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WCTN
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C. Potomac/Cabin John, Maryland
Branding	950 AM, WCTN
First air date	Early 60s
Frequency	950 kHz
Format	50s & 60s Oldies Brokered Programming
ERP	2,500 watts day/ 47 watts night
Class	D
Callsign meaning	Christ to The Nations
Owner	Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation

WCTN is a radio station broadcasting on 950 kHz in the medium-wave AM band from Potomac, Maryland. WCTN has broadcasted Korean language Christian radio programming, but is now broadcasting some oldies music.

From about 1970 to 2003, WCTN broadcasted Christian radio programming in English. Its callsign stood for "Christ to the Nations."

Currently, the station broadcasts continuous oldies music during weekdays. In addition, "Radio Latin Power" broadcasters use the frequency on weekends for Spanish talk shows and Spanish Christian music from Friday night to 9:30 on Sunday evening.

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• • [ e] AM radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market (Arbitron #8)
In Market Stations	Washington DC: 630 980 1120 1260 1340 1450 1500 Maryland: 540 570 900 950 1030 1050 1160 1540 1560 1580 1600 Northern Virginia: 730 780 1220 1310 1390 *Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather*: XM Channel 214 \| Sirius Channel 152
Out of Market	Baltimore: 1090 Frederick, MD: 820 930 1520 Fredericksburg, VA: 1460 1480
By Callsign: Operating Stations	WACA WAVA WBAL WCTN WDCT WFAX WFED WFMD WGOP WILC WKDV WKIK WLXE WMAL WMET WOL WPGC WPWC WTEM WTNT WTRI WTWP WTWT WUST WWGB WWRC WXTR WYCB WZHF
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Washington, D.C.

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Potomac, Maryland

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State Maryland
County Montgomery
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Cabin John, Maryland

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Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

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WATT

City of license Cadillac, Michigan
Broadcast area [1]
Branding NewsTalk 1240
First air date 1945
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format News-Talk-Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Owner MacDonald Garber Broadcasting
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Potomac, Maryland

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WMAL

Broadcast area Washington, D.C.
Branding 630 WMAL
Slogan Stimulating Talk - Breaking News
First air date October 12, 1925
Frequency 630 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format News/Talk
ERP 10,000 watts (day), 5,000 watts (night)

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WTEM

Broadcast area Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Area
Branding The Voice of the Fan
First air date 1923
Frequency 980 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format Sports
ERP 50,000 watts (day)
5,000 watts (night)
Class B
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WUST is a radio station broadcasting on 1120 kHz in the medium-wave AM band from Fairfax, Virginia. It broadcasts brokered foreign language programming, including an English language news program from China Radio
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WWRC

City of license Washington, D.C.
Broadcast area Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area
Branding Progressive Talk AM 1260
First air date November 11, 1928
Frequency 1260 kHz
Format Talk
ERP 5,000 watts
Class B
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WYCB

Broadcast area Washington, DC
Branding Spirit 1340 AM
Slogan The Spirit of Today's Gospel
Frequency 1340 (kHz)
Format Urban Gospel
ERP 1,000 watts
Class C
Owner Radio One
Sister stations WKYS, WMMJ, WOL
Website www.
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WOL

Broadcast area Washington, DC
Branding Newstalk 1450 WOL AM
Slogan Where Information Is Power
First air date November 11, 1928
Frequency 1450 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format Urban Talk
ERP 1,000 watts
Class
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WGOP

City of license Pocomoke City, Maryland
First air date 1955
Frequency 540 kHz
Format Adult standards
Power 500 watts (day) 243 watts (night)
Class B
Owner Birach Broadcasting
Website [1] WGOP
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WTNT

City of license Bethesda, Maryland
Broadcast area Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area
Branding AM 570 WTNT
First air date April 9, 2001
Frequency 570 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format Talk
ERP 5,000 watts (day)
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WILC is a radio station broadcasting on 900 kHz in the medium-wave AM band. Its studio and transmitters are in Laurel, Maryland. WILC broadcasts in the Spanish language, and has a Spanish AC music format.
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WFED

City of license Silver Spring, Maryland
Broadcast area Washington, D.C.
Branding 1050 AM Federal News Radio
First air date December 13, 2004
1947 as WGAY
Frequency 1050 kHz
(Also on HD Radio)
Format News
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