UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October~~December 79, 2013

ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number: 333-02302

Delaware

74-1803105

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification no.)

1000 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 2700

Arlington, VA 22209

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(703) 647-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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(1)

Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company’s duty to file reports is automatically suspended as a result of having fewer than 300 holders of record of each class of its debt securities outstanding as of October 1, 2013, but the Company agreed under the terms of certain long-term debt to continue these filings in the future.

Item 85.0107 ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

OnAt ~~October 4,~~the ~~2013,~~annual ~~Perpetual~~meeting ~~Corporation~~ (the “~~Perpetual~~Meeting”), of the ~~parent~~stockholder ~~company~~ of Allbritton Communications Company (the “~~Allbritton~~Company”), ~~and Sinclair~~held ~~Broadcast~~on ~~Group~~December 9, ~~(“Sinclair”)~~2013, each ~~received~~of athe ~~request~~incumbent ~~for~~directors ~~additional~~of ~~information,~~the ~~also~~Company ~~known~~was asre-elected aby ~~second~~the ~~request,~~Company’s ~~from~~sole stockholder to serve until the Unext annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.S. ~~Department~~The ofelected ~~Justice~~directors ~~pursuant~~were toBarbara ~~the~~B. ~~Hart-Scott-Rodino~~Allbritton, ~~Antitrust~~Robert ~~Improvements~~L. ~~Act~~Allbritton ofand ~~1976~~Frederick J. Ryan, asJr. ~~amended~~In addition, in ~~connection~~at ~~with~~the ~~Sinclair~~Meeting the Company’s ~~proposed~~sole ~~acquisition~~stockholder ofadopted ~~the~~a ~~stock~~resolution ofratifying the ~~Perpetual~~acts and resolutions of the ~~equity~~Company’s ~~interest~~Board of anDirectors ~~affiliate,~~as ~~Charleston~~shown ~~Television,~~in ~~LLC.~~the Awritten ~~copy~~minutes ofin the ~~joint~~minute ~~press~~books ~~release~~of ~~issued~~the byCompany ~~Allbritton~~ and ~~Sinclair~~the ~~relating~~acts toof the ~~second~~Company’s ~~request is~~officers ~~attached~~carrying ~~hereto~~into aseffect ~~Exhibit~~such ~~99.1~~acts and ~~is incorporated herein by reference~~resolutions.

~~Item~~SIGNATURES ~~9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibit~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

99.1 Joint press release issued by Allbritton and Sinclair dated October 7, 2013


	ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
	(Registrant)

December 13, 2013	/s/ Stephen P. Gibson
Date	Name:	Stephen P. Gibson
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (Registrant)
October 8, 2013		/s/ STEPHEN P. GIBSON
Date	Name:	Stephen P. Gibson
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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