KSLR is a San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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 area Salem Communications

Salem Communications

Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....

 owned Christian Talk radio station

Radio station

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. KSLR airs national programs such as Focus on the Family

Focus on the Family

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with Dr. James Dobson

James Dobson

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, Jesus is Our Shepherd with Pastor Ray McMahon, Dennis Rainey, Hank Hanegraaff

Hank Hanegraaff

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, Chuck Swindoll

Chuck Swindoll

Charles Rozell "Chuck" Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, currently headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages...

, Alistair Begg

Alistair Begg

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, and James MacDonald. KSLR also airs numerous local radio shows such as Dr. Ed Skidmore, Gilbert Perez, and Allen Randolph.

CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY

• 1975 - Salem Communications (California) purchased KMFM-FM 96.1 and eventually changed call letters to KSLR-FM. Mel Taylor is hired as GM.
• 1977 – John Walk is hired as KSLR-FM Program Director and hosts daily music show.
• 1983 – Salem also purchases KMAC-AM – Mel Tailor GM, John Walk Program Director.
• 1984 – Salem sold FM and changed KMAC-FM call letters to KSLR. Roy Butler hired for music shift.
• 1988 – Salem sold KSLR-AM to Communicom Corporation of America (Denver, CO). Bob Lepine GM, Mary Dockery GSM, John Walk Operations Mgr.
• 1990 – September, Dave Gordon hired as Program Director.
• 1992 – July, Bob Lepine resigns and joins Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey. Carl Dean hired as GM, John Walk debuts as host of Crosscurrents. A daily one hour talk show.
• 1993 – Mary Dockery resigns as GSM.
• 1994 – August, Salem re-acquires KSLR-AM, Carl Dean stays with Communicom of America. John Walk promoted to interim GM.
• 1995 – January, John Walk resigns after 18 years with KSLR. Jeff Crabtree becomes new GM.
• 1997 – July, Jeff Crabtree resigns, Dave Gordon promoted to interim GM. Adam Macmanus talk show debuts on KSLR.
• 1998 – February, Mary Dockery hired as GSM.
• 1998 – July, Dave Gordon resigns as GM, Mary Dockery is promoted to GM.
• 1999 – Pat Rogers hired.
• 2000 – February, Dave Gordon hired as OM.
• 2000 – September, Salem acquires 930 KLUP-AM, Pat Rogers assigned to morning show.
• 2002 – January, Sonny Melendrez hired for KLUP.
• 2002 – February, Mary Dockery resigns, Dave Gordon promoted to GM.
• 2002 – July, Pat Rodgers resigns, Sonny Melendrez KLUP morning show

External links

• KSLR official website
• Jesus is Our Shepherd - Pastor Ray McMahon