IHEART MEDIA
$11.62M
2025-2026 cycle
IHEART MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle IHEART MEDIA was paid $11.62M across 250 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
$11.62M
=
$5.52M
(Schedule B)
+
$6.11M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$5,516,686 | 465 rows | 47.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$6,108,180 | 95 rows | 52.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 23, 2014 → May 4, 2026
- spans 11.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 465
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 250
- 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
$460K
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 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$5,024 | 2 |
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$5,019 | 1 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$5,019 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$4,500 | 2 |
| REDMOND, HAMPTON SC · House REP |
$2,500 | 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 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY TX · House REP |
$10,183 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$8,340 | 6 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$5,024 | 2 |
| HAMILTON FOR JUDGE 2026; JENNIFER 1487687 |
$5,019 | 1 |
| PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 1487549 |
$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, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY TX · House REP |
$10,183 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$8,340 | 6 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$5,024 | 2 |
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, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| 931447 931447 |
$93,825 | 2 |
| AFC VICTORY FUND 00088032 |
$41,000 | 2 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| PETERSON KELLY G MS 00090026 |
$19,992 | 1 |
| TOTH, STEVE TX · House REP |
$19,890 | 1 |
| STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY TX · House REP |
$10,183 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$8,340 | 6 |
| HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 1487854 |
$5,024 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$207,530 | 4 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$177,188 | 1 |
| 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 |
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$28,560 | 1 |
| YES ON PROP 36 - CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFER COMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES 1462938 |
$25,216 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 67%
R · 33%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,286,891 | 19.67% |
| Republican | $1,103,564 | 9.49% |
| Non-partisan | $8,234,411 | 70.83% |
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 · 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 | C00666875 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | HUNTER TODD A HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | C00666875 100% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $170K | 8 | C00661165 91% | Media 100% | $176K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $169K | 31 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 66% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $345K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $69K | 19 | C00637611 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 | C00706275 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 | C00771758 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 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 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 100% | $1.14M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | STOVALL, DWAYNE BRADLEY 100% | Media 100% | $15K | +303% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $92K | 12 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 31% | Media 100% | $108K | +83% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $56K | 6 | AFC VICTORY FUND 73% | — | $164K | +19% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 84 additional stations · $53,908,717 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $5,362,634 | 19 | Jul 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $4,788,373 | 18 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $4,712,873 | 18 | Jun 2022 → Nov 2025 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $2,825,472 | 16 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $2,800,152 | 18 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $2,279,353 | 27 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $2,249,899 | 6 | May 2022 → Feb 2024 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $2,213,600 | 14 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $2,207,193 | 10 | Oct 2024 → Oct 2025 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $1,715,867 | 19 | May 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,677,481 | 27 | Jul 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,671,980 | 13 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2025 |
| KTTV-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $1,601,995 | 4 | May 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $1,450,676 | 24 | Jun 2022 → Oct 2025 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $991,967 | 14 | Sep 2024 → 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 | $4,230,896 | 429 | $10K | 77.6% | OUR FREEDOM, OUR FUTURE 21% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $733,026 | 23 | $32K | 13.4% | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 28% | 7mo 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
$161,077 · 3% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$870,214 · 16% of revenue
231
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,485,396 · 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 | $17,662 | 5 | 2022-10-20 | 2025-01-10 |
| 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 |
| C00722363 | 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 | $2,786,301 | 51.9% | 54 | |
| DE | $875,438 | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $654,110 | 12.2% | 78 | |
| TX | $530,491 | 9.9% | 59 | |
| FL | $146,107 | 2.7% | 9 | |
| AZ | $137,476 | 2.6% | 4 | |
| NC | $103,617 | 1.9% | 6 | |
| OH | $43,066 | 0.8% | 4 | |
| MN | $30,878 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| SC | $20,642 | 0.4% | 3 | |
| VA | $19,284 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| MI | $18,530 | 0.3% | 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 | 2026-04-27 | 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 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-06 | TOTH, STEVE | Media | RADIO ADVERTISING | $19,890 |
| Recent | 2026-04-22 | PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $5,019 |
| Recent | 2026-04-22 | HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $3,022 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $2,003 |