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# D.C.’s WTOP-FM was top billing U.S. radio station in 2021
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/wtop-fm-was-top-billing-u-s-radio-station-in-2021/
- Published: 2022-09-21T21:24:26.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-22T11:33:57.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Advertising, Media, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:52

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**In a streak lasting since 2014,** Hubbard Radio, LLC’s WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C., was once again the top billing radio station in 2021, reports [BIA](http://www.biakelsey.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

BIA estimates that WTOP-FM pulled $70 million in revenues in 2021, up 12.9% from $62 million in 2020\. This surpasses the overall growth rate of 10.3% that BIA forecasts for over-the-air radio from 2020 to 2021, as the industry started to pull out of the pandemic slump. WTOP-FM is also the only station on this list to surpass its pre-pandemic revenue figure of $69.8 million in 2019.

Hubbard Radio, LLC garnered 30.5% of the over-the-air revenue in the D.C. market in 2021.

BIA Advisory Services states it is the recognized authority for data-centered research, analysis, consulting and valuations for the local media industry.

WTOP-FM – branded WTOP Radio and WTOP News – is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C.

More [here](http://blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2022/09/21/top-10-billing-radio-stations-and-owners-in-2021/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).