KKNW
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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
| Branding | 1150 AM KKNW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1927 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Northwest" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57834 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 47°35′11.4″N 122°11′14.4″W / 47.586500°N 122.187333°W |
| Repeater | 98.9 KPNW-FM HD3 (Seattle) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KKNW (1150 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Seattle, Washington, owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It features a talk radio format. KKNW mostly airs call-in and discussion shows where the host pays the station for the air time, known in the radio industry as "brokered time". Shows range from personal growth, health, psychology and pet care to Chinese, Italian and Russian language shows. nationally syndicated hosts are heard overnight, including family financial adviser Clark Howard and progressive talk host Stephanie Miller. Many hours begin with national news from NBC News Radio. It is also the home of Washington Huskies women's basketball.
KKNW's transmitter is in Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue, and its studios are located in the Newport Corporate Center, also in Bellevue.