Washington, DC (local media)
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Category: District of Columbia
The Washington Post is the oldest and most read daily [newspaper in Washington, DC. The Post is also one of the most reputable daily newspapers in the U.S. and is highly influential in its political reporting, particularly after the role of its reporters in cracking the Watergate scandal. The daily Washington Times and the free weekly Washington City Paper also have substantial readership in the District. The weekly Washington Blade focuses on gay issues. Most neighborhoods in the city have their own small-circulation newspaper, usually a free weekly. These include the Voice of the Hill for the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and the In-Towner in Dupont Circle, in addition to several others throughout the District. They are usually published by each neighborhood's respective neighborhood association.
Washington is served by the following local broadcast television stations:
- WBDC—Channel 50, a WB affiliate
- WDCA—Channel 20, a UPN affiliate
- WRC—Channel 4, an NBC affiliate
- WETA—Channel 26, a PBS affiliate
- WJLA—Channel 7, an ABC affiliate
- WTTG—Channel 5, a FOX affiliate
- WUSA—Channel 9, a CBS affiliate
Some prominent radio stations in the District include:
- WAMU, 88.5 FM, an NPR-affiliate run by American University. Plays the usual NPR programs, community programming, and BBC news. Once known for its daily bluegrass programming, bluegrass and oldtime country are now aired only on Sunday and on its online affiliate, bluegrasscountry.org.
- WETA, 90.9 FM, another NPR-affiliate. It runs less news/talk programming than WAMU in favor of classical music.
- WKYS, 93.9 FM, a Radio One station competing with WPGC for the young African-American market. Home to the regionally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show.
- WPGC, 95.5 FM, a highly rated rythmic CHR/hip-hop station.
- WHUR, 96.3 FM, a commercial radio station run by Howard University, an "urban adult contemporary" station in radio industry parlance. Also highly rated.
- WMZQ, 98.7 FM, the city's country music station.
- WIHT, 99.5 FM, a popular top-40 radio station run by Clear Channel Broadcasting.
- WWDC, 101.1 FM, also known as "DC 101," this is the District's "alternative rock" station. Competes with WHFS, which targets DC and Baltimore as a region.
- WJFK, 106.7 FM, an all-talk station owned by the Infinity Broadcasting network. It broadcasts personalities ranging from Howard Stern to Bill O'Reilly.
- WMAL, 630 AM, long-running conservative talk station.
- WTOP, 1500 AM, an all-news station. Claims to be the District's top-rated radio station.
XM Satellite Radio is based in Washington as well.
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