WETA (FM)
WETA (90.9 FM) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C., broadcasting a classical music format. Its studios are located in Arlington, Virginia and its broadcast tower is located near Arlington at (38°53′30.0″N 77°7′54.0″W).
| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| RDS | WETA |
| Branding | WETA Classical 90.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Subchannels | HD2: Viva La Voce (Classical Vocal Music) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association |
| WETA-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | 1970 |
Call sign meaning | Washington Educational Telecommunications Association |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65669 |
| Class | B |
| ERP |
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| HAAT | 186 meters (610 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°53′30.4″N 77°7′53.9″W |
| Translator(s) | 88.9 MHz W205BL (Frederick, Maryland) |
| Repeater(s) | 89.1 MHz WGMS (HD Radio) (Hagerstown, Maryland) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WETA is a grandfathered "superpower" station. The station covers the Washington metropolitan area with the highest analog effective radiated power (ERP) of any FM station in the market with 75,000 watts. This exceeds the maximum analog ERP limit allowed for a Class B FM station, and is also above the maximum allowable analog ERP for the station's antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) according to current FCC rules, which is 32,000 watts at 186 meters.
WETA programming is simulcast on WGMS 89.1 in Hagerstown, Maryland and on translator W205BL 88.9 in Frederick, Maryland. WETA and WGMS broadcast using HD Radio.