WPGC-FM

WPGC-FM (95.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Morningside, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs an urban contemporary format.

WPGC-FM
Broadcast areaWashington metropolitan area
Frequency95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWPGC 95.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WJFK-FM simulcast
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 1948 (1948-06)
Former call signs
  • WBUZ (1948–1956)
  • WRNC (1956–1958)
  • WPGC-FM (1958–1985)
  • WCLY (1985–1987)
Former frequencies
96.7 MHz (1948–1954)
Call sign meaning
Prince George's County
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26832
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT148 meters (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38.864°N 76.911°W / 38.864; -76.911
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wpgc

WPGC-FM has studios in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C., with its transmitter located off Walker Mill Road at Tanow Place in Capitol Heights, Maryland. In 2005, WPGC began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries a simulcast of WJFK-FM.

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