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Salem Radio Network
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
Ownership
OwnerSalem Media Group
History
Launch date2009
Coverage
AvailabilityNational, through regional affiliates
Links
Websitewww.srnonline.com

Salem Radio Network is a United States–based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian political talk, music, and conservative secular news/talk programming. It is a division of the Salem Media Group.[1]

Network information

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Salem Radio Network was launched in 2009, and operates on mostly four radio formats: Christian talk and teaching (transmitted on AM in some areas and on FM in others), Contemporary Christian music (transmitted mostly on FM stations), conservative News/Talk format (transmitted on AM stations), and Christian Teaching (transmitted on AM stations).

Contemporary Christian Music is transmitted full-time on most stations, but in areas where Salem has a limited number of stations it is transmitted only part-time in morning and afternoon drive times on weekdays and weekend afternoons. Where Salem only has one FM station (WAVA-FM in Washington, D.C., and WORD-FM in Pittsburgh), CCM is transmitted on weekends, with talk and teaching on weekdays. Most CCM stations play music full-time and do not sell blocks of time to religious organizations except sometimes on Sunday mornings.

Christian Talk, comprising talk shows where listeners call in and participate in the show, is transmitted during weekdays in some areas, and only in drive times in others. The rest of the day is filled with blocks of time ranging from a few minutes to an hour sold to churches and Christian organizations.

Conservative Talk (branded in most markets as "The Answer" since 2014) transmits full-time on a commercial basis. These stations only sell advertisement time, not blocks of time like Christian Talk counterparts (though brokered programming may be offered on weekends as secular stations often do). Some of these stations have religious programs on Sunday mornings.

The teaching format relies on selling blocks of time to organizations full-time. These stations offer diverse religious features such as church services, political and religious interview features, Christian family life programs, and children's shows. Music (exclusively Christian) is only transmitted by a few of these stations at times during the weekend.[2]

Programming

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The company's Salem Radio Network subsidiary produces several talk radio shows and a 24-hour news service that are distributed to more than 2,000 radio affiliates around the country.

Daily

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Weekends

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  • Mark Davis
  • Townhall.com Weekend Journal and Townhall.com Week in Review
  • Bill Gaither's Homecoming
  • The Dirt Doctor with Howard Garrett
  • Big Billy Kinder Outdoors
  • Armed American Radio
  • The Forever Young Radio Show
  • The World and Everything in It
  • Steve Brown Etc.
  • The Christian Outlook
  • EggMan Ronnie James (multiple shows) (limited syndication)

William Bennett is a designated fill-in host. Bennett previously hosted Salem's morning drive-time show for a decade before retiring in March 2016.[5]

The satellite feed for Salem's general market programming can be heard on the CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks, on CRN3.

List of local Christian talk radio shows

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List of Salem Media local Christian Talk Radio Shows[6]
Location Station Name Hosts Website
Atlanta WNIV 970 and WDWD 590 Faith Talk Live Dan Ratcliffe and Rick Probst faithtalk970.com
Chicago WYLL 1160 The Common Good Brian From and Aubrey Sampson 1160hope.com
Columbus WRFD 880 & FM 104.5 Bob Burney Live Bob Burney thewordcolumbus.com
Denver KRKS-FM 94.7 Cross Walk Gino Geraci 947fmtheword.com
Detroit WLQV 1500 & FM 92.7 Run To Win Darryl Wood faithtalkdetroit.com
Los Angeles and San Diego KKLA-FM 99.5, KPRZ 1210 & FM 106.1 Southern California Live kprz.com
Minneapolis KKMS 980 Cross Walk Lee Michaels am980themission.com
New York City WMCA 570 & FM 102.3 Kevin McCullough Radio Kevin McCullough am570themission.com
Oxnard KDAR-FM 98.3 Community Connection David Cruz and Brian Toohey fmtheword.com
Philadelphia WFIL 560 The Tim DemossS how Tim DeMoss wfil.com
Phoenix KPXQ 1360 The Form Show Marc Lucas faithtalk1360.com
Phoenix KPXQ 1360 Messy Marriages Marc Lucas faithtalk1360.com
Pittsburgh WORD-FM 101.5 The Ride Home John Hall and Kathy Emmons wordfm.com
Portland KPDQ-FM 93.9 The Georgene Rice Show Georgene Rice kpdq.com
Portland KPDQ 800 & KPDQ-FM 93.9 Difference Makers Mike Lee truetalk800.com
San Francisco KFAX 1100 Life Line With Craig Robert Craig Roberts kfax.com
Seattle KGNW 820 & FM 104.1 Live From Seattle Tim Gaydos thewordseattle.com
Tampa WTBN 570 & WTWD 910, WLSS 930 The Bill Bunkley Show Bill Bunkley letstalkfaith.com
Washington, D.C. WAVA-FM 105.1 The Don Kroah Show Don Kroah wava.com

List of contemporary Christian music stations

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The Salem Radio Network contemporary Christian music (CCM) stations are referred to as TheFISH.[7]

List of Salem Media contemporary Christian music stations[8]
Station FM Frequency City
WFSH-FM 104.7 Atlanta
WFHM-FM 95.5 Cleveland
KBIQ 102.7 Colorado Springs
WTOH-HD2 95.9 Columbus
KLTY 94.9 Dallas-Ft. Worth
KFSH-FM 95.9 Los Angeles
KFIS 104.1 Portland
KKFS 103.9 Sacramento

List of Christian teaching radio programs

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The following is a list of Salem Radio Christian teaching radio programs:[9]

List of conservative talk radio programs

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List of Salem Radio Local Conservative Talk Radio Programs[10]
City Show Host Station Website
Chicago Chicago's Morning Answer Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson WIND 560 560theanswer.com
Chicago The Shaun Thompson Show Shaun Thompson WIND 560 989theanswer.com
Cleveland Always Right with Bob Frantz Bob Frantz WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 989theanswer.com
Columbus The Bruce Hooley Show Bruce Hooley WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 989theanswer.com
Dallas The Mark Davis Show Mark Davis KSKY 660 660amtheanswer.com
Denver The George Brauchler Show George Brauchler KNUS 710 710knus.com
Denver The Peter Boyles Show Peter Boyles KNUS 710 710knus.com
Denver The Steffan Tubbs Show Steffan Tubbs KNUS 710 710knus.com
Detroit 6 O'clock Talk with Darryl Wood Darryl Wood WDTK 1400 & FM 101.5 945theanswer.com
Greenville The Morning Answer Joey Hudson WGTK-FM 94.5 945theanswer.com
Honolulu The Mike Buck Show Mike Buck KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 theanswerhawaii.com
Houston The Sam Malone Show Sam Malone KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 am1070theanswer.com
Little Rock The Dave Elswick Show Dave Elswick KDXE-FM 101.1 1011fmtheanswer.com
Los Angeles The Morning Answer Jennifer Horn & Grant Stinchfield KRLA 870 & KTIE 590 am590theanswer.com
New York Radio Night Live with Kevin McCullough Kevin McCullough WNYM 970 am970theanswer.com
New York The Joe Piscopo Show Joe Piscopo WNYM 970 am970theanswer.com
Philadelphia Philadelphia's Morning Answer Chris Stigall WNTP 990 990theanswer.com
Phoenix The Seth Liebsohn Show Seth Leibsohn KKNT 960 960thepatriot.com
Pittsburgh The John Steigerwald Show John Steigerwald WPGP 1250 & FM 92.5 theanswerpgh.com
Sacramento The Phil Cowan Show Phil Cowan KTKZ 1380 am1380theanswer.com
San Bernardino Inland Empire Answer Don Dix KTIE 590 theanswersandiego.com
San Diego The Andrea Kaye Show Andrea Kaye KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 theanswersandiego.com
San Diego The Pro America Report Ed Martin KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 theanswersandiego.com
Tampa The Captain's America—Third Watch Matt Bruce WGUL 860, FM 93.7, WLSS 930, FM 93.7 theanswertampa.com

Network properties

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Over-the-air networks

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Salem Music Network

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Salem Music Network is a division of SRN which operates three networks for the use of over-the-air stations. These feeds are mostly for stations in small and mid-size markets or HD Radio sub-channel use. The networks are distributed through both audio over IP and satellite.

Unlike other major radio networks, SRN's broadcast clock does not include a top-of-the-hour newscast, though four local insertion opportunities and a station identification spot are provided.

Network Format Reference
Singing News Radio (Formerly Solid Gospel) Southern Gospel Music [11]
The Word in Praise Traditional Worship Music
The Fish (Today's Christian Music) Contemporary Christian
The Answer (General Market Talk) Conservative Talk
FamilyTalk Christian Talk

= Available through terrestrial radio affiliates.
= Available exclusively via Sirius XM.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hill, Zane (July 22, 2024). "Salem Media Pivots, Sells Assets to Recover". San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "SRN Talk – Salem Media Group". salem.cc.
  3. ^ "General Market Talk Show Hosts – SRN Talk Formats – Salem Media Group". salem.cc.
  4. ^ Salem Radio Network (November 8, 2018). "Press release: Sebastian Gorka to Launch Nationally Syndicated Radio Show with Salem Radio Network". AP.
  5. ^ "Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder in Salem Radio Network Shake-Up". The Hollywood Reporter. March 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Salem Media Group Corporate Guide 2021" (PDF). Salem Media Group. 2021. pp. 28–30. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Salem Media Group Corporate Guide 2021" (PDF). Salem Media Group. 2021. p. 31. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Salem Media Group Corporate Guide 2021" (PDF). Salem Media Group. 2021. p. 31. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Salem Media Group Corporate Guide 2021" (PDF). Salem Media Group. 2021. p. 32. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Salem Media Group Corporate Guide 2021" (PDF). Salem Media Group. 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Staff (July 26, 2024). "Home". Singing News Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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