Bloomberg Radio

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Bloomberg Radio is a radio service of Bloomberg L.P. that provides global business news programming 24 hours a day. The format is general and financial news, offering local, national and international news reports along with financial market updates and interviews with corporate executives, economists and industry analysts. [1] On off hours, local stations may preempt with local sports play-by-play coverage such as college basketball, tennis and other sports coverage.

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Bloomberg Radio is broadcast on radio stations around the United States, and directly operates five radio stations:

In 1992, Bloomberg purchased the first of these, WBBR 1130 AM in New York (at the time using the call sign WNEW), for $13.5 million. [2] Bloomberg took over the operation of WXKS (1200 AM) in Newton, Massachusetts, (serving Boston) on March 1, 2013. [3] The following year, Bloomberg began programming KNEW on September 29, 2014. [4] Both stations are owned and operated by iHeartMedia, but are programmed by Bloomberg Radio under a local marketing agreement (LMA). [4] On December 21, 2015, Bloomberg Radio launched a similar arrangement on CBS Radio-owned WNEW-FM, its first FM radio station. [5] The call letters of WNEW-FM were later changed to WDCH-FM and the station is now owned by Audacy, Inc.. On July 4, 2017, Bloomberg moved its programming in Boston to WRCA, owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. [6] Later that year, it fully acquired WNBP 1450 AM in Newburyport to serve as a simulcast of WRCA. Both WRCA and WNBP operate translator stations on 106.1 FM. [7] Its LMA with WXKS expired on March 1, 2018. [8] Bloomberg Radio is also heard nationally on Sirius XM satellite radio channel 119. Select programming is also broadcast in London UK on DAB digital radio via the London 3 multiplex (VHF block 11B), with simulcasts of the Bloomberg TV audio at other times.

Programming

The original Bloomberg Radio news format divided each hour of the day into three 20-minute segments, each of which contained stock market updates, business headlines, traffic, weather, local news/sports, a human interest piece or a general update about cultural happenings. [9] However, by 2010, Bloomberg Radio had shifted from a headline service to a discussion-based format in order to offer more in-depth market and economic analysis. Bloomberg Radio is the world's only global business radio service. Bloomberg Daybreak Asia broadcasts live from New York and Hong Kong, Sunday through Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET (morning drive time in Asian time zones.) It is then followed by Bloomberg Daybreak Europe, originating from London, on Monday to Friday 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. ET (morning drive time GMT). Finally, Bloomberg Daybreak Americas is live until 7:00 a.m. ET from New York, Boston, Washington DC and San Francisco. Through these programs, Bloomberg Radio offers a start to the business day globally, via the Bloomberg Radio+ Mobile App and via its live stream on Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg Terminal. During each day, the network broadcasts over 20 live interviews with economists, market analysts, and other influential newsmakers on shows such as Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene and Michael McKee which airs weekday mornings from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. [10]

Programs

Live-to-tape programming

Bloomberg Radio Network

Bloomberg Radio's 24/7 programming is syndicated by Key Networks to local radio stations across the country. [10]

The Bloomberg Radio Network is also the leading provider of short-form business news reports to radio stations around the country. The network provides live, custom business reports to major all-news radio stations including both of New York City's all-news stations, WCBS and WINS. The network provides "Bloomberg Money Minute" reports at :20 and :50 past the hour. It also provides daily specialty reports including the "Small Business Report", the "Business of Sports Report", the "Bloomberg Pursuits Report on Luxury", the "Real Estate Report", the "Green Business Report, and the "Black Business Report".

Since April 30, 2018, Bloomberg Radio content has been syndicated in Canada by Bloomberg's local partner Bell Media Radio. The company operates two business news stations branded as BNN Bloomberg Radio, which feature audio simulcasts of programs from Bell's BNN Bloomberg cable network, and other Bloomberg Radio programs. [11] CFTE 1410 AM Vancouver was the first Canadian station to carry the format. [11] It was joined in 2021 by CKOC 1150 AM in Hamilton, Ontario. [12]

These lists may not be complete.

Full time affiliates

The following stations carry the Bloomberg Radio Network all day long.

Station call lettersFrequencyCity of licenseBroadcast areaStation ownerNotes
WJZ-FM-HD2 105.7 FM HD2 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore metropolitan area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)Simulcast of WDCH-FM
KHYZ-HD3 99.7 FM HD3 Mountain Pass, California Las Vegas Richard Heftel (Heftel Broadcasting Company LLC)
WBOS-HD2 92.9 FM HD2 Boston, Massachusetts Greater Boston Beasley Broadcast Group.
Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC.		Simulcast of WRCA
WDCH-FM 99.1FM Bowie, Maryland Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
LMA operated by Bloomberg, L.P.
WKAZ [13] 680 AM Charleston, West Virginia Charleston metropolitan area West Virginia Radio Corporation
WNBP 1450 AM Newburyport, Massachusetts Greater Boston Bloomberg, L.P. Simulcast of WRCA
WBBR 1130 AM New York, New York New York metropolitan area Bloomberg L.P.
KNEW 960 AM Oakland, California San Francisco Bay Area iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KOSF-HD2 103.7 FM HD2 San Francisco, California San Francisco Bay Area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)Simulcast of KNEW
WRCA 1330 AM Watertown, Massachusetts Greater Boston Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)

Part time affiliates

The following stations carry select Bloomberg full-length programs.

Station call lettersFrequencyCity of licenseBroadcast areaStation ownerNotes
W273DG102.5 FM Cleveland, Ohio Greater Cleveland Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)Simulcast of WHK
WHK [14] 1420 AMCleveland, OhioGreater ClevelandSalem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
KSAC-FM [15] 105.5 FM Dunnigan, California Sacramento metropolitan area Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
WPSE [16] 1200 AM Erie, Pennsylvania Erie metropolitan area Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University
KYCR 1440 AM Golden Valley, Minnesota Twin Cities Salem Media Group (Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc.)
CKOC 1150 AM Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Greater Toronto Area Bell Media
K287BX105.3 FM Mesa, Arizona Phoenix metropolitan area CRC BroadcastingSimulcast of KFNN
KFNN [17] 1510 AMMesa, ArizonaPhoenix metropolitan areaCRC Broadcasting
KDOW [18] 1220 AM Palo Alto, California San Francisco Bay Area Salem Media Group (SCA-Palo Alto, LLC)
CFTE 1410 AM Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Greater Vancouver Bell Media British Columbia Radio Partnership
Bell Media

Short form reports

The following stations carry Bloomberg's short-form business reports. [19]

Station call lettersFrequencyCity of licenseBroadcast areaStation ownerNotes
WGY-FM 103.1 FM Albany, New York Capital District iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)Simulcast of WGY (AM)
KJCE 1370 AM Austin, Texas Greater Austin Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
KWON 1400 AM Bartlesville, Oklahoma Tulsa metropolitan area Kcd Enterprises, Inc.
WBZ 1030 AM Boston, Massachusetts Greater Boston iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC.)
K231AA94.1 FM Boulder, Colorado Denver metropolitan area iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC.)Simulcast of KOA
WTLP-FM103.9 FM Braddock Heights, Maryland Washington metropolitan area Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC)Simulcast of WTOP-FM
WBBM 780 AM Chicago, Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
WCFS-FM 105.9FMChicago, IllinoisChicago metropolitan areaAudacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)Simulcast of WBBM
WLW 700 AM Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati metropolitan area iHeart Media, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WTAM 1100 AM Cleveland, Ohio Greater Cleveland iHeart Media, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WTVN 610 AM Columbus, Ohio Columbus metropolitan area iHeart Media, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KRLD 1080 AM Dallas, Texas Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
KOA 850 AM Denver, Colorado Denver metropolitan areaiHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WWJ 950 AM Detroit, Michigan Metro Detroit Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
KTSM 690 AM El Paso, Texas El Paso–Juárez iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
K231BQ94.1FM Golden, Colorado Denver metropolitan areaiHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)Simulcast of KOA
WTIC 1080 AM Hartford, Connecticut Greater Hartford Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
KTRH 740 AM Houston, Texas Greater Houston iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WTKK 106.1 FM Knightdale, North Carolina Raleigh–Durham iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WHAS 840 AM Louisville, Kentucky Louisville metropolitan area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, California Greater Los Angeles Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
WWWT107.7 FM Manassas, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC)Simulcast of WTOP-FM
WIOD 610 AM Miami, Florida Miami metropolitan area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WCBS 880 AM New York, New York New York metropolitan area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
WINS 1010 AM New York, New York New York metropolitan area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
KXNT 840 AM North Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Valley Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
KFAB 1110 AM Omaha, Nebraska Omaha–Council Bluffs iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
W273CA102.5 FM Orlando, Florida Greater Orlando Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc.Simulcast of WFLF
KYW 1060 AM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
WPHT 1210 AM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC.)
WFLF 540 AM Pine Hills, Florida Greater Orlando iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KFBK-FM 93.1 FM Pollock Pines, California Sacramento metropolitan area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)Simulcast of KFBK (AM)
WRVA 1140 AM Richmond, Virginia Greater Richmond Audacy License, LLC.
Audacy, Inc.
WHAM 1180 AM Rochester, New York Rochester metropolitan area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KFBK 1530 AM Sacramento, California Sacramento metropolitan area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WOAI 1200 AM San Antonio, Texas Greater San Antonio iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KOGO 600 AM San Diego, California San Diego–Tijuana iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KCBS 740 AM San Francisco, California San Francisco Bay Area Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
KFRC-FM 106.9 FMSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco Bay AreaAudacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)Simulcast of KCBS
WGY 810 AM Schenectady, New York Capital Region iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
KMOX 1120 AM St. Louis, Missouri Greater St. Louis Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
WFLA 970 AM Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Area iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
WTOP-FM 103.5 FM Washington, D.C. Washington metropolitan area Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC)

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