Washington Area

Standard Broadcast Radio Stations

Call Sign	Frequency	City	State	Day Power	Night Power	Antenna Pattern	Owner
WTEM	570	BETHESDA	MD	5000	1000	DA2	Chancellor Broadcasting
WCAO	600	Baltimore	MD	5000	5000	DA1	CBS
WMAL	630	Washington	DC	5000	5000	DA2	Disney-ABC
WCBM	680	Baltimore	MD	10,000	5000	DA2	Mangione Enterprises
WBZS	730	Alexandria	VA	5000	25	DA2
WRNR	740	Martinsburg	WV	500	21	DA2	Shenandoah Communications
WBMD	750	Baltimore	MD	730		NDD	CBS
WABS	780	Arlington	VA	5000		NDD	Radio 780, Inc.
WYRE	810	Annapolis	MD	250		NDD	MBC, Inc.
WXTR	820	Frederick	MD	4300	430	DAN	Bonneville Broadcasting
WBGR	860	Baltimore	MD	2500	66	DA2	CBS
WILC	900	Laurel	MD	1900	500	DA2	ILC Corp.
WFMD	930	Frederick	MD	5000	2500	DA2	Capstar Communications
WCTN	950	Potomac	MD	2500	47	DA1	Seven Locks Broadcasting
WWRC	980	Washington	DC	50,000	5000	DAN	Chancellor Broadcasting
WOLB	1010	Baltimore	MD	1000	26	ND1	Radio One
WWGB	1030	Indian Head	MD	50,000		DAD
WKDL	1050	Silver Spring	MD	1000	44	ND1	Mega Broadcasting
WBAL	1090	Baltimore	MD	50,000	50,000	DAN	Hearst Broadcasting
WUST	1120	Washington	DC	20,000	3000	NDD	New World Radio, Inc.
WMET	1150	Gaithersburg	MD	1000	500	DA2	Beltway Communications, Inc.
WANN	1190	Annapolis	MD	10,000		DAD	Annapolis Broadcasting
WAGE	1200	Leesburg	VA	5000	1000	DAN	Emmet Broadcasting
WFAX	1220	Falls Church	VA	5000	48	ND1	Newcombe Broadcasting
WITH	1230	Baltimore	MD	1000	1000	ND1	Salem Broadcasting
WCEM	1240	Cambridge	MD	1000	1000	ND1
WPRZ	1250	Warrenton	VA	5000	32	DA2
WWDC	1260	Washington	DC	5000	5000	DA2	Capitol Broadcasting
WJFK	1300	Baltimore	MD	5000	5000	DA2	CBS
WDCT	1310	Fairfax	VA	5000	500	DA2	Family Radio, Ltd.
WYCB	1340	Washington	DC	1000	1000	ND1	Radio One
WEPM	1340	Martinsburg	WV	1000	1000	ND1
WWLG	1360	Baltimore	MD	5000	1500	DA2	Houlpeka Limited Liability Co.
WZHF	1390	Arlington	VA	5000	5000	DA2
WWIN	1400	Baltimore	MD	1000	1000	ND1	Radio One
WKCW	1420	Warrenton	VA	5000		NDD	WKTF, Inc.
WNAV	1430	Annapolis	MD	5000	1000	DAN	Encore Broadcasting of MD, Inc.
WOL	1450	Washington	DC	1000	1000	ND1	Radio One
WCEI	1460	Easton	MD	1000	500	DA2	Clark Broadcasting
WKDV	1460	Manassas	VA	5000	5000	DA2	Mega Broadcasting
WPWC	1480	Dumfries	VA	1000	500	DA2	Happy Broadcasting Co.
WTOP	1500	Washington	DC	50,000	50,000	DA2	Bonneville Broadcasting
WTRI	1520	Brunswick	MD	500	250	NDD	Tri-State Broadcasting, Inc.
WCTR	1530	Chestertown	MD	250		NDD	Kent Broadcasting Corp.
WACA	1540	Wheaton	MD	5000	1000	NDD	Los Cerezos Television Co.
WMRE	1550	Charlestown	WV	5000		NDD
WKIK	1560	La Plata	MD	1000	250	NDD	Somar Communications
WPGC	1580	Morningside	MD	50,000	270	DAD	CBS
WJRO	1590	Glen Burnie	MD	1000	1000	DA2	Erald Broadcasting
WINX	1600	Rockville	MD	1000	500	DAN	Radio Broadcast Communications, Inc.

Antenna Patterns

DA1 = station is directional at all times, with the same pattern day and night
DA2 = station is directional at all times, but has a different pattern at night, than it uses in the daytime
DA3 = station is directional at all times, but has a different patterns for daytime, nighttime and critical hours
DAD = station is directional "ONLY in the daytime". If no nighttime power level is mentioned, then the station is only licensed for daytime operation.
DAN = station is non-directional by day, but goes directional at night
ND1/ND2 = station is non-directional

Washington Radio Facts

Old Timers

Station	Date on Air
WWRC (was WRC)	August 1, 1923
WOL	1924
WMAL	October 12, 1925
WTOP	September 25, 1926

Baltimore Old Timers

Station	Date on Air
WCAO	May 8, 1922
WJFK	June 8, 1922
WCBM	1924
WBAL	November 2, 1925

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