CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on June 30, 1999
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement dated June 30, 1999 of the reference to our firm under the captions
"Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" and to the use of our report dated March
24, 1999, except for Note 10, as to which the date is May 26, 1999, included in
the Registration Statement Amendment No. 2 (Form S-1 No. 333-76649) and related
Prospectus of Salem Communications Corporation for the registration of shares of
its common stock.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Salem
Communications Corporation listed in Item 16(b) of the Registration Statement
Amendment No. 2 (Form S-1 No. 333-76649). This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Woodland Hills, California
June 30, 1999