List of radio stations in Washington, D.C.
The Washington metropolitan area is currently the seventh-largest radio market in the United States.[1] While most stations originate within Washington, D.C. proper, this list includes also stations that originate from Northern Virginia and Annapolis, Maryland.
Currently, radio stations that primarily serve the Washington metropolitan area include:[2][3]
Broadcast radio
AM stations
- 540 WGOP Pocomoke City, MD (Adult standards/MOR)
- 570 WWRC Bethesda, MD (Conservative talk)
- 630 WSBN Washington, D.C. (Sports)
- 700 WDMV Walkersville, MD (Regional Mexican)2
- 730 WTNT Alexandria, VA (Spanish adult hits)
- 780 WAVA Arlington, VA (Christian)2
- 900 WACA Laurel, MD (Spanish talk)
- 920 WURA Quantico, VA (Tejano)
- 950 WCTN Potomac, MD (Spanish contemporary)
- 980 WTEM Washington, D.C. (Sports)
- 1030 WWGB Indian Head, MD (Spanish religious)2
- 1050 WBQH Silver Spring, MD (Regional Mexican)
- 1120 WUST Washington, D.C. (Black Information Network)2
- 1160 WMET Gaithersburg, MD (Guadalupe-EWTN)
- 1220 WFAX Falls Church, VA (Christian)
- 1250 WRCW Warrenton, VA (WWRC simulcast)
- 1260 WQOF Washington, D.C. (Relevant Radio)
- 1310 WDCT Fairfax, VA (Korean)
- 1340 WYCB Washington, D.C. (Gospel)
- 1390 WZHF Arlington, VA (Radio Sputnik)
- 1450 WOL Washington, D.C. (Urban talk)
- 1460 WKDV Manassas, VA (Regional Mexican)
- 1480 WPWC Dumfries, VA (Spanish Christian)
- 1500 WFED Washington, D.C. (Government talk)1
- 1540 WDON Wheaton, MD (Spanish Catholic)2
- 1560 WKIK La Plata, MD (Country)2
- 1580 WJFK Morningside, MD (Sports/betting)
- 1600 WLXE Rockville, MD (Spanish)
FM stations
Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.
- 87.7 WDCN-LD Fairfax, VA (Spanish tropical)
- 88.1 WMUC-FM College Park, MD (College/freeform)*
- 88.5 WAMU Washington, D.C. (NPR/talk)*
- 89.3 WPFW Washington, D.C. (Pacifica/jazz)*
- 89.9 WPIR Culpeper, VA (Contemporary Christian)*
- 90.1 WCSP-FM Washington, D.C. (C-SPAN)*
- 90.9 WETA Washington, D.C. (NPR/classical)*
- 91.9 WGTS Takoma Park, MD (Contemporary Christian)*
- 92.7 WDCJ Prince Frederick, MD (WMMJ simulcast)
- 93.9 WKYS Washington, D.C. (Urban contemporary)
- 94.3 WLZV Buckland, VA (K-Love)*
- 94.7 WIAD Bethesda, MD (Classic hits)
- 95.5 WPGC-FM Morningside, MD (Mainstream Urban)
- 96.3 WHUR-FM Washington, D.C. (Urban AC)
- 97.1 WASH Washington, D.C. (Adult contemporary)
- 98.7 WMZQ-FM Washington, D.C. (Country)
- 99.1 WDCH-FM Bowie, MD (Bloomberg Radio)
- 99.5 WIHT Washington, D.C. (Contemporary hit radio)
- 100.3 WBIG-FM Washington, D.C. (Classic rock)
- 101.1 WWDC Washington, D.C. (Alternative rock)
- 102.3 WMMJ Bethesda, MD (Urban AC)
- 103.5 WTOP-FM Washington, D.C. (All-news)
- 103.9 WTLP Braddock Heights, MD (WTOP-FM simulcast)
- 104.1 WPRS-FM Waldorf, MD (Gospel)
- 105.1 WAVA-FM Arlington, VA (Christian)
- 105.9 WMAL-FM Woodbridge, VA (Conservative talk)
- 106.7 WJFK-FM Manassas, VA (Sports)
- 107.3 WLVW Washington, D.C. (K-Love)*
- 107.7 WWWT-FM Manassas, VA (WTOP-FM simulcast)
- 107.9 WLZL Annapolis, MD (Spanish tropical)
Defunct
- NAA/Arlington, VA (1913–41)
- NOF/Naval Air Station, Anacostia (1920–23)
- WCAP/Washington, D.C. (1926–26; merged into WRC, now WTEM)
- WDM/Washington, D.C. (1921–25)
- WDW/Washington, D.C. (1921–22)
- WINX—WOOK—WFAN/Washington, D.C. (1940–78)
- WHFS/Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD (1961–2005}
- WJH/Washington, D.C. (1921–24)
- WQAW/Washington, D.C. (1923–24)
References
- "True Market | Radio Audience Ratings". www.rab.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "District of Columbia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive
- Chas. A. Alicoate, ed. (1957), "Amplitude Modulation Stations - AM: Dist. of Columbia", Radio Annual and Television Yearbook, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206 – via Internet Archive
- "AM Stations in the U.S.: Dist. of Columbia", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
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