- 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
- 23 October 1961
- 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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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wamu.org |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
88.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
38.9361667, -77.0925
Coverage area
Washington metropolitan area
Owner / network
American University
First air date
23 October 1961
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 3259 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, District Of Columbia |
| Coordinates | 38.936, -77.092 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | WAMU 88.5 |
| Owner | American University |
| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Launched | 23 October 1961 |
| Website | wamu.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
Stream health
Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 17 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Track seen | 3 weeks ago |
| Stream host | wamu.cdnstream1.com |
| Final host | wamu.cdnstream1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | DAS |
| Latency | 540 ms |
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Source information
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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Stream checked
17 hours ago
Last successful stream
17 hours ago
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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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