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KISM
Bellingham, Washington;
Broadcast area	Northwest Washington; Southwestern British Columbia;
Frequency	92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	92.9 KISM
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: KGMI simulcast (news/talk); HD3: Classic hits "98.9 K-Bay";
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications; (Saga Broadcasting, LLC);
Sister stations	KAFE, KGMI, KPUG
History
First air date	March 1960 (as KGMI-FM)
Former call signs	KGMI-FM (1960–1970); KVGM (1970–1973);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34469
Class	C
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	744 meters (2,441 ft)
Translator(s)	HD3: 98.9 K255DC (Bellingham)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD3)
Website	kism.com; 989kbay.com (HD3)

KISM (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The station's transmitter is on Mount Constitution on Orcas Island, within Moran State Park.^[2] KISM is run by the Cascade Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. It airs a classic rock format.

KISM serves Northwest Washington with a strong signal that reaches into Greater Vancouver and Victoria in Canada and can also be heard in Seattle's northern suburbs, as well as the Olympic Peninsula.

History

In March 1960, the station first signed on as KGMI-FM.^[3] It was owned by International Good Music, Inc., serving as the FM counterpart to KGMI (790 AM). The two stations simulcast their programming. It switched to KVGM in 1970.

In 1973, it began airing an automated Top 40 format, changing to its current call sign, KISM.^[4]

In 1998, Saga Communications purchased KISM and KGMI for $9.8 million.^[5]

HD Radio

KISM's third HD Radio channel carries a classic hits format branded "98.9 K-Bay", in reference to FM translator K255DC (98.9 FM). The "K-Bay" programming had previously been carried on KBAI (930 AM) from 2017 until the AM station's closure 2024.^[6]