POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director
or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the
"Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James R.
Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them with
full power to act without the other for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause
to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 18th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Joe L. Allbritton          


   Joe L. Allbritton<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for her and in her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her
name and seal the 18th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Barbara B. Allbritton      

       Barbara B. Allbritton<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 13th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Robert Allbritton          


       Robert L. Allbritton<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 12th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Lawrence I. Hebert         


       Lawrence I. Hebert<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 12 day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Fred Ryan                  


   Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name
and seal the 12th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Henry D. Morneault         


   Henry D. Morneault<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 12 day of December, 1996.




   /s/ James R. Vergin            


   James R. Vergin<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name
and seal the 12th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Ray P. Grimes II           


   Ray P. Grimes II<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OF ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
director or officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and James
R. Vergin his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, and each of them
with full power to act without the other for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or
cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and any and all amendments
thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his
name and seal the 12th day of December, 1996.




   /s/ Jerald N. Fritz            


   Jerald N. Fritz