草莓传媒 delivers the latest local news, traffic and weather information to the Washington, D.C., region across multiple platforms.
Washington’s Top 草莓传媒 broadcasts on 103.5 FM in the D.C. metro area. It can also be heard on 107.7 FM in Virginia and on 103.9 FM in Frederick, Maryland. 草莓传媒鈥檚 radio station can be heard west to Warrenton, Virginia, north to Baltimore, Maryland, east to the Chesapeake Bay and south to Fredericksburg, Virginia. 草莓传媒鈥檚 live broadcast is also available on 草莓传媒.com and , as well as HD Radio (103.5 HD-1). Click here for a full list of content and signals.
草莓传媒 草莓传媒 is also distributed via our website, 草莓传媒.com, our app, which can be downloaded on Apple and Android devices, and social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
草莓传媒 and its sister stations, and , are owned and operated by . The Minnesota-based, family-owned company purchased 草莓传媒 in April 2011.
草莓传媒 is committed to reporting relevant news for our region through continuously evolving brands across a growing number of distribution platforms. 草莓传媒 provides news and information on-air and online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
With some of the worst commutes in America, commuters in the D.C. region rely on 草莓传媒鈥檚 traffic and weather reports 鈥渆very 10 minutes on the 8鈥檚, and when it breaks.鈥�
History
The station first went on the air in September 1926 and switched to the call letters “草莓传媒” in 1943. Its new call letters were inherited from a police radio station in Tiffen, Ohio, thus TOP, Tiffen Ohio Police.
After going through a number of format changes in the 1960s, 草莓传媒 Radio went to an all-news format on March 9, 1969.
草莓传媒’s website, 草莓传媒.com, launched in 1996.
Awards
草莓传媒 has received a multitude of awards for its news coverage over the years, including the 2018 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. 草莓传媒 was honored with the same distinction in 2017 as well as the National Murrow for Best Website. Overall, 草莓传媒 has received 22 National Murrow Awards for on-air and website combined in recent history.
In 2020, 草莓传媒 was honored with four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital 草莓传媒 Association, including one for overall excellence. In the Digital category, 草莓传媒.com nabbed a regional award for coverage of 2020 news events, such as the summer racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic. 草莓传媒 was also recognized for coverage of the June 1, 2020 clearing of protesters from Lafayette Square. J.J. Green and Chris Core 鈥� hosts of Colors: A dialogue on Race in America 鈥� won in the Podcast category.
In 2019, 草莓传媒 received six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards: Best 草莓传媒cast, Overall Excellence, Feature Report, Hard 草莓传媒 Report, Podcast and Excellence in Social Media.
In 2018, 草莓传媒 received the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award for 草莓传媒/Talk Station of the Year. It marked the sixth Marconi for 草莓传媒.
草莓传媒 won three National Headliner Awards in 2018, adding to its list of 25 total for on-air and web products.
Year after year, 草莓传媒 has also been recognized with regional Murrow Awards, Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards and Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Awards for excellence in broadcasting and website coverage of local news.
In 2018, the National Association of Broadcasters venerated 草莓传媒 with its esteemed Crystal Heritage Award 鈥� an honor that only six other radio stations have gotten in the history of the awards. To be recognized with the Heritage Award, radio stations must have won a total of five Crystal Radio Awards for year-round community service efforts.
In the community
草莓传媒 has a history of serving its community, partnering with a variety of organizations including the Komen National Race for the Cure, March of Dimes, Make-a-Wish Foundation and dozens more.
Listeners can ask elected officials and community leaders questions directly on 草莓传媒 programs such as 鈥淎sk the Governor.鈥�
Mission & Vision statements
草莓传媒鈥檚 Mission Statement:
Deliver high-quality, unbiased news that shapes our region and connects our community across all media platforms.
草莓传媒鈥檚 Vision Statement:
To be the No. 1 news choice for our Washington, DC region by offering continuously updated coverage of Top 草莓传媒 鈥� 24/7/365.
草莓传媒 also has diversity mission and vision statements:
草莓传媒鈥檚 Diversity Vision Statement:
To be an industry leader and set the standard for equality and inclusivity for all races, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations and religions by creating and fostering principles that integrate our core values.
草莓传媒鈥檚 Diversity Mission Statement:
To be proactive in providing a welcoming, professional environment; free of harassment, discrimination and marginalization with on-going habits that incorporate our unique experiences into the overall success and continuous evolution of this organization.
You can read 草莓传媒’s news philosophy here.
