City | Edmonds, Washington |
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Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
Branding | KCIS 630 |
Slogan | Inspired For Life |
Frequency | 630 kHz |
Format | Religious |
Power | 5,000 Watts (day) 2,500 Watts (night) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 14504 |
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) |
Callsign meaning | K Christian Inspiration Station |
Owner |
CRISTA Ministries (CRISTA Media) |
Sister stations | KCMS, KWPZ, KFMK |
Website | kcisradio.com |
KCIS (630 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format. Licensed to Edmonds, Washington, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by Crista Ministries. Signing on in 1954, KCIS was formerly known as KGDN, a daytimer station operating from King's Garden, former name of Crista Ministries. It broadcast from the same area as KBIQ 105, now KCMS. In 1985, switched to the current KCIS and started 24-hour broadcasting.