CKNW (AM)
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| City | New Westminster, British Columbia |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Vancouver |
| Branding | News Talk 980 CKNW |
| Slogan | Vancouver's News. Vancouver's Talk. |
| Frequency | 980 kHz (AM) |
| Repeater(s) | 101.1 MHz HD2 (CFMI-FM) |
| First air date | August 15, 1944 |
| Format | News, Talk, Weather and Traffic |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°09′42″N 122°43′55″W / 49.161554°N 122.731892°WCoordinates: 49°09′42″N 122°43′55″W / 49.161554°N 122.731892°W |
| Callsign meaning | C K New Westminster (the station's original location) |
| Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1944-1949) 1320 kHz (1949-1958) |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News |
| Owner |
Corus Entertainment (Corus Premium Television Ltd.) |
| Sister stations |
Radio: CHMJ, CFOX-FM, CFMI-FM TV: CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1 |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.cknw.com |
CKNW owned by Corus Entertainment, is the second highest-rated talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts on AM 980. CKNW is unusual in that it is a 50,000 watt, Class A station broadcasting on a regional (not clear-channel) frequency. CKNW uses a four-tower directional antenna from a site near Surrey, while its studios are located at TD Tower in downtown Vancouver.
The station's content is based on news and current events. It features call-in shows with mostly Vancouver-based hosts.
CKNW began in New Westminster, British Columbia, on August 15, 1944 at its original frequency of 1230 AM, under the ownership of Bill Rea's International Broadcasting Company. It was Vancouver's first country music station, the first in the region to provide hourly newscasts (between 6:00 a.m. and midnight) and the first in the province to broadcast 24 hours a day, beginning in 1947.
In 1947, Rea purchased a half-interest in Port Alberni radio station CJAV. Several personalities who started there would move to CKNW. These included Joe Chesney, who became morning show host until moving on to establish Langley station CJJC (now CKST in Vancouver) in 1963, and Jim Robson, who would provide play-by-play for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL in 1970). On January 2, 1949, CKNW switched frequencies to 1320 AM and increased its power from 250 watts to 1,000. The station again increased power to 5,000 watts on November 5, 1954.
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