Welcome to the unofficial tribute site of the Enormous 95 & the Equally Awesome 1580, Washington's legendary WPGC - AM & FM. These pages focus on the station's glory years as …

On September 15th, 1954, WPGC - AM's power is increased to 1,000 watts (250 watts Critical Hours). Within 6 months of its on air debut, Maxwell Richmond, purchases WPGC-AM from …

Using data collected from the FCC's Official Records at the National Archives in College Park, the exact latitudinal (38° 50' 29") and longitudinal (76° 53' 31") coordinates of the original WPGC …

(WPGC-AM) April, 1954 - 1956 Dottie Kelly Ct., Morningside, MD The exact spot of the original WPGC-AM studios / transmitter / tower site from 1954 - 1956 seen in the red dot above is on …

WPGC began leasing property from WBUZ-FM (now WRNC-FM) to erect the three new AM towers in 1956. With the demise of WRNC-FM's format, WPGC struck another deal to lease …

At this time, WPGC-AM owner Maxwell Evans Richmond becomes President of WRNC-FM and names Gene Winters, General Manager of WPGC-AM as GM of WRNC-FM. WRNC begins …

After owner Max Richmond passed away, his estate sold WPGC - AM & FM to First Media Corporation in 1974. Outbid for the station, General Manager, Bob Howard bought WYSL & …

Market motion: Ratings on the Washington FM dial as a whole surpass those for AM stations for the first time, making DC the first FM dominant market in the country, thanks in no small part …

These stations broadcast on AM only, and as FM caught on, with its superior signal and sound quality (especially once FM stereo arrived), WPGC kicked ass! WPGC was perhaps the first …

At least six different guys used the 'Bob Raleigh' house DJ name at WPGC. But none used it longer than Bill Miller who joined the station in 1966 from KOIL in Omaha for nights in the …