WWFD

WWFD
Frederick, Maryland;
Frequency	820 kHz (HD Radio) (digital only)
Branding	The Gamut
Programming
Format	Freeform, Federal News Network sports programming
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting; (Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC);
Sister stations	WTOP-FM/WTLP/WWWT-FM, WBQH, WFED
History
First air date	December 15, 1960 (as WMHI at 1370)
Former call signs	WMHI (1960–1975); WZYQ (1975–1988); WQSI (1988–1996); WXTR (1996–2006); WTOP (2006–2007); WTWT (May–September 2007); WWWB (2007–2008);
Former frequencies	1370 kHz (1960–1987)
Call sign meaning	"Federal" (disambiguation of WFED)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74104
Class	B
Power	4,300 watts day; 430 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°24′42.37″N 77°28′1.0″W
Repeater(s)	103.5 WTOP-FM HD3 (Washington, D.C.); 103.9 WTLP-HD3 (Braddock Heights); 107.7 WWWT-FM HD3 (Manassas, Virginia);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.thegamut.fm

WWFD (820 AM HD Radio) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Frederick, Maryland. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting through licensee Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC and simulcasts the freeform programming branded as The Gamut originating on the HD3 subchannel of sister station WTOP-FM. The Gamut programming is also available on the HD3 subchannels of sister stations WTLP and WWWT-FM.

WWFD also carries Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals, and Navy Midshipmen sports programming originating on sister station WFED. Sunday syndicated programming on The Gamut includes Music and the Spoken Word (with WFED), Anything Anything with Rich Russo and Little Steven's Underground Garage.

WWFD was the first licensed radio station in the United States to discontinue its traditional analog signal and operate solely in digital HD Radio, which it began under experimental authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2018. WWFD's experiments with digital-only operation led to the FCC authorizing it on a voluntary basis for AM stations nationwide in 2020.

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