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CSN International

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CSN International

Type

Radio network

Country

United States

Headquarters

Twin Falls, Idaho

Branding

CSN

Ownership

Sister stations

Effect Radio

History

Launch date

April 26, 1995; 29 years ago (April 26, 1995)^[1]

Coverage

Availability

Worldwide

Links

Webcast

csnradio.com/programs/live

Website

csnradio.com

Christian Satellite Network (CSN) International is a Christian radio network based in Twin Falls, Idaho. KAWZ, 89.9 MHz, in Twin Falls is the uplink station, feeding 337 broadcast translators nationwide and 42 full-power radio stations^[2] across the United States, including Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands.^[3] CSN is a non-profit organization and operates non-profit stations.

History[edit]

KAWZ began broadcasting on April 3, 1988 (Easter Sunday), with Pastor Mike Kestler as its founder.^[4]^[5]^[6] The network was launched on April 26, 1995, broadcasting Christian radio over satellite from KAWZ in Twin Falls.^[1] The first satellite-fed translator to begin receiving the network from KAWZ was in Yucca Valley, California, and within six months the network had dozens of translators.^[1]^[4] It was originally known as the Calvary Satellite Network.^[4]

By 1999, the network had grown to include 153 stations and translators,^[7] and by 2004 it had grown to approximately 400 stations and translators across the United States.^[8]

In 2007, an agreement was reached between the Twin Falls, Idaho based network and parties associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa where the Twin Falls, Idaho based network kept 424 of the network's 457 stations and translators, but could no longer use Calvary Chapel branding.^[9]^[10] Most of the stations received by the parties associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa were sold to the Calvary Radio Network the following year.^[11]

Board members[edit]

Board members of the Christian Satellite Network (CSN) and its parent company, Christian Broadcasting of Idaho, are Pastor Mike Kestler and Ariel Kestler. Mike Kestler is pastor of The River Christian Fellowship, a nondenominational church in Twin Falls.^[12]

Programming[edit]

CSN International airs a variety of Christian talk and teaching programs, such as: A New Beginning with Greg Laurie, Jay Sekulow Live, Family Talk with James Dobson, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, Truth For Life with Alistair Begg, and Turning Point with David Jeremiah.^[13] CSN International also airs a variety of Christian contemporary music.^[14]

Stations[edit]

CSN international is heard on 397 radio stations in the United States.^[3]

State

Power
(W)

ERP
(W)

Height
(m (ft))

KNGW

88.9 FM

Juneau

Alaska

176566

—

125

−128 m (−420 ft)

KOGJ

88.1 FM

Kenai

Alaska

174802

—

1,100

104 m (341 ft)

KVIR

91.9 FM

Dolan Springs

Arizona

90917

—

25,000

711 m (2,333 ft)

KVJC

91.9 FM

Globe

Arizona

91804

—

660

1,035 m (3,396 ft)

KGSF

88.7 FM

Huntsville

Arkansas

92987

—

5,000

181.5 m (595 ft)

89.9 FM

—

130

106 m (348 ft)

WUJC

91.1 FM

St. Marks

Florida

122209

—

74,000

138.7 m (455 ft)

1060 AM

5,000

—

KHJC

88.9 FM

Lihue

Hawaii

81138

—

2,000

109.9 m (361 ft)

KAWS

89.1 FM

Marsing

Idaho

8417

—

8,750

668 m (2,192 ft)

1240 AM

1,000

—

KAWZ^[a]

89.9 FM

Twin Falls

Idaho

8414

—

100,000

302 m (991 ft)

KOKN

88.7 FM

Oketo

Kansas

177208

—

300

74 m (243 ft)

KIMW

105.5 FM

Heflin

Louisiana

191575

—

6,000

83.3 m (273 ft)

WGWS

88.1 FM

St. Mary's City

Maryland

172973

—

1,100

53 m (174 ft)

WSMA

90.5 FM

Scituate

Massachusetts

122202

—

7,700

150 m (490 ft)

WWUN-FM

101.5 FM

Friars Point

Mississippi

16523

—

14,000

120.4 m (395 ft)

KLWL

88.1 FM

Chillicothe

Missouri

176981

—

800

103 m (338 ft)

KTBJ

89.3 FM

Festus

Missouri

76989

—

25,000

113 m (371 ft)

KJFT

90.3 FM

Arlee

Montana

93587

—

400

581 m (1,906 ft)

KGFJ

88.1 FM

Belt

Montana

172645

—

730

597.3 m (1,960 ft)

88.9 FM

—

1,900

137.7 m (452 ft)

KNEF

90.1 FM

Franklin

Nebraska

177070

—

100

−18 m (−59 ft)

KNMA

88.1 FM

Tularosa

New Mexico

122932

—

7,000

579.2 m (1,900 ft)

1110 AM

1,000 day only

—

WIFF

90.1 FM

Windsor

New York

2868

—

100

209 m (686 ft)

1560 AM

1,500 day
920 critical hours
3 night

—

KJCC

89.5 FM

Carnegie

Oklahoma

122517

—

23,500

118.8 m (390 ft)

KDJC

88.1 FM

Baker

Oregon

121839

—

775

551.8 m (1,810 ft)

KJCH

90.9 FM

Coos Bay

Oregon

90263

—

3,500

445.8 m (1,463 ft)

KQDL

89.1 FM

Hines

Oregon

174458

—

300

266.6 m (875 ft)

91.9 FM

—

1,500

−33 m (−108 ft)

KPIJ

88.5 FM

Junction City

Oregon

92491

—

650

711 m (2,333 ft)

KKJA

89.9 FM

Redmond

Oregon

92285

—

1,500

672.9 m (2,208 ft)

KWRC

90.9 FM

Hermosa

South Dakota

90500

—

400

386.8 m (1,269 ft)

92.1 FM

—

19,000

114 m (374 ft)

KBJF

90.5 FM

Nephi

Utah

174640

—

75,000

657.4 m (2,157 ft)

900 AM

1,000 day
180 night

—

100.1 FM

—

4,200

119 m (390 ft)

KJCF

89.3 FM

Asotin

Washington

106475

—

175

−100 m (−330 ft)

KTJC

91.1 FM

Kelso

Washington

92487

—

8,000

189 m (620 ft)

KWYC

90.3 FM

Cheyenne

Wyoming

87267

—

20,500

129.7 m (426 ft)

KLWD

91.9 FM

Gillette

Wyoming

84184

—

1,000

97 m (318 ft)

KWCF

89.3 FM

Sheridan

Wyoming

90842

—

850

292.2 m (959 ft)

Notes:

^ Flagship station

Translators[edit]

CSN International is relayed by many additional translators nationwide.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "About us". CSN Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "KAWZ-FM 89.9 MHz - Twin Falls, ID". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ ^a ^b "Stations". CSN Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ ^a ^b ^c Burke, David (November 10, 1995). "Christian radio network eyes Decatur". Herald and Review. Decatur, IL. p. C5. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ Weeks, Andrew (October 20, 2012). "Twin Falls Church-owned Radio Station Reaches Millions of Listeners". Times-News. No. Online. Twin Falls, ID. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "U.S. Radio Stations" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook (1990). New York, NY: Broadcasting Publications, Inc.: B-93 1990. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "Calvary Chapel to Broadcast in Toledo". The Blade. Toledo, OH. November 6, 1999. p. 17.

^ Hart, Coreen (January 31, 2004). "Sending a signal: Christian programming makes its presence felt throughout world". The Times-News. Twin Falls, ID. p. C1. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ Friedman, Cass (November 9, 2007). "Splitting The Kingdom: Pastors settle lawsuit over T.F.-based Calvary Satellite Network". The Times-News. Twin Falls, ID. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "Settlement and Mutual General Release Agreement" (PDF). diymedia.net. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "Calvary Radio Network, CSN In $1.8 Million Deal". All Access Music Group. July 17, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "About us". The River Christian Fellowship. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

^ "Programs". CSN Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

^ "Daily Song Playlogs". CSN Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2020.