CSN Radio is a Christian radio network based at flagship station 89.9 KAWZ in Twin Falls, Idaho. The network feeds over 350 FM translators and 59 full-power radio stations. CSN can be heard across the United States, including Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. It uses the slogan "Where God's Word is Heard."

CSN Radio airs a variety of Christian talk and teaching programs with some Christian contemporary music. CSN is a non-profit organization. Its stations are non-commercial and depend on listener donations for support.

History

KAWZ began broadcasting on April 3, 1988 (Easter Sunday), with Pastor Mike Kestler as its founder. 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. It was originally known as the Calvary Satellite Network.

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

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

Programming

National religious programs heard on CSN include: 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, The Urban Alternative with Tony Evans, Truth For Life with Alistair Begg, Washington Watch with Tony Perkins and Turning Point with David Jeremiah.

Board members

Board members of the CSN International, Inc. (CSN Radio), are Pastor Mike Kestler and Ariel Kestler. Mike Kestler is pastor of The River Christian Fellowship, a nondenominational church in Twin Falls.

Stations

CSN Radio is heard on over 400 radio stations in the United States.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseStateFacility IDClassPower (W)ERP (W)Height (m (ft))
KNGW88.9 FMJuneauAlaskaA125−128 m (−420 ft)
KOGJ88.1 FMKenaiAlaskaA1,100104 m (341 ft)
KVIR91.9 FMDolan SpringsArizonaC025,000711 m (2,333 ft)
KVJC91.9 FMGlobeArizonaC26601,035 m (3,396 ft)
KBMH90.3 FMHolbrookArizonaA25043 metres (141 ft)
KGSF88.7 FMHuntsvilleArkansasC35,000181.5 m (595 ft)
KJCU89.9 FMFort BraggCaliforniaA130106 m (348 ft)
KXAO88.7 FMJoshua TreeCaliforniaA1,350111 m (364 ft)
KYML88.1 FMSan Diego Country EstatesCaliforniaA60705 m (2,313 ft)
KFRS89.9 FMSoledadCaliforniaA25093 m (305 ft)
KSOA90.5 FMSouth Dos PalosCaliforniaA265323 m (1,060 ft)
WUJC91.1 FMSt. MarksFloridaC174,000138.7 m (455 ft)
KIPA1060 AMHiloHawaiiD1,000 (daytime only)
KLNY88.9 FMLanai CityHawaiiC21,800456 m (1,496 ft)
KHJC88.9 FMLihueHawaiiA2,000109.9 m (361 ft)
KAWS89.1 FMMarsingIdahoC18,750668 m (2,192 ft)
KMHI1240 AMMountain HomeIdahoC1,000
KAWZ89.9 FMTwin FallsIdahoC0100,000302 m (991 ft)
WXPD91.7 FMWheatfieldIndianaA1,700103 metres (338 ft)
KSNB91.5 FMNortonKansasA25052 metres (171 ft)
KOKN88.7 FMOketoKansasA30074 m (243 ft)
KIMW105.5 FMHeflinLouisianaA6,00083.3 m (273 ft)
WGWS88.1 FMSt. Mary's CityMarylandA1,10053 m (174 ft)
WSMA90.5 FMScituateMassachusettsB17,700150 m (490 ft)
WDAA101.5 FMBruceMississippiA25029 m (95 ft)
WWUN-FM101.5 FMFriars PointMississippiC314,000120.4 m (395 ft)
KLWL88.1 FMChillicotheMissouriA800103 m (338 ft)
KTBJ89.3 FMFestusMissouriB25,000113 m (371 ft)
KJFT90.3 FMArleeMontanaC3400581 m (1,906 ft)
KGFJ88.1 FMBeltMontanaC2730597.3 m (1,960 ft)
KJCB88.9 FMLockwoodMontanaA1,900137.7 m (452 ft)
KNEF90.1 FMFranklinNebraskaA100−18 m (−59 ft)
KNMA88.1 FMTularosaNew MexicoC23,340487.2 m (1,598 ft)
WLGU90.7 FMLancasterNew YorkA1,00056 m (184 ft)
WSFW1110 AMSeneca FallsNew YorkD1,000 day only
WIFF90.1 FMWindsorNew YorkA100209 m (686 ft)
WWYC1560 AMToledoOhioD1,000 day 920 critical hours 3 night
KJCC89.5 FMCarnegieOklahomaC223,500118.8 m (390 ft)
KDJC88.1 FMBakerOregonC2775551.8 m (1,810 ft)
KJCH90.9 FMCoos BayOregonC23,500445.8 m (1,463 ft)
KQDL89.1 FMHinesOregonA300266.6 m (875 ft)
KGNR91.9 FMJohn DayOregonA1,500−33 m (−108 ft)
KPIJ88.5 FMJunction CityOregonC2650711 m (2,333 ft)
KKJA89.9 FMRedmondOregonC21,500672.9 m (2,208 ft)
KWRC90.9 FMHermosaSouth DakotaC3400386.8 m (1,269 ft)
WAUO90.7 FMHohenwaldTennesseeA50071 metres (233 ft)
KCKT88.5 FMCrockettTexasA25049 metres (161 ft)
KGDL92.1 FMTrentTexasC319,000114 m (374 ft)
KLFK98.7 FMWellsTexasA2,800113 m (371 ft)
KBJF90.5 FMNephiUtahC75,000657.4 m (2,157 ft)
WCBX900 AMBassettVirginiaD1,000 day 180 night
WKQY100.1 FMTazewellVirginiaA4,200119 m (390 ft)
KJCF89.3 FMAsotinWashingtonA175−100 m (−330 ft)
KHOD90.1 FMHoodsportWashingtonA100−43 m (−141 ft)
KTJC91.1 FMKelsoWashingtonC28,000189 m (620 ft)
KXML90.3 FMMoses LakeWashingtonA3,50038 m (125 ft)
KWYC90.3 FMCheyenneWyomingC220,500129.7 m (426 ft)
KLWD91.9 FMGilletteWyomingA1,00097 m (318 ft)
KWCF89.3 FMSheridanWyomingC3850292.2 m (959 ft)

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Translators

CSN International is relayed by many additional translators nationwide.

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