WBAL Newsradio 1090 live

WBAL Newsradio 1090 is Baltimore's news and talk station. It broadcasts on 1090 AM, is licensed to Baltimore and is also heard on FM 101.5, branded "WBAL Newsradio 1090 and FM 101.5". The station is owned by the broadcasting division of Hearst Communications, and on this page you can listen to WBAL live online, free.

News, talk and Baltimore sports

WBAL airs news and talk with national programming from ABC News Radio, Fox News Talk, Premiere Networks and Westwood One. It is part of both the Baltimore Orioles Radio Network and the Baltimore Ravens Radio Network.

Television Hill

WBAL shares its studios and offices with sister stations WBAL-TV (channel 11) and WIYY (97.9 FM) on Television Hill in Baltimore's Woodberry neighborhood. WBAL and WIYY are the only two radio stations owned by Hearst, which is primarily a publishing and television company.

Since 1925

WBAL signed on on November 2, 1925. Its call letters stand for Baltimore, and for a century it has been one of the city's best-known radio voices.

Baltimore, anywhere

Press play and WBAL starts in seconds — for the morning news, an Orioles game or the Ravens on Sunday.

How to listen

You can hear WBAL on the radio on 1090 AM or FM 101.5 across Baltimore, 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 an Orioles game or the morning news, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WBAL'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
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