KNWN (AM)

KNWN

Seattle, Washington
Broadcast area	Seattle metropolitan area
Frequency	1000 kHz
Branding	"Northwest News Radio"
Programming
Format	All-news
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Lotus Communications (Lotus Seattle Corp.)
Sister stations	KPLZ-FM, KVI, KNWN-FM
History
First air date	July 1926 (at 980)
Former call signs	KGFA (1926) KOMO (1926–2022)
Former frequencies	980 kHz (1926–1941)
Call sign meaning	"Northwest News"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21647
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	47°27′49″N 122°26′27″W / 47.46361°N 122.44083°W / 47.46361; -122.44083
Repeater(s)	97.7 KNWN-FM (Oakville) 101.5 KPLZ-FM HD2 (Seattle)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.nwnewsradio.com

KNWN (1000 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. Owned by Lotus Communications, the station primarily airs an all-news radio format. It is the local affiliate for ABC News Radio and identifies itself as "Northwest News Radio".

KNWN is a clear-channel Class A station, broadcasting with 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. It is non-directional by day but uses a directional antenna at night to avoid interfering with WMVP in Chicago and XEOY in Mexico City, the two other Class A stations on 1000 AM. Under favorable conditions, KNWN can be heard in the daytime from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Portland, Oregon. At night it can be heard across much of Western North America. The station's studios and offices are co-located with former sister station KOMO-TV within KOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza) in the Lower Queen Anne section of Seattle, directly across the street from the Space Needle. The transmitter is on Vashon Island, off SW 159th Street.

While KNWN primarily runs an all-news format, in the early morning on weekdays it carries two syndicated news programs from Westwood One: First Light and America in the Morning. Some midday hours feature longer-form interviews and call-ins. On weekends, some hours include shows on money, health and wine, as well as some paid brokered programming.

KNWN's programming is simulcast full-time on 97.7 MHz KNWN-FM, licensed to Oakville, Washington, as well as on several FM translator stations.