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WAMU

WAMU (88.5 FM) is a public news–talk station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is owned by American University, and its studios are located near the campus on Connecticut Avenue Northwest in the Forest Hills (Van Ness) neighborhood of northwest Washington. WAMU has been the primary National Public Radio member station for…

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Founded
July 28, 1951; 75 years ago (1951-07-28) (carrier current)
Owner
American University · (AU Board of Trustees)
Affiliations
National Public Radio
Branding
WAMU 88.5
Broadcast area
Washington metropolitan area
Call sign meaning
AMerican University

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Bluegrass Country

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WVAU

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WAMU

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples172
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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WAMU

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related to Programming · 37
WAMU → After, All Things Considered, American Public Media, Amid, April, As, BBC World Service, Bing Crosby, Dragnet, Ed Walker, Fresh Air, Gunsmoke, Here, Hot Jazz Saturday Night, Live, Live From Here, Lux Radio Theater, Morning Edition, Now, NPR
related to history · 22
WAMU → Although, AM, American University, Boston, FCC, FM, In, January, July, March, Mexico, MHz, November, October, The, Throughout, WAMC, WAMC's, WAMU-AM, WAMU-FM
related to Technical facilities · 21
WAMU → American University, Arlington, Connecticut Ave, COVID-19, During, Forest Hills/Van Ness, In, In October, Maryland, Northern Virginia, NW, The, The IP-based, The WAMU, Virginia, Washington, WETA, WMMJ, WPFW, WPGC
related to Former repeaters · 20
WAMU → By, Citing, Class, COVID-19, Delaware Public Media, Delmarva, Eastern Shore, From, In February, June, Maryland, MHz, NPR, Ocean City, October, WAMU's, Washington-market, Whaleyville, WRAU, WRAU/88
related to WVAU · 19
WAMU → AM, American University, American University's Student Media, AU, Board, CMJ, DJs, Eagle, FM, Hive, In, Live, Mary Graydon Center, MHz, The, The Voice, To, While, WVAU
related to Bluegrass Country · 13
WAMU → At, Bluegrass, Bluegrass Country, Bluegrass Country Foundation, December, HD Radio, HD2, In, In July, January, Listeners, WAMU's HD2, WAMU-HD2
related to External links · 9
WAMU → Bluegrass Country, Facility ID, FCC Licensing, George Geesey, Management SystemWAMU, Maryland Libraries Facility, Maryland LibrariesFirst WAMU, Nielsen Audio's FM, University
Owner · 2
WAMU → (AU Board of Trustees), American University
Public license information · 2
WAMU → LMS, Public file
Affiliations · 1
WAMU → National Public Radio

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WAMUAffiliationsNational Public Radio1.00infobox
WAMUBrandingWAMU 88.51.00infobox
WAMUBroadcast areaWashington metropolitan area1.00infobox
WAMUCall sign meaningAMerican University1.00infobox
WAMUClassB1.00infobox
WAMUERP47,000 watts1.00infobox
WAMUFacility ID653991.00infobox
WAMUFirst air dateOctober 23, 1961; 64 years ago (1961-10-23) (FM)1.00infobox
WAMUFormatPublic News–Talk1.00infobox
WAMUFormer call signsWAMU-FM (1961–1981)1.00infobox
WAMUFoundedJuly 28, 1951; 75 years ago (1951-07-28) (carrier current)1.00infobox
WAMUFrequency88.5 MHz (HD Radio)1.00infobox
WAMUHAAT156 meters (512 ft)1.00infobox
WAMULanguageEnglish1.00infobox
WAMULicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WAMUOwnerAmerican University1.00infobox
WAMUOwner(AU Board of Trustees)1.00infobox
WAMUPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WAMUPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WAMURDSWAMU88.51.00infobox
WAMUSubchannelsHD2: Bluegrass Country (Bluegrass–Americana)1.00infobox
WAMUTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WAMUWebcastListen live1.00infobox
WAMUWebsitewww.wamu.org1.00infobox

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