WCSP 90.1 C-SPAN Radio Washington, DC

C-SPAN Radio is the radio service of C-SPAN, broadcasting on WCSP-FM 90.1 in Washington, D.C. It carries public affairs coverage of the U.S. Congress, federal government and politics, often simulcasting programmes from the C-SPAN television networks, such as Washington Journal, and airing committee hearings, press conferences and oral histories.

WCSP-FM is owned and operated by C-SPAN, which is run by the National Cable Satellite Corporation, a nonprofit. C-SPAN Radio began operations in 1997. It also rebroadcasts the Sunday morning political talk shows without commercials. Beyond the Washington FM signal, it is available on satellite radio and online, including through the C-SPAN website and mobile apps.

This stream is delivered over HTTPS as a low-bitrate 40 kbit/s MP3, suited to speech. Expect talk, live government proceedings and interviews, all in English. The station is useful for anyone who wants to follow American government directly, in long-form coverage rather than short news summaries, from any browser or radio app worldwide.