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.
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".
