WPGC-FM

WPGC-FM
Broadcast areaWashington metropolitan area
Frequency95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWPGC 95.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WJFK-FM simulcast
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-06)
Former call signs
  • WBUZ (1948–1956)
  • WRNC (1956–1958)
  • WPGC-FM (1958–1985)
  • WCLY (1985–1987)[1]
Former frequencies
96.7 MHz (1948–1954)[1]
Call sign meaning
Prince George's County
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26832
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT148 meters (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°51′50″N 76°54′40″W / 38.864°N 76.911°W / 38.864; -76.911
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wpgc

WPGC-FM (95.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Morningside, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs an urban contemporary format.

WPGC-FM has studios in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C., with its transmitter located off Walker Mill Road at Tanow Place in Capitol Heights, Maryland.[3] In 2005, WPGC began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries a simulcast of WJFK-FM.

  1. ^ a b "FCC History Card for WPGC-FM".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPGC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WPGC-FM