KNEW (AM)

KNEW
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Frequency960 kHz
BrandingiHeart Sports Talk + More 960 KNEW
Programming
FormatSports and conservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KIOI, KISQ, KKSF, KMEL, KOSF, KYLD
History
First air date
1925 (as KROW)
Former call signs
  • KFWM (1925–1930)
  • KROW (1930–1959)
  • KABL (1959–2004)
  • KQKE (2004–2007)
  • KKGN (2007–2012)
Call sign meaning
Former calls of KKSF from 1966–2012; intended to mirror the calls of WNEW, 910's former sister station in New York
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59957
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°49′40″N 122°18′53″W / 37.82778°N 122.31472°W / 37.82778; -122.31472
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websiteiheartsportsbayarea.iheart.com

KNEW (960 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Oakland, California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned by iHeartMedia and offers a hybrid sports and conservative talk format. Most of the programming comes from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Networks. KNEW also carries Athletics baseball games. The station's studios are located in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

KNEW transmits 5,000 watts using a three-tower array directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is located in Oakland at the eastern end of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. KNEW was previously heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of 103.7 KOSF-HD2.