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'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Zane |date=2024-07-22 |title=Salem Media Pivots, Sells Assets to Recover |url=https://sfvbj.com/featured/salem-media-pivots-sells-assets-to-recover/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=San Fernando Valley Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Salem Radio Network''' is a United States–based radio network that specializes in [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] Christian political talk, music, and conservative secular news/talk programming. It is a division of the [[Salem Media Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Zane |date=2024-07-22 |title=Salem Media Pivots, Sells Assets to Recover |url=https://sfvbj.com/featured/salem-media-pivots-sells-assets-to-recover/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=San Fernando Valley Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Network information ==
== Network information ==
Salem Radio Network was launched in 2009, and operates on mostly four [[radio format]]s: [[Christian radio|Christian talk]] and teaching (transmitted on AM in some areas and on FM in others), [[Contemporary Christian music]] (transmitted mostly on FM stations), conservative [[Talk radio|News/Talk]] format (transmitted on AM stations), and Christian Teaching (transmitted on AM stations).
Salem Radio Network was launched in 2009, and operates on mostly four [[radio format]]s: [[Christian radio|Christian talk]] and teaching (transmitted on [[AM broadcasting|AM]] in some areas and on [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in others), [[Contemporary Christian music]] (transmitted mostly on FM stations), conservative [[Talk radio|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. Educational Media Foundation entered into an agreement to purchase this network at the end of 2024, taking effect upon closure of the deal in 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Coming Soon To Salem Stations: Commercials For EMF's Stations. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/coming-soon-to-a-salem-station-near-you-commercials-for-emf-s-stations/article_26d0bb7e-d7ce-11ef-8c56-9f5c86a704a2.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Insideradio.com |language=en}}</ref>
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. [[Educational Media Foundation]] entered into an agreement to purchase this network at the end of 2024, taking effect upon closure of the deal in 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Coming Soon To Salem Stations: Commercials For EMF's Stations. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/coming-soon-to-a-salem-station-near-you-commercials-for-emf-s-stations/article_26d0bb7e-d7ce-11ef-8c56-9f5c86a704a2.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Insideradio.com |language=en}}</ref>


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.
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.
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/srn-pages/srn-talk|title=SRN Talk – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/srn-pages/srn-talk|title=SRN Talk – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc}}</ref>


== Programming ==
== Programming ==

Latest revision as of 08:26, 27 June 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox radio network 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

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. Educational Media Foundation entered into an agreement to purchase this network at the end of 2024, taking effect upon closure of the deal in 2025.[2]

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.[3]

Programming

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

Weekends

  • 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.[6]

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

List of Salem Media local Christian Talk Radio Shows[7]
Location Station Name Hosts Website
Atlanta WNIV 970 and WDWD 590 Faith Talk Live Dan Ratcliffe and Rick Probst Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Chicago WYLL 1160 The Common Good Brian From and Aubrey Sampson Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Columbus WRFD 880 & FM 104.5 Bob Burney Live Bob Burney Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Denver KRKS-FM 94.7 Cross Walk Gino Geraci Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Detroit WLQV 1500 & FM 92.7 Run To Win Darryl Wood Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Los Angeles and San Diego KKLA-FM 99.5, KPRZ 1210 & FM 106.1 Southern California Live Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Minneapolis KKMS 980 Cross Walk Lee Michaels Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
New York City WMCA 570 & FM 102.3 Kevin McCullough Radio Kevin McCullough Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Oxnard KDAR-FM 98.3 Community Connection David Cruz and Brian Toohey Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Philadelphia WFIL 560 The Tim DemossS how Tim DeMoss Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Phoenix KPXQ 1360 The Form Show Marc Lucas Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Phoenix KPXQ 1360 Messy Marriages Marc Lucas Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Pittsburgh WORD-FM 101.5 The Ride Home John Hall and Kathy Emmons Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Portland KPDQ-FM 93.9 The Georgene Rice Show Georgene Rice Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Portland KPDQ 800 & KPDQ-FM 93.9 Difference Makers Mike Lee Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
San Francisco KFAX 1100 Life Line With Craig Robert Craig Roberts Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Seattle KGNW 820 & FM 104.1 Live From Seattle Tim Gaydos Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Tampa WTBN 570 & WTWD 910, WLSS 930 The Bill Bunkley Show Bill Bunkley Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Washington, D.C. WAVA-FM 105.1 The Don Kroah Show Don Kroah Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

List of contemporary Christian music stations

The Salem Radio Network contemporary Christian music (CCM) stations are referred to as TheFISH.[8] In 2025, Educational Media Foundation is scheduled to purchase the stations, along with the TheFISH intellectual properties, with intent to assimilate them into their own competing Air1 and K-Love networks.[2]

List of Salem Media contemporary Christian music stations[8]
Station FM Frequency City
WTOH-HD2 95.9 Columbus

List of Christian teaching radio programs

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

List of conservative talk radio programs

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 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Chicago The Shaun Thompson Show Shaun Thompson WIND 560 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Cleveland Always Right with Bob Frantz Bob Frantz WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Columbus The Bruce Hooley Show Bruce Hooley WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Dallas The Mark Davis Show Mark Davis KSKY 660 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Denver The George Brauchler Show George Brauchler KNUS 710 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Denver The Peter Boyles Show Peter Boyles KNUS 710 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Denver The Steffan Tubbs Show Steffan Tubbs KNUS 710 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Detroit 6 O'clock Talk with Darryl Wood Darryl Wood WDTK 1400 & FM 101.5 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Greenville The Morning Answer Joey Hudson WGTK-FM 94.5 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Honolulu The Mike Buck Show Mike Buck KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Houston The Sam Malone Show Sam Malone KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Little Rock The Dave Elswick Show Dave Elswick KDXE-FM 101.1 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Los Angeles The Morning Answer Jennifer Horn & Grant Stinchfield KRLA 870 & KTIE 590 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
New York Radio Night Live with Kevin McCullough Kevin McCullough WNYM 970 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
New York The Joe Piscopo Show Joe Piscopo WNYM 970 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Philadelphia Philadelphia's Morning Answer Chris Stigall WNTP 990 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Phoenix The Seth Liebsohn Show Seth Leibsohn KKNT 960 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Pittsburgh The John Steigerwald Show John Steigerwald WPGP 1250 & FM 92.5 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sacramento The Phil Cowan Show Phil Cowan KTKZ 1380 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
San Bernardino Inland Empire Answer Don Dix KTIE 590 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
San Diego The Andrea Kaye Show Andrea Kaye KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
San Diego The Pro America Report Ed Martin KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Tampa The Captain's America—Third Watch Matt Bruce WGUL 860, FM 93.7, WLSS 930, FM 93.7 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Network properties

Over-the-air networks

Salem Music Network

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
File:Triangle-blue.svg Singing News Radio (Formerly Solid Gospel) Southern Gospel Music [11]
File:Triangle-blue.svg The Word in Praise Traditional Worship Music
File:Triangle-blue.svg The Answer (General Market Talk) Conservative Talk
File:Triangle-purple.svg FamilyTalk Christian Talk

File:Triangle-blue.svg = Available through terrestrial radio affiliates.
File:Triangle-purple.svg = Available exclusively via Sirius XM.

See also

References

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External links

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