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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
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| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| Branding | 980 CKNW |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Global News BC Lions |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CKGO, CFOX-FM, CFMI-FM, CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1 | |
| History | |
First air date | August 15, 1944 |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1944–1949) 1320 kHz (1949–1958) |
Call sign meaning | CK New Westminster (original location) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A (Regional frequency) |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°09′42″N 122°43′55″W / 49.161554°N 122.731892°W |
| Repeater(s) | 730 CKGO (Vancouver) 101.1 CFMI-HD2 and HD3 (Vancouver) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 980cknw.ca |
CKNW (980 AM) is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. Owned by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts a talk radio format. Its offices and studios are in the TD Tower in Downtown Vancouver.
CKNW is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. It is unusual in that it is a Class A station but it broadcasts on a regional (not clear-channel) frequency. CKNW uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array to protect other stations on 980 AM from interference. Its transmitter is on Pacific Highway near the Serpentine River in Surrey.[1]
The station originally broadcast on the frequency of 1230 kHz, before moving to 1320 kHz in 1949, and then 980 kHz in 1958. On June 26, 2024, as part of cuts by the company, Corus disbanded sister station CKGO's traffic radio format, and began simulcasting CKNW's programming on its 730 kHz frequency. In January 2025, Corus announced that CKNW would move permanently to CKGO's signal on February 24, 2025, citing its better downtown and Lower Mainland coverage.