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CKWX 1130 AM - News Talk Radio From Vancouver British Columbia CA

News 1130 CKWX is Vancouver’s destination for News Radio, all day everyday. CKWX delivers all of the breaking news when it happens, and listeners depend on that. News 1130 also brings you local, national and international news. CKWX is also the leader in sports reporting and weather broadcasting on the radio.
In order to deliver news 24 hours a day 7 days a week, CKWX has devised a “news wheel” which breaks down the programs throughout the day. This news wheel can be found on CKWXs website and is an hourly breakdown of the news with set times for weather, traffic, business, and sports.

Traffic and Weather which can be heard on the 1’s (:01, :11, :21 etc) of every hour has become a main stay in many listeners lives. News 1130 is the only station in Vancouver with a full time meteorologist on staff, Russ Lacate. Russ delivers Vancouver’s most accurate weather. CKWX is so sure of Russ’s ability to deliver accurate weather forecasts that they are the only station to offer a “Thousand Dollar Weather Guarantee”, which is a contest exclusive to 1130 insiders. You can sign up to become an 1130 Insider via the website, in addition to the weather guarantee, there are many other contests, you can also get and redeem points for free stuff.

Canada is well known for many things, one of which is their great hockey players and teams. Sports are very important in Canadian lives, and therefore many tune in to CKWX at :15 and :45 past the hour for in depth sports reporting. They get all of the highlights, scores, team changes, drafts and much more for their favorite Canadian teams, as elsewhere in the world.

For those interested in Business and Finance there is also great coverage throughout the day. Vancouver’s leading business news and information given out twice an hour. CKWX also brings you coverage from all of the major stock markets. If the markets are open CKWX will be delivering real time stock information.
Whether it’s News, Traffic and Weather, Sports or Business that you are most interested in then CKWX is the station for you!