WDMV

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WDMV
City of license	Walkersville, Maryland
Broadcast area	Metro Washington
Branding	DC Radio 700
Frequency	700 kHz
First air date	1995
Format	Business Talk/Lease
Power	5,000 watts (daytime only)
Class	D
Facility ID	19235
Transmitter Coordinates	39°46′22″N 77°11′34″W / 39.7727°N 77.1927°W / 39.7727; -77.1927
Callsign meaning	W District Maryland Virginia
Owner	Birach Broadcasting Corp.
Website	dcradio700.com

WDMV (700 AM, "DC Radio 700") is a Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Walkersville, Maryland, serving the Metro Washington area. WDMV is owned and operated by Birach Broadcasting Corp. Until 2002 AM 700 had been WWTL with an Arabic music/talk format, but in the aftermath of 9/11 a quick change to conservative talk "WGOP" happened. This lasted for a few years when the WGOP calls moved to sister station AM 540 on the Maryland eastern shore, and AM 700 became WDMV. Today the station is leased mainly airing "Washington Business Radio" targeting the Washington DC market.

[edit] Technical information

WDMV shuts down at sundown to protect clear channel WLW, which also broadcasts on AM 700. AM 700 has applied for a power increase to 50,000 watts and move the transmitter site to Poolesville (along with sister station AM 540, which is currently on the eastern shore). But due to red tape, the application is still sitting and another application has been submitted to increase WDMV to 50,000 watts from its current Walkersville site. Nothing has happened on either application to date.

[edit] Shutdown

WDMV went off the air on February 6, 2009. Its operator, National Radio Corportation, has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

[edit] External links

• DC Radio 700 WDMV official website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WDMV
• Radio Locator Information on WDMV
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for WDMV

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