WAMU
Public radio station in Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WAMU (88.5 FM) is a public news–talk station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is owned by American University, and its studios are located near the campus in northwest Washington. WAMU has been the primary National Public Radio member station for Washington since 2007.
This article is about the radio station. For the defunct bank, see Washington Mutual.
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Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 88.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | WAMU 88.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Public News–Talk |
Subchannels | HD2: Bluegrass Country (Bluegrass–Americana) |
Affiliations | National Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
Founded | July 28, 1951; 72 years ago (1951-07-28) (carrier current) |
First air date | October 23, 1961; 62 years ago (1961-10-23) (FM) |
Former call signs | WAMU-FM (1961–1981)[1] |
Call sign meaning | AMerican University |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65399 |
Class | B |
ERP | 47,000 watts |
HAAT | 156 meters (512 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°56′10.2″N 77°5′33″W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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