97.1 WASH-FM live
DC's Variety from the 80s, 90s & Today
97.1 WASH-FM at a glance
About 97.1 WASH-FM
97.1 WASH-FM is Washington's adult contemporary station. It broadcasts as WASH on 97.1 FM and serves the Washington metropolitan area with the slogan "DC's Variety from the 80s, 90s & Today". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to WASH-FM live online, free.
Variety from the 80s to today
WASH-FM plays adult contemporary music: the best-loved pop songs of the 1980s and 1990s mixed with today's hits, the kind of variety that works at the office and on the Beltway. National programming comes from Premiere Networks and iHeartRadio.
One of Washington's oldest FM stations
WASH traces its history to September 1945, when it began as experimental station W3XL. It took the WASH call letters — for Washington, D.C. — on December 17, 1946, after a short time as a construction permit called WSDC.
HD Radio
WASH broadcasts in HD Radio. Its HD2 channel carries Air1, the contemporary worship music service of the Educational Media Foundation; HD3 formerly carried iHeartRadio's soft AC format "The Breeze".
Sister stations
In the Washington area, iHeartMedia also owns WBIG-FM, WIHT, WMZQ-FM, WUST and WWDC.
DC's variety station, anywhere
Press play and WASH-FM starts in seconds — at your desk downtown, in Maryland or Virginia, or far from the capital.
How to listen
You can hear WASH-FM on the radio on 97.1 FM across the Washington area, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a workday or the drive home on the Beltway, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find WASH-FM's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
- 100% free, no sign-up
- Live stream, 24 hours a day
- Listen from anywhere
- Works on phone and computer
How to listen to 97.1 WASH-FM live
In 3 simple steps, with nothing to install.
- 01Press play
Click the "Listen live" button at the top of this page.
- 02Wait a moment
The live stream starts loading within a few seconds.
- 03Enjoy
97.1 WASH-FM plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
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Frequently asked questions
Press play on this page to stream WASH, free and with no app.
Adult contemporary — variety from the 80s, 90s and today.
Air1, a contemporary worship music channel.
WASH is owned by iHeartMedia.
Yes. You can listen to 97.1 WASH-FM live for free here on Radio Stations Hub, 24 hours a day.
Yes. 97.1 WASH-FM plays in your phone’s browser on Android or iPhone — there is no app to install. Just open this page and press play.
Yes. Connect your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth or cable, open 97.1 WASH-FM here on Radio Stations Hub and enjoy the live stream on the road.
If the stream does not load, wait a few seconds and press play again — some streams take a moment to connect. You can also refresh the page or try another Adult Contemporary station meanwhile. Radio Stations Hub checks every stream automatically.