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Washington D.C. Area Radio and TV Station Photos from the John in Montana Collection

WDCA-TV Channel 20 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WDCA-TV Channel 20 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WETA-TV Channel 26 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WETA-TV Channel 26 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
The Washington D.C. area radio and TV stations photos from the John in Montana collection are listed in alphabetical order by call letters.

WDCA-TV: WDCA-TV Channel 20 licensed to Washington, D.C. came on the air in 1966 just 3 years before this photo was taken of the entrance to their studios.

WETA-TV: WETA-TV Channel 26 licensed to Washington, D.C. came on the air in 1961. The call letters stand for Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. The photo from 1969 is of their studio entrance.

WGAY-FM Radio 99.5 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WGAY FM studios in the World Building in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WGMS Radio 570 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WQMS Radio 570 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WGAY: The World Building at 8121 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland housed the studios for WGAY FM 99.5 as well as WQMR. This photo of the building with the WGAY signage is from 1969.

WGMS: Now WTNT Radio 570, they were WGMS when this photo was taken in 1969 of their station entrance. They are licensed to Bethesda, Maryland.

WJMD FM 94.7 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WJMD Radio 94.7 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WMAL Radio 630 TV Channel 7 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WMAL Radio 630 and TV Channel 7 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WJMD: The station photo for WJMD 94.7 was taken in 1969. Now WARW-FM.

WMAL: The photo of the WMAL Radio 630 and TV Channel 7 studios at 4461 Connecticut Avenue NW is from 1969. WMAL Radio 630 licensed to Washington D.C. came on the air in 1925. Historians may know the MAL part stands for M.A. Leese an optician who ran the station. The 4461 Connecticut Avenue NW location was originally the Chevy Chase Ice Palace. Renamed the Evening Star Television Center. WMAL-TV is now WJLA-TV.

WOL Radio 1450 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WOL Radio 1450 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WQMR Radio 1050 Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland: WQMR Radio 1050 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WOL: The WOL Radio 1450 station photo is from 1969. WOL 1450, licensed to Washington, D.C., came on the air in 1924 as WRHF.

WQMR: WQMR Radio 1050 8121 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland World Building location in 1969.

WTOP TV Channel 9 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WTOP TV Channel 9 4001 Brandywine St., NW studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WTTG TV Channel 5 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WTTG TV Channel 5 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WTOP-TV: Next we have the WTOP-TV Channel 9 Washington, D.C. 4001 Brandywine Street NW studio location as seen in 1969. Channel 9 came on the air in 1949 as WOIC-TV. They changed to WTOP-TV in 1950. In 1979 the change was made to WDVM-TV. Then in 1986 to the current WUSA call letters. They are still located at 4001 Brandywine Street NW.

WTTG-TV: WTTG-TV Channel 5 Washington, D.C. came on the air in 1945 as the first staion in Washington DC. Originally a DuMont network station, now they are Fox 5. The photo from 1969 is how the station looked when owned by MetroMedia.

WUST Radio 1120 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WUST Radio 1120 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WWDC Radio 1260 Washington D.C. Washington DC: WWDC Radio 1260 studios in 1969. Photo Property of John In Montana
WUST: The station photo of WUST Radio 1120 is from 1969. That's how the 1120 U Street NW location looked back then. The call letters refer to their U Street location!

WWDC: The WWDC Radio 1260 Washington, D.C. photo is of their studios in 1969. 1260 came on the air in 1928 as WOL. In 1950 they changed to the WWDC call letters. In 1999 the change to WGAY was made. Then in 2001 to the current WWRC call letters.

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