WDCH-FM
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| City | Bowie, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area |
Baltimore, Maryland Washington, D.C. |
| Branding | Bloomberg 99.1 and 105.7 HD2 |
| Slogan | "Wall Street Listens. The World Listens." |
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Repeater(s) | 105.7-2 WJZ-HD2 (Baltimore) |
| First air date | 1947 (as WNAV-FM) |
| Format | Business news |
| ERP | 45,000 watts |
| HAAT | 157 meters (515 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 72177 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°1′48″N 76°44′25″W / 39.03000°N 76.74028°W |
| Callsign meaning | Washington, D.C. H (placeholder) |
| Former callsigns | WNAV-FM (1947-1983) WLOM-FM (1983) WLOM (1983) WHFS (1983-2005) WZLL (2005) WLZL (2005-2011) WNEW-FM (2011-2016) |
| Affiliations |
Westwood One News Bloomberg Radio Associated Press WUSA 9 |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (operated by Bloomberg L.P.) (CBS Radio East Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WIAD, WJFK-FM, WLZL, WJFK, WPGC-FM, WJZ, WJZ-FM, WJZ-TV, WLIF, WWMX-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WDCH-FM (99.1 FM; "Bloomberg 99.1 and 105.7 HD2") is a radio station currently broadcasting a business news format. Licensed to the eastern suburb of Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County, it serves the central Maryland and northern Virginia metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. region. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio and operated by Bloomberg L.P. Its transmitter is located near Crofton, Maryland in suburban central Anne Arundel County to the east, and the broadcasting studios are located near the Washington Navy Yard along the north/west bank of the Anacostia River (Eastern Branch of the Potomac River) in Southeast Washington. WDCH-FM often airs D.C. United soccer and Washington Wizards pro basketball games in the NBA due to sister station WJFK-FM, 106.7 "The Fan" usually already covering a game elsewhere.
The 99.1 MHz frequency was originally WNAV-FM, licensed to Annapolis, Maryland and featuring a beautiful music format. It competed with similar stations in both the Baltimore and Washington markets. In 1983, the station changed calls to WLOM-FM.
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