Exhibit 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




In connection with the Quarterly Report of Allbritton Communications Company
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Robert L. Allbritton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
    respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.




                                          /s/ Robert L. Allbritton
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                                        Robert L. Allbritton
                                        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


May 14, 2003