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 540AMPocomoke City, MDAdult standards/MOR
WWRC 570AMBethesda, MDConservative talk
WSBN 630AMWashington, D.C.Sports
WDMV 700AMWalkersville, MDRegional Mexican2
WTNT 730AMAlexandria, VASpanish adult hits
WAVA 780AMArlington, VAChristian2
WACA 900AMLaurel, MDSpanish talk
WURA 920AMQuantico, VATejano
WCTN 950AMPotomac, MDSpanish contemporary
WTEM 980AMWashington, D.C.Sports
WWGB 1030AMIndian Head, MDSpanish religious2
WBQH 1050AMSilver Spring, MDRegional Mexican
WUST 1120AMWashington, D.C.Black Information Network2
WMET 1160AMGaithersburg, MDGuadalupe-EWTN
WTSD 1190AMLeesburg, VASports
WFAX 1220AMFalls Church, VARegional Mexican/reggaeton
WRCW 1250AMWarrenton, VAWWRC simulcast
WQOF 1260AMWashington, D.C.Relevant Radio
WDCT 1310AMFairfax, VAKorean
WYCB 1340AMWashington, D.C.Gospel
WZHF 1390AMArlington, VARadio Sputnik
WOL 1450AMWashington, D.C.Urban talk
WKDV 1460AMManassas, VARegional Mexican
WPWC 1480AMDumfries, VASpanish Christian
WFED 1500AMWashington, D.C.Government talk1
WDON 1540AMWheaton, MDSpanish Catholic2
WJFK 1580AMMorningside, MDSports/betting
WLXE 1600AMRockville, MDSpanish
1 clear-channel station
2 daytime-only station

FM stations

Call sign Frequency Band City of license Format Notes
WDCN-LD 87.7FMFairfax, VASpanish tropical
WAMU 88.5FMWashington, D.C.NPR/talk*
WPFW 89.3FMWashington, D.C.Pacifica/jazz*
WPIR 89.9FMCulpeper, VAContemporary Christian*
WCSP-FM 90.1FMWashington, D.C.C-SPAN*
WMUC-FM 90.5FMCollege Park, MDCollege/freeform*
WETA 90.9FMWashington, D.C.NPR/classical*
WGTS 91.9FMTakoma Park, MDContemporary Christian*
WDCJ 92.7FMPrince Frederick, MDWMMJ simulcast
WKYS 93.9FMWashington, D.C.Urban contemporary
WLZV 94.3FMBuckland, VAK-Love*
WIAD 94.7FMBethesda, MDClassic hits
WPGC-FM 95.5FMMorningside, MDUrban contemporary
WHUR-FM 96.3FMWashington, D.C.Urban AC
WASH 97.1FMWashington, D.C.Adult contemporary
WMZQ-FM 98.7FMWashington, D.C.Country
WDCH-FM 99.1FMBowie, MDBloomberg Radio
WIHT 99.5FMWashington, D.C.Contemporary hit radio
WBIG-FM 100.3FMWashington, D.C.Classic rock
WWDC 101.1FMWashington, D.C.Alternative rock
WMMJ 102.3FMBethesda, MDUrban AC
WTOP-FM 103.5FMWashington, D.C.All-news
WTLP 103.9FMBraddock Heights, MDWTOP-FM simulcast
WPRS-FM 104.1FMWaldorf, MDGospel
WAVA-FM 105.1FMArlington, VAChristian
WMAL-FM 105.9FMWoodbridge, VAConservative talk
WJFK-FM 106.7FMManassas, VASports
WLVW 107.3FMWashington, D.C.K-Love*
WWWT-FM 107.7FMManassas, VAWTOP-FM simulcast
WLZL 107.9FMAnnapolis, MDSpanish tropical

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

Defunct

References

  1. "True Market | Radio Audience Ratings". www.rab.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

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