IHEART MEDIA
$12.23M
2025-2026 cycle
IHEART MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle IHEART MEDIA was paid $12.23M across 306 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
$12.23M
=
$6.12M
(Schedule B)
+
$6.11M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,120,208 | 578 rows | 50.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$6,108,180 | 95 rows | 50.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 23, 2014 → Aug 12, 2026
- spans 11.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 578
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 306
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$619K
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 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, BERNARD FL · House DEM |
$17,000 | 1 |
| CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. FL · House REP |
$15,000 | 2 |
| MELLOR, VICTOR G. RI · House REP |
$9,002 | 3 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$6,480 | 1 |
| POWER, EVAN MR FL · House REP |
$5,000 | 1 |
| CARMICHAEL, CHRIS KS · House DEM |
$3,001 | 1 |
| LE, JULIE T MN · House DEM |
$2,030 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$43,473 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| TAYLOR, BERNARD FL · House DEM |
$17,000 | 1 |
| CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. FL · House REP |
$15,000 | 2 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$13,675 | 5 |
| GROSS, KEITH FL · House REP |
$11,000 | 2 |
| MELLOR, VICTOR G. RI · House REP |
$9,002 | 3 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. SC · House REP |
$8,305 | 1 |
| WEILER, TOM MN · Senate REP |
$7,965 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 911819 911819 |
$43,473 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$22,016 | 11 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| TAYLOR, BERNARD FL · House DEM |
$17,000 | 1 |
| CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. FL · House REP |
$15,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| 911819 911819 |
$43,473 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$23,481 | 2 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$22,016 | 11 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| TAYLOR, BERNARD FL · House DEM |
$17,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAS PAC C00559906 |
$597,430 IE $597,430 |
3 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY C90018904 |
$120,000 IE $120,000 |
3 |
| STOP HOUSTON MURDERS PAC 00086605 |
$108,660 | 4 |
| LAKE, KARI AZ · Senate REP |
$105,156 | 3 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| 911819 911819 |
$43,473 | 1 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$35,693 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 48%
R · 52%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,411,181 | 19.72% |
| Republican | $2,577,923 | 21.08% |
| Non-partisan | $7,239,283 | 59.20% |
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.
Money flowed in during the last 3 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 | $197K | 15 | KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 79% | Media 100% | $203K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $243K | 43 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 46% | Other / Unclassified 68% | $446K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $127K | 23 | HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS UNI… 40% | Media 100% | $573K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $395K | 39 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 65% | Media 96% | $968K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | SAY YES FOR CFISD KIDS DISS… 100% | Media 100% | $978K | +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% | $978K | -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 | $146K | 34 | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 42% | Media 100% | $989K | -26% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $62K | 13 | PALLOTTA FOR CONGRESS 51% | Media 96% | $1.05M | -75% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $872K | 33 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 45% | Digital 45% | $1.92M | +589% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $790K | 60 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 66% | Media 90% | $2.71M | +100% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; T… 100% | Media 100% | $2.71M | +2525% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 5 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 55% | Media 100% | $9K | -99% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $69K | 13 | PUKITA, MARK MR. 42% | Media 100% | $79K | -52% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $107K | 25 | JOHN W. MOORE FOR CONGRESS 21% | Media 89% | $186K | +73% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $258K | 18 | STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 57% | Media 96% | $443K | -70% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $195K | 33 | 970275 17% | Media 72% | $638K | -75% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 3 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. 51% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $157 | 1 | 741921 100% | Media 100% | $639K | -85% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $400 | 1 | CIUFFINI FOR SUPERIOR COURT… 100% | Media 100% | $639K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 4 | MONTEREY COUNTY REPUBLICAN … 52% | Media 100% | $7K | -73% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $75K | 15 | TOTH STEVEN H HONORABLE STE… 27% | Media 100% | $82K | +8% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $58K | 15 | FREI, DANIEL EDWARD 24% | Media 100% | $140K | -46% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $403K | 27 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 44% | Media 56% | $543K | +56% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $351K | 39 | STOP HOUSTON MURDERS PAC 31% | Media 95% | $894K | +80% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $501 | 1 | PAINE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JW 100% | Media 100% | $894K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 2 | EDWARDS, CHUCK 68% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $95K | 4 | 931447 99% | Media 100% | $989K | +60184% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $208K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $1.2M | +51783% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY 100% | Media 100% | $15K | +303% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $104K | 16 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 28% | Media 95% | $119K | +38% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $179K | 26 | 911819 24% | Media 13% | $298K | +208% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $58K | 10 | TAYLOR, BERNARD 30% | — | $355K | -86% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 95 additional stations · $67,638,050 · 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 | $6,426,556 | 27 | May 2022 → Jun 2026 |
| 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 | $3,580,905 | 28 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $3,383,953 | 27 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $3,336,799 | 38 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $3,095,687 | 23 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $2,626,300 | 11 | May 2022 → Feb 2024 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,481,895 | 33 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $2,207,193 | 10 | Oct 2024 → 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 | $1,727,621 | 19 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,324,542 | 9 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
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 | $4,567,804 | 496 | $9K | 77.9% | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 19% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $803,640 | 36 | $22K | 13.7% | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 22% | 11mo ago |
| Digital | $489,330 | 7 | $70K | 8.3% | 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
17
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$999,217 · 16% of revenue
281
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,951,610 · 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 | $3,044,636 | 53.1% | 71 | |
| DE | $895,262 | 15.6% | 4 | |
| TX | $842,738 | 14.7% | 82 | |
| FL | $240,186 | 4.2% | 20 | |
| AZ | $197,820 | 3.5% | 8 | |
| NJ | $135,461 | 2.4% | 4 | |
| NC | $110,442 | 1.9% | 8 | |
| AL | $58,802 | 1.0% | 8 | |
| OH | $54,991 | 1.0% | 8 | |
| MA | $53,260 | 0.9% | 2 | |
| WI | $52,272 | 0.9% | 6 | |
| MN | $46,636 | 0.8% | 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 | 2026-05-22 | 911819 | — | — | $43,473 |
| 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 |
| Recent | 2026-07-27 | TAYLOR, BERNARD | — | ADVERTISING | $17,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-12 | MELLOR, VICTOR G. | — | ADVERTISING | $5,168 |
| Recent | 2026-07-21 | POWER, EVAN MR | — | PLACED MEDIA | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-07 | MELLOR, VICTOR G. | — | ADVERTISING | $2,074 |
| Recent | 2026-07-28 | MELLOR, VICTOR G. | — | ADVERTISING | $1,760 |