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| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 630 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN 630 D.C. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Sports |
| Network | ESPN Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| WMAL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 12, 1925 |
Former call signs | WMAL (1925–2019) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73250 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 2,700 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°8′2″N 77°18′14″W / 39.13389°N 77.30389°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sportscapitoldc.com |
WSBN (630 kHz) is a commercial AM sports radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., and serving the Washington metro area. It operates with 10,000 watts in the daytime and 2,700 watts at night using a directional antenna around the clock. WSBN's studios are on Jenifer Street in Northwest Washington.[2] The transmitter is located off Black Rock Road in Germantown, Maryland.[3]
WSBN is owned and operated by Cumulus Media and is affiliated with ESPN Radio. It is one of the oldest radio stations in the Washington media market, continuously on the air from 1925. For most of its history, the station operated as WMAL; on July 1, 2019, its talk programming was moved exclusively to co-owned WMAL-FM at 105.9 MHz, which had simulcast with 630 am since 2011.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information". WMAL-FM.
- ^ "WSBN-AM 630 kHz - Washington, DC". radio-locator.com.