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{{Short description|American radio broadcaster and media company}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Salem Media Group, Inc.
| logo = Salem Media Group.png
| former_name = Salem Communications Corporation
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{OTCQX|SALM}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1974}}
| industry = Mass media<br />commercial [[radio broadcasting]]
| genre = Radio broadcasting, publishing, internet content provider
| revenue = $262.78&nbsp;million (2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Salem Media Group Company Profile|url=https://craft.co/salem-media-group|website=Craft|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
| num_employees = 1,173 (2019)
| homepage = {{URL|salemmedia.com}}
| founders = [[Stuart Epperson]]<br />Edward Atsinger III
| location_city = 6400 N Beltline Road <br />[[Irving, Texas]]
| location_country = U.S.
}}

'''Salem Media Group, Inc.''' (formerly '''Salem Communications Corporation''') is an American [[radio broadcaster]], internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher based in [[Irving, Texas]], targeting audiences interested in [[Christian values]] and what it describes as "family-themed content and conservative values".<ref name = "About us">{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/about-us|title=About Us – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc}}</ref>

Salem Media Group owns 117 radio stations in 38 markets, including 60 stations in the top 25 markets and 29 in the top 10, making it tied with [[Audacy]] for the fifth-largest radio broadcaster.<ref name="About us" />

In addition to its radio properties, the company owns:

* [[Salem Radio Network]], which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,400 affiliates.
* Salem Media Representatives, a radio advertising company.
* [[Salem Web Network]], an Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming with over 100 Christian content and conservative opinion websites.
* Salem Publishing, a publisher of Christian themed magazines. 
* Conservative websites [[Townhall.com]], [[RedState]], [[Hot Air]], and [[PJ Media]], as well as Twitter aggregator [[Twitchy]].

The company was founded by brothers-in-law [[Stuart Epperson]] and Edward G. Atsinger III and is a [[for-profit corporation]]. This allows it to accept commercial advertising. It was formerly traded on [[Nasdaq]] until it was delisted on December 26, 2023, for not meeting exchange requirements; it now trades [[over-the-counter (finance)|over-the-counter]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=INSERTING and REPLACING Salem Media Group Announces Voluntary Delisting from the Nasdaq Global Market :: Salem Media Group, Inc. (SALM) | url=https://investor.salemmedia.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/833/inserting-and-replacing-salem-media-group-announces | access-date=2025-08-01 | website=investor.salemmedia.com}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Salem Communications.svg|200px|thumb|Former logo of Salem Communications.]]
In 1974, Atsinger (chief executive officer) and Epperson (chairman of the board) combined their radio assets to create Salem Communications. Beginning with stations in North Carolina and California, Atsinger and Epperson purchased station properties in Boston, San Antonio, New York City, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles and other markets, converting them to Christian talk stations. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they expanded formats to include [[contemporary Christian music]] (with most stations under this format branded as "The Fish"),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/stationcat/contemporary-christian-music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915210507/http://salem.cc/stationcat/contemporary-christian-music/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2012|title=Contemporary Christian Music – Station Formats – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc}}</ref> news talk (branded as "The Answer"), Spanish-language Christian content, and business programming.<ref name = "Salem history">{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/about-us/history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915210356/http://salem.cc/about-us/history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2012|title=History – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc}}</ref>

Many of Salem's stations are licensed to subsidiaries, organized by geographical area and media cluster as the company has acquired new stations and their previous licensees.

Salem Communications Corp acquired Twitter curation site, Twitchy.com. In January 2014, the company announced the acquisition of the assets of Eagle Publishing, including [[Regnery Publishing]], [[Human Events]], and [[RedState]], and sister companies Eagle Financial Publications and Eagle Wellness.<ref name="SALM acquisition of Twitchy.com">{{cite web|title=SALM acquisition of Twitchy.com|url=http://investor.salem.cc/press-releases/salem-communications-acquires-twitchy-com-from-mic-nasdaq-salm-1075250|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140325083326/http://investor.salem.cc/press-releases/salem-communications-acquires-twitchy-com-from-mic-nasdaq-salm-1075250|archive-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>

On February 23, 2015, Salem Communications changed its name to Salem Media Group.<ref>"[http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2897760 Salem rebrands to Salem Media Group]". ''Radio Ink Magazine'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084338/http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2897760 |date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/biz/radio/private-fm-stations/salem-communications-corporation-renamed-salem-media-group-150223|title=Salem Communications Corporation renamed to Salem Media Group|date=February 23, 2015|work=Radioandmusic.com}}</ref>

In 2015, Salem Media Group expanded their digital platform with acquisitions of several businesses and assets, including DividendYieldHunter.com,<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/salem-media-group-announces-acquisition-of-dividendyieldhuntercom-300169822.html|title=Salem Media Group Announces Acquisition of DividendYieldHunter.com|date=November 2, 2015|website=Cision PR Newswire|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> Stockinvestor.com;<ref name="Stockinvestor.com">{{cite web|title=StockInvestor.com|url=https://www.stockinvestor.com/|website=Stock Investor}}</ref> DividendInvestor.com,<ref>{{cite web|title=DividendInvestor.com|url=https://www.dividendinvestor.com/|website=Dividend Investor}}</ref> a Spanish Bible mobile app, along with its related website and Facebook properties; the DailyBible mobile app; the Daily Bible Devotion mobile app; and also, Bryan Perry's Newsletters.

In 2016, Salem Media Group continued to expand by acquiring the websites ChristianConcertAlerts.com, Historyonthenet.com and Authentichistory.com; as well as Mike Turner's line of investment products, including TurnerTrends.com;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/salem-media-group-announces-acquisition-of-mike-turners-line-of-investment-products-300351788.html|title=Salem Media Group Announces Acquisition of Mike Turner's Line of Investment Products|date=October 27, 2016|website=Cision PR Newswire|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> the Retirement Watch newsletter and website, Retirementwatch.com;<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Retirement Watch|url=https://www.retirementwatch.com/|access-date=|website=Retirement Watch}}</ref> and the [[King James Bible]] mobile application. Salem Media Group also acquired Mill City Press from Hillcrest Publishing Group, Inc.

In July 2017, Salem Media Group merged DividendYieldHunter.com and transferred all content into DividendInvestor.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dividendinvestor.com/attention-dividend-yield-hunter-readers/|title=Welcome Dividend Yield Hunter Readers|date=July 11, 2017|website=Dividend Investor|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>

In March 2019, political writer [[Raheem Kassam]] and lawyer Will Chamberlain purchased ''[[Human Events]]'' from Salem Media Group for $300,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/01/breitbart-alum-resuscitate-human-events/|title=Breitbart alum to resuscitate Human Events|last1=Wemple|first1=Erik|date=March 1, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref>

In early 2021, the company moved most operations from the former main operations city of [[Camarillo, California]] to [[Irving, Texas]], the same location of their long-owned radio station [[KLTY]].

On November 8, 2023, Salem exited the [[The Upstate|Upstate]] market after it sold [[WKVG (FM)|WGTK]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]] and the [[WLTS (FM)|Earth FM]] stations to the [[Educational Media Foundation]], resulting in WGTK switching to the [[K-Love]] network and WRTH and [[WLTE]] switching to [[Air1]] several days before.

In December 2024, it was announced that the company had sold all remaining Christian Contemporary stations to the Educational Media Foundation. The move was intended to help the company repay debt to investors. Educational Media Foundation began operating the stations on February 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=Salem Media Group Sells Seven Stations To EMF; Repay All Debt With New Investor |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/290637/salem-media-group-sells-seven-stations-to-emf-repay-all-debt-with-new-investor/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2025 Salem Media signed a deal with [[Donald Trump Jr.]] and [[Lara Trump]] that will see them both become stakeholders in the company. Salem Media acquired a 30 percent stake in MxM News, a mobile news aggregation app that is co-owned by Donald Trump Jr.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Donald Trump Jr., Lara Trump strike deal with Salem Media | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5248538-donald-trump-jr-lara-trump-salem-media/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415051300/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5248538-donald-trump-jr-lara-trump-salem-media/ | archive-date=2025-04-15}}</ref>

== Radio stations ==
Stations are arranged in order by state and city of license.

{|
! style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; padding: 2px;" margin: auto" bgcolor="#cedff2" | AM Stations
! style="border: 1px solid #afa3bf; padding: 2px;" margin: auto" bgcolor="#ddcef2" | FM Stations
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Stations owned by Salem Media Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salemmedia.com/station-lists/|title=Station Lists – Salem Media Group|website=salemmedia.com}}</ref>
! [[City of license]]/Market
! Station
! Current format
! Licensee
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Phoenix, AZ]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KKNT]] 960
| [[Conservative talk]] || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KXXT]] 1010
| [[Christian radio]] || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KPXQ]] 1360
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Little Rock, AR]]
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KDIS-FM]] 99.5
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KDXE (FM)|KDXE]] 101.1
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]–[[San Bernardino, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KTIE]] 590
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KRLA]] 870
| Conservative talk || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KKLA-FM]] 99.5
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
| [[Oxnard]]–[[Ventura, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KDAR]] 98.3
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Sacramento, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KFIA (AM)|KFIA]] 710
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KTKZ]] 1380
| Conservative talk || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KCBQ]] 1170
| Conservative talk || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KPRZ]] 1210
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[San Francisco]]–[[Oakland, CA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KTRB]] 860
| Conservative talk || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KFAX]] 1100
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KDYA]] 1190
| Urban gospel || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KDOW]] 1220
| Business talk || SCA-Palo Alto, LLC.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KDIA]] 1640
| Christian radio || New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Colorado Springs, CO]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KZNT]] 1460
| Conservative talk || Bison Media
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KGFT]] 100.7
| Christian radio || Bison Media
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Denver|Denver, CO]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KNUS]] 710
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KRKS (AM)|KRKS]] 990
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KBJD]] 1650
| Spanish Christian || Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KRKS-FM]] 100.7
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Washington, D.C.]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WWRC]] 570
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WAVA (AM)|WAVA]] 780
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WAVA-FM]] 105.1
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]–[[Daytona Beach, FL]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WORL (AM)|WORL]] 950
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WTLN (AM)|WTLN]] 990
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| [[Sarasota]]–[[Bradenton, FL]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WLSS]] 930
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Tampa]]–[[St. Petersburg, FL]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WTBN]] 570
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WLCC]] 760
| Christian radio{{efn|Simulcast of WTBN.}} || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WGUL]] 860
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WDWD]] 590
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WGKA]] 920
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WNIV]] 970
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WLTA]] 1400
| Christian radio{{efn|Simulcast of WNIV.}} || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Honolulu, HI]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KHNR]] 690
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KGU (AM)|KGU]] 760
| [[Sports radio|Sports]] || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KHCM (AM)|KHCM]] 880
| Chinese || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KHCM-FM]] 97.5
| [[Country music|Country]] || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KGU-FM]] 99.5
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KKOL-FM]] 107.9
| Classic Hits || Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WIND (AM)|WIND]] 560
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Illinois, LLC
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WYLL]] 1160
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Massachusetts, LLC
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WEZE]] 590
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WROL]] 950
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Massachusetts, LLC
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WDTK]] 1400
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WLQV]] 1500
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Minneapolis]]–[[St. Paul, MN]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KKMS (AM)|KKMS]] 980
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WWTC]] 1280
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Massachusetts, LLC
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KYCR (AM)|KYCR]] 1440
| Business talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KDIZ (AM)|KDIZ]] 1570
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WMCA (AM)|WMCA]] 570
| Christian radio || Salem Media of New York, LLC
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WNYM]] 970
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of New York, LLC
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WHKW]] 1220
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WHK (AM)|WHK]] 1420
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Columbus, OH]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WRFD]] 880
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Ohio, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WTOH]] 98.9
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Ohio, Inc.
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Portland, OR]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KPDQ (AM)|KPDQ]] 800
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KPAM]] 860
| Conservative talk || Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KDZR]] 1640
| [[Regional Mexican]] || Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KRYP]] 93.1
| Regional Mexican || Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KPDQ-FM]] 93.9
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WFIL]] 560
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WNTP]] 990
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WPIT]] 730
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WPGP]] 1250
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WORD-FM]] 101.5
| Christian radio || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Dallas]]–[[Fort Worth, TX]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KTNO (AM)|KTNO]] 620
| Spanish Christian || Inspiration Media of Texas, LLC
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KSKY]] 660
| Conservative talk || Bison Media
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KWRD-FM]] 100.7
| Christian radio || Inspiration Media of Texas, LLC
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Houston]]–[[Galveston, TX]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KNTH]] 1070
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[KKHT-FM]] 100.7
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Illinois, LLC
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[San Antonio, TX]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KSLR]] 630
| Christian radio || Salem Media of Texas, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KLUP]] 930
| Conservative talk || Salem Communications Holding Corporation
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Seattle]]–[[Tacoma, WA]]
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KGNW]] 820
| Christian radio || Inspiration Media, Inc.
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #cedff2;" | [[KKOL (AM)|KKOL]] 1300
| Conservative talk || Inspiration Media, Inc.
|}
{{notelist}}

== Salem Radio Network ==
{{main|Salem Radio Network}}

Salem Radio Network is a [[satellite radio]] network serving general market News/Talk stations and Christian-formatted stations through affiliate partnerships serving more than 2,700 radio stations.
The five major divisions are SRN Talk, SRN News, Salem Music Network, Salem Media Reps and Vista Media Reps and SRN Satellite Services.
* '''SRN Talk''' produces general market News/Talk shows featuring nationally syndicated hosts [[Hugh Hewitt]], [[Mike Gallagher (political commentator)|Mike Gallagher]], [[Dennis Prager]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], [[Brandon Tatum]], and [[Charlie Kirk]]. It also produces Christian market programming featuring ''The [[Eric Metaxas]] Show''.
* {{anchor|SRN News}}'''SRN News''' is a news source for conservative and Christian radio serving over 2,000 affiliates, and stations also take newscast branded by Salem's [[Townhall]].com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srnonline.com/about-us|title=SRN – About Us|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
* The '''Salem Music Network''' has three satellite offerings – Contemporary Christian, Praise and Southern Gospel.
* '''Salem Media Reps''' specializes in Christian, family-themed and conservative media, radio, online, print and mobile.
* '''SRN Satellite Services''' provides satellite distribution and production services to over 70 organizations and ministries.

The satellite feed for Salem's general market programming can be heard on the [[CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks]], on CRN3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salem.cc/our-businesses/national-radio-network|title=Salem Radio Network – Salem Media Group|website=salem.cc|access-date=December 23, 2014|archive-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213013220/http://salem.cc/our-businesses/national-radio-network/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Salem News Channel ==
Salem News Channel is a 24/7 news television network founded in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salem News Channel {{!}} Salem Media Group |url=https://salemmedia.com/salem-news-channel/ |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=Salem Media Group}}</ref> In June 2022, it was announced that the network reached an agreement with [[Innovate Corp.]] to launched on [[Terrestrial television|over-the-air television]] in 55 markets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Salem News Channel Launches Over the Air in 55 Television Markets |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240611622601/en/Salem-News-Channel-Launches-Over-the-Air-in-55-Television-Markets |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2024 |title=Salem Breaks Into TV, As Its News Channel Debuts In 55 Markets. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/salem-breaks-into-tv-as-its-news-channel-debuts-in-55-markets/article_117974fa-2955-11ef-b9a3-3743373e5e9c.html#:~:text=Salem%20Media%20Group%2C%20owner%20of%2095%20radio,broadcast%20television%20with%20its%20Salem%20News%20Channel. |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=InsideRadio}}</ref> The network is also available on watch on the website, the mobile app, [[FuboTV|Fubo]], [[Sling TV]], [[Apple TV+]], [[Local Now]], [[Xumo]], [[Pluto TV]], [[Google TV (service)|Google TV]], [[Amazon Fire TV]], [[Samsung TV Plus]], and [[Vizio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Watch Salem News Channel |url=https://salemnewschannel.com/how-to-watch |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=Salem News Channel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Salem News Channel Launches on Pluto TV |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240830804526/en/Salem-News-Channel-Launches-on-Pluto-TV |archive-date= |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=Business Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Salem TV Offering Ads Pluto To Planetary Distribution |url=https://rbr.com/salem-news-channel-and-pluto/ |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=Radio & Television Business Report}}</ref>

== Salem Publishing ==
Salem's flagship publication, ''[[CCM Magazine]]'', was in the [[Christian music industry]] for more than 25 years. Salem no longer prints CCM Magazine, but it still exists in an online-only format. Other magazine publications include ''Singing News Magazine'', which discusses happenings involving the [[Southern gospel]] community.<ref name="SP">{{Cite web|url=https://salemmedia.com/|title=Salem Media Group &#124; Reaching audiences through radio, web and print media}}</ref>

== Salem Author Services ==
Under the umbrella of Salem Author Service are Xulon Press, Mill City Press, and the websites Bookprinting.com, Bookediting.com, Publishgreen.com, and Libertyhill.com.

===Xulon Press===
'''Xulon Press''' (pronounced "zoo-lon") is a [[hybrid publisher]] owned by the Salem Media Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salemmedia.com/print-pages/xulon-press|title=Xulon Press – Salem Media Group|website=salemmedia.com|access-date=May 24, 2017|archive-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516102436/http://salemmedia.com/print-pages/xulon-press/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007 it claimed to be "the largest publisher of [[Christianity|Christian]] books in North America", claiming more than 3,900 [[print-on-demand]] titles published by 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xulonpress.com/news/xulon/pr/mortgage_crisis-press_release.htm |title=Xulon Press Releases |publisher=Xulon Press |date=January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927194154/http://www.xulonpress.com/news/xulon/pr/mortgage_crisis-press_release.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> As of 2022, the website claimed Xulon Press published over 15,000 unique book titles and that more than a million copies of its books had been printed and sold.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Xulon Press |url=https://www.xulonpress.com/about-xulon-press/ |website=xulonpress.com |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> Its titles are mainly in the categories of Christian living,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thetandd.com/lifestyles/author-bridges-disconnect-of-what-people-practice-preach/article_c7790005-46a5-508b-a13b-5dc733ddd7bf.html|access-date=2007-11-05|publisher=The Times and Democrat|title=Author bridges 'disconnect' of what people practice, preach}}</ref> theology, church growth, discipleship, Bible studies, fiction, poetry, biographies, and others.  For a fixed fee the press will publish an author's finished manuscript in paperback, hard cover, and electronic form.  Once published, customers may order the book directly from online retailers, and retailers may order the book through distributors. According to their company contact page, the Xulon Press office is located in [[Maitland, Florida]], United States.

Founded in 2000 by Christian author and publisher [[Tom Freiling]]. The company was originally incorporated in [[Virginia]] in May 2001 and then moved to [[Florida]] in May 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transmittal Letter |url=https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ConvertTiffToPDF?storagePath=COR%5C2002%5C0610%5C20666372.tif&documentNumber=F02000002825 |website=sunbiz.org (Florida Dept. of State) |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> The principal "place of business" was still listed as Fairfax, Virginia until 2005, when the physical address was moved to Longwood, Florida.<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Annual Report |url=https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ConvertTiffToPDF?storagePath=COR%5C2005%5C0422%5C70667677.tif&documentNumber=F02000002825 |website=sunbiz.org (Florida Dept. of State) |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> Xulon Press was bought in 2006 and is now a part of Salem Media Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investor.salemmedia.com/press-release/salem-communications-announces-88-increase-second-quarter-2006-total-revenue|title=Salem Communications Announces an 8.8% Increase in Second Quarter 2006 Total Revenue – Salem Media Investor Center|website=investor.salemmedia.com|date=June 7, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20060522/11115-news-briefs.html |access-date=August 26, 2011 |publisher=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=May 22, 2006 |title=News Briefs}}</ref> In 2016, Salem Media bought a [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, US-based self-publishing company Hillcrest Media and merged it with Xulon Press.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Renzetti |first1=Jackie |title=Minneapolis self-publishing company Hillcrest Media bought by conservative Salem Media |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2016/08/09/hillcrest-media-sells-salem-media.html |website=Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal |access-date=13 April 2022 |date=Aug 9, 2016}}</ref>

== Salem Español Online ==
Salem owns a collection of Spanish language sites that provide a variety of Christian and family-friendly resources online.  A few of those sites are CristoTarjetas.com; ElsitioCristiano.com; BibliaVida.com and LuzMundial.com.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

== Political activities ==
The founders of Salem Communications support various religious causes, and are noted for their role in spreading politically conservative opinion to areas dependent on radio for current events information. In 2005, Epperson was reported in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993268,00.html |title=Stuart Epperson – The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America |magazine=Time |date=February 7, 2005|access-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref> In 2004 he co-chaired "Americans of Faith", a religiously based [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] electoral campaign. Both founders have served on the [[Council for National Policy]], a group of conservative influencers, intellectuals, donors, and former elected officials, and Epperson has served as president of the council.<ref name="Thornton Rogers 2022">{{cite podcast |host=Katie Thornton|date=November 22, 2022| title=The Divided Dial: Episode 2 – From Pulpit to Politics – On the Media | website=WNYC Studios | url=https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/divided-dial-episode-2-pews-polls | access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Council">{{cite web |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/05/17/council-national-policy-behind-curtain |title=The Council for National Policy: Behind the Curtain &#124; Southern Poverty Law Center |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Berlet 2018">{{cite book | last=Berlet | first=Chip | title=Trumping democracy in the United States : from Ronald Reagan to alt-right | publisher=Routledge | location=London | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-315-43839-9 | oclc=1129904664 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=One of the most secretive and powerful groups in GOP politics just had its cellphone numbers leaked. Here's what its members said about Trump 2024 when we started calling. |last1=Leonard |first1=Kimberly |last2=Relman |first2=Eliza |last3=Beckler |first3=Hannah |website=Business Insider |date=September 24, 2021 |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/council-for-national-policy-members-trump-2024-2021-9}}</ref> They gave $100,000 to the Bush presidential reelection campaign and $780,000 to the 2000 "California Defense of Marriage Act" (Proposition 22) ballot measure.<ref name="motherjones2005">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/12/higher_frequency.html |title=A Higher Frequency |magazine=Mother Jones |access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref>

In October 2022, Salem, along with [[Dinesh D'Souza]] and [[True the Vote|True The Vote]], was sued by Mark Andrews for defamation in Dinesh D'Souza's film, ''[[2000 Mules]]'', for which Salem was the distributor as well as the publisher of a book of the same name. In the film, D'Souza, without any evidence, falsely accused Andrews of ballot stuffing. In May 2024, Salem pulled the film and book from distribution and apologized to Andrews, claiming they had relied on representations made by D'Souza and True The Vote, and had never intended to harm Andrews. The suit is ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkie |first=Christina |date=2024-05-31 |title=Dinesh D'Souza election fraud film, book '2000 Mules' pulled after defamation suit |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/dinesh-dsouza-election-film-2000-mules-pulled.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

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