- WUST
Infobox Radio Station
name = WUST
city =Washington, DC
area =Washington, DC
branding = New World Radio
slogan = The Multicultural Voice of the Nation's Capital
airdate =
frequency = 1120 kHz AM
format = ethnic
power = 20,000watt s daytime
class = D
facility_id = 48686
owner = New World Radio, Inc
website = http://www.wust1120.com/
callsign_meaning =WUST is a radio station broadcasting on 1120 kHz in the
medium-wave AM band licensed toWashington, DC . Its tower is is located in nearbyFairfax, Virginia . It broadcasts brokered foreign language programming, including anEnglish language news program fromChina Radio International Mondays through Fridays at 9:00 a.m. andFrench language programming fromRadio France International from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays.WUST used to be a
rhythm and blues station in Washington, D.C.; itscallsign came from its studio location at 1120 U Street, N.W.During the 1950s, DJs
Lord Fauntleroy Bandy and"Terrible" Thomas popularized R&B with high school students, weaning them fromTop 40 . Part of the appeal of WUST was its location in the red light district of the time.fact|date=September 2008External links
* [http://www.wust1120.com/ Official Website]
*AMQ|WUST
*AML|WUST
*AMARB|WUST
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