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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 began broadcasting in 1925 as a subsidiary of the now-defunct Baltimore News-American.
WBAL is the sister station of local NBC affiliate WBAL-TV (channel 11).
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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.
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