# List of radio stations in Washington, D.C.

The Washington metropolitan area is currently the seventh-largest radio market in the United States. 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:

## Broadcast radio
### AM stations

| Call sign | Frequency | Band | City of license | Format | Notes |
| WGOP | 540 | AM | Pocomoke City, MD | Adult standards/MOR | |
| WWRC | 570 | AM | Bethesda, MD | Conservative talk | |
| WSBN | 630 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Sports | |
| WDMV | 700 | AM | Walkersville, MD | Regional Mexican | $^2$ |
| WTNT | 730 | AM | Alexandria, VA | Spanish adult hits | |
| WAVA | 780 | AM | Arlington, VA | Christian | $^2$ |
| WACA | 900 | AM | Laurel, MD | Spanish talk | |
| WURA | 920 | AM | Quantico, VA | Tejano | |
| WCTN | 950 | AM | Potomac, MD | Spanish contemporary | |
| WTEM | 980 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Sports | |
| WWGB | 1030 | AM | Indian Head, MD | Spanish religious | $^2$ |
| WBQH | 1050 | AM | Silver Spring, MD | Regional Mexican | |
| WUST | 1120 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Black Information Network | $^2$ |
| WMET | 1160 | AM | Gaithersburg, MD | Guadalupe-EWTN | |
| WTSD | 1190 | AM | Leesburg, VA | Sports | |
| WFAX | 1220 | AM | Falls Church, VA | Regional Mexican/reggaeton | |
| WRCW | 1250 | AM | Warrenton, VA | WWRC simulcast | |
| WQOF | 1260 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Relevant Radio | |
| WDCT | 1310 | AM | Fairfax, VA | Korean | |
| WYCB | 1340 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Gospel | |
| WZHF | 1390 | AM | Capitol Heights, MD | Regional Mexican | |
| WOL | 1450 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Urban talk | |
| WKDV | 1460 | AM | Manassas, VA | Regional Mexican | |
| WPWC | 1480 | AM | Dumfries, VA | Spanish Christian | |
| WFED | 1500 | AM | Washington, D.C. | Government talk | $^1$ |
| WDON | 1540 | AM | Wheaton, MD | Spanish Catholic | $^2$ |
| WJFK | 1580 | AM | Morningside, MD | Sports/betting | |
| WLXE | 1600 | AM | Rockville, MD | Spanish | |
    $^1$ clear-channel station
    $^2$ daytime-only station

### FM stations

| Call sign | Frequency | Band | City of license | Format | Notes |
| WDCN-LD | 87.7 | FM | Fairfax, VA | Spanish tropical | |
| WAMU | 88.5 | FM | Washington, D.C. | NPR/talk | * |
| WPFW | 89.3 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Pacifica/jazz | * |
| WPIR | 89.9 | FM | Culpeper, VA | Contemporary Christian | * |
| WCSP-FM | 90.1 | FM | Washington, D.C. | C-SPAN | * |
| WMUC-FM | 90.5 | FM | College Park, MD | College/freeform | * |
| WETA | 90.9 | FM | Washington, D.C. | NPR/classical | * |
| WGTS | 91.9 | FM | Takoma Park, MD | Contemporary Christian | * |
| WDCJ | 92.7 | FM | Prince Frederick, MD | WMMJ simulcast | |
| WKYS | 93.9 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Urban contemporary | |
| WLZV | 94.3 | FM | Buckland, VA | K-Love | * |
| WOWD-LP | 94.3 | FM | Takoma Park, MD | Community Radio | |
| WIAD | 94.7 | FM | Bethesda, MD | Classic hits | |
| WPGC-FM | 95.5 | FM | Morningside, MD | Urban contemporary | |
| WHUR-FM | 96.3 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Urban AC | |
| WASH | 97.1 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Adult contemporary | |
| WMZQ-FM | 98.7 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Country | |
| WDCH-FM | 99.1 | FM | Bowie, MD | Bloomberg Radio | |
| WIHT | 99.5 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WBIG-FM | 100.3 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Classic rock | |
| WWDC | 101.1 | FM | Washington, D.C. | Alternative rock | |
| WMMJ | 102.3 | FM | Bethesda, MD | Urban AC | |
| WTOP-FM | 103.5 | FM | Washington, D.C. | All-news | |
| WTLP | 103.9 | FM | Braddock Heights, MD | WTOP-FM simulcast | |
| WPRS-FM | 104.1 | FM | Waldorf, MD | Gospel | |
| WAVA-FM | 105.1 | FM | Arlington, VA | Christian | |
| WMAL-FM | 105.9 | FM | Woodbridge, VA | Conservative talk | |
| WJFK-FM | 106.7 | FM | Manassas, VA | Sports | |
| WLVW | 107.3 | FM | Washington, D.C. | K-Love | * |
| WWWT-FM | 107.7 | FM | Manassas, VA | WTOP-FM simulcast | |
| WLZL | 107.9 | FM | Annapolis, MD | Spanish tropical | |
Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.

### Defunct

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