WOWD-LP

For the television station formerly using callsign WOWD-LP from 1995 to 2000, see WXSP-CD.
WOWD-LP
Broadcast areaTakoma Park, Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Hyattsville, Maryland
Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Frequency94.3 FM MHz
Branding"Takoma Radio"
Programming
FormatVariety[1]
Ownership
OwnerHistoric Takoma, Inc.
History
First air date
July 16, 2016
Former call signs
WOWD-LP (2015–Present)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID195180
ClassL1
Power20 Watts
HAAT67 meters (220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°58′28.40″N 77°0′38.10″W / 38.9745556°N 77.0105833°W / 38.9745556; -77.0105833
Links
Public license information
LMS
WebsiteWOWD-LP Online

WOWD-LP ("wow-dee") is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Takoma Park, Maryland, serving a potential terrestrial audience of 250,000[4] listeners in Takoma Park, College Park and Hyattsville in Maryland, along with parts of Northeast and Northwest Washington, D.C.[1][5] WOWD-LP is owned and operated by Historic Takoma, Inc.[6]

Musician Jaja Bashengezi in the Takoma Radio studio on July 16, 2016, the day the station first went on the air
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  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOWD-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Hendrix, Steve (August 5, 2016). "A station is born: Inside the high-risk, low-watt, quirky world of community radio". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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