Washington DC / United States

WAMU Live FM 88.5

88.5 FM WAMU

About WAMU Live FM 88.5

WAMU Live FM 88.5 broadcasts on 88.5 FM in Washington DC as a public news and talk station. Owned by American University, WAMU is Washington’s primary NPR member station and carries local news on education, transportation, politics, and related public affairs topics. It also streams through its official website. WAMU began as a student AM carrier-current station in 1951 and made its first FM broadcast in 1961. Its main channel later shifted fully toward news and public affairs, while long-running bluegrass programming moved to the HD2 Bluegrass Country service.

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WAMU Live FM 88.5 broadcasts on 88.5 FM in Washington DC, United States. You can also stream it online from anywhere.

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WAMU Live FM 88.5 features News, Talk programming from Washington DC, United States.

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