730 CKNW

Vancouver | BC

730 CKNW
42 19
Format: News
Language: English

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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

Shows

  • Ongoing History of New Music Ongoing History of New Music Alan Cross

    Every day 1AM - 2AM

  • Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

    Weekdays 2am - 5am
    8pm - 11pm

  • Mornings with Simi Mornings with Simi

    Weekdays 5:30AM - 9AM

  • The Jas Johal Show The Jas Johal Show

    Weekdays 3PM - 6PM

  • The Mike Smyth Show The Mike Smyth Show

    Weekdays 9AM - 12PM

  • The Jill Bennett Show The Jill Bennett Show

    Weekdays 12PM - 3PM

  • Global News Morning BC Global News Morning BC

    Weekdays 5AM - 5:30AM

  • The Last Show The Last Show David Cooper

    Weeknights 11PM - 1AM

  • Canadian History Ehx Canadian History Ehx

    Saturday 5am - 6am; 7pm - 8 pm

  • The Ben Mulroney Show The Ben Mulroney Show

    Weekdays 9AM - 12PM

  • BC1 Simulcast BC1 Simulcast

    Weekend 6am - 7am

  • Weekends with Scott Shantz Weekends with Scott Shantz

    Weekends 6am - 9am

  • Life Shouldn’t Hurt Life Shouldn’t Hurt Grant Fedoruk

    Saturday at 10am

  • In Case You Missed It In Case You Missed It

    Saturday 11AM
    Sunday 7PM

  • Vancouver Consumer Vancouver Consumer

    Saturdays 2pm-4pm

  • Couch Potatoes Couch Potatoes

    Sundays 7-8pm

  • The Mortgage Show The Mortgage Show

    Sundays 3pm - 4pm

  • The West Block The West Block Mercedes Stephenson

    Sundays 10:30am - 11:00am; 5:30pm - 6:00pm

  • Dollars and Sense Dollars and Sense

    Sundays 4pm - 5pm

Frequency

  • Vancouver 980 AM / 101.1 HD2

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Comments

  • Larrie Connell
    I 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 Gill
    the app works very well, nothing extra