WBAL (AM)

WBAL (AM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = WBAL


city = Baltimore, Maryland
area = Baltimore, Maryland
branding = "Maryland's News, Talk, Sports station"
slogan =
airdate = 1925
frequency = 1090 kHz
format = News/Talk/Sports
erp = 50,000 watts
class = A
facility_id = 65679
owner = Hearst Corporation
webcast = [http://bdcast-hearstradio-wbal-am.wm.llnwd.net/bdcast_hearstradio_wbal-am Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wbal.com/ www.wbal.com]
callsign_meaning = W BALtimore

WBAL is a news/talk radio station located in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts on 1090 kHz and is a clear channel station on the AM band with 50 kW of power. It has the highest signal strength of any radio station in Maryland and its directional nighttime signal reaches as far as Nova Scotia and Bermuda. WBAL employs the largest number of news staff of any radio station in the state. The station is owned by the Hearst Corporation, and is managed by the company's publicly-traded broadcasting arm, Hearst-Argyle Television. WBAL and sister station WIYY (FM) are the only two radio stations still owned by Hearst.

WBAL is the sister station of local NBC affiliate WBAL-TV (channel 11).

History

WBAL began broadcasting after being dedicated on November 2, 1925, as a subsidiary of the Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company, a predecessor of Constellation Energy.cite book|last=King|first=Thomson|authorlink= |title=Consolidated of Baltimore 1816-1950: A History of Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore|publisher=Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Co.|date=1950|location=Baltimore|pages=246, 274|url= |doi= |id= |isbn= ] WBAL's initial broadcasting studio was located at the utility's offices on Lexington Avenue, and it operated as part of the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Company. On January 12, 1935, with radio becoming more commercialized, there was little justification for public service company ownership of a radio station, and WBAL was sold to the Hearst-controlled American Radio News Corporation.

Personalities

* Dave Durian
* Ron Smith
* Steve Davis
* Clarence M. Mitchell, IV (C4)
* Bruce Elliott
* Shari Elliker
* Robert Ehrlich, former Maryland Governor, and his wife, Kendel Ehrlich

ports

WBAL is the co-flagship station (with WIYY) of Baltimore Ravens football and the flagship station for Navy football.

WBAL is also an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio which it broadcasts late nights and weekends.

External links

* [http://www.wbal.com WBAL website]
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References


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