WTEM

WTEM
Broadcast areaWashington metropolitan area
Frequency980 kHz
BrandingThe Team 980
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 1, 1923 (101 years ago) (1923-08-01)
Former call signs
  • WRC (1923–84)
  • WWRC (1984–98)
Former frequencies
  • 640 kHz (1923–28)
  • 950 kHz (1928–41)
Call sign meaning
"Team"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25105
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°57′43″N 76°58′24″W / 38.96194°N 76.97333°W / 38.96194; -76.97333
Repeater(s)106.7 WJFK-HD2 (Manassas)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/theteam980

WTEM (980 AM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services the Washington metropolitan area as the flagship station of the Washington Wizards and the Washington Mystics. WTEM is also the co-flagship station of the Maryland Terrapins (shared with Audacy-owned WJZ-FM in Baltimore), and is the Washington affiliate of Fox Sports Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTEM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.