WTEM
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| City | Washington, D.C. |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Washington area |
| Branding | ESPN 980 |
| Slogan | Get Closer to DC Sports |
| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Repeater(s) |
WWXT 92.7 MHz Prince Frederick, Maryland WWXX 94.3 MHz Buckland, Virginia |
| First air date | August 1, 1923 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B (regional) |
| Callsign meaning |
WTEM: W-"T E A M" WWXX, WWXT: former "Triple X" slogan |
| Affiliations |
ESPN Radio Washington Redskins Baltimore Orioles Maryland Terrapins Virginia Cavaliers Dial Global |
| Owner | Red Zebra Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WSPZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WTEM (980 AM) — branded ESPN 980 — is a sports radio station licensed to Washington, D.C. and serving the Washington metro area. It is the flagship of a sports talk trimulcast with WWXT in Prince Frederick, Maryland and WWXX in Buckland, Virginia, all affiliated with ESPN Radio and owned by Red Zebra Holdings, LLC.
ESPN 980 is the home of the flagship radio station for Washington Redskins football. "ESPN 980" airs Maryland Terrapins football & basketball and Baltimore Orioles baseball as an affiliate station, as well as the University of Virginia football and basketball. ESPN 980 is also the exclusive home of the play-by-play broadcasts for MLB and World Series, NBA and NBA Finals, NFL, NCAA Football and BCS bowls.
WTEM's studios are located in Rockville, Maryland with an additional facility based at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia. The station's transmitter is located in Hyattsville, Maryland, operating at 50,000 watts during the day, powering down to 5,000 watts at night. WTEM's trimulcast partners WWXT and WWXX are class "A" stations operating at 92.7Mhz (WWXT) and 94.3Mhz (WWXX).
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