CKGO

CKGO
Defunct
Broadcast areaGreater Vancouver
Frequency980 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
CKNW, CFOX-FM, CFMI-FM, CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1
History
First air date
February 3, 1955
Former call signs
CKLG (19552001)
CJNW (20012002)
CHMJ (20022022)
Former frequencies
1070 kHz (19551958)
730 kHz (19582025)
Call sign meaning
"Go" (in regards to its previous traffic format)
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
49°08′01″N 123°00′17″W / 49.1335°N 123.004587°W / 49.1335; -123.004587 (CHMJ Tower)

CKGO (980 AM) was a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. Owned by Corus Entertainment, the station served as a rebroadcaster of sister station CKNW from 2024 to 2025. CKGO transmits with a power output of 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. It uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 980 AM from interference. Its transmitter is situated off British Columbia Highway 17 in Delta.

The station was originally established in 1955 as CKLG, under which it broadcast a popular contemporary hit radio format. Its popularity waned in the 1990s due to competition from FM stations; after its sale to Shaw Communications (who later spun off its media properties as Corus), the station briefly flipped to all-news radio in 2001 as a brand extension of newly-acquired sister station CKNW. In May 2002, the station flipped to hot talk as Mojo 730; in 2004, Mojo segued to a sports talk format. In June 2006, Corus dropped Mojo in favour of a format concentrating primarily on traffic reports, although it continued to carry sports play-by-play rights.

In June 2024, CKGO was closed by Corus Entertainment as part of company-wide cuts, and began to simulcast CKNW for a transitional period. CKNW's programming and call letters were permanently moved to CKGO's signal on February 24, 2025, with Corus citing 730's better signal coverage in downtown Vancouver and the Lower Mainland as the reason for the move.