KNWN AM 1000

A commercial clear-channel AM radio station broadcasting an all-news format with maximum power transmission across Western North America. Licensed to serve the Seattle metropolitan area, the station is affiliated with ABC News Radio. The station operates as a news-focused outlet with simulcast FM coverage extending service southward. Its transmitter location on an island ensures broad geographic coverage across the Pacific Northwest under favorable propagation conditions. The station evolved from a full-service music and talk format through progressive format changes beginning in the early 1990s, transitioning to all-news programming in 2002 with expanded news operations. Ownership transitioned from a long-established regional broadcaster to a national media company in 2013, then to an independent operator in 2021.