Christian radio station and network based in Twin Falls, Idaho
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 over 350 broadcast translators and 54 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
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
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
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
CSN international is heard on over 400 radio stations in the United States.[ 3]
Call sign
Frequency
City of license
State
Facility ID
Class
Power (W )
ERP (W )
Height (m (ft ))
KNGW
88.9 FM
Juneau
Alaska
176566
A
—
125
−128 m (−420 ft)
KOGJ
88.1 FM
Kenai
Alaska
174802
A
—
1,100
104 m (341 ft)
KVIR
91.9 FM
Dolan Springs
Arizona
90917
C0
—
25,000
711 m (2,333 ft)
KVJC
91.9 FM
Globe
Arizona
91804
C2
—
660
1,035 m (3,396 ft)
KBMH
90.3 FM
Holbrook
Arizona
90452
A
—
250
43 metres (141 ft)
KGSF
88.7 FM
Huntsville
Arkansas
92987
C3
—
5,000
181.5 m (595 ft)
KJCU
89.9 FM
Fort Bragg
California
87930
A
—
130
106 m (348 ft)
KFRS
89.9 FM
Soledad
California
86669
A
—
250
93 m (305 ft)
WUJC
91.1 FM
St. Marks
Florida
122209
C1
—
74,000
138.7 m (455 ft)
KIPA
1060 AM
Hilo
Hawaii
33324
B
5,000
—
—
KLNY
88.9 FM
Lanai City
Hawaii
766309
C2
—
1,800
456 m (1,496 ft)
KHJC
88.9 FM
Lihue
Hawaii
81138
A
—
2,000
109.9 m (361 ft)
KAWS
89.1 FM
Marsing
Idaho
8417
C1
—
8,750
668 m (2,192 ft)
KMHI
1240 AM
Mountain Home
Idaho
72657
C
1,000
—
—
KAWZ[ a]
89.9 FM
Twin Falls
Idaho
8414
C0
—
100,000
302 m (991 ft)
WXPD
91.7 FM
Wheatfield
Indiana
766380
A
—
1,700
103 metres (338 ft)
KSNB
91.5 FM
Norton
Kansas
122373
A
—
250
52 metres (171 ft)
KOKN
88.7 FM
Oketo
Kansas
177208
A
—
300
74 m (243 ft)
KIMW
105.5 FM
Heflin
Louisiana
191575
A
—
6,000
83.3 m (273 ft)
WGWS
88.1 FM
St. Mary's City
Maryland
172973
A
—
1,100
53 m (174 ft)
WSMA
90.5 FM
Scituate
Massachusetts
122202
B1
—
7,700
150 m (490 ft)
WDAA
101.5 FM
Bruce
Mississippi
762447
A
—
250
29 m (95 ft)
WWUN-FM
101.5 FM
Friars Point
Mississippi
16523
C3
—
14,000
120.4 m (395 ft)
KLWL
88.1 FM
Chillicothe
Missouri
176981
A
—
800
103 m (338 ft)
KTBJ
89.3 FM
Festus
Missouri
76989
B
—
25,000
113 m (371 ft)
KJFT
90.3 FM
Arlee
Montana
93587
C3
—
400
581 m (1,906 ft)
KGFJ
88.1 FM
Belt
Montana
172645
C2
—
730
597.3 m (1,960 ft)
KJCB
88.9 FM
Lockwood
Montana
93512
A
—
1,900
137.7 m (452 ft)
KNEF
90.1 FM
Franklin
Nebraska
177070
A
—
100
−18 m (−59 ft)
KNMA
88.1 FM
Tularosa
New Mexico
122932
C2
—
3,340
487.2 m (1,598 ft)
WLGU
90.7 FM
Lancaster
New York
83428
A
—
1,000
56 m (184 ft)
WSFW
1110 AM
Seneca Falls
New York
5391
D
1,000 day only
—
—
WIFF
90.1 FM
Windsor
New York
2868
A
—
100
209 m (686 ft)
WWYC
1560 AM
Toledo
Ohio
22672
D
1,000 day 920 critical hours 3 night
—
—
KJCC
89.5 FM
Carnegie
Oklahoma
122517
C2
—
23,500
118.8 m (390 ft)
KDJC
88.1 FM
Baker
Oregon
121839
C2
—
775
551.8 m (1,810 ft)
KJCH
90.9 FM
Coos Bay
Oregon
90263
C2
—
3,500
445.8 m (1,463 ft)
KQDL
89.1 FM
Hines
Oregon
174458
A
—
300
266.6 m (875 ft)
KGNR
91.9 FM
John Day
Oregon
37433
A
—
1,500
−33 m (−108 ft)
KPIJ
88.5 FM
Junction City
Oregon
92491
C2
—
650
711 m (2,333 ft)
KKJA
89.9 FM
Redmond
Oregon
92285
C2
—
1,500
672.9 m (2,208 ft)
KWRC
90.9 FM
Hermosa
South Dakota
90500
C3
—
400
386.8 m (1,269 ft)
WAUO
90.7 FM
Hohenwald
Tennessee
82543
A
—
500
71 metres (233 ft)
KCKT
88.5 FM
Crockett
Texas
93122
A
—
250
49 metres (161 ft)
KGDL
92.1 FM
Trent
Texas
171016
C3
—
19,000
114 m (374 ft)
KLFK
98.7 FM
Wells
Texas
762285
A
—
2,800
113 m (371 ft)
KBJF
90.5 FM
Nephi
Utah
174640
C
—
75,000
657.4 m (2,157 ft)
WCBX
900 AM
Bassett
Virginia
18887
D
1,000 day 180 night
—
—
WKQY
100.1 FM
Tazewell
Virginia
64665
A
—
4,200
119 m (390 ft)
KJCF
89.3 FM
Asotin
Washington
106475
A
—
175
−100 m (−330 ft)
KTJC
91.1 FM
Kelso
Washington
92487
C2
—
8,000
189 m (620 ft)
KWYC
90.3 FM
Cheyenne
Wyoming
87267
C2
—
20,500
129.7 m (426 ft)
KLWD
91.9 FM
Gillette
Wyoming
84184
A
—
1,000
97 m (318 ft)
KWCF
89.3 FM
Sheridan
Wyoming
90842
C3
—
850
292.2 m (959 ft)
Notes:
Translators
CSN International is relayed by many additional translators nationwide.
References
^ 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 .
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