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About
730 CKNW is one of Canada's most historic and influential radio stations, broadcasting from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Originally launched on August 15, 1944, in New Westminster at 1230 AM, the station later moved to 1320 AM in 1949, then to 980 AM in 1958, where it remained until 2025. CKNW made history in 1947 by becoming the first station in the region to offer hourly newscasts and 24/7 programming. Acquired by Corus Entertainment in 2000, the station transitioned to 730 AM as part of a 2024 restructuring plan, officially completing the move on February 24, 2025, replacing CKGO. Its evening lineup features national shows like The Ben Mulroney Show and Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, alongside hourly news and traffic updates during peak hours. In May 2024, CKNW reclaimed broadcast rights for BC Lions football, returning to sports coverage after two decades.
Today, it continues to serve as a trusted voice for news and analysis across Vancouver and British Columbia, blending a rich heritage with modern broadcasting.
Slogan: "Vancouver's News. Vancouver's Talk."
First air date: August 15, 1944
Call sign: CKNW
Owner: Corus Entertainment
Broadcast area Greater Vancouver
Network stations
Shows
Ongoing History of New Music Alan Cross Every day 1AM - 2AM
Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne Weekdays 2am - 5am
8pm - 11pm
Mornings with Simi Weekdays 5:30AM - 9AM
The Jas Johal Show Weekdays 3PM - 6PM
The Mike Smyth Show Weekdays 9AM - 12PM
The Jill Bennett Show Weekdays 12PM - 3PM
Global News Morning BC Weekdays 5AM - 5:30AM
The Last Show David Cooper Weeknights 11PM - 1AM
Canadian History Ehx Saturday 5am - 6am; 7pm - 8 pm
The Ben Mulroney Show Weekdays 9AM - 12PM
BC1 Simulcast Weekend 6am - 7am
Weekends with Scott Shantz Weekends 6am - 9am
Life Shouldn’t Hurt Grant Fedoruk Saturday at 10am
In Case You Missed It Saturday 11AM
Sunday 7PM
Vancouver Consumer Saturdays 2pm-4pm
Couch Potatoes Sundays 7-8pm
The Mortgage Show Sundays 3pm - 4pm
The West Block Mercedes Stephenson Sundays 10:30am - 11:00am; 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Dollars and Sense Sundays 4pm - 5pm
Frequency
- Vancouver 980 AM / 101.1 HD2
Contacts
- Site: https://globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/.
- Address: Suite 2100 700 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC Canada V7Y 1K9.
- Phone number: (604) 280-9898.
- E-mail: nwnews@cknw.com.
Comments
- Larrie ConnellI am disgusted with the change in programming on weekend mornings. It is very poor grade broadcasting for us early risers that have been in the habit of listening to the hosts. To have audio from the previous evenings Global news with the annoying intro sounds repeatedly done is incredibly low quality broadcasting. If I wanted Global news I would turn the TV on at 6 A.M.
- R Gillthe app works very well, nothing extra