Salem Radio Networks
Salem Radio Network is a US-based radio network that specializes in syndicated Christian talk, music, and secular news/talk programming. It is a division of Salem Communications.
Network Information
Salem operates 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 in Washington, DC and WORD 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 transmits full-time on a commercial basis. These stations only sell advertisement time, not blocks of time like Christian Talk counterparts. 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.
Programming
Salem's syndicated shows air on more than 2,000 stations around the country.[1]
Christian Programs
Salem's Christian talk programming is primarily aimed at Christian stations, although a few secular talk stations, such as Salem-owned KYCR in Minneapolis-St. Paul, carry some of the programming.
- Janet Parshall (longform)
- Albert Mohler
- Cal Thomas (shortform commentary)
General Market (Secular) Programs
- Bill Bennett, 6AM-9AM ET
- Mike Gallagher, 9AM-12PM ET
- Dennis Prager, 12PM-3PM ET
- Michael Medved, 3PM-6PM ET
- Hugh Hewitt, 6PM-9PM ET
The satellite feed for Salem's general market programming can be heard on the CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks, on CRN3.
Satellite Formats
The company's Salem Radio Network subsidiary produces several talk radio shows and a 24-hour news service that are distributed to more than 1900 radio affiliates. Salem Radio Network also operates three of the following satellite feeds with contemporary Christian music, traditional Christian worship music, and gospel music for Christian radio stations with small budgets.
External Link
- ^ "ChristianityToday, "Making Airwaves", 2/26/07". Retrieved 2007-10-11.