CSN International explained

Network Name:CSN International
Country:United States
Network Type:Radio network
Available:Worldwide
Branding:CSN
Headquarters:Twin Falls, Idaho
Sister Stations:Effect Radio

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[1] across the United States, including Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. CSN is a non-profit organization and operates non-profit stations.

History

KAWZ began broadcasting on April 3, 1988 (Easter Sunday), with Pastor Mike Kestler as its founder.[2] [3] [4] The network was launched on April 26, 1995, broadcasting Christian radio over satellite from KAWZ in Twin Falls. 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.[5] [2] It was originally known as the Calvary Satellite Network.[2]

By 1999, the network had grown to include 153 stations and translators,[6] and by 2004 it had grown to approximately 400 stations and translators across the United States.[7]

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.[8] [9] Most of the stations received by the parties associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa were sold to the Calvary Radio Network the following year.[10]

Board members

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.[11]

Programming

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.[12] CSN International also airs a variety of Christian contemporary music.[13]

Stations

CSN international is heard on 397 radio stations in the United States.[14]

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyCity of licenseStatedata-sort-type="number" Facility IDClassdata-sort-type="number" Power
(W)
data-sort-type="number" ERP
(W)
data-sort-type="number" Height
(m (ft))
KNGW 88.9 FM A 125 -128m (-420feet)
KOGJ 88.1 FM A 1,100 104m (341feet)
KVIR 91.9 FM C0 25,000 711m (2,333feet)
KVJC 91.9 FM C2 660 1035m (3,396feet)
KGSF 88.7 FM C3 5,000 181.5m (595.5feet)
89.9 FM A 130 106m (348feet)
WUJC 91.1 FM C1 74,000 138.7m (455.1feet)
1060 AM B 5,000
KHJC 88.9 FM C3 2,000 109.9m (360.6feet)
KAWS 89.1 FM C1 8,750 668m (2,192feet)
1240 AM C 1,000
KAWZ 89.9 FM C0 100,000 302m (991feet)
KOKN 88.7 FM A 300 74m (243feet)
KIMW 105.5 FM A 6,000 83.3m (273.3feet)
WGWS 88.1 FM A 1,100 53m (174feet)
WSMA 90.5 FM B1 7,700 150m (490feet)
WWUN-FM 101.5 FM C3 14,000 120.4m (395feet)
KLWL 88.1 FM A 800 103m (338feet)
KTBJ 89.3 FM B 25,000 113m (371feet)
KJFT 90.3 FM C3 400 581m (1,906feet)
KGFJ 88.1 FM C2 730 597.3m (1,959.6feet)
88.9 FM A 1,900 137.7m (451.8feet)
KNEF 90.1 FM A 100 -18m (-59feet)
KNMA 88.1 FM C1 7,000 579.2m (1,900.3feet)
1110 AM D 1,000 day only
WIFF 90.1 FM A 100 209m (686feet)
1560 AM D 1,500 day
920 critical hours
3 night
KJCC 89.5 FM C2 23,500 118.8m (389.8feet)
KDJC 88.1 FM C2 775 551.8m (1,810.4feet)
KJCH 90.9 FM C2 3,500 445.8m (1,462.6feet)
KQDL 89.1 FM A 300 266.6m (874.7feet)
91.9 FM A 1,500 -33m (-108feet)
KPIJ 88.5 FM C2 650 711m (2,333feet)
KKJA 89.9 FM C2 1,500 672.9m (2,207.7feet)
KWRC 90.9 FM C3 400 386.8m (1,269feet)
92.1 FM C3 19,000 114m (374feet)
KBJF 90.5 FM C 75,000 657.4m (2,156.8feet)
900 AM D 1,000 day
180 night
100.1 FM A 4,200 119m (390feet)
KJCF 89.3 FM A 175 -100m (-200feet)
KTJC 91.1 FM C2 8,000 189m (620feet)
KWYC 90.3 FM C2 20,500 129.7m (425.5feet)
KLWD 91.9 FM A 1,000 97m (318feet)
KWCF 89.3 FM C3 850 292.2m (958.7feet)

Notes:

Translators

CSN International is relayed by many additional translators nationwide.

References

  1. Web site: KAWZ-FM 89.9 MHz - Twin Falls, ID . Radio-Locator.com . December 21, 2020.
  2. News: Burke . David . Christian radio network eyes Decatur . December 21, 2020 . Herald and Review . November 10, 1995 . Decatur, IL . C5.
  3. News: Weeks . Andrew . Twin Falls Church-owned Radio Station Reaches Millions of Listeners . December 21, 2020 . Times-News . Online . October 20, 2012 . Twin Falls, ID.
  4. U.S. Radio Stations . The Broadcasting Yearbook . 1990 . 1990 . B-93 . December 21, 2020 . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . New York, NY .
  5. Web site: About us . CSN Radio . December 21, 2020.
  6. News: Calvary Chapel to Broadcast in Toledo . The Blade . November 6, 1999 . Toledo, OH . 17.
  7. News: Hart . Coreen . Sending a signal: Christian programming makes its presence felt throughout world . December 21, 2020 . The Times-News . January 31, 2004 . Twin Falls, ID . C1.
  8. News: Friedman . Cass . Splitting The Kingdom: Pastors settle lawsuit over T.F.-based Calvary Satellite Network . December 21, 2020 . The Times-News . November 9, 2007 . Twin Falls, ID . 1.
  9. Web site: Settlement and Mutual General Release Agreement . diymedia.net . December 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221194901/http://www.diymedia.net/old/stuff/csnsettlement0807.pdf . December 21, 2020 . August 2007.
  10. Web site: Calvary Radio Network, CSN In $1.8 Million Deal . All Access Music Group . December 21, 2020 . July 17, 2008.
  11. Web site: About us . The River Christian Fellowship . November 26, 2020.
  12. Web site: Programs . CSN Radio . December 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: Daily Song Playlogs . CSN Radio . December 21, 2020.
  14. Web site: Stations . CSN Radio . December 21, 2020.

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