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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 theSalem Media Group.^[1]

Salem Radio Network was launched in 2009, and operates on mostly fourradio formats:Christian talk and teaching (transmitted on AM in some areas and on FM in others),Contemporary Christian music (transmitted mostly on FM stations), conservativeNews/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., andWORD-FM inPittsburgh), 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 (thoughbrokered 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]

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.

• Hugh Hewitt^[4]
• Mike Gallagher
• Dennis Prager
• Sebastian Gorka^[5]
• Brandon Tatum
• Charlie Kirk
• Eric Metaxas
• Cal Thomas (short-form commentary)
• Lou Dobbs (short-form commentary)
• Jerry Stewart's One Moment in America (short-form commentary)

• Mark Davis
• Townhall.com Weekend Journal andTownhall.com Week in Review
• Bill Gaither's Homecoming
• The Dirt Doctor withHoward Garrett
• Big Billy Kinder Outdoors
• Armed American Radio
• The Forever Young Radio Show
• TheWorld 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 theCRN Digital Talk Radio Networks, on CRN3.

The Salem Radio Networkcontemporary Christian music (CCM) stations are referred to asTheFISH.^[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 competingAir1 andK-Love networks.^[2]

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

• Allen Jackson Ministries
• A New Beginning
• Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism
• Destined for Victory
• Discovering the Jewish Jesus
• Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk
• Family Life Ministries
• Focus on the Family
• Gospel in Life
• Grace to You
• Harvest Ministries
• Haven Ministries
• Hope for the Heart
• In Touch Ministries
• Insight for Living
• Jay Sekulow
• Key Life
• Know the Truth
• Leading the Way
• Living on the Edge
• Love Worth Finding
• Ministry in the Marketplace
• New Life Ministries
• Pastor Rick's Daily Hope
• Pathway to Victory
• PowerPoint Ministries
• Real Life Radio
• Saving America Radio with Charlie Kirk
• Sekulow
• Shalom Ministries International
• Somebody Loves You Radio
• The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
• The FLOT Line
• The Grace Message
• The Lutheran Hour
• The Narrow Path
• The Urban Alternative
• The Voice of the Martyrs
• Thru the Bible
• Truth for Life
• Turning Point for God
• Unlimited Grace
• Winning Walk Family
• World Missionary Evangelism
• Worship & the Word

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 orHD Radio sub-channel use. The networks are distributed through bothaudio over IP and satellite.

Unlike other major radio networks, SRN'sbroadcast clock does not include a top-of-the-hour newscast, though fourlocal insertion opportunities and astation 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 Answer (General Market Talk)	Conservative Talk
	FamilyTalk	ChristianTalk

= Available through terrestrial radio affiliates.
= Available exclusively viaSirius XM.

• Lee Habeeb
• Phil Boyce

• Official website

• American radio networks
• Christian mass media companies
• Political mass media in the United States
• Conservative media in the United States
• Internet properties established in 2009
• Salem Media Group properties

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