WUST
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Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1120 kHz |
| Branding | DMV's BIN 1120 |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| Format | All-news radio |
| Network | Black Information Network |
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Former call signs | WBCC (1947–1951)[1] |
Call sign meaning | previous studio location in the U Street district |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 48686 | |
| Class | D |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
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WUST (1120 AM) is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.[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 — 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.
History
WUST first signed on on February 9, 1947, as WBCC, licensed to the Washington, DC, suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, with 250 watts of power, broadcasting in the daytime only.[5] It had been a rhythm and blues station. Its call sign came from its studio location at 1120 U Street, NW, later moving to 815 V Street NW, site of today's 9:30 Club.
During the 1950s, DJs Lord Fauntleroy Bandy and "Terrible" Thomas popularized R&B music with high school students, weaning them from Top 40. Part of the appeal of WUST was its location in the red light district of the time.[citation needed]
During late August 1963, the ballroom of the WUST studio served as the operations headquarters for the August 28 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.[6]
On April 6, 2017, WUST filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a construction permit to remain on the air at night with 50 watts. The application was accepted for filing on April 12, 2017.[7]
New World Radio sold WUST to Herndon, Virginia-based Potomac Radio Group for $750,000 on September 18, 2018.[8] On August 31, 2020, WUST switched from ethnic programming to an all news radio format using programming from iHeartMedia's Black Information Network; several programs from the previous ethnic format were moved online.[9][10][11] iHeartMedia subsequently purchased WUST for $1.2 million.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC History Cards for WUST".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WUST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BIN: Black Information Network Extends Across Four New Stations In Baltimore, Montgomery, Philadelphia And Washington, D.C." www.iheartmedia.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Black Information Network Expands To Washington, Baltimore, Philly and Montgomery". Insideradio.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948, page 140[dead link]
- ^ Euchner, Charles, "Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington", 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CDBS File No. BAL-20180918ABA". FCC CDBS.
- ^ InsideRadio.com "BIN Expands to Washington-Baltimore-Philly"
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."iHeartMedia Begins LMAs In Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore For Black Information Network". RadioInsight. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."wust1120.com". wust1120.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CDBS File No. BAL-20200901AAF". Federal Communications Commission. September 1, 2020.
External links
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- WUST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook, pages B-127 (ad), B-165 (listing)[dead link] Example of station listing and industry ad for station
- Historical 1969 photo of building exterior from John in Montana
- Historical 1986 photos of building exterior from Kinorama on Flickr
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WUST". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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