Top Music Stations in Maryland
You have a blast listening to music, while working, working out, and driving in your car. Sometimes though, you have troubles finding a music station that fits you. Sometimes your favorite station changes and what used to be a couple of minutes of commercials once an hour has become a couple of minutes of music once an hour! Or maybe you are new to Maryland, just visiting the area, or possibly just need a change. You have come to the right place.
Here we have all of the top Maryland music stations in one place, you are sure to find one that meets your tastes. Try out all of the Maryland stations and then give us your opinion on the best, worst, and any we don’t have on the list that should be. Whether you are in Maryland for a visit or have lived here for years, we want to hear your opinion.
We have catered our list of Maryland stations to the local opinions we have received so don’t stop sending them in. Music is an important part of our lives, in Maryland, and anywhere else. Music stations are also a personal thing. What is music to you? Is it what gets you through your daily commute in Maryland? Is it what you jam to in the shower? Is it what calms and centers you at work?
WBAL Radio
Baltimore, MD
WBAL Radio (1090 AM) is Maryland’s dominant and most powerful radio station. Since 1925, generations of Marylanders have turned to WBAL Radio for news, weather, thought-provoking discussions and sports. As Maryland’s only 50,000-watt AM station, WBAL’s signal travels substantially further than any other station in the state and beyond.
WBIG-FM
Rockville, MD
WBIG-FM (100.3 FM, “Big 100”) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. The station is owned by iHeartMedia through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C. and broadcasts a classic rock format.
93.9 WKYS FM
Silver Spring, MD
WKYS, also known as the “Station for Interactive Hip Hop and R&B”, is an American radio station broadcasting an Urban Contemporary radio format, that serves the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located on the same tower as WRC-TV. The station broadcasts from a class B signal with an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts (24.5 kilowatts(kW) on 93.9 MHz frequency. WKYS has a city of license of Washington, D.C., and is owned by Radio One.
WGTS 91.9 FM
Takoma Park, MD
WGTS 91.9 FM is a Christian radio station broadcasting from Takoma Park, Maryland, USA, and serving the Washington DC Baltimore area in a contemporary Christian music format. The station is owned by Washington Adventist University which is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. WGTS features a limited rotation of Christian music for most of its programming, with a few locally produced religious talk programs at weekends. WGTS previously had a weekend night time show, Reflections, which played black Gospel music.
WRNR 103.1 FM
Annapolis, MD
WRNR-FM is a commercial radio station located in Grasonville, Maryland, broadcasting mainly to the Annapolis / Anne Arundel County area on 103.1 FM. WRNR-FM airs an adult album alternative music format. The official music format for WRNR-FM is “Adult Album Alternative”, but the station adds a lot to that format musically with deep tracks of classic rock, new alternative rock, vintage alternative rock, reggae, roots rock, and more.
Mix 106.5
Baltimore, MD
Mix 106.5 claims to be Baltimore’s Best Mix that plays today’s best music. The music station has been broadcasting since 1980 and is currently featuring a variety of programming such as Maria and the Mix Morning Show, Smarter Than Reagan, and the Billy Bush Show.
99.9 WFRE
Frederick, MD
WFRE (99.9 FM) is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. It plays country music and is owned by Clear Channel Communications along with its sister station 930 WFMD. Despite the station being located approximately 45 miles (72 kilometers) away from the two closest major cities (Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.), its strong signal (7,600 watts) reaches both major markets.
91.5 FM WBJC
Baltimore, MD
WBJC (91.5 FM) is a public, non-commercial, radio station owned by Baltimore City Community College, in Baltimore, Maryland. The station broadcasts a 24 hours-a-day schedule of classical music and arts information programming. The station studios and office is located in Reisterstown, Maryland and the antenna is near the junction of I-695 and Reisterstown Road. The station’s 50,000 watt signal reaches more than 180,000 listeners weekly across Maryland, Washington, DC and portions of the surrounding states. Reception can sometimes be a problem, though; especially south and west of DC. The station’s website offers advice on how to improve reception.
101.9 Lite FM
Baltimore, MD
WLIF (101.9 FM) is a radio station located in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. It is currently owned and operated by CBS Radio. Its studios are located in the Mount Washington section of Baltimore, while its transmitter is located two miles northeast in Towson, Maryland. The station broadcasts in monaural sound. WLIF features an adult contemporary format during the week and a classic hits format on the weekends.
102.7 Jack FM
Baltimore, MD
JACK FM is a radio station branding licensed by Sparknet Communications to 44 media markets in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Stations adopting this branding play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack’s slogan “playing what we want” can also be considered as more of a motto or philosophy of their programming. They promote themselves as having a larger and more varied playlist than other commercial radio station
