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WIHT
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C.
Branding	HOT 99.5
Slogan	DC'S Hottest Music
Frequency	99.5 MHz
Format	CHR/Pop
Callsign meaning	W I H O T
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	hot995.com

WIHT, HOT 99.5, is a radio station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. The station broadcasts on 99.5 FM and is on-air 24 hours a day. WIHT is licensed to and owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is located in Rockville, Maryland.

Contents 1 History 2 Current era 3 DJ's 4 External links

Long known as WGAY^{[citation needed]} and located in Silver Spring, Maryland, the station ran a beautiful music format in the 1960s and 1970s which evolved to an easy listening format by the 1980s. WGAY would often finish at number one in the Persons 12+ Arbitron radio ratings for the Washington D.C. area during the 70s and 80s.

Television ads for the station in the 70s and 80s featured station programmer Bob Chandler relaxing in a recliner while listening to his station's lite mix of music playing in the background. During the 80s WGAY was reported to be then President Ronald Reagan's favorite radio station.

For a while in the early 1990s, WGAY switched its calls and became "Bright 99.5" WEBR, but listeners didn't accept the more up-tempo music. WGAY switched from the still ratings successful format permanently by the late-90s although not because its listeners were too few but because demographically they were getting too old and therefore less desirable for radio advertisers.

99.5 is currently also available on an HD Radio on their "Hot 99.5 Digital HD 2". It allows you to listen to 99.5 in digital CD quality and listen to new hit music on their second channel.

After a switch back to the "easy" WGAY format, in April 1999 the station changed to an urban oldies format, known as WJMO-FM "Jammin' Oldies 99.5" (the station was co-owned with AM station WJMO in Cleveland; this is no longer the case). This change lasted for almost two years. That was followed by a final "Survivor Radio" stunt before rhythmic hit radio debuted as "Hot 99.5" in April 2001. With the change of format came a change in call sign to the current WIHT. Hot 99.5 is one of the most popular stations in Washington for the young adult demographic.

Weekday DJ's

5:30am-10am - The Kane Show-With Triple the Nipple!

10am-3pm - (The Smokin Hot) Vibegrrl

3pm-7pm - Toby Knapp (aka "Man Meat")

7pm-12am - The Hot Freekshow with Grooves (adored by 18-34 females everywhere.....holler)

Weekend DJ's

D-Smoove

Kiah

Raven

Houston

Jojo (and part time resident of Grooves' couch)

JB Wilde

Silly Jilly

Saturdays 10pm-2am Saturday Night Party Gras with Party Boy Chris Styles broadcasting live from Fur Nightclub

Saturdays 6am-10am & Sundays 8am-12pm American Top 40, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, counting down the top 40 songs in the USA.

Sundays 7pm-10pm Open House Party with Kane, show with artist interviews and dance mix music.

Sundays 10pm-12am DM Live, hosted by Dawson McAllister, inspirational live syndicated call-in show.

Mondays 12am-2am Radio with a TWIST with Will Wikle, Melissa Carter, and Dennis Hensley, "Radio for LGBT"

• Hot 99.5 website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WIHT

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