washington metro area baltimore md branding dc101 slogan dc s alternative rock frequency 101.1 mhz also on hd radio first air date 1947 format alternative rock hd2 active rock erp 22 500 watts haat 232 meters class b facility id 8682 transmitter coordinates 38 59 59.00 n 77 03 27.00 w 38.9997222 n 77.0575000 w 38.9997222 ; 77.0575000 callsign meaning w washington d.c. former callsigns wwdc fm 1947 1981 wwdc 1981 wwdc fm 1981 2005 affiliations compass media networks iheartradio premiere networks owner iheartmedia inc. amfm radio licenses l.l.c. sister stations wash wbig fm wiht wmzq fm webcast listen live website dc101.com wwdc 101.1 fm branded dc101 is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to washington d.c. serving the baltimore washington metropolitan area . owned by iheartmedia inc. wwdc serves as the flagship station for elliot in the morning ; and the local affiliate for skratch n sniff and the side show countdown with nikki sixx . the wwdc studios are located in rockville maryland while the station transmitter resides in silver spring . besides a standard analog transmission wwdc broadcasts over two hd radio channels and is available online via iheartradio . wwdc formerly also simulcast over frederick translator w232cb 94.3 fm . 1 2 3 contents 1 history 1.1 shock jock springboard 1.2 2002 controversy 2 current programming 3 references 4 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message wwdc fm signed on in 1947 as a beautiful music station . in the late 1960s and early 1970s it simulcast with its slightly more contemporary than mor am sister station on weekdays and played oldies at night and on weekends . in the mid 1970s it attempted album rock at night for a few months and then flipped full time to an album rock music format . its am counterpart now wwrc was the first american radio station to play a beatles song when it played i want to hold your hand in december 1963 . 4 dc101 s most successful era in terms of ratings and revenue was 1987 1990 . the station was 1 in men arbitron and was a printing press when it came to money . one of the premier album oriented rock stations in the country the air staff featured greaseman in the morning dusty scott in midday steveski in afternoons and kirk mcewen in the evening . with this lineup and format dc101 consistently ran in the 6s dominating men in the nation s 7th largest market . the sound was a combination of new and classic rock . other personalities boss jocks during the 80s included adam smash smasher ernie d kaye cerphe sandy edwards buddy rizer ydb young dave brown sean donohue rusty brainpan and vinnie brewster . dc101 s rock playlist typically swings toward the hard rock end of the rock spectrum playing acts like foo fighters and metallica . early on though pop oriented acts including elton john billy joel and rod stewart often cropped up on air . during the 1990s dc101 interspersed more modern and alternative rock acts including smashing pumpkins and stone temple pilots into its rotation to compete with its chief rival whfs fm . originally a mainstream rock station wwdc changed to their current alternative rock format by 2005 because of whfs fm flipping to tropical music as wlzl but mediabase & nielsen bds had them on the alternative rock panels prior to the whfs fm flip . this left the hard rock active rock playlist for the washington baltimore area to continue on rival wiyy 98 rock in baltimore . until 1998 dc101 was among the last independently owned radio stations in the washington d.c. market . the station s parent company capitol broadcasting sold dc101 and its am sister station wwdc 1260 now wwrc to chancellor media later am fm . eventually am fm was acquired by clear channel communications which now owns and operates a total of five radio stations in washington d.c. like many other clear channel radio stations dc101 has been criticized for having a limited play list . listeners can hear the same songs several times throughout a 24 hour period . dc101 s facilities were once located on connecticut avenue between dupont circle and farragut square in downtown washington d.c. they later moved to silver spring maryland and are now located in rockville maryland . dc101 is known for its prize giveaways . they give tickets most commonly but also more rarely give away larger prizes such as stereos cars boats or trips . citation needed by 2011 dc101 added aerosmith led zeppelin black sabbath and pink floyd back on the playlist although they are played sparingly and the station is still not considered as active rock . as of august 2014 the above mentioned artists have been dropped from the playlist . shock jock springboard edit dc101 advanced the careers of several famous and arguably notorious morning radio personalities . howard stern was the morning man from march 1981 to june 1982 . when stern left the station on june 29 1982 it was falsely reported that he was fired because of his on air prank of pretending to call air florida airlines to book a flight to the 14th street bridge only one day after 78 people died when air florida flight 90 crashed into the potomac river at the bridge . 5 there is a large amount of time between these milestones as the crash of air florida 90 occurred on january 13 1982 and the firing didn t come until late june . it is probably more accurate 6 to state that stern was fired because of an impasse met on his compensation and the fact that he signed with wnbc during the latter part of his wwdc contract . it is at wwdc that stern was first paired with news anchor robin quivers . dc101 is featured prominently in stern s 1997 bio pic private parts . stern was replaced by doug tracht better known as the greaseman who spent over ten years at the station from august 2 1982 to january 22 1993 and returned to the station in april 2008 but eventually was laid off again in october 2008 so the station could focus solely on music on weekends without his comedy bits . dc101 s current morning program is elliot in the morning led by elliot segal . since beginning his tenure at dc101 in the late 1990s segal has been suspended and fined on several occasions for the show s sometimes controversial content . in 2007 the station was nominated for the top 25 markets alternative station of the year award by radio & records magazine . other nominees included wbcn in boston massachusetts kroq fm in los angeles ktbz fm in houston texas kits in san francisco and kndd in seattle washington . 7 2002 controversy edit the morning of may 7 2002 on d.c. metro area shock jock elliot segal s radio program dc101 s elliot in the morning was conducting a contest . the winners of this contest would be cage dancers at an upcoming kid rock concert at george mason university s patriot center . wanting to be contestants two sixteen year old bishop o connell students claiming to be eighteen called the show . instead of discussing the contest the students goaded by elliot discussed alleged sexual activity at o connell . 8 the students who had used false names on air were suspended the same day for their comments . 9 the principal addressed the student body over the pa system and criticized the immoral content of that morning s show . the following day may 8 mr. segal angered by the students suspension personally insulted the principal on air making lewd insinuations about his family . he also mocked the school s mission statement . 10 the two days of broadcasting were ruled indecent by the federal communications commission fcc . as a result in october 2003 sixteen months after the incident dc101 s parent company clear channel communications was fined 55 000 . 11 current programming edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . october 2014 references edit http www.snsmix.com affiliates http www.sixxsense.com pages side show radiostations.html state district of columbia http hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 8 hd radio guide for washington d.c. cbs 2004 01 16 . beatles helping hand shuns fame fab four fan want to find teen who helped launched beatlemania . cbs news . retrieved 2006 09 21 . answers.com marksfriggin.com stern show news archive 2007 industry achievement awards . radio and records . september 28 2008 . archived from the original on february 27 2008 . atlantic magazine article on elliot in the morning 1 fcc transcript of elliot in the morning s offensive material from may 7th and 8th 2002 2 mission statement our mission is to provide students an education rooted in the life of christ and to foster the pursuit of excellence in the whole person . quoted from o connell website fcc announcement of fine released october 2 2003 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wwdc radio locator information on wwdc query nielsen audio s fm station database for wwdc v t e radio stations in the washington d.c. market by am frequency washington d.c. 630 980 1120 1260 1340 1450 1500 maryland 540 570 900 950 1030 1050 1160 1540 1560 1580 1600 northern virginia 730 780 920 1190 1220 1250 1310 1390 1460 1480 by fm frequency washington d.c. 88.5 89.3 90.1 90.9 93.9 96.3 97.1 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 103.5 107.3 maryland 88.1 91.9 92.7 94.3 94.7 95.5 99.1 99.9 102.3 104.1 107.9 northern virginia 87.7 89.9 94.3 96.7 97.5 97.7 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.7 noaa weather radio 162.45 162.55 by callsign khb36 w249be waca wamu wash wava wava fm wbig fm wbqh wcrw wcsp fm wctn wdch fm wdcn lp wdct wera lp weta wfax wfed wfre wgop wgts whur fm wiad wiht wilc wjev lp wjfk wjfk fm wkdv wkik wkik fm wkys wlxe wlzl wmal wmal fm wmet wmmj wmuc fm wmzq fm wng736 wol wowd lp wper wpfw wpgc fm wprs fm wpwc wrcw wrqx wspz wtem wtnt wtop fm wura wust wwdc wwgb wwrc wwwt fm 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