WWFD

WWFD
City	Frederick, Maryland
Branding	The Gamut
Frequency	820 kHz
Translator(s)	104.5 MHz W283CD
First air date	December 15, 1960 (as WMHI)
Format	Freeform
Power	4,300 watts Day 430 watts Night
Class	B
Facility ID	74104
Transmitter coordinates	39°24′42.0″N 77°28′20.0″W / 39.411667°N 77.472222°W / 39.411667; -77.472222 (WWFD)
Callsign meaning	disambiguation of sister station, and a former simulcast of, WFED
Former callsigns	WWWB (9/2007-2008) WTWT (5/2007-9/2007) WTOP (2006-5/2007) WXTR (1996-2006) WQSI (1988-1996) WZYQ (1975-1988) WMHI (1960-1975)
Former frequencies	1370 kHz (1960-1987)
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting (Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations	WTLP
Website	https://www.facebook.com/thegamut

WWFD (820 AM) is a radio station in the Washington, D.C. region, licensed to Frederick, Maryland. The station simulcasts a freeform music format known as "The Gamut", which originates on the HD3 subchannels of WTOP and its full-power rebroadcasters (WTLP and WWWT). Syndicated programming on The Gamut includes American Standards By The Sea, Anything Anything with Rich Russo and Little Steven's Underground Garage. In addition to the HD subchannels, the station is also relayed on W283CD (104.5 FM) in Sterling, Virginia.

History

WWFD simulcast the main signal of WTOP from 2001 to 2007, Washington Post Radio and its successor Talk Radio 3WT in 2007 and 2008, and Federal News Radio from 2008 to 2013. Prior to 2001, the station ran a country format. WWFD still carries Washington Capitals and Washington Nationals games along with WFED.^[1]

WWFD was the first analog home of The Gamut, beginning its simulcast on March 20, 2013.

In 2015, The Gamut moved from 104.3 FM in Leesburg, VA to 104.5 FM in Sterling, VA.

References

↑ Crowe, Katie. "Mixing it up". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WWFD

Radio-Locator Information on WWFD

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WWFD

Query the FCC's FM station database for W283CD

Radio-Locator information on W283CD

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for W283CD

Radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market

By AM frequency	Washington, D.C. 630 980 1120 1260 1340 1450 1500 Maryland 540 570 900 950 1030 1050 1160 1540 1560 1580 1600 Northern Virginia 730 780 920 1190 1220 1250 1310 1390 1460 1480

By FM frequency	Washington, D.C. 88.5 89.3 90.1 90.9 93.9 96.3 97.1 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 103.5 107.3 Maryland 88.1 91.9 92.7 94.3♦ 94.7 95.5 99.1 99.9 102.3 104.1 107.9 Northern Virginia 87.7 89.9 94.3 96.7 97.5 97.7 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio	162.45 162.55

By callsign	KHB36 W249BE WACA WAMU WASH WAVA WAVA-FM WBIG-FM WBQH WCRW WCSP-FM WCTN WDCH-FM WDCN-LP WDCT WERA-LP WETA WFAX WFED WFRE WGOP WGTS WHUR-FM WIAD WIHT WILC WJEV-LP WJFK WJFK-FM WKDV WKIK WKIK-FM WKYS WLXE WLZL WMAL WMAL-FM WMET WMMJ WMUC-FM WMZQ-FM WNG736 WOL WOWD-LP♦ WPER WPFW WPGC-FM WPRS-FM WPWC WRCW WRQX WSPZ WTEM WTNT WTOP-FM WURA WUST WWDC WWGB WWRC WWWT-FM WWXT WWXX WYCB WZHF

Defunct Stations	WCAP WGMS WTWP WWZZ WGTB WHFS (FM)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 214 Sirius Channel 152 Washington, D.C. metro markets Frederick, MD Fredericksburg, VA Baltimore See also List of radio stations in Washington, D.C. List of radio stations in Virginia List of radio stations in Maryland ♦WOWD-LP is a planned low-power station with a Summer 2016 launch date.

Radio stations in the Frederick, Maryland market

By AM frequency	700 820 930 1450 1520

By FM frequency	88.1 90.5 97.5 99.9 103.1 103.9 104.7 106.9

By callsign	WAFY WAYZ WCRH WDMV WFMD WFRE WLTF WTLP WTHU WTRI WWEG WWFD WYPF

Maryland radio markets Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown Salisbury–Ocean City Other Maryland radio regions Cumberland Northern Neck Oakland See also List of radio stations in Maryland Washington, D.C. Metro Markets Fredericksburg, Virginia

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

Key people	Stanley S. Hubbard

Radio stations	KAZG KBHP KBLB KBUN KBUN-FM KDKB KDUS KIKV-FM KIXI KKNW KKWS KKZY KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KNSP KQMV KRWM KSLX-FM KSTP KSTP-FM KTMY KUAL-FM KULO KUPD KVBR KVRQ KWAD WARH WBQH WDRV WFED WIL-FM WJJY-FM WKRQ WREW WSHE-FM WTMX WTOP-FM / WTLP / WWWT-FM WUBE-FM WWDV WWFD WXOS WYGY

ABC network affiliates	KAAL KSTP-TV / KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV WDIO-TV / WIRT

NBC network affiliates	KOB / KOBF-TV KOBR WHEC-TV WNYT

Other stations	K42DJ (Azteca)¹ KSTC-TV (Independent) WNYA (MyNetworkTV)

Cable television channels	Ovation Reelz

Acquisitions	Omni Broadcasting

¹Owned by Hubbard and operated by News-Press & Gazette Company in a LMA.

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