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DC Area FM Stations
1939, 1948 and 1950


Washington's First FM Radio Station?

September 1939 - W3XO Washington is placed into operation, with 1000 watts on 43.2 MHz.
Broadcasting magazine reports on November 1, 1939 that Jansky & Bailey "are experimenting with it regularly."


FM Radio Stations Licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia in 1948

93.9 WRC-FM Washington DC
96.3 WINX-FM Washington DC
97.1 WASH Washington DC
101.1 WWDC-FM Washington DC


99.1 WNAV-FM Annapolis MD
94.7 WMCP Baltimore MD
97.9 WMAR-FM Baltimore MD
102.7 WCAO-FM Baltimore MD
104.3 WITH-FM Baltimore MD
96.7 WBUZ Bradbury Heights MD
101.5 WFMD-FM Frederick MD
104.7 WJEJ-FM Hagerstown MD
97.5 WBOC-FM Salisbury MD
102.3 WGAY-FM Silver Spring MD


97.9 WBTM-FM Danville VA
100.7 WSVA-FM Harrisonburg VA
97.5 WLVA-FM Lynchburg VA
96.5 WGH-FM Norfolk VA
97.3 WTAR-FM Norfolk VA
102.5 WRUC Norfolk VA
99.7 WSAP-FM Portsmouth VA
98.1 WCOD-FM Richmond VA
99.1 WSLS-FM Roanoke VA
103.7 WROV-FM Roanoke VA
97.9 WLPM-FM Suffolk VA
92.5 WINC-FM Winchester VA

Source: FCC records; Radio Craft, June 1948




 

FM Radio Stations Licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia in 1950

93.9 WRC-FM Washington DC
96.3 WTOP-FM Washington DC
97.1 WASH Washington DC
98.7 WOL-FM Washington DC
99.5 WCFM Washington DC
100.3 WHMB Washington DC
101.1 WWDC-FM Washington DC
103.5 WQQW-FM Washington DC
107.3 WMAL-FM Washington DC


93.1 WCBM-FM Baltimore MD
94.7 WMCP Baltimore MD
95.9 WOOK-FM Silver Spring MD
96.7 WBUZ Bradbury Heights MD
97.5 WBOC-FM Salisbury MD
97.9 WMAR-FM Baltimore MD
99.1 WNAV-FM Annapolis MD
101.5 WFMD-FM Frederick MD
101.9 WFBR-FM Baltimore MD
102.3 WGAY-FM Silver Spring MD
102.7 WCAO-FM Baltimore MD
102.9 WCUM-FM Cumberland MD
103.1 WBCC-FM Bethesda MD
104.3 WITH-FM Baltimore MD
104.7 WJEJ-FM Hagerstown MD
105.9 WHIP Silver Spring MD
106.9 WTBO-FM Cumberland MD


92.5 WRFL Winchester VA
92.9 WRMV Richmond VA
94.5 WRVB Richmond VA
94.9 WDBJ-FM Roanoke VA
96.3 WMVA-FM Martinsville VA
96.5 WGH-FM Newport News VA
97.3 WTAR-FM Norfolk VA
97.5 WLVA-FM Lynchburg VA
97.9 WBTM-FM Danville VA
98.1 WCOD Richmond VA
99.1 WSLS-FM Roanoke VA
99.7 WSAP-FM Portsmouth VA
100.1 WWOD-FM Lynchburg VA
100.7 WSVA-FM Harrisonburg VA
102.1 WRNL-FM Richmond VA
102.5 WRVC Norfolk VA
102.9 WLEE-FM Richmond VA
103.3 WCAV-FM Norfolk VA
103.7 WROV-FM Roanoke VA
104.7 WSVS-FM Crewe VA
105.1 WARL-FM Arlington VA
107.7 WLPM-FM Suffolk VA

Source: FCC records; Broadcasting Yearbook, 1950






 

 



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