Northwest Newsradio

The most important local news and events of the day

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Languages

English

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Country

United States

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Genres

News, Talk, All-News +9

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Frequency

1000 AM, 97.7 FM

📖 About

Northwest Newsradio is a commercial news radio station serving Seattle and the wider Western Washington region from its base in Seattle, Washington. The station operates on AM 1000 and FM 97.7 and provides a continuous mix of local, regional, national and international news and information programming. Its coverage includes breaking news, local news, politics, traffic, weather, business, sports and major national and world events. Northwest Newsradio maintains a live and local news operation throughout the day and provides frequent traffic updates, including traffic reports every 10 minutes on the 4s. The station also carries national programming and news services including ABC News and Bloomberg programming. Northwest Newsradio traces its history to December 31, 1926, when the station originally launched as KOMO, and has been a major Seattle news radio outlet for decades. The station adopted the Northwest Newsradio branding in 2022. Listeners in the Pacific Northwest can receive the station over AM and FM radio, while audiences outside the terrestrial coverage area can listen through its official online player and internet streams.

📋 Details

brand:Northwest Newsradio

licensee:Lotus Seattle Corp.

stream 1:https://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/api/livestream-redirect/KNWNAMAAC.aac

stream 2:https://13743.live.streamtheworld.com/KNWNAMAAC.aac

call sign:KNWN

am service:KNWN AM 1000

fm service:KNWN 97.7 FM

launch date:December 31, 1926

am frequency:1000 AM

fm frequency:97.7 FM

news sources:ABC News,Bloomberg

service area:Seattle metropolitan area and Western Washington

coverage area:Seattle, Western Washington and surrounding Pacific Northwest communities

news director:Jeff Pohjola

broadcast type:AM, FM, Online

frequency type:AM/FM

ownership note:Northwest Newsradio is owned by Lotus Seattle Corp., part of Lotus Communications

parent company:Lotus Communications

primary genres:News,Talk,All-News,Local News,World News,US News,Traffic,Weather,Sports,Business,Politics,Current Affairs

station format:All-News / News and Information

broadcast owner:Lotus Seattle Corp.

official player:https://www.nwnewsradio.com/player/

station history:Launched on December 31, 1926 as KOMO and later branded as Northwest Newsradio beginning in 2022

target audience:Listeners in Seattle, Western Washington and the Pacific Northwest seeking local, regional, national and international news

traffic updates:Traffic reports are provided every 10 minutes on the 4s

former call sign:KOMO

official station:true

official website:https://www.nwnewsradio.com/

online listening:true

primary language:English

headquarters city:Seattle

programming style:24-hour news and information programming with local reporting, breaking news, traffic, weather, sports, national news and international coverage

headquarters state:Washington

news director phone:206-644-2958

station studio line:206-421-1000

verification status:Station details researched and cross-checked with the official Northwest Newsradio website and supplied live stream URLs

headquarters country:United States

station contact email:editor@nwnewsradio.com

station news tip line:206-644-6033

broadcast characteristics:Commercial radio station focused primarily on news and information rather than music programming

current programming examples:The Northwest Morning News,The Midday Report,The Northwest Afternoon News,Bloomberg News and Perspective,America in the Morning,Early Edition with Eric Heintz,Northwest Newsradio Weekend Report,Northwest Politicast