- Station name Station name
- 105.9 FM WMAL
- Description Description
- WMAL-FM airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located at 4400 Jenifer Street NW in Washington, two blocks from the city's border with Maryland, and the transmitter site is in Falls Church, Virginia, off Lee…
- Launch date Launch date
- 25 December 1958
- Owner Owner
- Cumulus Media
- Contact Contact
- [email protected]
105.9 FM WMAL
United States
Format
48kbps • AAC
WMAL-FM (105.9 MHz) – branded 105.9 FM WMAL – is a radio station licensed to Woodbridge, Virginia, serving the Washington, D.C. Metro area.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wmal.com |
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Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
105.9 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
38.8745556, -77.2230278
Coverage area
Washington metropolitan area
Owner / network
Cumulus Media
First air date
25 December 1958
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Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 12406 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Virginia |
| Owner | Cumulus Media |
| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Launched | 25 December 1958 |
| Website | wmal.com |
| Listen | wmal.com |
| Contact | wmal.com |
| Schedule | wmal.com |
| Contact email | [email protected] |
| Primary frequency | 105.9 MHz |
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| Last check | 1 day ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 18183.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 5488 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Last successful stream
1 day ago
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About station About 105.9 FM WMAL
WMAL-FM (105.9 MHz) – branded 105.9 FM WMAL – is a radio station licensed to Woodbridge, Virginia, serving the Washington, D.C. Metro area.
WMAL-FM airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located at 4400 Jenifer Street NW in Washington, two blocks from the city's border with Maryland, and the transmitter site is in Falls Church, Virginia, off Lee Highway. WMAL-FM is co-owned with sports radio station WSBN at 630 kHz; the WMAL call sign and talk format originated on that station, and the two stations simulcast from 2011 to 2019.
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