WMAR

WMAR
Brand	ABC 2
City of License	Baltimore, Maryland
Market	Baltimore, Maryland
Channel	Digital 27.3 (ATSC 1.0) 25.5004 (ATSC 3.0) Virtual 2 Formerly: 2 analog (1948-2009) 52 digital (2001-09) 38 digital (2009-20)
Network Affiliation	Current: ABC Formerly: Independent (1947-48) CBS (1948-81) NBC (1981-95)
Founded	1947
Company	The E.W. Scripps Company
President
Current Popular Non-Network Shows	Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune

WMAR is the call sign for the ABC affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts on digital channel 27.3, displayed on tuners as virtual channel 2. Its digital 38 was previously occupied by WJZ.

WMAR opened in 1947 as an independent, joining CBS a year later. In 1981, WMAR became an NBC affiliate, switching CBS to WBAL. In 1995, a three-way affiliation switch took place, with ABC moving to WMAR and WBAL getting NBC (it had been with CBS which then moved to WJZ.)

Baltimore has rolled out the NextGen ATSC 3.0 broardcast standard. WMAR is broadcasting the standard on RF channel 25.5004 under the hosting of lighthouse station and CW affiliate WNUV/channel 54.

Digital programming

Virtual	Physical	Name	Programming
2.1	38.1	WMAR-DT	Main WMAR (ABC)
2.2	38.2	WMAR-DT2	Laff
2.3	38.3	WMAR-DT3	Bounce TV

External Links

Official Site