Salem Media Group has announced it has transferred ownership of its Salem Music Networks to Christian FM Media, the owners of SmartRadio Suite.
Christian FM will take over operations of Today’s Christian Music and Today’s Worship Music for all existing affiliates, which will continue to operate as separate networks.
Christian FM President Jon Hamilton said, “We are delighted to be able to carry the important legacy of the Salem Music Network into the future. Many of the wonderful talent associated with Salem’s network and local CCM stations will be working with us and will continue to encourage listeners on affiliated stations across America. In the months ahead, we will be making some exciting new delivery technology available to these stations, allowing even greater music flexibility and more personality choices. Christian FM has long been known for creating unique custom content to stations and we intend to expand this capability to the TCM and TWM affiliates as well.”
Salem President of Broadcast Media Allen Power stated, “Our recent divestitures led to understandable uncertainty for our Music Network affiliates. Thanks to this partnership with Christian FM, we have been able to quickly provide those affiliates with a fairly seamless opportunity to maintain excellent CCM/Worship Music programming on their stations. The team at Christian FM and SmartRadio Suite has collaborated wonderfully to create a new programming home for our affiliates.”
Salem Music Networks Operations Manager and Program Director Jayme Summers has joined Christian FM to continue to oversee the two networks.
The Today’s Christian Music lineup will now feature Christian FM’s “Kevin & Amy Show” in mornings replacing the former WFSH-FM Atlanta based “Kevin & Taylor”. Former WFSH-FM Atlanta midday host Kim Fitz and afternoon host Beth Bacall remain with the network in those dayparts as does the “Scott & Sam” show at night. Heather Erbe takes the overnight slot that had been held by ‘Griff’.
