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{{Infobox radio station |
{{Infobox radio station
name = WUST |
| name = WUST
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
image = File:WUST NewWorld logo.png|
city = [[Washington, DC]] |
| country = US
area = [[Washington metropolitan area]] |
| area = [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington metro area]]
branding = New World Radio |
| branding = DMV's BIN 1120
| languages = [[American English|English]]
slogan = The Multicultural Voice of the Nation's Capital |
| frequency = {{frequency|1120|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]}}
airdate = [[1947 in radio|1947]] |
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1947|p=fy}}
frequency = 1120 [[Hertz|kHz]] [[Medium wave|AM]] |
format = Ethnic, [[Brokered programming]] |
| format = [[All-news radio|Black-oriented news]]
power = 50,000 [[watt]]s daytime<br>3,000 watts [[critical hours]]<br>50 watts nighttime |
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s day<br>3,000 watts [[critical hours]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|52|09|N|76|53|47|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}
class = D |
| class = D
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facility_id = 48686|
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
owner = Potomac Radio Group|
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| facility_id = 48686
sister_stations = [[WCRW]]|
| callsign_meaning = previous studio location in the [[U Street (Washington, D.C.)|U Street]] district
website = http://www.wust1120.com/|
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| former_callsigns = WBCC (1947&ndash;51)<ref>{{cite web |title=FCC History Cards for WUST |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=68149}}</ref>
callsign_meaning = '''U''' '''ST'''reet, a past station studio location |
| affiliations = [[Black Information Network]]
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former_callsigns = WBCC (1947–1951)<ref>{{cite web |title=FCC History Cards for WUST |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=68149}}</ref> |
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = IHM Licenses LLC
| sister_stations = [[WASH (FM)|WASH]], [[WBIG-FM]], [[WIHT]], [[WMZQ-FM]], [[WWDC (FM)|WWDC]]
| webcast = {{iHeartRadio|dmvs-bin-1120-8726}}
| website = {{url|https://dmv.binnews.com}}
}}
}}


'''WUST''' (1120 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[All-news radio|all-news]] [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Washington, D.C.]]The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=BIN: Black Information Network Extends Across Four New Stations In Baltimore, Montgomery, Philadelphia And Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/bin-black-information-network-extends-across-four-new-stations-baltimore-montgomery|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.iheartmedia.com|language=en}}</ref> The station services the [[Washington metropolitan area]] as the market affiliate of the [[Black Information Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Black Information Network Expands To Washington, Baltimore, Philly and Montgomery.|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/black-information-network-expands-to-washington-baltimore-philly-and-montgomery/article_13357752-eb48-11ea-9ede-a7df55ff22fb.html|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Insideradio.com|date=31 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
'''WUST''' (1120 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Washington, DC]]. Its [[transmitter]] is located in nearby [[Fairfax, Virginia]]. WUST broadcasts [[Brokered programming|paid]] foreign language programming, including an [[English language]] news program from [[China Radio International]] and [[French language]] programming from [[Radio France International]]. WUST operates at 50,000 [[watt]]s during the day but it must reduce power during early morning hours and go off the air during the night to protect the signal of [[KMOX]] in [[St. Louis]], which is the dominant [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] station on [[1120 AM]].


The WUST studios are located on [[Maryland Route 355|Rockville Pike]] in the district suburb of [[Rockville, Maryland]], while the station transmitter resides in [[Capitol Heights, Maryland|Capitol Heights]]. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], WUST programming is available online via [[iHeartRadio]]. While WUST operates at 50,000 [[watt]]s during the day, the station is required to reduce power during [[critical hours]] in the early morning—and go off the air during nighttime hours—to protect the signal of [[KMOX]] in [[St. Louis]], the dominant [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] station on [[1120 AM]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wust&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WUST]</ref>
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WUST first signed on in 1947 as '''WBCC''', licensed to the Washington, DC suburb of [[Bethesda, Maryland]] with 250 watts of power, broadcasting in the daytime only.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1948/101-200%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201948-2.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1948, page 140]</ref> It had been a [[rhythm and blues]] station. Its [[Call sign|call letters]] came from its studio location at 1120 U Street, NW, later moving to 815 V Street NW, site of today's [[9:30 Club]].

==History==
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WUST first [[Sign-on|signed on]] in 1947 as WBCC, licensed to the Washington, DC suburb of [[Bethesda, Maryland]] with 250 watts of power, broadcasting in the daytime only.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1948/101-200%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201948-2.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1948, page 140]</ref> It had been a [[rhythm and blues]] station. Its [[Call sign|call letters]] came from its studio location at 1120 [[U Street (Washington, D.C.)|U Street]], NW, later moving to 815 V Street NW, site of today's [[9:30 Club]].


During the 1950s, DJs Lord Fauntleroy Bandy and "Terrible" Thomas popularized R&B music with high school students, weaning them from [[Top 40]]. Part of the appeal of WUST was its location in the red light district of the time.{{citation needed|date=September 2008}}
During the 1950s, DJs Lord Fauntleroy Bandy and "Terrible" Thomas popularized R&B music with high school students, weaning them from [[Top 40]]. Part of the appeal of WUST was its location in the red light district of the time.{{citation needed|date=September 2008}}
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During late August 1963, the ballroom of the WUST studio served as the operations headquarters for the August 28 [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]].<ref>Euchner, Charles, "Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington", 2010.</ref>
During late August 1963, the ballroom of the WUST studio served as the operations headquarters for the August 28 [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]].<ref>Euchner, Charles, "Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington", 2010.</ref>


On April 6, 2017, WUST filed an application for a [[Federal Communications Commission]] [[construction permit]] to remain on the air at night with 50 watts. The application was accepted for filing on April 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101754430&formid=301&fac_num=48686|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=May 8, 2017|date=April 12, 2017}}</ref>
On April 6, 2017, WUST filed an application for a [[Federal Communications Commission]] [[construction permit]] to remain on the air at night with 50 watts. The application was accepted for filing on April 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101754430&formid=301&fac_num=48686|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=May 8, 2017|date=April 12, 2017}}</ref>


New World Radio sold WUST to [[Herndon, Virginia]]-based Potomac Radio Group for $750,000 on September 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=CDBS File No. BAL-20180918ABA |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101792464&formid=314&fac_num=48686 |website=FCC CDBS}}</ref>
New World Radio sold WUST to [[Herndon, Virginia]]-based Potomac Radio Group for $750,000 on September 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=CDBS File No. BAL-20180918ABA |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101792464&formid=314&fac_num=48686 |website=FCC CDBS}}</ref> On August 31, 2020, WUST switched from ethnic programming to an [[all news radio|all news]] format using programming from [[iHeartMedia]]'s [[Black Information Network]]; several programs from the previous ethnic format were moved online.<ref>[http://www.insideradio.com/free/black-information-network-expands-to-washington-baltimore-philly-and-montgomery/article_13357752-eb48-11ea-9ede-a7df55ff22fb.html InsideRadio.com "BIN Expands to Washington-Baltimore-Philly"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=iHeartMedia Begins LMAs In Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore For Black Information Network|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/196802/iheartmedia-begins-lmas-in-philadelphia-washington-dc-baltimore-for-black-information-network/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=wust1120.com|url=https://wust1120.com/en|access-date=2020-08-31|website=wust1120.com|language=en}}</ref> iHeartMedia subsequently purchased WUST for $1.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=CDBS File No. BAL-20200901AAF |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101820353&formid=314&fac_num=48686 |website=Federal Communications Commission |date=1 September 2020}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|https://dmv.binnews.com}}
*[http://www.wust1120.com/ Official Website]
{{AM station data|WUST}}
* {{AM station data|48686|WUST}}
* [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1959/Radio-AL-NE-1959-BC-YB.pdf 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook, pages B-127 (ad), B-165 (listing)] Example of station listing and industry ad for station
* [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1959/Radio-AL-NE-1959-BC-YB.pdf 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook, pages B-127 (ad), B-165 (listing)] Example of station listing and industry ad for station
* [http://www.johninmontana.com/dc/wust.jpg Historical 1969 photo of building exterior] from John in Montana
* [http://www.johninmontana.com/dc/wust.jpg Historical 1969 photo of building exterior] from John in Montana
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*{{FCC letter|letterid=68149|callsign=WUST|hcards=yes}}


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Latest revision as of 07:13, 23 July 2024

WUST
Broadcast areaWashington metro area
Frequency1120 kHz
BrandingDMV's BIN 1120
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatBlack-oriented news
AffiliationsBlack Information Network
Ownership
Owner
WASH, WBIG-FM, WIHT, WMZQ-FM, WWDC
History
First air date
1947 (77 years ago) (1947)
Former call signs
WBCC (1947–51)[1]
Call sign meaning
previous studio location in the U Street district
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48686
ClassD
Power50,000 watts day
3,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
38°52′09″N 76°53′47″W / 38.86917°N 76.89639°W / 38.86917; -76.89639
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitedmv.binnews.com

WUST (1120 AM) is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C.The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3] The station services the Washington metropolitan area as the market affiliate of the Black Information Network.[4]

The WUST studios are located on Rockville Pike in the district suburb of Rockville, Maryland, while the station transmitter resides in Capitol Heights. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WUST programming is available online via iHeartRadio. While WUST operates at 50,000 watts during the day, the station is required to reduce power during critical hours in the early morning—and go off the air during nighttime hours—to protect the signal of KMOX in St. Louis, the dominant Class A station on 1120 AM.[5]

History

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WUST first signed on in 1947 as WBCC, licensed to the Washington, DC suburb of Bethesda, Maryland with 250 watts of power, broadcasting in the daytime only.[6] It had been a rhythm and blues station. Its call letters came from its studio location at 1120 U Street, NW, later moving to 815 V Street NW, site of today's 9:30 Club.

During the 1950s, DJs Lord Fauntleroy Bandy and "Terrible" Thomas popularized R&B music with high school students, weaning them from Top 40. Part of the appeal of WUST was its location in the red light district of the time.[citation needed]

During late August 1963, the ballroom of the WUST studio served as the operations headquarters for the August 28 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.[7]

On April 6, 2017, WUST filed an application for a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to remain on the air at night with 50 watts. The application was accepted for filing on April 12, 2017.[8]

New World Radio sold WUST to Herndon, Virginia-based Potomac Radio Group for $750,000 on September 18, 2018.[9] On August 31, 2020, WUST switched from ethnic programming to an all news format using programming from iHeartMedia's Black Information Network; several programs from the previous ethnic format were moved online.[10][11][12] iHeartMedia subsequently purchased WUST for $1.2 million.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "FCC History Cards for WUST".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "BIN: Black Information Network Extends Across Four New Stations In Baltimore, Montgomery, Philadelphia And Washington, D.C." www.iheartmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. ^ "Black Information Network Expands To Washington, Baltimore, Philly and Montgomery". Insideradio.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WUST
  6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948, page 140
  7. ^ Euchner, Charles, "Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington", 2010.
  8. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "CDBS File No. BAL-20180918ABA". FCC CDBS.
  10. ^ InsideRadio.com "BIN Expands to Washington-Baltimore-Philly"
  11. ^ "iHeartMedia Begins LMAs In Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore For Black Information Network". RadioInsight. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  12. ^ "wust1120.com". wust1120.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  13. ^ "CDBS File No. BAL-20200901AAF". Federal Communications Commission. 1 September 2020.
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