ESPN 1530 live

ESPN 1530 is Cincinnati's ESPN Radio station. It broadcasts as WCKY on 1530 AM with the slogan "Cincinnati's Home for ESPN Radio" and is owned by iHeartMedia. On this page you can listen to ESPN 1530 live online, free.

Sports radio

WCKY carries a sports format with ESPN Radio and Westwood One.

Teams

ESPN 1530 carries the Cincinnati Bengals and FC Cincinnati, along with the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky sports networks.

Studios and transmitter

The studios are in the Kenwood section of Sycamore Township. The transmitter is in suburban Villa Hills, Kentucky.

History

WCKY signed on September 16, 1929. The call letters come from its original license in Covington, Kentucky. It was WSAI from 1994 to 2005 before WCKY returned.

Sister stations

iHeartMedia's Cincinnati stations also include WEBN, WKFS, WKRC, WLW and WSAI.

Sports, anywhere

Press play and ESPN 1530 starts in seconds — on I-75, at work or far from Ohio. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 1530 AM.

For the Tri-State

From Bengals Sundays to FC Cincinnati match nights, ESPN 1530 keeps the Queen City's sports conversation going.

How to listen

You can hear ESPN 1530 on the radio on 1530 AM across Cincinnati, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for game day or the afternoon drive, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find ESPN 1530's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer