CSN Radio is a

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network based in

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. KAWZ, 89.9

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, in Twin Falls is the uplink station, feeding over 348

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s and 59 full-power radio stations across the United States, including

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and the

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. CSN is a non-profit organization and operates non-profit stations.

History

KAWZ began broadcasting on April 3, 1988 (

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), 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

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, 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

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where the Twin Falls, Idaho based network kept 424 of the network's 457 stations and translators, but could no longer use

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branding. Most of the stations received by the parties associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa were sold to the

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the following year.

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.

Programming

CSN International, Inc. (CSN Radio) airs a variety of

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programs, such as: ''A New Beginning'' with

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, ''

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Live'', ''Family Talk'' with

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, ''Love Worth Finding'' with

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, ''Thru the Bible'' with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, ''Truth For Life'' with

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, and ''Turning Point'' with

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. CSN Radio also airs a variety of

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Stations

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

Translators

CSN International is relayed by many additional translators nationwide.

References

External links

CSN InternationalCSN webcastTo Every Man An AnswerThe River Christian Fellowship - home of CSN InternationalKEFX Christian rock "sister" station to CSN International
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