IHEART MEDIA
$11.68M
2025-2026 cycle
IHEART MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle IHEART MEDIA was paid $11.68M across 256 client committees, of which $6.11M 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
$11.68M
=
$5.57M
(Schedule B)
+
$6.11M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$5,569,172 | 479 rows | 47.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$6,108,180 | 95 rows | 52.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 23, 2014 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 11.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 479
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 256
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$513K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 842149 842149 |
$22,211 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 842149 842149 |
$22,211 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$4,386 | 2 |
| ROBINSON, TIMOTHY BRANDT MR FL · House DEM |
$3,805 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$2,003 | 1 |
| REDMOND, HAMPTON SC · House REP |
$1,699 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$13,705 | 8 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. SC · House REP |
$8,305 | 1 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$5,024 | 2 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$5,019 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 931447 931447 |
$61,875 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$15,535 | 10 |
| STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY TX · House REP |
$10,183 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$15,535 | 10 |
| STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY TX · House REP |
$10,183 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAS PAC C00559906 |
$1,189,303 IE $1,189,303 |
6 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$177,188 | 1 |
| THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY C90018904 |
$165,000 IE $165,000 |
5 |
| STOP HOUSTON MURDERS PAC 00086605 |
$135,850 | 5 |
| LAKE, KARI AZ · Senate REP |
$105,156 | 3 |
| CAMPBELL, STANLEY FL · Senate DEM |
$100,000 | 1 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$35,693 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 50%
R · 50%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,405,316 | 20.60% |
| Republican | $2,365,037 | 20.25% |
| Non-partisan | $6,906,999 | 59.15% |
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)Money flowed in during the last 1 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Money flowed in during the last 3 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Money flowed in during the last 6 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $348 | 1 | URESTI CARLOS I MR CHARLIE 100% | Media 100% | $348 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | ALABAMA NEW SOUTH ALLIANCE 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | ALABAMA NEW SOUTH ALLIANCE 100% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $170K | 8 | KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 91% | Media 100% | $176K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $169K | 31 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 66% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $345K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $69K | 19 | DIEHL FOR US SENATE 27% | Media 100% | $414K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $363K | 32 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 70% | Media 96% | $777K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | SAY YES FOR CFISD KIDS DISS… 100% | Media 100% | $787K | +608% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $300 | 1 | MONTEREY COUNTY REPUBLICAN … 100% | Media 100% | $300 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $40 | 1 | HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $787K | -97% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $202K | 3 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 94% | Media 100% | $202K | +10008% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $641K | 6 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 97% | Media 100% | $843K | +15921% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $111K | 26 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 55% | Media 100% | $954K | -35% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $57K | 12 | PALLOTTA FOR CONGRESS 56% | Media 96% | $1.01M | -66% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $872K | 33 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 45% | Digital 45% | $1.88M | +1155% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $750K | 56 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 70% | Media 89% | $2.63M | +107% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; T… 100% | Media 100% | $2.63M | +2525% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 5 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 55% | Media 100% | $9K | -99% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $55K | 9 | PUKITA, MARK MR. 53% | Media 100% | $65K | -50% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $100K | 23 | JOHN W. MOORE FOR CONGRESS 23% | Media 89% | $164K | +76% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $248K | 17 | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 60% | Media 100% | $412K | -72% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $157K | 29 | 741666 21% | Media 87% | $569K | -79% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 3 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. 51% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $157 | 1 | 741921 100% | Media 100% | $569K | -85% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 4 | MONTEREY COUNTY REPUBLICAN … 52% | Media 100% | $7K | -73% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $51K | 11 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN 30% | Media 100% | $57K | -8% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $47K | 11 | FREI, DANIEL EDWARD 30% | Media 100% | $105K | -53% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $397K | 25 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 45% | Media 55% | $502K | +60% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $339K | 35 | STOP HOUSTON MURDERS PAC 32% | Media 96% | $841K | +116% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $501 | 1 | PAINE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JW 100% | Media 100% | $841K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 2 | EDWARDS, CHUCK 68% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $94K | 3 | 931447 100% | Media 100% | $935K | +59961% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $208K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $1.14M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY 100% | Media 100% | $15K | +303% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $97K | 15 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 29% | Media 95% | $112K | +92% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $104K | 17 | AFC VICTORY FUND 39% | Media 23% | $216K | +120% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 91 additional stations · $65,981,842 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay IHEART MEDIA also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove IHEART 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $6,415,996 | 26 | May 2022 → Nov 2025 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $6,266,021 | 24 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $5,974,553 | 24 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $3,423,910 | 24 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $3,355,308 | 25 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $3,031,342 | 21 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $2,909,207 | 34 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $2,626,300 | 11 | May 2022 → Feb 2024 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $2,207,193 | 10 | Oct 2024 → Oct 2025 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,205,093 | 29 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,982,410 | 39 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $1,885,799 | 36 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KTTV-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $1,815,090 | 11 | May 2022 → Feb 2024 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,685,291 | 17 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,288,120 | 7 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2025 |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $4,254,376 | 431 | $10K | 78.2% | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 21% | 3w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $698,325 | 21 | $33K | 12.8% | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 25% | 9mo ago |
| Digital | $489,330 | 7 | $70K | 9.0% | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 90% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
7
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$169,381 · 3% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$870,214 · 16% of revenue
237
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,529,577 · 81% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN | 4 | $87,765 | 8 | 2018-09-27 | 2026-02-04 |
| HERRERO ABEL HONORABLE | 3 | $32,083 | 7 | 2018-10-09 | 2022-10-25 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. | 3 | $25,967 | 6 | 2022-10-20 | 2026-04-08 |
| GUERRA DO JOHN R MR | 3 | $8,428 | 3 | 2020-11-02 | 2024-10-01 |
| HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE | 3 | $7,465 | 6 | 2017-06-07 | 2020-10-28 |
| JEFF GORMAN FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $5,764 | 11 | 2020-09-23 | 2023-05-01 |
| MONTEREY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED.) | 3 | $1,910 | 5 | 2019-04-24 | 2023-12-28 |
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 | $2,868,905 | 54.0% | 61 | |
| DE | $895,262 | 16.8% | 4 | |
| TX | $714,219 | 13.4% | 69 | |
| AZ | $197,820 | 3.7% | 8 | |
| FL | $176,703 | 3.3% | 15 | |
| NJ | $135,461 | 2.5% | 4 | |
| NC | $110,442 | 2.1% | 8 | |
| MA | $53,260 | 1.0% | 2 | |
| OH | $51,263 | 1.0% | 7 | |
| SC | $39,472 | 0.7% | 6 | |
| MN | $36,641 | 0.7% | 2 | |
| CO | $34,512 | 0.6% | 4 |
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 | 2020-09-19 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS | Digital | DIGITAL ADS | $393,868 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES | Media | Digital Ads; Schedule G paid and disclosed in subsequent period | $303,619 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-10-25 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE | Media | ADVERTISING | $249,001 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-11-20 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE | Media | ADVERTISING | $240,016 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-19 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE | Media | ADVERTISING | $190,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-09 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR | Media | 360 Radio Ads - 30 sec./each KTRH & KPRC per schedule | $28,560 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-30 | 842149 | Media | Digital Ads paid through Yosemite Consulting | $22,211 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-27 | AFC VICTORY FUND | — | NON-TX IE-RADIO | $21,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | AFC VICTORY FUND | — | NON-TX IE-RADIO | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-17 | PETERSON KELLY G MS | Media | Radio Advertising | $19,992 |
| Recent | 2026-06-23 | ROBINSON, TIMOTHY BRANDT MR | — | ADVERTISING | $3,805 |
| Recent | 2026-06-18 | PETERS, JOHN | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $3,055 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | REDMOND, HAMPTON | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $1,699 |