List of radio stations in Washington, D.C. explained

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

Call sign	Frequency	Band	City of license	Format	Notes
WGOP	540	AM
WWRC	570	AM
WSBN	630	AM	Washington, D.C.
WDMV	700	AM			^2
WTNT	730	AM
WAVA	780	AM			^2
WACA	900	AM
WURA	920	AM
WCTN	950	AM
WTEM	980	AM	Washington, D.C.
WWGB	1030	AM			^2
WBQH	1050	AM
WUST	1120	AM	Washington, D.C.		^2
WMET	1160	AM
WTSD	1190	AM
WFAX	1220	AM
WRCW	1250	AM		WWRC simulcast
WQOF	1260	AM	Washington, D.C.
WDCT	1310	AM
WYCB	1340	AM	Washington, D.C.
WZHF	1390	AM	Arlington, VA
WOL	1450	AM	Washington, D.C.
WKDV	1460	AM
WPWC	1480	AM
WFED	1500	AM	Washington, D.C.		^1
WDON	1540	AM			^2
WJFK	1580	AM
WLXE	1600	AM

¹ clear-channel station

² daytime-only station

FM stations

Call sign	Frequency	Band	City of license	Format	Notes
WDCN-LD	87.7	FM
WAMU	88.5	FM	Washington, D.C.
WPFW	89.3	FM	Washington, D.C.
WPIR	89.9	FM
WCSP-FM	90.1	FM	Washington, D.C.
WMUC-FM	90.5	FM
WETA	90.9	FM	Washington, D.C.
WGTS	91.9	FM
WDCJ	92.7	FM		WMMJ simulcast
WKYS	93.9	FM	Washington, D.C.
WLZV	94.3	FM
WOWD-LP	94.3	FM
WIAD	94.7	FM
WPGC-FM	95.5	FM
WHUR-FM	96.3	FM	Washington, D.C.
WASH	97.1	FM	Washington, D.C.
WMZQ-FM	98.7	FM	Washington, D.C.
WDCH-FM	99.1	FM
WIHT	99.5	FM	Washington, D.C.
WBIG-FM	100.3	FM	Washington, D.C.
WWDC	101.1	FM	Washington, D.C.
WMMJ	102.3	FM	Bethesda, MD
WTOP-FM	103.5	FM	Washington, D.C.
WTLP	103.9	FM		WTOP-FM simulcast
WPRS-FM	104.1	FM
WAVA-FM	105.1	FM
WMAL-FM	105.9	FM
WJFK-FM	106.7	FM
WLVW	107.3	FM	Washington, D.C.
WWWT-FM	107.7	FM		WTOP-FM simulcast
WLZL	107.9	FM

Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.

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)

External links

• Maryland, DC, Delaware Broadcasters Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: True Market Radio Audience Ratings. October 10, 2021. www.rab.com.
2. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA
3. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/FMq.html FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA