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(1940–1978)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1250652533">.mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-header{background-color:#efefef}.mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-above{font-size:100%;background-color:#bfdfff;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-embed-header .infobox-header{font-size:100%;background-color:#bfdfff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-above,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-above,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard ib-radio-station"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">WOOK</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li><li>United States</li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broadcast area</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="hMeasure frequency"><span class="num">1340</span> <span class="unit"><a href="/wiki/KHz" class="mw-redirect" title="KHz">kHz</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">United Broadcasting Company</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1940</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">April 22, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1978-04-22</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-tangled_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tangled-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former call signs</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>WINX (1940–1951)</li><li>WOOK (1951–1976)</li><li>WFAN (1976–1978)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Transmitter_power_output" title="Transmitter power output">Power</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1,000 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a> (day)</li><li>250 watts (night)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>WOOK</b> was a radio station that operated on 1340 <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, United States, from 1940 to 1978. Owned by Richard Eaton's United Broadcasting, the station was known for its programming for the African-American community in the Washington metropolitan area; before that, in the 1940s, it was an independent station owned for several years by the <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i>. </p><p>WOOK, which spawned an FM station (<a href="/wiki/WBIG-FM" title="WBIG-FM">WFAN</a>) and a TV station (<a href="/wiki/WOOK-TV" title="WOOK-TV">WOOK-TV</a> channel 14, later WFAN-TV), had its license revoked by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> in 1975 for an illegal numbers racket. In 1976, with the station's fate nearly sealed, WOOK became Spanish-language WFAN, in a format swap that allowed the Black-formatted WOOK intellectual property to stay alive. WFAN ceased operating on April 22, 1978;<sup id="cite_ref-tangled_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tangled-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on August 15, <a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">WYCB</a> began broadcasting on its frequency. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WINX">WINX</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: WINX"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg/250px-William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg/330px-William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg/500px-William_P._Gottlieb_16181_original.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2968" data-file-height="4215" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_P._Gottlieb" title="William P. Gottlieb">William P. Gottlieb</a> at the WINX microphone in 1940</figcaption></figure> <p>WINX went on the air in 1940 at 1310 kHz as Washington's fifth radio station. The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> had previously granted a construction permit to attorney Lawrence J. Heller on February 13, including a 50-watt synchronous amplifier to give the station full metropolitan coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The amplifier was located at <a href="/wiki/American_University" title="American University">American University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station relocated the next year to 1340 when <a href="/wiki/NARBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NARBA">NARBA</a> came into effect. In 1942, Heller sold minority stakes in WINX to Richard K. Lyon and Herbert M. Bratter.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i> acquired WINX in 1944 for $500,000; it was the highest price ever paid for a "local" radio station like WINX that broadcast with 250 watts.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Post</i> also got into the early days of FM radio when it acquired station <a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM" title="WHUR-FM">W3XO</a>, later WINX-FM, from Jansky and Bailey in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Post</i> owned the station until 1948, when it contracted to buy a majority share in <a href="/wiki/WFED" title="WFED">WTOP</a> (1500 AM) from <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>; the deal would require the newspaper to sell WINX and its two boosters but allowed CBS to gain full ownership of KQW (today's <a href="/wiki/KCBS_(AM)" title="KCBS (AM)">KCBS</a>) in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> William Banks, owner of Philadelphia station <a href="/wiki/WHAT_(AM)" title="WHAT (AM)">WHAT</a>, bought WINX AM for $130,000 in 1949; the <i>Post</i> retained WINX-FM.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_WINX_to_WOOK">From WINX to WOOK</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: From WINX to WOOK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1951, Richard Eaton, whose United Broadcasting Company owned radio station WOOK (1590 kHz) in <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a>, and newly signed on Washington FM outlet <a href="/wiki/WBIG-FM" title="WBIG-FM">WFAN</a> (100.3 FM), bought WINX from the Banks Independent Broadcasting Company for $115,000.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WOOK, established in 1947, was Eaton's first radio station;<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eaton had previously been a commentator with WINX and then with the <a href="/wiki/Mutual_Broadcasting_System" title="Mutual Broadcasting System">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to retain both stations and meet multiple ownership rules, the Silver Spring station license was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland" title="Rockville, Maryland">Rockville, Maryland</a>—which under pre-1950 <a href="/wiki/Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Census Bureau">Census Bureau</a> guidelines was not part of the Washington metropolitan area—on 1600 kHz. Additionally, Eaton switched the two stations' call letters, resulting in WOOK as the new 1340 in Washington, D.C., and <a href="/wiki/WLXE" title="WLXE">WINX</a> as the station at 1600 in Rockville.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local of the <a href="/wiki/International_Brotherhood_of_Electrical_Workers" title="International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers">International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers</a> asked the FCC to reconsider approving the WINX-WOOK swap because United's non-union staff had replaced the former WINX's union technicians.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WOOK, both on 1590 before 1951 and on 1340 thereafter, broke ground in Washington radio. While Eaton had initially intended to make WOOK a talk outlet, the African-American printer of Eaton's suburban newspapers suggested that he cover Washington's growing Black population.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was just the second such station aimed at a Black audience, after WDIA in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, which then had an all-white air staff.<sup id="cite_ref-facility_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facility-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 13">: 13 </span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hal_Jackson" title="Hal Jackson">Hal Jackson</a>, who had started his career at WINX<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a show titled "The Bronze Review" and was laughed at when he proposed to the <i>Post</i> that it cover <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Grays" title="Homestead Grays">Homestead Grays</a> <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a>, launched the first regular African American-hosted program in Washington over WOOK (when it was at 1590<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1956, WOOK relocated its transmitter to several lots purchased by Eaton in the Chillum Castle Manor subdivision, at 1st Place, NE.<sup id="cite_ref-facility_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facility-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 7">: 7 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/WOOK-TV" title="WOOK-TV">WOOK-TV</a></div> <p>The success of WOOK as the radio station for black Washington led Eaton to expand into television. In 1962, WOOK moved into a new, purpose-built radio and television studio at 5321 1st Place NE, and <a href="/wiki/WOOK-TV" title="WOOK-TV">WOOK-TV</a> channel 14 took to the air on March 5, 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-facility_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facility-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 8">: 8 </span></sup> Channel 14 was, like WOOK radio, primarily oriented at an African-American audience; it became WFAN-TV in 1968. The station ceased broadcasting on February 12, 1972, as United faced mounting legal challenges to its various licenses and consequent financial reverses.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United asked the FCC to keep the WFAN-TV license active while it tried to sell it. Still, because United itself had no intention of restoring service, the stations' licenses were deleted in 1974<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after United was ordered to return them to air itself.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="License_challenge">License challenge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: License challenge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">WYCB</a></div> <p>Early in 1966, the FCC renewed WOOK's license but assessed a $7,500 fine for various technical violations.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, United's troubles deepened when, on August 31, a competing application was filed for the 1340 frequency by Washington Community Broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-threeway_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-threeway-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1969, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> designated Washington Community's challenges alongside WOOK's and WFAN-TV's license renewals for hearing.<sup id="cite_ref-set_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-set-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For WOOK radio, the FCC's questions revolved around the broadcast of false advertisements; the group also charged that WOOK was used in a numbers racket using fake Bible citations read over the air by ministers who bought air time on the station.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one program, broadcast over WOOK on June 8, 1969, a preacher was cited as saying, "I know the Lord blessed through the <a href="/wiki/Psalm_82" title="Psalm 82">82nd Psalm</a> and the 7th verse", when 782 had been the winning number in the local undercover lottery on May 26. That same minister had previously promised to send listeners a "Bible scripture that is a sure blessing" in exchange for $2.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hearings for WOOK stretched until September 1975, when the FCC denied its license renewal but did not resolve the Washington Community Broadcasting application status so that the group could cure financial deficiencies in its application.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eaton defended WOOK, saying the FCC's principal witness was a disgruntled former employee and a convicted felon.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would not be until August 24, 1976, that Washington Community Broadcasting Company's ten-year-old competing application for the 1340 frequency was granted.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_to_WFAN_and_closure">Change to WFAN and closure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Change to WFAN and closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When it became clear that 1340's license was doomed, Eaton opted to sacrifice the Spanish-language programming airing at 100.3 FM to move WOOK's intellectual unit there.<sup id="cite_ref-tangled_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tangled-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 24, 1976, WOOK became WFAN and the FM station became WOOK.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Attorneys for Washington Community Broadcasting, the group set to take over the 1340 frequency, called the switch a "flimflam" and rued it was out of their control.<sup id="cite_ref-tangled_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tangled-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as April 22, 1978—the final day of broadcasting for the WFAN license—loomed, Hispanic leaders in metropolitan Washington were left to evaluate their options; they attempted to purchase <a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">WGTB</a>, which <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> was selling at the time, but the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="University of the District of Columbia">University of the District of Columbia</a> acquired the station, rendering the backup offer from the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Washington" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington</a>—which would have run the station as a Spanish-language outlet—moot.<sup id="cite_ref-tangled_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tangled-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After WFAN left the air, the new station at 1340 AM, <a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">WYCB</a>, began operations on August 15.<sup id="cite_ref-eight_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eight-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOK_(AM)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 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href="/wiki/Template:Washington_Radio" title="Template:Washington Radio"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Washington_Radio" title="Template talk:Washington Radio"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Washington_Radio" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Washington Radio"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Radio_stations_in_the_Washington,_D.C._metropolitan_area1453" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Radio stations in the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> <a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWRC" title="WWRC">570</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSBN" title="WSBN">630</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTNT_(AM)" title="WTNT (AM)">730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA_(AM)" title="WAVA (AM)">780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WACA_(AM)" title="WACA (AM)">900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WURA" title="WURA">920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCTN" title="WCTN">950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWGB" title="WWGB">1030</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBQH" title="WBQH">1050</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUST" title="WUST">1120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMET" title="WMET">1160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTSD_(AM)" title="WTSD (AM)">1190</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAX" title="WFAX">1220</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCW" title="WRCW">1250</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQOF" title="WQOF">1260</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCT" title="WDCT">1310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">1340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZHF" title="WZHF">1390</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">1450</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKDV_(AM)" title="WKDV (AM)">1460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPWC" title="WPWC">1480</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFED" title="WFED">1500</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDON_(AM)" title="WDON (AM)">1540</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">1580</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLXE" title="WLXE">1600</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDCN-LD" title="WDCN-LD">87.7</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMU" title="WAMU">88.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPFW" title="WPFW">89.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPIR_(FM)" title="WPIR (FM)">89.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">90.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMUC-FM" title="WMUC-FM">90.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WETA_(FM)" title="WETA (FM)">90.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGTS" title="WGTS">91.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCJ" title="WDCJ">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKYS" title="WKYS">93.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZV" title="WLZV">94.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIAD" title="WIAD">94.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGC-FM" title="WPGC-FM">95.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM" title="WHUR-FM">96.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASH_(FM)" title="WASH (FM)">97.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMZQ-FM" title="WMZQ-FM">98.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCH-FM" title="WDCH-FM">99.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIHT" title="WIHT">99.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFRE" title="WFRE">99.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBIG-FM" title="WBIG-FM">100.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWDC_(FM)" title="WWDC (FM)">101.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">102.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">103.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPRS-FM" title="WPRS-FM">104.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA-FM" title="WAVA-FM">105.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMAL-FM" title="WMAL-FM">105.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">106.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLVW" title="WLVW">107.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">107.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZL" title="WLZL">107.9</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting" title="Low-power broadcasting">LPFM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOWD-LP" title="WOWD-LP">94.3</a></li> <li>96.7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WERA-LP" title="WERA-LP">WERA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQER-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WQER-LP">WQER-LP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJEV-LP" title="WJEV-LP">97.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Translators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W225CN" class="mw-redirect" title="W225CN">92.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W228DI" class="mw-redirect" title="W228DI">93.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240DJ" class="mw-redirect" title="W240DJ">95.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248BN" class="mw-redirect" title="W248BN">97.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W249DX" class="mw-redirect" title="W249DX">97.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W251CH" class="mw-redirect" title="W251CH">98.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W252DC" class="mw-redirect" title="W252DC">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W264DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W264DB">100.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W269DH" class="mw-redirect" title="W269DH">101.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W275BO" class="mw-redirect" title="W275BO">102.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W276DT" class="mw-redirect" title="W276DT">103.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284CQ" class="mw-redirect" title="W284CQ">104.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W288BS" class="mw-redirect" title="W288BS">105.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W292BC" class="mw-redirect" title="W292BC">106.3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WNG736" class="mw-redirect" title="WNG736">162.45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHB36" class="mw-redirect" title="KHB36">162.55</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a><br />by frequency & subchannel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAMU" title="WAMU">88.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMU#Bluegrass_Country" title="WAMU">88.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPFW" title="WPFW">89.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WETA_(FM)" title="WETA (FM)">90.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WETA_(FM)" title="WETA (FM)">90.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKYS" title="WKYS">93.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">93.9-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIAD" title="WIAD">94.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIAD#HD_Radio" title="WIAD">94.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGC-FM" title="WPGC-FM">95.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">95.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM" title="WHUR-FM">96.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">96.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">96.3-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">96.3-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASH_(FM)" title="WASH (FM)">97.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air1" title="Air1">97.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMZQ-FM" title="WMZQ-FM">98.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMZQ-FM" title="WMZQ-FM">98.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIHT" title="WIHT">99.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">99.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBIG-FM" title="WBIG-FM">100.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUST" title="WUST">100.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWDC_(FM)" title="WWDC (FM)">101.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTSD_(AM)" title="WTSD (AM)">101.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">102.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">102.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">102.3-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">103.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM#Translators_and_HD_Radio" title="WTOP-FM">103.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSHE_(AM)" title="WSHE (AM)">103.5-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPRS-FM" title="WPRS-FM">104.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">104.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA-FM" title="WAVA-FM">105.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA_(AM)" title="WAVA (AM)">105.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWRC" title="WWRC">105.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">106.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">106.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">106.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLVW" title="WLVW">107.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLVW" title="WLVW">107.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLVW" title="WLVW">107.3-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">107.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">107.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSHE_(AM)" title="WSHE (AM)">107.7-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">107.7-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">107.7-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZL" title="WLZL">107.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">107.9-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">call sign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KHB36" class="mw-redirect" title="KHB36">KHB36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W225CN" class="mw-redirect" title="W225CN">W225CN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W228DI" class="mw-redirect" title="W228DI">W228DI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240DJ" class="mw-redirect" title="W240DJ">W240DJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248BN" class="mw-redirect" title="W248BN">W248BN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W249DX" class="mw-redirect" title="W249DX">W249DX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W251CH" class="mw-redirect" title="W251CH">W251CH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W252DC" class="mw-redirect" title="W252DC">W252DC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W264DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W264DB">W264DB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W269DH" class="mw-redirect" title="W269DH">W269DH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W275BO" class="mw-redirect" title="W275BO">W275BO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W276DT" class="mw-redirect" title="W276DT">W276DT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284CQ" class="mw-redirect" title="W284CQ">W284CQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W288BS" class="mw-redirect" title="W288BS">W288BS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W292BC" class="mw-redirect" title="W292BC">W292BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WACA_(AM)" title="WACA (AM)">WACA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMU" title="WAMU">WAMU</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAMU#Bluegrass_Country" title="WAMU">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASH_(FM)" title="WASH (FM)">WASH</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air1" title="Air1">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA_(AM)" title="WAVA (AM)">WAVA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVA-FM" title="WAVA-FM">WAVA-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAVA_(AM)" title="WAVA (AM)">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWRC" title="WWRC">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBIG-FM" title="WBIG-FM">WBIG-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBQH" title="WBQH">WBQH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSP-FM" title="WCSP-FM">WCSP-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCTN" title="WCTN">WCTN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCH-FM" title="WDCH-FM">WDCH-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCJ" title="WDCJ">WDCJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCT" title="WDCT">WDCT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCN-LD" title="WDCN-LD">WDCN-LD</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDON_(AM)" title="WDON (AM)">WDON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WERA-LP" title="WERA-LP">WERA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WETA_(FM)" title="WETA (FM)">WETA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WETA_(FM)" title="WETA (FM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAX" title="WFAX">WFAX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFED" title="WFED">WFED</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFRE" title="WFRE">WFRE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGTS" title="WGTS">WGTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM" title="WHUR-FM">WHUR-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">HD3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUR-FM#HD_and_satellite_radio" title="WHUR-FM">HD4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIAD" title="WIAD">WIAD</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WIAD#HD_Radio" title="WIAD">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIHT" title="WIHT">WIHT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJEV-LP" title="WJEV-LP">WJEV-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">WJFK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">WJFK-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKDV_(AM)" title="WKDV (AM)">WKDV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKIK_(FM)" title="WKIK (FM)">WKIK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKYS" title="WKYS">WKYS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLVW" title="WLVW">WLVW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLXE" title="WLXE">WLXE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZL" title="WLZL">WLZL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZV" title="WLZV">WLZV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMAL-FM" title="WMAL-FM">WMAL-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMET" title="WMET">WMET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">WMMJ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMUC-FM" title="WMUC-FM">WMUC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMZQ-FM" title="WMZQ-FM">WMZQ-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WUST" title="WUST">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNG736" class="mw-redirect" title="WNG736">WNG736</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">WOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOWD-LP" title="WOWD-LP">WOWD-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPFW" title="WPFW">WPFW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGC-FM" title="WPGC-FM">WPGC-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WPGC-FM#HD_Programming" title="WPGC-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPIR_(FM)" title="WPIR (FM)">WPIR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPRS-FM" title="WPRS-FM">WPRS-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPWC" title="WPWC">WPWC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQER-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WQER-LP">WQER-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQOF" title="WQOF">WQOF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCW" title="WRCW">WRCW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSBN" title="WSBN">WSBN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">WTEM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTNT_(AM)" title="WTNT (AM)">WTNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">WTOP-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM#Translators_and_HD_Radio" title="WTOP-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSHE_(AM)" title="WSHE (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTSD_(AM)" title="WTSD (AM)">WTSD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WURA" title="WURA">WURA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUST" title="WUST">WUST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWDC_(FM)" title="WWDC (FM)">WWDC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWDC_(FM)#HD_radio_and_translators" title="WWDC (FM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWGB" title="WWGB">WWGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWRC" title="WWRC">WWRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">WWWT-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSHE_(AM)" title="WSHE (AM)">HD3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">HD4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">HD5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">WYCB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZHF" title="WZHF">WZHF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Internet Only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_State_University#Media" title="Bowie State University">WBSU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCUA_(Catholic_University_of_America)" title="WCUA (Catholic University of America)">WCUA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGMU_Radio" title="WGMU Radio">WGMU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGTB" title="WGTB">WGTB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_College#Media" title="Montgomery College">WMCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRGW_(student_radio)" class="mw-redirect" title="WRGW (student radio)">WRGW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMU#WVAU" title="WAMU">WVAU</a></li></ul> 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