KABC-AM
KABC-AM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KABC-AM was paid $2.45M across 75 client committees, of which $316K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,135,295 | 173 rows | 87.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$315,583 | 21 rows | 12.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 6, 2000 → Oct 18, 2024
- spans 24.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 173
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 75
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEOTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1464977 |
$3,850 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,450,878 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $24K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 79% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $24K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $9K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $33K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | 922117 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $27K | 3 | 931447 37% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $29K | +12% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $54K | 6 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 35% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $83K | +480% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $227K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $310K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $313K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 1 | STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | -60% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 1 | STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | -80% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | 931447 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $23K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | PEOTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | PEOTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | -64% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,947,550 | 150 | $13K | 91.3% | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 12% | 20mo ago |
| Media | $169,832 | 21 | $8K | 8.0% | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 28% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $15,470 | 2 | $8K | 0.7% | 761010 100% | 15y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 922117 | 4 | $105,368 | 13 | 2000-01-20 | 2020-02-18 |
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 | $2,135,295 | 100.0% | 75 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.