CUMULUS MEDIA
$1.83M
2025-2026 cycle
CUMULUS MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CUMULUS MEDIA was paid $1.83M across 95 client committees, of which $790K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$1.83M
=
$1.04M
(Schedule B)
+
$790K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,038,207 | 230 rows | 56.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$789,693 | 37 rows | 43.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 20, 2004 → May 5, 2026
- spans 21.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 230
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 95
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$75K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| RUIZ FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; EDDIE 1487584 |
$4,998 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$4,994 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| RUIZ FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; EDDIE 1487584 |
$4,998 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$4,994 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$36,750 | 2 |
| UNRIGGED PAC C00912642 |
$8,040 | 1 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| WHITSON, STEWART VA · House REP |
$5,700 | 1 |
| RUIZ FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; EDDIE 1487584 |
$4,998 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$4,994 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$36,750 | 2 |
| UNRIGGED PAC C00912642 |
$8,040 | 1 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| WHITSON, STEWART VA · House REP |
$5,700 | 1 |
| RUIZ FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; EDDIE 1487584 |
$4,998 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$4,994 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTERS OF THESE 50 STATES OF AMERICA C00885947 |
$141,176 | 10 |
| FIELDS, CLEO LA · House DEM |
$109,741 | 10 |
| STOP HOUSTON MURDERS PAC 00086605 |
$38,016 | 3 |
| 931447 931447 |
$36,750 | 2 |
| YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS NOW: A COALITION OF NURSES, WOMEN, FIREFIGHTERS, VETERANS, LGBTQ+ ADVOCATES, AND PATIENT GROUPS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1462796 |
$17,765 | 1 |
| SCHMITZ, JOHN PALMER MR. IN · House REP |
$9,975 | 1 |
| UNRIGGED PAC C00912642 |
$8,040 | 1 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$7,493 | 2 |
| WHITSON, STEWART VA · House REP |
$5,700 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 60%
R · 40%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $274,643 | 15.03% |
| Republican | $186,817 | 10.22% |
| Non-partisan | $1,366,441 | 74.75% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FRESNO … 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $7K | 2 | C00640557 100% | Media 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 3 | C00639872 76% | Media 100% | $12K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $97K | 12 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 51% | Media 100% | $110K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $25K | 4 | BORGEAS FOR SENATE 2018 61% | Media 100% | $134K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $39K | 13 | C00673384 31% | Media 100% | $173K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $54K | 13 | FUGAZI 4 ASSEMBLY 2020 FOR … 47% | Media 100% | $54K | +1817% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $70 | 1 | C00700534 100% | Media 100% | $54K | -100% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $25K | 11 | VILLAPUDUA FOR THE 13TH ASS… 38% | Media 100% | $79K | +3% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $24K | 11 | FULCHER, RUSSELL 31% | Media 100% | $103K | -37% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 3 | SAVE AMARILLO PAC 53% | Media 100% | $110K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $860 | 1 | AMARILLO TAXPAYERS POLITICA… 100% | Media 100% | $111K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | C00772202 88% | Media 100% | $8K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $850 | 2 | C00774182 59% | Media 100% | $9K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 4 | CONSERVATIVES OF 86% | Media 100% | $15K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $15K | 11 | EARLY FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORN… 91% | Media 100% | $30K | -72% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $112K | 29 | C00772202 24% | Media 100% | $142K | +158360% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | DUARTE, JOHN 55% | Media 100% | $144K | -92% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 5 | C00794800 64% | Media 100% | $153K | -61% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $248 | 3 | 741921 100% | Media 100% | $153K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | CASEY, STEPHEN M 100% | Media 100% | $20K | +2253% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | EARLY, ERIC 100% | Media 100% | $22K | -63% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $59K | 14 | VILLAPUDUA FOR STATE SENATE… 67% | Media 100% | $81K | +295% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $17K | 8 | C00848176 45% | Media 100% | $98K | -84% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $93K | 9 | FIELDS, CLEO 70% | Media 100% | $191K | +4235% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $254K | 29 | VOTERS OF THESE 50 STATES O… 56% | Media 100% | $445K | +2591% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $37K | 2 | 931447 100% | Media 100% | $482K | +14719% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $6K | 1 | WHITSON, STEWART 100% | Media 100% | $6K | -71% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $8K | 1 | UNRIGGED PAC 100% | Media 100% | $14K | +265% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $25K | 6 | PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 30% | Media 60% | $39K | +44% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 45 additional stations · $6,950,361 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay CUMULUS MEDIA also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove CUMULUS MEDIA routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $951,830 | 5 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $904,473 | 5 | Sep 2024 → Nov 2025 |
| KTTV-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $751,289 | 6 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $543,235 | 5 | Aug 2024 → Nov 2024 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $472,675 | 3 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $383,860 | 2 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $335,695 | 5 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $281,535 | 9 | Jan 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $257,699 | 3 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KGTV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $242,067 | 4 | Aug 2024 → Nov 2024 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $159,970 | 5 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $155,933 | 3 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $138,125 | 3 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KCAL-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $135,125 | 4 | Aug 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KTXL-TV | Sacramento, CA | Fox | $120,143 | 5 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $1,023,298 | 227 | $5K | 100.0% | VOTERS OF THESE 50 STATES O… 14% | 7w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$23,499 · 2% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$40,058 · 4% of revenue
87
One-time clients 1 cycle
$974,650 · 94% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULCHER, RUSSELL | 3 | $16,320 | 4 | 2020-10-19 | 2024-10-04 |
| DESHOTEL JOSEPH D HONORABLE | 3 | $3,978 | 4 | 2008-08-22 | 2016-10-25 |
| 741921 | 4 | $3,201 | 7 | 2015-09-02 | 2023-08-17 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $596,794 | 58.7% | 34 | |
| Unknown | $110,290 | 10.8% | 27 | |
| LA | $109,741 | 10.8% | 1 | |
| TX | $72,772 | 7.2% | 11 | |
| ID | $26,593 | 2.6% | 3 | |
| AL | $26,395 | 2.6% | 2 | |
| RI | $21,200 | 2.1% | 2 | |
| SC | $16,433 | 1.6% | 3 | |
| VA | $11,950 | 1.2% | 2 | |
| IN | $9,975 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| OH | $8,040 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| AZ | $6,633 | 0.7% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-23 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES | Media | — | $49,895 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-10 | C00772202 | Media | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $27,317 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-16 | FIELDS, CLEO | Media | ADVERTISING | $26,299 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-11 | 931447 | Media | — | $26,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-29 | YES ON PROP 46, FAMILIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY | Media | — | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-26 | UNRIGGED PAC | Media | ADVERTISING - RADIO | $8,040 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-05 | WHITSON, STEWART | Media | RADIO ADVERTISING | $5,700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | RUIZ FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; EDDIE | — | — | $4,998 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER | Media | — | $4,994 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 | Media | — | $4,994 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $2,499 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER | — | — | $2,499 |