Northwest News Radio 1000 AM live
Northwest News Radio at a glance
About Northwest News Radio
Northwest News Radio is Seattle's all-news station. It broadcasts as KNWN on 1000 AM, is licensed to Seattle and serves the Seattle metropolitan area. On this page you can listen to Northwest News Radio live online, free.
All news
KNWN airs all-news radio for the Northwest, with national news from ABC News Radio, business news from Bloomberg Radio and programs from Westwood One.
A 50,000-watt clear channel
KNWN is a clear-channel Class A station, broadcasting with 50,000 watts, the maximum for American AM stations. It is non-directional by day and uses a directional antenna at night to protect WMVP in Chicago and XEOY in Mexico City. In good conditions it can be heard by day from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Portland, Oregon, and at night across much of Western North America. The transmitter is on Vashon Island.
Across from the Space Needle
The studios are in KOMO Plaza, formerly Fisher Plaza, in Lower Queen Anne, directly across the street from the Space Needle.
From KOMO to KNWN
The station signed on in July 1926 and was KOMO from 1926 to 2022 before becoming KNWN, for "Northwest News".
Sister stations
Its sister stations are KPLZ-FM, KVI and KNWN-FM.
How to listen
You can hear Northwest News Radio on the radio on 1000 AM across the Pacific Northwest, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning news or a traffic update, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find Northwest News Radio's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
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How to listen to Northwest News Radio live
In 3 simple steps, with nothing to install.
- 01Press play
Click the "Listen live" button at the top of this page.
- 02Wait a moment
The live stream starts loading within a few seconds.
- 03Enjoy
Northwest News Radio plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
News
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Press play on this page to stream KNWN 1000 AM, free and with no app.
Yes. It was KOMO from 1926 to 2022.
By day from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland; at night much of Western North America.
In KOMO Plaza, across the street from the Space Needle.
Yes. You can listen to Northwest News Radio live for free here on Radio Stations Hub, 24 hours a day.
Yes. Northwest News Radio plays in your phone’s browser on Android or iPhone — there is no app to install. Just open this page and press play.
Yes. Connect your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth or cable, open Northwest News Radio here on Radio Stations Hub and enjoy the live stream on the road.
If the stream does not load, wait a few seconds and press play again — some streams take a moment to connect. You can also refresh the page or try another News station meanwhile. Radio Stations Hub checks every stream automatically.