WTOP is once again available on 103.9 in Frederick County, Maryland, for HD Radio users. Listeners can tune to 103.9-HD2 to hear WTOP’s news coverage.<\/p>\n
WTOP\u2019s analog simulcast on 103.9 FM in Frederick County, Maryland, ended Aug. 1 when the frequency was leased to K-LOVE<\/a>, an adult contemporary Christian music station.<\/p>\n Starting Monday, listeners with HD Radio receivers in the area can hear WTOP programming on 103.9-HD2.<\/p>\n WTOP continues to broadcast on 103.5 FM, 107.7 FM and 103.5 HD-1 and remains available for streaming on WTOP.com, the WTOP app, YouTube and Alexa using the command, \u201cAlexa, Open WTOP.\u201d<\/p>\n WTOP\u2019s app is also CarPlay and Android Auto enabled, making it easy to listen to WTOP\u2019s 24\/7 coverage when connected to the car dashboard.<\/p>\n Listeners with HD Radio receivers can tune to 103.9 FM and select the HD2 channel to hear WTOP. The 103.9-HD3 channel carries The Gamut.<\/p>\n What is HD Radio?<\/p>\n HD Radio is a digital radio technology used by many stations on the AM and FM dials, allowing them to offer additional channels with improved audio quality, such as 103.9-HD2 and 103.9-HD3, which can be accessed with an HD Radio receiver.<\/p>\n Dave Kolesar, senior broadcast engineer for Hubbard Broadcasting, the company that owns WTOP, said most HD Radios allow the user to save a preset for these channels, \u201cmaking reception easy,\u201d adding that these are not analog signals that can be received with standard radio receivers.<\/p>\n For those looking to listen at home to 103.9 FM HD-2, you must have an HD-enabled radio.<\/p>\n How to know if you have HD Radio?<\/p>\n The first thing to do is look for an \u201cHD Radio\u201d logo on your vehicle\u2019s entertainment system. Kolesar said it \u201cmay have HD capability built in, but switched off. To turn it on, simply navigate to the \u2018Settings\u2019 menu and find an option such as \u2018HD Radio On\/Off.’\u201d<\/p>\n He said details are likely found in your vehicle\u2019s manual or by searching the internet using the term \u201cturning HD Radio on in\u201d and adding the year, make and model of the vehicle in the search field.<\/p>\n WTOP and its partner stations,\u00a0Federal News Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Gamut<\/a>, are owned and operated by\u00a0Hubbard Broadcasting<\/a>. The Minnesota-based, family-owned company purchased WTOP in April 2011.<\/p>\n Contact WTOP using\u00a0our feedback form<\/a>.<\/p>\n