| Network Name: | Salem Radio Network |
| Network Logo: | Salem Radio Network logo.png |
| Country: | United States |
| Network Type: | Radio network |
| Available: | National, through regional affiliates |
| Owner: | Salem Media Group |
| Launch Date: | 2009 |
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]
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]
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.
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.
| WNIV 970 and WDWD 590 | Faith Talk Live | Dan Ratcliffe and Rick Probst | |||
| WYLL 1160 | The Common Good | Brian From and Aubrey Sampson | |||
| WRFD 880 & FM 104.5 | Bob Burney Live | Bob Burney | |||
| KRKS-FM 94.7 | Cross Walk | Gino Geraci | |||
| WLQV 1500 & FM 92.7 | Run To Win | Darryl Wood | |||
| KKLA-FM 99.5, KPRZ 1210 & FM 106.1 | Southern California Live | ||||
| KKMS 980 | Cross Walk | Lee Michaels | |||
| WMCA 570 & FM 102.3 | Kevin McCullough Radio | Kevin McCullough | |||
| KDAR-FM 98.3 | Community Connection | David Cruz and Brian Toohey | |||
| WFIL 560 | The Tim DemossS how | Tim DeMoss | |||
| KPXQ 1360 | The Form Show | Marc Lucas | |||
| KPXQ 1360 | Messy Marriages | Marc Lucas | |||
| WORD-FM 101.5 | The Ride Home | John Hall and Kathy Emmons | |||
| KPDQ-FM 93.9 | The Georgene Rice Show | Georgene Rice | |||
| KPDQ 800 & KPDQ-FM 93.9 | Difference Makers | Mike Lee | |||
| KFAX 1100 | Life Line With Craig Robert | Craig Roberts | |||
| KGNW 820 & FM 104.1 | Live From Seattle | Tim Gaydos | |||
| WTBN 570 & WTWD 910, WLSS 930 | The Bill Bunkley Show | Bill Bunkley | |||
| WAVA-FM 105.1 | The Don Kroah Show | Don Kroah |
The Salem Radio Network contemporary Christian music (CCM) stations are referred to as TheFISH.[7]
| FM Frequency | City | ||
| 104.7 | Atlanta | ||
| 95.5 | Cleveland | ||
| 102.7 | Colorado Springs | ||
| 95.9 | Columbus | ||
| 94.9 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | ||
| 95.9 | Los Angeles | ||
| 104.1 | Portland | ||
| 103.9 | Sacramento |
The following is a list of Salem Radio Christian teaching radio programs:[8]
| Chicago's Morning Answer | Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson | WIND 560 | |||
| The Shaun Thompson Show | Shaun Thompson | WIND 560 | |||
| Always Right with Bob Frantz | Bob Frantz | WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 | |||
| The Bruce Hooley Show | Bruce Hooley | WHK 1420 & FM 102.5 | |||
| The Mark Davis Show | Mark Davis | KSKY 660 | |||
| The George Brauchler Show | George Brauchler | KNUS 710 | |||
| The Peter Boyles Show | KNUS 710 | ||||
| The Steffan Tubbs Show | KNUS 710 | ||||
| 6 O'clock Talk with Darryl Wood | Darryl Wood | WDTK 1400 & FM 101.5 | |||
| The Morning Answer | Joey Hudson | WGTK-FM 94.5 | |||
| The Mike Buck Show | Mike Buck | KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 | |||
| The Sam Malone Show | Sam Malone | KHNR 690 & FM 94.3 | |||
| The Dave Elswick Show | Dave Elswick | KDXE-FM 101.1 | |||
| The Morning Answer | Jennifer Horn & Grant Stinchfield | KRLA 870 & KTIE 590 | |||
| Radio Night Live with Kevin McCullough | Kevin McCullough | WNYM 970 | |||
| The Joe Piscopo Show | WNYM 970 | ||||
| Philadelphia's Morning Answer | WNTP 990 | ||||
| The Seth Liebsohn Show | Seth Leibsohn | KKNT 960 | |||
| The John Steigerwald Show | WPGP 1250 & FM 92.5 | ||||
| The Phil Cowan Show | Phil Cowan | KTKZ 1380 | |||
| Inland Empire Answer | Don Dix | KTIE 590 | |||
| The Andrea Kaye Show | Andrea Kaye | KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 | |||
| The Pro America Report | Ed Martin | KCBQ 1170 & FM 96.1 | |||
| The Captain's America—Third Watch | Matt Bruce | WGUL 860, FM 93.7, WLSS 930, FM 93.7 |
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 | [10] | |
| 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.