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| Broadcast area | Washington metro area |
| Frequency | 1120 kHz |
| Branding | DMV's BIN 1120 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Black-oriented news |
| Affiliations | Black Information Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WASH, WBIG-FM, WIHT, WMZQ-FM, WWDC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WBCC (1947–51)[1] |
Call sign meaning | previous studio location in the U Street district |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48686 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 3,000 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°52′09″N 76°53′47″W / 38.86917°N 76.89639°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | dmv |
WUST (1120 AM) is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C.The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3] The station services the Washington metropolitan area as the market affiliate of the Black Information Network.[4]
The WUST studios are located on Rockville Pike in the district suburb of Rockville, Maryland, while the station transmitter resides in Capitol Heights. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WUST programming is available online via iHeartRadio. While WUST operates at 50,000 watts during the day, the station is required to reduce power during critical hours in the early morning—and go off the air during nighttime hours—to protect the signal of KMOX in St. Louis, the dominant Class A station on 1120 AM.[5]