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| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1500 kHz |
| Branding | Federal News Network |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News/talk |
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| History | |
First air date | 1926 |
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Call sign meaning | "Federal News Radio" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74120 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°2′31.39″N 77°2′45.92″W / 39.0420528°N 77.0460889°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | federalnewsnetwork |
WFED (1500 AM) is a 50,000-watt Class A radio station in Washington, D.C. The station owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, and branded "Federal News Network", broadcasts a news/talk format focused on issues and news pertaining to members and staff of the United States government.
WFED's studios are located at Hubbard's broadcast complex in northwest Washington, while its transmitter site is located at a three-tower array in Wheaton, Maryland. The station transmits full-time with a power of 50,000 watts. A single transmitter tower, with a non-directional signal, is used during the day. At night, all three towers are used for a directional pattern, with a null toward the west to protect KSTP in St. Paul, Minnesota. WFED's signal can be heard across most of the Eastern Seaboard at night.
WFED became a Primary Entry Point station for the Emergency Alert System in 2014.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFED". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "SBE Chapter 37 - Prior Meetings Page - AM Revitalization - WFED 1500 AM Transmitter".