WWDC (FM)
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| City | Washington, D.C. |
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| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Branding | DC101 |
| Slogan | DC's Alternative Rock |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 W284CQ (Washington, D.C.; simulcasts HD2) |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | Analog/HD1: Alternative rock HD2: 80's hits/Washington Capitals games/local news "104.7 Cherry Blossom Radio" |
| ERP | 22,500 watts (analog) 357 watts (digital) |
| HAAT | 232 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 8682 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°59′59.00″N 77°03′27.00″W / 38.9997222°N 77.0575000°W (NAD27) |
| Callsign meaning | W Washington, D.C. |
| Former callsigns | WWDC-FM (1947–1981) WWDC (1981) WWDC-FM (1981–2005) |
| Affiliations |
Compass Media Networks iHeartRadio Premiere Networks |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
| Sister stations | WASH, WBIG-FM, WIHT, WMZQ-FM |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | dc101 |
WWDC (101.1 FM, "DC101") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C. and broadcasts a alternative rock format. Studios are located in Rockville, Maryland, while the station's broadcast tower is located near Silver Spring, Maryland at (39°00′0.0″N 77°03′25.0″W / 39.000000°N 77.056944°W).
WWDC serves as the flagship station for Elliot in the Morning and as the local affiliate for Skratch 'N Sniff and The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx.
WWDC uses HD Radio, and broadcasts an active rock format along with Washington Capitals games on its HD2 subchannel. The HD2 programming is simulcast on translator W284CQ.
WWDC-FM signed on in 1947 as a beautiful music station. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, it simulcast with its (slightly more contemporary than) MOR AM sister station on weekdays, and played oldies at night and on weekends. In the mid-1970s, it attempted album rock at night for a few months and then flipped full-time to an album rock music format. Its AM counterpart (now WWRC) was the first American radio station to play a Beatles song when it played "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in December 1963.
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