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formatted broadcast

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licensed to

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, serving a potential terrestrial audience of 250,000 listeners in

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, College Park and

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, along with parts of

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and Northwest

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WOWD-LP is owned and operated by Historic Takoma, Inc. Sara Prigan (41497467772)

History

After applying for an LPFM license in November 2013, Takoma Radio was awarded the license for 94.3 fm by the FCC in January of 2015. The effort was led by a group of local volunteers, organized by Takoma Park resident and broadcast veteran Marika Partridge. "Good morning, world, this is Takoma Radio," said Partridge, the first words broadcast from the station at 9:43am on July 16, 2016 from a volunteer-built studio in the heart of historic Takoma Park

Programming

Takoma Radio features a variety of music and talk programming and features shows such as Afropop Worldwide, broadcasters such as literary scholar

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and host of NPR's All Songs Considered

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, and specials such as vintage jazz expert Rob Bamberger and live performances from local musicians.

References

External links

Takoma Radio Online
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