WMAR TV Baltimore MD

WMAR-TV has celebrated over 60 years of broadcast excellence. It is Maryland's first commercial television station and the 11th in the nation. The station was the site of many technological breakthroughs: first with a color film processor for television news and production, and first Zoom camera lens for film and tape cameras. It has also had a noteworthy staff, including Janet Covington, the first woman director (1948) and Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo. WMAR is involved with numerous public service activities including the Komen Maryland Race for the Cure, the biggest charity walking event in Maryland. WMAR-TV, channel 2, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. WMAR-TV's studios and offices are located on York Road in the unincorporated community of Towson (though with a Baltimore mailing address), north of the Baltimore City-Baltimore County border, and its transmitter is located on Television Hill in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore City.