WPGC-FM
Mainstream urban radio station in Morningside, Maryland, serving Washington, DC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WPGC-FM (95.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Morningside, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs an urban contemporary format.
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Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
Frequency | 95.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | WPGC 95.5 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: WJFK-FM simulcast |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | June 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-06) |
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Former frequencies | 96.7 MHz (1948–1954)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Prince George's County |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 26832 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 148 meters (486 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38.864°N 76.911°W / 38.864; -76.911 |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
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WPGC-FM has studios in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C., with its transmitter located off Walker Mill Road at Tanow Place in Capitol Heights, Maryland.[3] In 2005, WPGC began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries a simulcast of WJFK-FM.