- Station name Station name
- WAMU American University Radio
- Description Description
- WAMU has been the primary National Public Radio member station for Washington since 2007.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1961-10-23 (FM)
- Owner Owner
- American University
- Contact Contact
- —
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WAMU American University Radio
United States
Format
96kbps • MP3
WAMU (88.5 FM) is a public news–talk station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is owned by American University, and its studios are located near the campus on Connecticut Avenue Northwest in the Forest Hills (Van Ness)…
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| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Source Source | Directory source |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wamu.org |
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Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
88.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Washington metropolitan area
Owner / network
American University
First air date
1961-10-23 (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
38.9361667, -77.0925
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| Station ID | 3259 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.936, -77.092 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | WAMU 88.5 |
| Owner | American University |
| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Launched | 1961-10-23 (FM) |
| Website | wamu.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
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| HTTP status | 200 |
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| Content-Type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | DAS |
| Latency | 3341 ms |
| Last check | 18 hours ago |
| Stream host | wamu.cdnstream1.com |
| Final host | wamu.cdnstream1.com |
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About station About WAMU American University Radio
WAMU (88.5 FM) is a public news–talk station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is owned by American University, and its studios are located near the campus on Connecticut Avenue Northwest in the Forest Hills (Van Ness) neighborhood of northwest Washington.
WAMU has been the primary National Public Radio member station for Washington since 2007.
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