WMAL-FM

WMAL-FM
Woodbridge, Virginia; United States;
Broadcast area	Washington Metropolitan Area
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Branding	105.9 FM WMAL
Programming
Languages	English
Format	Conservative talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Westwood One; WJLA-TV;
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media; (Radio License Holdings LLC);
Sister stations	WSBN
History
First air date	December 25, 1958
Former call signs	WBVA (1959–1960); WWCN (1960); WBVA (1960–1961); WXRA (1961–1980); WVKX (1980–1981); WPKX-FM (1981–1986); WCXR-FM (1986–1994); WJZW (1994–2009); WVRX (2009–2011);
Call sign meaning	Martin A. Leese, founder of WMAL (630 AM), now WSBN
Technical information
Facility ID	70037
Class	B
ERP	Horizontal: 28,000 watts; Vertical: 25,000 watts
HAAT	198 meters (650 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°52′28.4″N 77°13′22.9″W / 38.874556°N 77.223028°W
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via TuneIn); Listen live (via iHeartRadio);
Website	www.wmal.com

WMAL-FM (105.9 MHz) – branded 105.9 FM WMAL – is a radio station licensed to Woodbridge, Virginia, serving the Washington, D.C. Metro area. WMAL-FM airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.^[2] The station's studios are located at 4400 Jenifer Street NW in Washington, two blocks from the city's border with Maryland, and the transmitter site is in Falls Church, Virginia, off Lee Highway. WMAL-FM is co-owned with sports radio station WSBN at 630 kHz; the WMAL call sign and talk format originated on that station, and the two stations simulcast from 2011 to 2019.