Television Station

Metro Stop: Wheaton

  • Red Line
Charles Francis Jenkins, 1928 (Source: Wikipedia)

In 1928, Charles Francis Jenkins operated the first U.S. TV license out of his home on the corner of Windham Ln. and Georgia Ave. in Wheaton, Maryland. (Source: Wikipedia)

Maryland’s own city upon a hill. Wheaton is so high up that the escalator descending to the metro station is the longest in the Western Hemisphere (508 feet). Wheaton has a history of using height to its advantage. In 1928, Charles Francis Jenkins operated the first U.S. TV license out of his home on the corner of Windham Ln. and Georgia Ave., and Wheaton became the birthplace of the first television transmission. Wheaton is also quite popular in the world of radio; it is the home for the transmitters of WTOP, WGAY/WQMR, and WDON/WASH.

View Metro Map