KCMS 105.3

A Christian adult contemporary radio station broadcasting on 105.3 FM, licensed to Edmonds, Washington, and serving the broader Seattle-Tacoma market under the branding "Spirit 105-3." The station is owned and operated by Crista Ministries, a nonprofit Christian organization, with studios located in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline. The transmitter is situated on Cougar Mountain in Issaquah. The station also reaches Aberdeen, Washington via translator K221BG at 92.1 FM. KCMS broadcasts in HD Radio. The HD1 channel carries the primary Spirit 105-3 programming, while the HD2 channel simulcasts sister station KCIS 630 AM. As of 2018, the station held an 18th-place ranking in the Seattle-Tacoma Arbitron PPM ratings with a 2.5 percent market share. The station's history extends back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, when it operated as KBIQ and was among the most powerful FM stations on the West Coast, transmitting at 240,000 watts effective radiated power from a tower in north Seattle. The call letters KBIQ stood for "known by its quality," and the station broadcast an easy listening format with some Christian instrumental programming. The signal was audible from Vancouver, British Columbia to Vancouver, Washington. The station transitioned through the KGFM call letters in its early years before adopting KBIQ around 1970. The KCMS call letters were assigned in 1984. Programming on the station includes contemporary Christian music, uplifting feature content, and regular local programming including the nationally syndicated Brant Hansen Show.