The

Washington metropolitan area The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the National Capital Region, Greater Washington, or locally as the DMV (short for Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washing ...

is currently the seventh-largest

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in the United States. While most stations originate within Washington, D.C. proper, this list includes also stations that originate from

Northern Virginia Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several County (United States), counties and independent city (United States), independent cities in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. ...

and

Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...

. Currently, radio stations that primarily serve the Washington metropolitan area include:AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA

Broadcast radio

AM stations

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: ² daytime-only station

FM stations

Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (

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) broadcast.

Defunct

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Arlington, VA Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the nati ...

(1913–41) * NOF/ Naval Air Station, Anacostia (1920–23) * WCAP/Washington, D.C. (1926–26; merged into WRC, now

WTEM WTEM (980 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial Sports radio, sports radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services the Washington metropolitan area as the flagship station of the Washington Wizards ...

) * 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

Bibliography

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External links

Maryland, DC, Delaware Broadcasters Association
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Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...