City | Washington, D.C. |
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Broadcast area | Washington, D.C. |
Slogan | Your Station for Jazz & Justice |
Frequency | 89.3 MHz |
First air date | February 28, 1977 |
Format | Jazz, public affairs |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 125 meters |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 51255 |
Callsign meaning | Pacifica Foundation Washington |
Owner | Pacifica Foundation, Inc. |
Webcast | [1] |
Website | www.wpfwfm.org |
WPFW, an FM station at 89.3 MHz, is the Washington, DC station owned by Pacifica Radio. The station first went on the air in 1977. Aside from syndicated Pacifica programs such as Democracy Now!, much of its programming is locally produced and dedicated to jazz, blues, classic soul music and international or world music.
As a public station, WPFW is commercial-free and listener-sponsored.
Coordinates: 38°56′10″N 77°05′31″W / 38.936°N 77.092°W