Salem Media Group
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Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM; 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".[2]
Company type | Public company |
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Nasdaq: SALM (Class A) Russell Microcap Index component | |
Industry | Mass media commercial radio broadcasting |
Genre | Radio broadcasting, publishing, internet content provider |
Founded | 1974 |
Founders | Stuart Epperson Edward Atsinger III |
Headquarters | 6400 N Beltline Road , Irving, Texas U.S. |
Revenue | $262.78 million (2018)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,173 (2019) |
Website | salemmedia |
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.[2]
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.