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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 630 kHz |
| Branding | KCIS 630 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CRISTA Ministries |
| KCMS, KWPZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 (as KGDN) |
Former call signs | KGDN (1954–1985) |
Call sign meaning | "Christian Inspiration Station" or CRISTA Ministries (owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14504 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 2,500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°46′6″N 122°21′7″W / 47.76833°N 122.35194°W (day) 47°51′0″N 122°9′38″W / 47.85000°N 122.16056°W (night) |
| Repeater(s) | 105.3 KCMS-HD3 (Edmonds) 106.5 KWPZ-HD3 (Lynden) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kcisradio.com |
KCIS (630 AM) is a radio station licensed to Edmonds, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by Crista Ministries and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. National and local religious leaders buy blocks of time from KCIS to air their shows, and they may seek donations to their ministries while on the air.
KCIS is powered at 5,000 watts by day, using a non-directional signal.[2] The daytime transmitter is co-located with the studios and offices, on Freemont Avenue North at Kings Garden Drive in Seattle. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 630, it reduces power at night to 2,500 watts, using a directional antenna. The nighttime tower array is off Kaltenborn Road in Snohomish.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KCIS