WWRC

This article is about the Washington metro area radio station that identified as WWRC from 1998 to 2001, and again since 2017. For the station that identified as WWRC from 1984 to 1998, see WTEM. For the station that identified as WWRC from 2001 to 2017, see WQOF.
Not to be confused with WRC-TV.
WWRC
Broadcast areaWashington Metropolitan Area
Frequency570 kHz
Branding570 The Answer
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WAVA, WAVA-FM, WRCW
History
First air date
January 2, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-02)
Former call signs
  • WQHQ (1946)
  • WQQW (1946–51)
  • WGMS (1951–92)
  • WTEM (1992–98)
  • WWRC (1998–2001)
  • WTNT (2001–10)
  • WSPZ (2010–17)[1][2]
Call sign meaning
loosely taken from the former WRC (980 AM), now WTEM
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11846
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°8′3.0″N 77°18′14.0″W / 39.134167°N 77.303889°W / 39.134167; -77.303889
Repeater(s)1250 WRCW (Warrenton, Virginia)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteam570theanswer.com

WWRC (570 AM) – branded AM 570 The Answer – is a commercial conservative talk radio station licensed to serve Bethesda, Maryland. Owned by the Salem Media Group, the station services the Washington metro area and is the market affiliate for the Salem Radio Network and The Sean Hannity Show. The WWRC studios are located in Arlington, while the station transmitter resides in nearby Germantown. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WWRC is available online.

Despite the similar looking call sign, WWRC is a name-only descendant of the former WRC (980 AM)—now WTEM—and is not related to the current WRC-TV.

  1. ^ "Facility No. 11846 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility No. 11846 Callsign History". FCC CDBS.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWRC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.