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WPFW Jazz and Justice 89.3
Where music and message share a microphone. Forty-nine years of community radio.
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THE SOUL OF
THE SOUND
WPFW 89.3 has been broadcasting from the heart of Washington, DC since 1977. We emerged alongside the District's go-go revolution — a community station built by the people, for the people.
We don't chase algorithms. We chase the groove. Every frequency we transmit carries the weight of DC's musical heritage — from the jazz corridors of Shaw to the funk cellars of Adams Morgan. This is community radio in its purest form.
Volunteer-powered. Listener-supported.
EST. WASHINGTON, DC - 1977
Building a Better World, One Broadcast at a Time
120+
49
YEARS ON AIR
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