WWDC-frequency modulation is a radio station which broadcasts in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It currently features a rock and roll playlist and broadcasts at frequency 101.1. The station is commonly known as DC101, and its slogan is "D.C.'s Rock Station." ==History== WWDC signed on in the late 1940s as a background music station. Eventually, the format went to easy listening until the early 1970s, when it flipped to the rock format. DC101's rock playlist typically swings toward the hard rock end of the rock spectrum, playing acts like Black Sabbath and Metallica. Early on, though, pop rock acts including Elton John and Rod Stewart often cropped up on-air. During the 1990s, DC101 interspersed more modern rock and alternative rock acts including Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots into its rotation to compete with its chief rival, WHFS-FM. Until 1998, DC101 was among the last independently-owned radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market. The station's parent company, Capitol Broadcasting, sold DC101 and its amplitude modulation sister station, WWDC-AM 1260 (now WWRC-AM), to Chancellor Media, later AM-FM. Eventually, AM-FM was acquired by Clearchannel, which now owns and operates a total of eight radio stations in Washington, D.C. DC101's facilities were once located on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C. They later moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, and are now located in Rockville, Maryland. ==Shock Jock Springboard== DC101 advanced the careers of several famous – and arguably notorious – morning radio personalities. Howard Stern made his mark on the station in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Stern was fired from the station on June 29, 1982, after criticizing the station's management. DC101 is featured prominently in Stern's 1997 bio-pic ''Private Parts''. Stern was replaced by Doug Tracht, better known as the GreaseMan, who spent over ten years at the station, from August 2, 1982, to January 22, 1993. DC101's current morning program is ''Elliot In the Morning'', led by Elliot Segal. Since beginning his tenure at DC101 in the late 1990s, Segal has been suspended and fined on several occasions for the show's sometimes controversial content. ==Programming== Current Programming (as of May 30, 2005): *Weekday Programs and Disc Jockeys **5:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: ''Elliot in the Morning'' **10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Donielle Flynn **3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Jon Ballard **7:00 p.m. - Midnight: Roche **Midnight - 5:30 a.m.: Jeremiah *Weekend Programs and Disc Jockeys **Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: Best of ''Elliot in the Morning'' **Sunday Nights: ''Local Lix'' and ''New Music Mart'' (both hosted by Roche) **Shock **Paul Michaels **Jason **Kevin Kash ==Annual Events== *Chili Cookoff: Day-long festival featuring live bands heard on DC101, and a chili cookoff competition, held in downtown Washington, D.C. every spring (season) to benefit charity. *Keggs & Eggs ==External Links== *[http://www.dc101.com DC101 official site] *[http://www.elliotinthemorning.com Elliot in the Morning show site] *[http://www.jonballard.com Jon Ballard official site]
Original article was nominated for deletion on May 31 (though not actually listed on VfD), and then corrected by the nominator. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/WWDC-FM. User:Bearcat 07:25, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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WWDC-frequency modulation is a radio station which broadcasts in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It currently features a rock and roll playlist and broadcasts at frequency 101.1. The station is commonly known as DC101, and its slogan is "D.C.'s Rock Station." ==History== WWDC signed on in the late 1940s as a background music station. Eventually, the format went to easy listening until the early 1970s, when it flipped to the rock format. DC101's rock playlist typically swings toward the hard rock end of the rock spectrum, playing acts like Black Sabbath and Metallica. Early on, though, pop rock acts including Elton John and Rod Stewart often cropped up on-air. During the 1990s, DC101 interspersed more modern rock and alternative rock acts including Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots into its rotation to compete with its chief rival, WHFS-FM. Until 1998, DC101 was among the last independently-owned radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market. The station's parent company, Capitol Broadcasting, sold DC101 and its amplitude modulation sister station, WWDC-AM 1260 (now WWRC-AM), to Chancellor Media, later AM-FM. Eventually, AM-FM was acquired by Clearchannel, which now owns and operates a total of eight radio stations in Washington, D.C. DC101's facilities were once located on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C. They later moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, and are now located in Rockville, Maryland. ==Shock Jock Springboard== DC101 advanced the careers of several famous – and arguably notorious – morning radio personalities. Howard Stern made his mark on the station in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Stern was fired from the station on June 29, 1982, after criticizing the station's management. DC101 is featured prominently in Stern's 1997 bio-pic ''Private Parts''. Stern was replaced by Doug Tracht, better known as the GreaseMan, who spent over ten years at the station, from August 2, 1982, to January 22, 1993. DC101's current morning program is ''Elliot In the Morning'', led by Elliot Segal. Since beginning his tenure at DC101 in the late 1990s, Segal has been suspended and fined on several occasions for the show's sometimes controversial content. ==Programming== Current Programming (as of May 30, 2005): *Weekday Programs and Disc Jockeys **5:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: ''Elliot in the Morning'' **10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Donielle Flynn **3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Jon Ballard **7:00 p.m. - Midnight: Roche **Midnight - 5:30 a.m.: Jeremiah *Weekend Programs and Disc Jockeys **Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: Best of ''Elliot in the Morning'' **Sunday Nights: ''Local Lix'' and ''New Music Mart'' (both hosted by Roche) **Shock **Paul Michaels **Jason **Kevin Kash ==Annual Events== *Chili Cookoff: Day-long festival featuring live bands heard on DC101, and a chili cookoff competition, held in downtown Washington, D.C. every spring (season) to benefit charity. *Keggs & Eggs ==External Links== *[http://www.dc101.com DC101 official site] *[http://www.elliotinthemorning.com Elliot in the Morning show site] *[http://www.jonballard.com Jon Ballard official site]
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Original article was nominated for deletion on May 31 (though not actually listed on VfD), and then corrected by the nominator. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/WWDC-FM. User:Bearcat 07:25, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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