that affects the District; "The Virginia Report", news from Northern Virginia; and "The Maryland Report", news from communities in suburban Maryland. During the weather portion of newscasts, News Channel 8 uses WJLA's weather radar, which is known as "ABC 7 Live Super Doppler".
Weekdays
- Morning Report at 5 AM (5 to 6 AM)
- Morning Report at 6 AM (6 to 7 AM)
- Morning Report at 7 AM (7 to 8 AM)
- Morning Report at 8 AM (8 to 9 AM)
- Live This Morning (9:30 AM to 12 PM)
- Afternoon Report (12 to 2:30 PM and 3 to 4 PM)
- News Talk with Bruce DePuyt (4 to 5 PM)
- live call-in show
- Live Tonight (5 to 7:30 PM)
Saturdays
- Morning Report (7 to 8 AM and 10 to 10:30 AM)
- Afternoon Report (12 to 1 PM, 1:30 to 2 PM, and 3 to 3:30 PM)
- Primetime Report (5 to 5:30 PM and 6 to 6:30 PM)
- Late Night Report (10 PM to 12 AM)
Sundays
- Morning Report (7 to 8:30 AM, 9 to 9:30 PM, 10 to 11 AM)
- Afternoon Report (for :30 minutes at top of every hour from 12 to 5 PM)
- Primetime Report (5 to 5:30 PM, 6 to 6:30 PM, and 9 to 9:30 PM)
- Late Night Report (10 PM to 12 AM)
see the main WJLA article for a listing of all news personalities
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Local Washington, DC television stations |
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| Local digital television channels |
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| Local cable television channels CN8 - News Channel 8 |
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| Stations serving Hagerstown, Maryland and surrounding area WHAG 25 (NBC) - WWPB 31 (PBS/MPT) - WWPX 60 (ION) - WJAL 68 (Ind) |
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| Stations serving Winchester, Virginia and surrounding area TV3 Winchester 3 (WHSV-DT3) (ABC) - WAZT-CA 10/WAZC-LP 16/WAZF-CA 28/WAZW-CA 48 (TBN) - W15AD 15/W17AL 17/W41AO 41/W48AA 48/W69AC 69 (PBS/WVPB) - WVPY 42 (PBS) |
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