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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 630kHz |
| Branding | KCIS 630 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CRISTA Ministries |
| KCMS,KWPZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 (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 | 5,000watts day 2,500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°46′6″N122°21′7″W / 47.76833°N 122.35194°W /47.76833; -122.35194 (day) 47°51′0″N122°9′38″W / 47.85000°N 122.16056°W /47.85000; -122.16056 (night) |
| Repeater(s) | 105.3KCMS-HD3 (Edmonds) 106.5KWPZ-HD3 (Lynden) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kcisradio.com |
KCIS (630AM) is aradio stationlicensed toEdmonds, Washington, and serving theSeattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by Crista Ministries and airs aChristian talk and teachingradio 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 5,000watts by day, using anon-directional signal.[2] The daytimetransmitter 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 onAM 630, it reduces power at night to 2,500 watts, using adirectional antenna. The nighttimetower array is off Kaltenborn Road inSnohomish.
During the day and evening, KCIS airs mostly national religious shows hosted by Christian leaders such asJim Daly,David Jeremiah,Chuck Swindoll andJune Hunt. Overnight and during some daytime hours, the station plays soft Christian music.
In 1954, the stationsigned on asKGDN. It was originally a 1,000 wattdaytimer station operating from King's Garden, the former name of Crista Ministries.[3] Thecall sign referred to King's Garden.
In 1960, KGDN added an FM station at 105.3 MHz. At first it wassimulcast with KGDN but later switched to separate religious programming and Christian music. Its first call sign was KGFM, later KBIQ and todayKCMS, still co-owned with KCIS. In the 1970s, the power was boosted to 5,000 watts, but still as a daytime-only station.
In 1985, it switched to the current call lettersKCIS. The station receivedFederal Communications Commission (FCC) permission for 24-hour broadcasting, with nighttime power at 2,500 watts, using adirectional antenna from a site inSnohomish.
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