Salem Radio Network

What Salem Radio Network does

Salem Radio Network (SRN) is a full-service satellite radio network based in Dallas, Texas, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salem Media Group (NASDAQ: SALM). It produces and distributes syndicated talk, news, commentary, and ministry programming to more than 2,000 affiliate radio stations across the United States, and provides satellite distribution services for over 70 ministries and content-producing organizations. Its primary customer segments are Christian-formatted radio stations and general-market news/talk stations, with secondary segments including non-commercial stations and ministries/content originators. Named affiliates include American Family Radio, Audacy (1210 WPHT Philadelphia), Blount Communications, WAVA, Focus on the Family, Hillsdale College, and the Office of the U.S. Speaker of the House.

SRN's core technology is a multi-mode content delivery infrastructure spanning Westwood One Wegener satellite receivers on AMC-8, AMC-3, and SES-2 satellites (channels SRN1-SRN4), Salem XDS-IP internet receivers managed via Microspace, and a Files.com-based FTP server (salemradionetwork.files.com) for store-and-forward file delivery. Programming is anchored by an in-house News Center located near the White House and Capitol Hill with fully-equipped broadcast facilities and full-time correspondents at the U.S. House, Senate, and White House, plus a flagship talk lineup of nationally syndicated hosts (Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher with 7M weekly listeners, Larry Elder, Scott Jennings, Alex Marlow, Mike Gallagher, Kevin McCullough). The portfolio also includes daily commentaries, weekend specialty shows (Armed American Radio, This Week on Capitol Hill, RMWorldTravel, Steve Brown Etc.), and end-to-end podcast production services.

SRN's business model is a hybrid of barter-based advertising, subscription fees, and managed services. On commercial affiliates, SRN retains minutes per hour for national sale (e.g., 7 minutes national barter / 18 minutes local on Gallagher; 8/12 on Armed American Radio); non-commercial stations pay a reasonable subscription fee for SRN News. Ministries and content originators pay for managed satellite distribution, and SRN also sells local spot time on behalf of affiliates through an in-house sales team. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by show. The go-to-market combines channel-partner affiliate recruitment (via a dedicated Affiliate Relations Manager), inside sales for spot time and barter contracts, and enterprise account management for ministry distribution. Programming is further monetized through a sister video property (Salem News Channel), major podcast platforms, and 190+ digital cable radio channels.

Name

Salem Radio Network

Legal name

Salem Radio Network

Website

https://srnonline.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salem Radio Network is a Dallas-based satellite radio network and Salem Media Group subsidiary that produces and distributes syndicated talk, news, and ministry programming to more than 2,000 affiliate radio stations across the United States via satellite, IP, and FTP delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radio Broadcasting Services

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Syndicated Radio Programming Networks (Shows & Features) (MPABABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Network-Affiliated Local Radio Stations (News/Talk/Sports Syndication Affiliates) (MPABACAF), Radio Network Distribution & Affiliate Services (Terrestrial/Satellite/IP) (MPABABAL), Talk/News/Sports Radio Networks & Syndication (MPAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Radio syndication network
• Talk radio programming
• Satellite radio distribution
• News broadcast syndication
• Affiliate radio services

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. National Barter (Spots): SRN retains a number of minutes per hour per show for national sale/barter as part of syndication deals (e.g., Mike Gallagher: 7 min national barter / 18 min local insertion; Hugh Hewitt: 5 min national barter; Forever Young: 6 min national barter / 8 min local; Armed American Radio: 8 min national barter / 12 min local). Barter basis also noted for commercial stations on Townhall/SRN News.
2. Affiliate Subscription Fees (Non-Commercial Stations): SRN charges a reasonable fee to non-commercial stations for SRN News programming, in contrast to barter for commercial stations.
3. Ministry / Organization Satellite Distribution Services: SRN distributes daily and weekly programming for more than 70 ministries and organizations via satellite, providing a reliable and affordable way to make programs available to radio stations across the country.
4. Podcast Production Services: SRN offers paid podcast recording, editing, mixing, and hosting/distribution services through its podcast production team, with rates available upon request.
5. Spot Time Sales (Local Affiliate Sales Support): Salem Radio Network sells local spot time on behalf of affiliates through its in-house sales team (Suite 220, 972-402-8800).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Salem Radio Network (SRN) produces and distributes syndicated talk, news, and ministry radio programming to more than 2,000 affiliate radio stations nationwide via multi-channel satellite, IP, and FTP delivery, operating as a subsidiary of Salem Media Group. Core services include a weekday conservative talk lineup (Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder, Scott Jennings, Alex Marlow, Kevin McCullough), Townhall/SRN News newscasts from a Washington-area News Center near the White House and Capitol Hill, weekend specialty programming, daily short-form commentaries, satellite distribution services for 70+ ministries and content originators, and professional podcast production.

Product overview

Salem Radio Network (SRN) is a full-service satellite radio network based in Dallas, Texas that serves Christian-formatted and general market news/talk stations through affiliate partnerships, distributing daily and weekly programming for more than 70 ministries and organizations to over 2,000 radio stations. Its offering is structured as a platform of integrated modules rather than a single unified product: the core SRN Talk lineup delivers weekday syndicated talk shows (O'Connor & Company, The Mike Gallagher Show, The Scott Jennings Show, The Hugh Hewitt Show, The Larry Elder Show, That Kevin Show, The Alex Marlow Show, and AAR's Daily Defense Hour); Townhall/SRN News provides hourly news newscasts, briefs, and actualities from a News Center near the White House and Capitol Hill; SRN Weekend supplements with specialty programming (This Week on Capitol Hill, RMWorldTravel Connection, Armed American Radio, Steve Brown Etc., The Automotive Edge with Kurt Chase); SRN Daily Commentaries delivers short-form features (Cal Thomas, Jerry Stewart's One Moment in America, Focus on the Family); and SRN Distribution Partners hosts additional syndicated shows (Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, Kathy Barnette Show, Ark Midnight, Born To Win, Testimony with Jensine Bard, Eye On The Target, Gardening with Joey and Holly, Kinder Outdoors, The Forever Young Radio Show, Voice of Reason, Steve Sommers Overnight Drive, The Red Soul Podcast). SRN Podcast Services provides professional podcast production and hosting, while the underlying Salem Satellite Distribution platform delivers content to affiliates via Westwood One Wegener satellite, Westwood One XDS, Salem XDS-IP internet, and the SRN FTP file server.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Townhall/SRN News: Radio news service originating from SRN's international News Center near the White House and Capitol Hill.
• SRN Talk
• SRN News
• SRN Weekend

Products and services

• SRN Talk Salem Radio Network's flagship weekday syndicated talk radio lineup, distributed nationally to affiliate stations via satellite (AMC-8/AMC-3/SES-2, channels SRN1–SRN4), Salem XDS-IP internet receivers, and FTP. Comprises daily talk shows hosted by O'Connor, Mike Gallagher, Scott Jennings, Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder, Kevin McCullough, Alex Marlow, and Mark Walters' AAR Daily Defense Hour, plus daily short-form commentaries. Sold on a barter basis to commercial stations, with defined national barter minutes and local insertion inventory per show.
• Townhall/SRN News Full-service radio news service produced from SRN's Washington-area News Center near the White House and Capitol Hill, with fully-equipped broadcast facilities at the U.S. House, Senate, and White House staffed by full-time correspondents. Provides 5-minute top-of-hour newscasts, 1-minute headline casts, newsbriefs, non-commercial newscasts, sports reports, business briefs, and actualities. Distributed on a barter basis to commercial stations and on a fee basis to non-commercial stations.
• SRN Weekend Salem Radio Network's weekend programming block, distributed to affiliates via satellite and IP, featuring specialty programs such as RMWorldTravel Connection, Armed American Radio, Steve Brown Etc., This Week on Capitol Hill, The Automotive Edge with Kurt Chase, and best-of compilations from the weekday lineup.
• SRN Daily Commentaries Short-form daily commentaries distributed to affiliates, including The Cal Thomas Commentary (90 seconds), Jerry Stewart's One Moment in America (60 seconds), and Focus on the Family Commentary (90 seconds + 60 second spot).
• SRN Distribution Partners Programming block of nationally distributed partner shows whose content producers (ministries, organizations, independent hosts) rely on SRN for satellite distribution to affiliate stations. Includes shows such as The Steve Sommers Overnight Drive, The Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser, Kathy Barnette Show, Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, Ark Midnight with John B. Wells, Gardening with Joey and Holly, Kinder Outdoors, The Forever Young Radio Show, Eye On The Target, Testimony with Jensine Bard, Born To Win, and The Red Soul Podcast.
• SRN Podcast Services End-to-end professional podcast production service where SRN connects clients to its network studios over a private web link, with a personal producer providing recording, editing, mixdown with theme music and audio clips, and publishing to preferred podcast platforms, plus hosting on SRN's public FTP server for radio stations. Rates available upon request.
• Salem Satellite Distribution SRN's multi-channel satellite distribution platform producing and distributing programming for over 70 national and regional broadcasters, with the ability to provide live real-time program feeds or store-and-forward satellite-delivered audio files to properly equipped stations. Used by ministries and content-producing organizations to reach a national audience.
• Salem XDS-IP Internet Delivery Internet-delivered IP receiver service (Salem XDS-IP) providing an alternative to satellite distribution for affiliates. Programs buffer 30 seconds and support local break relays and station liners, with affiliate login and scheduling via the Microspace XDS-IP portal.
• SRN FTP File Delivery FTP-based file delivery service for affiliates to download promos, audio spots, show demos, and program files. Hosted on Files.com (salemradionetwork.files.com, port 21) and Exavault, with a self-serve credential request form processed within 24 hours during business days.
• SRN Spot Time Sales Salem Radio Network's in-house sales team selling local spot time on behalf of affiliates, supported by a clearance auditor handling barter agreements and contracts. Operates from Suite 220 (phone 972-402-8800).
• Salem Music Network Salem Music Network is the music-programming sibling of SRN under Salem Media Group, providing music programming distribution to affiliated stations from its Nashville, TN office.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ affiliate radio stations served, making SRN one of the fastest-growing full-service networks in the U.S.
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Westwood OneflagshipTechnology or IntegrationSRN distributes multiple channels of programming over the Westwood One Wegener satellite receiver platform (SRN1, SRN2, SRN3, SRN4). Westwood One XDS is used for receivers and for show director scheduling for affiliate stations. Westwood One Wegener receivers are specified for many SRN shows (e.g., Eye On The Target, Kathy Barnette Show, Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, Voice of Reason, Kinder Outdoors, Gardening with Joey and Holly, Ark Midnight, Armed American Radio).
• Microspace Communications (XDS-IP)coreTechnology or IntegrationSalem XDS-IP receivers deliver SRN programming over the internet via Microspace's XDS-IP platform. The Salem XDS-IP Schedule Portal is hosted at xdsnms.microspace.com for affiliate login, scheduling, and IP-based program delivery.
• Townhall.comflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTownhall/SRN News is a joint news product originating from an international News Center near the White House and Capitol Hill. Townhall provides the editorial platform and commentary features (e.g., 'Townhall Commentary' on XDS-IP) consumed by SRN's radio affiliates; Hugh Hewitt writes a column for Townhall.com, and O'Connor & Company's Larry O'Connor is Townhall Media's Editor.
• Hillsdale CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillsdale College produces 'Radio Free Hillsdale Hour,' a one-hour weekly show featuring Hillsdale faculty, alumni, and outside scholars. SRN distributes the program nationally via Westwood One XDS and Salem XDS-IP. The show is hosted by Scot Bertram, General Manager of the student radio station at Hillsdale College.
• Focus on the FamilycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFocus on the Family produces a daily 90-second commentary by President Jim Daly (plus a :60 second spot) that SRN distributes to affiliates Monday–Friday at 5:49am ET via SRN-XDS or FTP.
• Key Life Network (Steve Brown)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey Life Network produces 'Steve Brown Etc.', distributed via SRN over AMC-8 (SRN-XDS) and AMC-3 (Wegener Unity 4000) satellite with 5 minutes national barter and 17 minutes available for local insertion. Steve Brown is a Professor of Preaching at Reformed Theological Seminary and sits on the board of National Religious Broadcasters.
• Jensine Bard MinistriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJensine Bard Ministries produces 'Testimony with Jensine Bard,' a 501(c)(3) global media broadcast heard on six continents and broadcast in Israel and the United Kingdom. SRN distributes the show via Salem XDS-IP, Fridays 10:30–10:59:30 AM ET.
• Christian Educational Ministries (Born to Win / Ronald L. Dart Ministries)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCEM produces 'Born To Win,' airs each Friday 7:00-7:30am ET on XDS-IP and is available via Salem's FTP server. The program shares Gospel, disciples believers, and runs the Youth Educational Adventures (YEA) curriculum.
• Family Research Council (Tony Perkins) / Office of the U.S. Speaker of the House (Speaker Mike Johnson)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSRN produces 'This Week on Capitol Hill' co-hosted by Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson and Tony Perkins, providing weekly insight into U.S. House policy-making. Available weekends via Westwood One, Saturday 7am ET.
• Crossbreed HolstersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmed American Radio broadcasts live every Sunday evening from the Crossbreed Holster Studios; Crossbreed Holsters is a brand sponsor and host venue for AAR.
• Files.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationFiles.com hosts SRN's affiliate FTP server at salemradionetwork.files.com (port 21), providing credential-based file delivery for affiliate stations to download promos, audio spots, and program files.
• Salem News ChannelflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalem News Channel is a sister property of Salem Media Group that video-simulcasts SRN talk hosts including Scott Jennings, Larry Elder, Hugh Hewitt, Kevin McCullough, Alex Marlow, and 'This Week on Capitol Hill,' extending SRN programming to television.
• Salem Music NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalem Music Network is the music-programming sibling of SRN under Salem Media Group, operating from 402 BNA Drive, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37217. SRN's homepage links to salemmusicnetwork.com for music programming.
• Salem Media GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalem Radio Network is part of Salem Media Group. Salem Media Group's privacy policy, California CCPA notice, and terms of use govern Salem Radio Network products. The copyright line on srnonline.com reads 'Copyright © 2026 Salem Radio Network & Salem Media Group.'

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Premiere Networks (iHeartMedia): Largest radio syndication network in the U.S., distributing Rush Limbolaugh-era, Glenn Beck, and other national talk shows to thousands of affiliates. Directly comparable to SRN on syndicated talk distribution, barter monetization, and affiliate-driven GTM.
• Skyview Networks: Radio network and distribution company providing syndicated programming, satellite distribution, and network sales services. Directly comparable to SRN on the technical distribution layer (satellite/IP) and affiliate programming model.
• Compass Media Networks: Radio syndication network offering nationally distributed talk, news, and sports programming to radio affiliates. Comparable to SRN on the affiliate-syndication model with national barter minutes and satellite/IP distribution.
• Westwood One (Cumulus Media): Major U.S. radio network and syndicator, including news, sports, talk, and entertainment programming. Directly comparable to SRN: SRN actually distributes programming over Westwood One's satellite receiver platform, and the two overlap on syndicated talk and news distribution to affiliates.
• Genesis Communications Network: Independent radio syndicator focused on conservative talk programming, distributing shows like Phil Hendrie to affiliates. Closely comparable to SRN on ideological concentration and conservative talk syndication economics.
• CRN International: Radio programming, marketing, and syndication company offering content, network solutions, and branded audio to radio stations and brands. Comparable to SRN on the B2B content-and-syndication model with affiliate relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Audacy: Major U.S. radio broadcaster (formerly CBS Radio / Entercom) operating hundreds of stations and a national news/talk network. Comparable to SRN as a broad-incumbent radio operator with news/talk formats, spot sales, and podcast distribution.
• iHeartMedia: Largest U.S. radio broadcaster and parent of Premiere Networks; operates 850+ radio stations plus iHeartRadio streaming/podcast platform. Broad incumbent comparable to SRN at the parent level — overlapping on syndicated talk, podcast, and digital audio distribution.

Others

• Salem Media Group: Public parent of Salem Radio Network (NASDAQ: SALM); operates complementary spoken-word, music, and digital media assets including Salem News Channel, Salem Music Network, and Townhall.com. Listed as 'Others' because it is SRN's parent rather than a competitor, but it shares the conservative talk and Christian format orientation.

Emerging players

• Townhall Media: Conservative digital media property and editorial partner of Townhall/SRN News; produces commentary and editorial content consumed by SRN radio affiliates. Comparable to SRN on conservative content production and the spoken-word editorial layer that feeds news programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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