WTBN AM 570 & 910 Tampa Bay's Christian Talk and CS Lewis Society Present the Privileged Planet Documentary at the University of South Florida's Marshall Center on January 25.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Salem Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SALM), America's leading radio broadcaster focused on Christian and family themes programming, announced today that its Tampa Christian talk radio stations, WTBN AM 570 & 910, will present the new science-documentary The Privileged Planet at the University of South Florida this month. The showing of this much-anticipated film, co-sponsored by the CS Lewis Society of New Port Richey, Florida, will take place at USF's Marshall Center on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 7 p.m. EST.

The recent massive earthquake and tsunami in Asia, spawned by tectonic plates shifting 12 miles beneath the ocean's surface, has many people questioning their own well being as well as the significance of our planet. Is Earth merely an insignificant speck in a vast and meaningless universe? Or is Earth far more significant than virtually anyone has realized? The Privileged Planet one-hour documentary will address these questions head on, after which the audience can join in with a live question and answer session with co-author of The Privileged Planet, Dr. Jay Richards, who is the host for the event. For more information, go to www.bayword.com. Tickets are reserved at www.apologetics.org

Dr. Richards is vice president and senior fellow of the Discovery Institute in Seattle. He received his Ph.D. with honors from Princeton Theological Seminary. His book, with co-authored with Iowa State astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez, has received wide notice in the scientific world for its shocking conclusion: Planet Earth, say the authors, has many key features that are exquisitely fine-tuned, in two ways -- they are precisely right for life and ideal for scientific discovery. They argue that the sheer number of fine-tuned factors rules out "chance" and points to an intelligent designer.

The documentary brings to light the search for purpose in the universe by exploring the role of tectonic plates, the wonders of water and solar eclipses, the Earth's optimal location between two arms of the Milky Way, and the delicately balanced laws that govern the universe -- down to the behavior of atoms and the forces of nature. Science comes alive in some of the most breathtaking special effects ever attempted in film, allowing the viewer to fly through star clusters and dangerous galactic regions shrouded with dust clouds and menaced by black holes.

The CS Lewis Society, which focuses on the dialogue between science and theology, has held over fifty seminars and debates on university campuses such as Princeton, Dartmouth, Boston University, and the University of Budapest. It monitors the scholarly work of the Intelligent Design Movement, which since the early 1990s has argued that evidence supporting Darwinian macroevolution is extremely weak, and that genetically coded information in DNA and complex molecular systems can best be explained by reference to an intelligent cause. For more information, go to www.apologetics.org

Salem Communications Corporation, headquartered in Camarillo, California, is the leading U.S. radio broadcaster focused on Christian and family themes programming. Upon the close of all announced transactions, the company will own 103 radio stations, including 67 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 over 1,900 affiliated radio stations; Salem Radio Representatives(TM), a national sales force; Salem Web Network(TM), the leading Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming; and Salem Publishing(TM), a leading publisher of Christian themed magazines.