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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
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| Frequency | 650 kHz |
| Branding | Sportsnet 650 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Vancouver Giants Radio Network Vancouver Canucks Radio Network Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network[1] Seattle Mariners Radio Network Infinity Sports Network[2] Abbotsford Canucks Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| CJAX-FM, CKKS-FM, CKWX, CHNM-DT, CKVU-DT, Sportsnet Pacific | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1980 |
Former frequencies | 940 kHz (1980–1985) |
Call sign meaning | "Island" (reference to Lulu Island) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 20,000 watts day 4,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°09′59″N 123°00′59″W / 49.16638889°N 123.01638889°W |
| Repeater(s) | 96.9 CJAX-FM HD3 (Vancouver) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sportsnet.ca/650 |
CISL (650 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richmond, British Columbia, and serving the Greater Vancouver radio market. It is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media and airs a sports format branded as Sportsnet 650. It is the flagship station of the Vancouver Giants, Vancouver Canucks, Abbotsford Canucks, and is the Vancouver affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners.[3][4] On weekdays, local hosts are heard most of the day, while the Infinity Sports Network is heard late nights and weekends.
CISL's radio studios are located at 2440 Ash Street in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver. By day, CISL is powered at 20,000 watts; to avoid interference at night to other stations on 650 AM, it reduces power to 4,000 watts. CISL uses a directional antenna at all times with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Nelson Road off British Columbia Highway 91 on Lulu Island.[5]