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Offices: Baltimore, Maryland
In 1947 WMAR-TV came on the air. It is Maryland's first commercial television
station and the 11th in the nation. The station was the site of many technological
breakthroughs. It has also had a noteworthy staff, including Janet Covington,
the first woman director (1948). WMAR is involved with numerous public service
activities and donates air time each summer to the John's Hopkins Miracle
Network Telethon. It is an affiliate of ABC.
Offices: Salt Lake City, Utah
ABC 4 is the ABC affiliate for the Salt Lake City market and is owned by
Clear Channel Communications. KTVX provides equal employment opportunity
to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected
by law. Their employees are highly creative, excellent writers and possess
the ability to work quickly under pressure. They are also very organized
and flexible.
Offices: Providence, Rhode Island
Founded in 1963. Acquired by Freedom Communications in 1983.ABC6 strives
every day to be relevant to the lives of those who reside in Southern New
England. With innovative programming, strong community involvement, and
a commitment to providing clear, unbiased and accurate information, ABC6
upholds the core values of the Freedom family. Their corporate philosophy
of local decision-making allows them to take action quickly and appropriately
in response to local needs-whether in news or community service.
Offices: Columbus, Ohio
ABC 6 is the ABC affiliate for the Columbus market and is owned by the Sinclair
Broadcast Group. ABC 6 is a combination station with its sister Fox 28 (WTTE).
They have skilled reporters and producers who can put together well written
and visually compelling newscasts. The goal of their internship program
is to recruit candidates, primarily juniors and seniors, from colleges and
prepare them for entry-level jobs within the broadcast industry.-ABC 7-
Offices: Los Angeles, California
ABC 7 is the ABC affiliate for the Los Angeles market and is owned and operated
by Disney/ABC. KABC-TV is an equal opportunity employer. Their reporters
are very experienced and have excellent writing and live presentation skills.
their news team is highly skilled and qualified, easily able to deal with
breaking news and harsh deadlines. All have excellent writing abilities
and thrive under pressure.
Offices: San Francisco, California
KGO-TV in San Francisco is the ABC-owned television station serving San
Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and all of Northern California. KGO-TV began
its broadcasting operations on May 5, 1949. The station became the second
station on the air in Northern California. Today, KGO-TV's signal reaches
as far north as Geyserville and as far south as Watsonville, a 75 mile radius.
It employs approximately 250 people and has continued through the years
to produce quality local programming recognized throughout the broadcast
industry and having an exceptional impact in Northern California.
Offices: El Paso, Texas
KILT-TV 13 (now KVIA) signed on the air in a facility in south central El
Paso on September 1, 1956. On July 10, 1981 they became KVIA Channel 7.
KVIA maintains a partnership agreement with the El Paso Times. This arrangement
provides for daily live interviews with Times reporters during ABC 7 newscasts
and ABC 7 meteorologists providing the Times readers with daily weather
forecasts. ABC 7 and the Times have participated in several landmark polling,
reporting and town hall projects.
Offices: New York, New York
WABC-TV is licensed in New York City to ABC7. It began operating on August
10, 1948, and celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1998. ABC7 is owned
by the American Broadcasting Company. Over a four-week period, WABC-TV will
be viewed in over 6.4 million TV households. There are over 5.1 million
cable TV households within the New York DMA, representing 75% of the market's
total TV households. WABC-TV is carried on every cable system serving the
New York DMA. They offer a diverse mix of programs: live local and national
news, talk/variety and game shows, soap operas, information and entertainment,
sports, movies, children's and public affairs.
Offices: Chicago, Illinois
ABC7 is the Disney/ABC-owned station in Chicago, the third largest market
in the country. ABC7 also broadcasts the leading programs in national syndication.
ABC7 has also lead the local television community in producing special event
programs. Public service campaigns take a major role on ABC7, focusing on
issues and concerns to Chicago area viewers. Experimental television station
W9XBK began operation in the fall of 1939, as the first television station
in Chicago and the third in America. In August 1943, W9XBK obtained a commercial
license from the FCC. -ABC 9-
Offices: Cincinnati, Ohio
WCPO is considered a pioneer of local live television. Its call letters
were originally assigned to a Scripps radio station in Cincinnati to designate
its relationship with The Cincinnati Post. The station adopted the letters
in 1949 when it went on the air as the company's third television station.
WCPO went online in August 1996, was the first Cincinnati entity to have
updated news over the Internet, and the only Cincinnati station which streams
and archives all of its newscasts.
Offices: Durham-Raleigh-Fayetteville, North Carolina
WTVD was the Triangle's first TV station when it signed on in 1954. It was
1957 when WTVD was sold to Capital Cities Communications and became the
second TV station in the group. In the late 60's, WTVD switched its affiliation
from NBC to CBS and it again moved to ABC in 1996. As a dominant station
in market, the ABC 11 Eyewitness News team maintains its commitment to bringing
viewers more local news.
Offices: Houston, Texas
ABC 13 is the ABC affiliate for the Houston market and is owned and operated
by Disney/ABC. Over the years, KTRK-TV has grown to the most watched station
in the Houston area. Channel 13 began broadcasting on November 20, 1954.
their reporters can enterprise good, hard news stories, and respond well
to breaking and spot news. Their reporters also have strong writing abilities.
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