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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Financial news |
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| History | |
First air date | April 10, 1922 |
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Former frequencies | 1250 kHz (1922–1941) |
Call sign meaning | Bloomberg Business Radio |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 5869 |
| Class | A (clear-channel) |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°48′39.96″N 74°2′22.51″W / 40.8111000°N 74.0395861°W |
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| Website | www |
WBBR (1130 AM) is a Class A clear-channel radio station licensed to New York City. It serves as the flagship station of Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg L.P.'s radio service. The station offers general and financial news reports 24-hours a day, along with local information and interviews with corporate executives, economists, and industry analysts.[2]
WBBR broadcasts with 50,000 watts, the maximum authorized power for AM stations, from a four-tower antenna array located in Carlstadt, New Jersey. A single tower is used during the day, at night, power is fed to all four towers in a directional pattern to protect KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana, the other Class A station at 1130 AM. Even with this restriction, it can be heard across much of the Eastern United States and Canada, but is strongest in the Northeast. Studios are located at 731 Lexington Avenue ("Bloomberg Tower") in Midtown Manhattan.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Blair, Jayson (October 30, 2000). "Bloomberg Radio Station to Go to General News From Finance". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2011.