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 On the DCRTV Podcast, Dan Lane interviews current and former Washington and Baltimore radio and TV personalities about their successes, failures, and hard-earned lessons.

You'll get a breakdown of what happens behind the scenes at local radio and TV Stations.

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  • Why All News WNEW Couldn't Beat WTOP With Chas Henry (Ep 22)

    Why All News WNEW Couldn't Beat WTOP With Chas Henry (Ep 22)
    Feb 17 2026
    In 2012, CBS Radio made a bold move in Washington: launch an all-news station at 99.1 FM (WNEW) to go head-to-head with market powerhouse WTOP. The station had veteran talent, strong management, the full backing of CBS, and a solid on-air product. On paper, it looked like a real fight.

    But the ratings never followed.

    On this episode of the DCRTV Podcast, former midday anchor Chas Henry pulls back the curtain on what really happened.

    We dive into the limitations of the 99.1 signal, the ambitious signal improvement plan CBS Radio had in the works, and why that plan ultimately got scrapped.

    Chas shares behind the scenes stories of the technical hurdles the station faced, the promotional limitations put on them from corporate and the last ditch efforts to save the format.

    We also talk about the move to bring traffic icon Lisa Baden from WTOP to WNEW, the corporate promotional restrictions that may have held the station back.

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    50 min
  • The Inside Story of WHFS’s Rise, Peak, and Collapse With Weasel (Ep 21)

    The Inside Story of WHFS’s Rise, Peak, and Collapse With Weasel (Ep 21)
    Jan 13 2026
    Weasel spent 33 years behind the mic at the legendary WHFS, and in this episode of the DCRTV Podcast, he takes us inside one of the most influential radio stations in DC history. We talk about how Weasel got his start in radio and landed at HFS, then dig into the station’s two very different eras: the early freeform rock days and the later alternative rock years.

    Weasel explains what freeform really meant, including whether DJs truly had the freedom to play whatever they wanted. The conversation also covers the backstory of the station starting on 102.3, Jake Einstein eventually selling that frequency and moving the station to 99.1.

    We also dive into the origins of the HFStival, how it started as a small event, and how it eventually grew to a large event selling out RFK Stadium multiple years.

    Weasel explains that the HFStival became a huge money-maker for the radio station and unintentionally contributed to HFS’s eventual downfall.

    Finally, Weasel shares what it was like being moved from full-time to part-time at HFS and his transition to 94.7 WARW.

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    58 min
  • WMAL Turns 100: Tom Gauger, David Sproul & Tom Bresnahan Look Back (Ep 20)

    WMAL Turns 100: Tom Gauger, David Sproul & Tom Bresnahan Look Back (Ep 20)
    Oct 12 2025
    On October 12, 1925, WMAL signed on the air for the very first time. One hundred years later, we celebrate the station’s remarkable history with three longtime fixtures: Midday host Tom Gauger, Chief Engineer David Sproul, and General Manager Tom Bresnahan.

    In this special anniversary episode, they share what WMAL sounded like in its earliest days, the revolt that led to hiring Harden and Weaver, and how the foundation was laid for the station to become one of Washington’s great radio institutions. We revisit the personalities who defined WMAL through the decades, John Lyon, Trumbull and Core, Felix Grant, Bill Mayhugh, Ken Beatrice, and of course, Harden and Weaver.

    You’ll hear the inside story of the FCC fine that Harden and Weaver received, the impact of Rush Limbaugh’s arrival on the lineup, how the station changed after Jackson Weaver’s passing, and the big move from AM to FM .It’s a lively and fascinating look back at a station that has been part of Washington life for a century.

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