DCNYRadio
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DC Area FM Stations
1939, 1948 and 1950

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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