WBAL (AM)
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| City | Baltimore |
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| Broadcast area | Baltimore metropolitan area |
| Branding | WBAL NewsRadio 1090 |
| Slogan | Maryland's leading source for thought-provoking discussions, news, weather and sports |
| Frequency | 1090 kHz |
| Repeater(s) | WIYY-HD2 (97.9-2 MHz) |
| First air date | November 2, 1925 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A (clear channel) |
| Facility ID | 65679 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°22′33″N 76°46′21″W / 39.37583°N 76.77250°WCoordinates: 39°22′33″N 76°46′21″W / 39.37583°N 76.77250°W |
| Callsign meaning | W BALtimore |
| Affiliations |
ABC News Radio CBS Radio Westwood One Network Premiere Networks Baltimore Ravens |
| Owner | Hearst Corporation |
| Sister stations | WBAL-TV, WIYY |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wbal.com |
WBAL (1090 kHz) is an AM News/Talk radio station licensed in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Owned by the Hearst Corporation, WBAL broadcasts from a three–tower transmitter in Randallstown, Maryland. The station shares its studios and offices with sister stations WBAL-TV (channel 11) and WIYY (97.9 FM, formerly WBAL-FM) on Television Hill in Baltimore's Woodberry neighborhood. WBAL employs the largest news staff of any radio station in the state. WBAL and WIYY are the only two radio stations still owned by Hearst.
WBAL is a Class A clear-channel station, the most powerful station in Maryland. It operates with 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted for AM stations by the Federal Communications Commission. The signal is non-directional by day but directional at night to protect the other Class A stations on 1090 AM, KAAY in Little Rock, Arkansas and XEPRS in Rosarito, Mexico. With a good radio, WBAL's nighttime signal can be heard in much of Eastern North America, reaching as far as Nova Scotia and Bermuda. Its daytime signal easily covers most of Maryland as well as the Washington metropolitan area, and parts of Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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