Dr. Charles Swindoll to Speak at 99.5 KKLA-FM 20th Anniversary Listener Event, October 14, at Azusa Pacific University.

LOS ANGELES -- Chuck Swindoll, host of "Insight For Living," heard weekdays at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on 99.5 KKLA-FM, will be the special guest speaker at a gala 99.5 KKLA-FM Listener Event celebrating the station's 20th anniversary of broadcasting. Swindoll will speak on Friday, October 14, at Azusa Pacific University's Felix Event Center on "Grace in Our Relationships -- Restoring Relationships." The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. with special music by recording artist Steve Amerson. Admission is free but reservations are required.

"The Frank Pastore Show," 99.5 KKLA-FM's fast-paced 4:00-7:00 p.m. daily talk show "at the intersection of faith and reason," will broadcast live from Azusa Pacific University on October 14. Pastore will also emcee the evening event.

"We are pleased to have Dr. Swindoll join us for our 20th anniversary," said Terry Fahy, vice president/general manager, Salem Los Angeles. "Chuck Swindoll and `Insight For Living' have been a part of the 99.5 KKLA-FM broadcasting family since the station's beginning in 1985. We look forward to his message of relational restoration."

Swindoll has devoted his life to the clear, practical application of God's word. He served as senior pastor at First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton from 1971 to 1994, and he currently pastors Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas. Swindoll's daily radio program, "Insight for Living," airs on over 2,000 radio stations throughout the world. Swindoll's extensive writing ministry has also served the Christian church worldwide, and his leadership as president and now chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminar has helped prepare and equip a new generation of pastors and church leaders.

With a thriving concert schedule and 13 albums to his credit, including the current "Sacred Spaces," Amerson is well known as one of Inspirational music's signature voices. A sought-after studio singer in Hollywood, Amerson is heard on the soundtracks of numerous major motion pictures, television shows and commercials. He has also performed with some of the leading classical ensembles in Los Angeles.

Azusa Pacific University is located at 701 E. Foothill in Azusa. To register, go to www.kkla.com or call 818-956-5552 for more information.

99.5 KKLA-FM is owned and operated by Salem Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SALM), headquartered in Camarillo, Calif., the leading U.S. radio broadcaster focused on Christian- and family-themed programming. Upon the close of all announced transactions, the company will own 104 radio stations, including 65 stations in 24 of the top 25 markets. In addition to its radio properties, Salem owns Salem Radio Network(R), which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 1,900 affiliates; Salem Radio Representatives(TM), a national radio advertising sales force; Salem Web Network(TM), a leading Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming; and Salem Publishing(TM), a leading publisher of Christian-themed magazines. Information may be accessed at the company's website, www.salem.cc.