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List of the latest Metro incidents and delays, as well as easy access to a Metro map. *View the latest tweets from @WTOPtraffic.
Clabaugh, Jeff (April 12, 2012). "Bizjournals.com". Bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012 . Retrieved April 13, 2012. All-news radio accounts for all regular programming on WTOP-FM. Presented in an hourly "wheel", this includes CBS News on the Hour; Traffic and Weather on the 8s; and regularly scheduled sports and business updates twice every half-hour, respectively. Traffic Reporter Lisa Baden Joins WMAL/Washington". June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved February 16, 2016.Digital editor Colleen Kelleher came to WTOP in 1996, and has worn many hats throughout her time. She came in as a writer and then moved on to producing before taking a “leap of faith” to the web. WTOP.com launched in 1999 and has since gone through a number of iterations.
Juggling the balance among what’s relevant, what’s confusing and what can enhance people’s understanding is something Jones has done during her time at WTOP.She said when breaking news does come, there’s no time to prepare. But it’s not about “making it sound perfect.” It’s about taking a deep breath and letting listeners know that you are gathering information to share with them. Find sources: "WTOP-FM"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Author: Mike McGrath". WTOP. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020 . Retrieved January 2, 2020. Farhi, Paul (January 20, 2011). "WTOP news radio to be sold to Minnesota broadcaster". Washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011 . Retrieved December 3, 2011. Please note: This app features Nielsen’s audience measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, such as Nielsen’s Audio Measurement.
The HD3 subchannels of all three stations air a freeform music format branded as " The Gamut", which is also simulcast on WWFD (820 AM digital) and two analog translators. WTOP 103.5 Top News offers a range of original news and information programs, from local news coverage to nationally-syndicated news shows like CBS News and the Associated Press, provides an exhaustive coverage of the latest news and developments. The station's coverage includes a wide range of topics such as breaking news, weather, business, sports, and traffic. RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award (National) for Best Radio Large Market Feature Hard News - "Hidden Hunter" Morning anchor Bruce Alan said that he would not trade his experience at WTOP for the world, but he is looking forward to sleeping a little later.In 2011, WTOP-FM brought their traffic reporting in-house, ending their relationship with Metro Networks. This meant that Lisa Baden, the longtime "voice of D.C.-area traffic" and a Metro Networks employee, was forced to leave the station in what WTOP's Vice President of News and Programming Jim Farley said was strictly a business decision. Farley said WTOP tried to bring Baden and other Metro Networks employees to WTOP, but they have clauses in their contracts prohibiting them from working for competitors for one year. Baden said she was "devastated". [23] Shortly after that, Baden joined rival radio station WMAL. [24]
With some of the worst commutes in America, commuters in the D.C. region rely on WTOP’s traffic and weather reports “every 10 minutes on the 8’s, and when it breaks.” History WTOP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017 . Retrieved September 11, 2013. The station debuted in the late 1940s as WQQW-FM, licensed to Washington, D.C., as a companion to an existing AM station, WQQW in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1951, the two stations changed their call letters to WGMS and WGMS-FM. They operated with a commercial fine arts and classical music format until 2006. Also in 2007, WTOP began broadcasting on WJLA's "Weather Now" digital sub-channel, which is carried on cable systems well beyond WTOP's broadcast area, though this was ended in late July 2009. WTOP Radio Contests and Sweepstakes". WTOP. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020 . Retrieved January 2, 2020.Listeners can ask elected officials and community leaders questions directly on WTOP programs such as “Ask the Governor.” Mission & Vision statements Radio Sputnik Off WTOP - 6/29". www.dcrtv.com. June 29, 2017. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017 . Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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