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WMAR-TV is an American television channel operating in the news and information format. The primary language of broadcasting is English. The channel is an ABC affiliate serving the Baltimore, Maryland television market, covering the city of Baltimore and surrounding areas in central Maryland, including Towson, Columbia, Annapolis, and parts of Harford and Carroll counties . WMAR broadcasts on virtual channel 2 and is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, one of the nation's largest television station operators . The station was founded on October 27, 1947, as the first television station in Maryland and the eleventh in the United States . Its call letters stand for "Maryland" . The station's studios are located on York Road in Towson (with a Baltimore mailing address), and its landmark three-pronged candelabra transmitter tower is located on Television Hill in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore .

On air, WMAR-TV features a strong lineup of local news broadcasts, including morning, midday, evening, and late-night newscasts under the branding WMAR 2 News. The station produces several hours of local news each day. The flagship program is WMAR 2 News at 11, the station's main late-night newscast. The station also produces WMAR 2 News at 5, WMAR 2 News at 6, and WMAR 2 News at 6:30 on weekdays. Morning programming includes Good Morning Maryland, a live newscast airing weekdays from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM, providing viewers with news, weather, traffic, and community events. Weekend newscasts include WMAR 2 News Weekend airing Saturday and Sunday evenings . The station also airs a midday newscast, WMAR 2 News at Noon, on weekdays .

The station's news coverage focuses on events in Baltimore and central Maryland, including local politics, crime, education, healthcare, and the region's unique urban and suburban issues. The station has a dedicated weather team that provides forecasts and severe weather coverage, including thunderstorms, snow events, and coastal storms affecting the Chesapeake Bay region. The station's radar is called "Storm Center Doppler" . The station also has an investigative unit, producing segments on corruption, consumer fraud, and public safety. WMAR is also one of the television stations that airs the "Don't Waste Your Money" series of consumer reports from John Matarese, based at sister station WCPO-TV in Cincinnati .

Sports coverage is a significant part of the station's programming, with a focus on Baltimore-area professional and college teams. The station's sports team covers the Baltimore Ravens (NFL), Baltimore Orioles (MLB), and the University of Maryland Terrapins. WMAR boasts one of the most respected sports departments in the region, thanks in large part to the presence of longtime anchor and former Baltimore Ravens radio play-by-play announcer Scott Garceau . The station also claims the market's most aggressive coverage of local college and high school lacrosse, arguably the most popular sport in the area among young athletes. WMAR works in partnership with ESPNU to produce the ABC 2 Lacrosse Game of the Week during the college season, featuring prime matchups involving Maryland lacrosse powerhouses including Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, Towson University, the University of Maryland, and the U.S. Naval Academy . Quint Kessenich, four-time lacrosse All-American with Johns Hopkins, is a major contributor to lacrosse coverage and appears sporadically as a fill-in anchor and field reporter for select Ravens games .

Beyond news and sports, WMAR-TV broadcasts ABC network programming in primetime, including popular dramas, comedies, reality shows, and special events. The station also carries ABC sports broadcasts, including NBA games, college football, and the occasional NFL Monday Night Football game when carried by the network. Syndicated programming on the station includes talk shows, game shows, and lifestyle programs. For many years, WMAR was Baltimore's home to the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon for nearly three decades until it moved to another station . From 1979 to 1993, channel 2 was the over-the-air flagship station of the Baltimore Orioles .

WMAR-TV is available throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area via digital terrestrial television on channel 2, as well as on cable networks and satellite providers. The station is carried on major cable systems including Comcast Xfinity, and on satellite providers such as DirecTV and Dish Network. The station broadcasts in high definition with 1080i resolution. Viewers can watch online the live broadcast of WMAR-TV through the official WMAR website at abc2news.com, which offers a 24-hour live stream. Online television of WMAR-TV is also accessible via the WMAR mobile application, available for iOS and Android devices, which provides live streaming, breaking news alerts, weather updates, and on-demand clips.

WMAR-TV strives to be a leading source of local news, weather, and information for the Baltimore community. The station's slogan is "Working For You," emphasizing its commitment to advocacy journalism and local coverage . The mission of the channel is to provide accurate, timely, and relevant coverage of the issues that matter most to the Baltimore area, from city politics and crime to the Ravens and the Orioles. As Maryland's first television station, WMAR has a long history of service to the community and continues to adapt to the changing media landscape. Thanks to modern digital platforms, WMAR-TV provides the opportunity to watch online the live broadcast on any device - from smartphones to Smart TVs - ensuring that Baltimore residents and former residents living elsewhere in the United States or abroad can stay connected to their community wherever they are.

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