WKYS-FM (Silver Spring, MD)
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WKYS (93.9 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary radio format, that serves the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located on the same tower as WRC-TV, a legacy of its former ownership by NBC. The station broadcasts from a class B signal with an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts (24.5 kilowatts(kW) on 93.9 MHz frequency. WKYS has a city of license of Washington, D.C., and is owned by Radio One. It is co-owned with WMMJ, WOL, WPRS-FM and WYCB and has its studios located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Washington-Hagerstown |
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| Radio Format | Urban Contemporary |
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