| Bloomberg Radio | |
| Area: | Worldwide |
| Branding: | Bloomberg Radio |
| Format: | Financial news |
| Owner: | Bloomberg L.P. |
| Licensee: | Bloomberg Communications Inc. |
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.
Bloomberg Radio is broadcast on radio stations around the United States, and directly operates four 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 (960 AM) in Oakland, California (serving the San Francisco Bay Area), on September 29, 2014.[4] Both stations were owned and operated by iHeartMedia, but were 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 (99.1), 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 (1330 AM), 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] Bloomberg's LMA with WXKS expired on March 1, 2018.[8] On September 3, 2024, Bloomberg Radio moved in Boston from WRCA to another Beasley-owned station, WBOS (92.9 FM); that station's HD2 channel had already simulcast Bloomberg programming from WRCA.[9] The LMA with KNEW expired on September 30, 2024, and was not renewed.[10]
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.
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.[11] 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.[12]
Live-to-tape programming
Bloomberg Radio's 24/7 programming is syndicated by Key Networks to local radio stations across the country.[12]
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 WINS in New York City. 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 operated two business news stations branded as BNN Bloomberg Radio, which featured audio simulcasts of programs from Bell's BNN Bloomberg cable network, and other Bloomberg Radio programs.[13] CFTE (1410 AM) in Vancouver was the first Canadian station to carry the format. It was joined in 2021 by CKOC (1150 AM) in Hamilton, Ontario.[14] CFTE was closed by Bell Media Radio in June 2023;[15] while CKOC was sold and dropped Bloomberg programming in August 2024.[16]
These lists may not be complete.
The following stations carry the Bloomberg Radio Network all day long.
| Station call letters | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast area | Station owner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.9 FM | ||||||
| 99.1 FM | ||||||
| 105.7 FM HD2 | Audacy, Inc. | Simulcast of WDCH-FM | ||||
| 101.1 FM HD2 | Simulcast of KONO | |||||
| 99.7 FM HD3 | Richard Heftel (Heftel Broadcasting Company LLC) | |||||
| 1450 AM | Greater Boston | Simulcast of WBOS | ||||
| 1130 AM | Bloomberg, L.P. | |||||
| KONO[17] | 860 AM | San Antonio metropolitan area | Cox Media Group |
The following stations carry select Bloomberg full-length programs.
| Station call letters | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast area | Station owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPSE[18] | 1450 AM | Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University) | |||
| 1440 AM | Salem Media Group | ||||
| K287BX | 105.3 FM | CRC Broadcasting | Simulcast of KFNN | ||
| KFNN[19] | 1510 AM | Mesa, Arizona | Phoenix metropolitan area | CRC Broadcasting | |
| KDOW[20] | 1220 AM | Salem Media Group | |||
The following stations carry Bloomberg's short-form business reports.[21]
| Station call letters | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast area | Station owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103.1 FM | Simulcast of WGY (AM) | ||||
| 1370 AM | |||||
| 1400 AM | KCD Enterprises, Inc. | ||||
| 1030 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| K231AA | 94.1 FM | iHeartMedia | Simulcast of KOA | ||
| WTLP | 103.9 FM | Simulcast of WTOP-FM | |||
| 780 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 105.9 FM | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago metropolitan area | Audacy, Inc. | Simulcast of WBBM | |
| 700 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1100 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 610 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1080 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 850 AM | Denver metropolitan area | iHeartMedia | |||
| 950 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 690 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| K231BQ | 94.1 FM | Denver metropolitan area | iHeartMedia | Simulcast of KOA | |
| 1080 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 740 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 103.9 FM | Audacy, Inc. | Simulcast of KYW | |||
| 106.1 FM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 840 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1070 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 97.1 FM | Los Angeles, California | Greater Los Angeles | Audacy, Inc. | Simulcast of KNX | |
| WWWT-FM | 107.7 FM | Hubbard Broadcasting | Simulcast of WTOP-FM | ||
| 610 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| WINS | 1010 AM | Audacy, Inc. | |||
| 840 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 1110 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| W273CA | 102.5 FM | Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc. | Simulcast of WFLF | ||
| 1060 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 1210 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 540 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 93.1 FM | iHeartMedia | Simulcast of KFBK (AM) | |||
| 1140 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 1180 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1530 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1200 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 600 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 740 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 106.9 FM | San Francisco, California | San Francisco Bay Area | Audacy, Inc. | Simulcast of KCBS | |
| 810 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| 1120 AM | Audacy, Inc. | ||||
| 970 AM | iHeartMedia | ||||
| WTOP-FM | 103.5 FM | Hubbard Broadcasting | |||