WTOP

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**WTOP-AM and -FM**
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First air date	1927
Frequency	AM: 820 and 1500 kHz FM: 104.3 and 107.7 MHz
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C.
Style	News
Group	Bonneville International

WTOP is the only all-news radio station in Washington, DC. The AM frequencies are 1500 kHz in Washington and 820 kHz (WXTR) in Frederick, Maryland. The FM broadcast frequencies are 107.7 MHz in Warrenton, Virginia and 104.3 MHz (W282BA) in Leesburg, Virginia.

Tne primary WTOP antenna and engineering facility is located on University Blvd. in Wheaton, Maryland.

WTOP is a 24 hour news station with traffic and weather every ten minutes on the 8s. It is affiliated with the CBS Radio Network, and many of its reporters (including Neal Augenstein, Tim Haeck and Hank Silverberg) also appear on the network.

Sister stations to WTOP include WWZZ (Z104), WGMS (Classical 103.5), and WFED (Federal News Radio, formerly a second service of WTOP).

WTOP is owned by Bonneville International. In 2005, the station began providing podcasts of selected broadcast programs.

1 Programming and on-air personalities =
- 1.1 Other personalities
- 1.2 Feature segments
2 Awards
3 External Links

Programming and on-air personalities =

This information is current as of the summer of 2005.

Monday-Friday: 12 AM-5 AM: Dean Lane (except Mondays); 5 AM-10 AM: Mike Moss & Richard Day; 10 AM-2 PM: Bruce Alan; 2 PM-7 PM: Shawn Anderson & Dianne Kepley; 7 PM-12 AM: Dmitri Sotis, Adrianne Mitchell, Frank Herzog, Nathan Hager, and Stephanie Gaines-Bryant

Saturday: 12 AM-5 AM: Dean Lane; 5 AM-11 AM: Ira Mellman and Evan Haining; 11 AM-5 PM: Rosemary Frisino-Toohey and Dmitri Sotis; 5 PM-11 PM: Nathan Hager and Veronica Robinson; 11 PM-5 AM (Sunday morning): Barton Eckard

Sunday: 5 AM-11 AM: Dave Brown and Evan Haining; 11 AM-5 PM: Dmitri Sotis and Ira Mellman; 5 PM-11 PM: Nathan Hager and Veronica Robinson; 11 PM-5 AM (Monday morning): Ed Thompson

Other personalities

David Burd
Darci Marchese
Paul Brandus
Mark Segraves (Investigative reporter)
Mark Plotkin (Political commentator)
Ira Mellman
Hillary Howard
Veronica Robinson
Sharon Rae
Dave McConnell (Capitol Hill Correspondant)
Derek Williams
Hank Silverberg
Howard Dicus
Ivan Scott (Pentagon Correspondant)
Kristi King
Mitch Miller (Transit beat reporter)
Neal Augenstein
Tom Foty
Ralph Segal (Traffic)
Alexander Piela (Traffic)
Bob Marbourg (Traffic, PM rush hour)
Lisa Baden (Traffic, AM rush hour)
Robert Workman (Traffic)
Ed Rodriguez (Traffic)
Nicole Nichols (Traffic)
Jim Russ (Traffic)
Julie Wright (Traffic)
Eric Foster (Traffic)
Stan Thomas (Traffic)
Bill Michaels (Traffic)
Byron Kerr (Sports)
Craig Heist (Sports)
Dave Johnson (Sports Director, AM drive)
Frank Hanrahan (Sports)
Jonathan Warner (Sports)

Feature segments

Man About Town - Bob Madigan
Mike Causey's Federal Report
Geico Sensible Alternatives
The Politics Program - Mark Plotkin
Ask the... - Bruce Alan and invited guests
CDW-G Trends in Technology
The WTOP Car Report - J.J. Gertler
Mike McGrath, Garden Editor
Joe Barber, entertainment editor

Awards

2002 Edward R. Murrow Award (National) for Best Large Market Radio News Website
2003 Edward R. Murrow Award (National) for Best Large Market Radio News Website
2003 Edward R. Murrow Award (National) for Best Spot News - Coverage of the D.C. Area Sniper.