KBAK-TV

$4.56M 2025-2026 cycle

KBAK-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KBAK-TV was paid $4.56M across 123 client committees.

Media CBS affiliate Bakersfield, CA ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)
Call sign: KBAK · Network: CBS · Market: Bakersfield, CA

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 22, 2000 → Apr 10, 2026
spans 26.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
319
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
123
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$94K across 12 months
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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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 1 txn KT KBAK-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$52,140 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 1 txn KT KBAK-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$52,140 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 1 txn STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $41K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KBAK-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$52,140 1
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$41,395 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 1 txn STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $41K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KBAK-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$52,140 1
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$41,395 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 1 txn STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $41K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $19K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KBAK-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$52,140 1
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$41,395 1
CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1421884
$18,976 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $4,558,507 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018202020212022202420252026 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $70KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $183KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $345KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $145KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $150KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $51KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $99KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $409KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $19KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $41KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $52K Q2Q4Q4Q3Q4Q2 $409K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $70K 6 NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR 2018; C… 57% Other / Unclassified 100% $70K
2018 Q3 2018 $183K 8 SALAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; RU… 54% Other / Unclassified 100% $254K
2018 Q4 2018 $345K 24 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 16% Other / Unclassified 92% $599K
2020 Q3 2020 $145K 8 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 51% Admin & Office 45% $145K -21%
2020 Q4 2020 $150K 6 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 41% Other / Unclassified 59% $295K -57%
2021 Q3 2020 $51K 2 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $346K
2022 Q3 2022 $99K 3 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 66% Other / Unclassified 100% $99K -32%
2022 Q4 2022 $409K 8 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 42% Other / Unclassified 100% $508K +174%
2024 Q4 2024 $19K 1 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $19K -95%
2025 Q4 2024 $41K 1 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $60K
2026 Q2 2026 $52K 1 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Admin & Office 100% $52K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $178K across 5 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $52K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $178K across 5 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $52K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $178K across 5 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $52K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $178K across 5 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $52K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $178K across 5 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $52K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $4,099,681 294 $14K 90.2% NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 6% 7mo ago
Media $234,346 18 $13K 5.2% BROWN; YES ON PROP. 30 - TO… 41% 5y ago
Admin & Office $178,480 5 $36K 3.9% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 71% 2mo ago
Software & Tech $33,184 1 $33K 0.7% CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 100% 11y ago
Contributions & Transfers -$715 1 $-715 -0.0% PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 0% 5y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$105,451 · 2% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$426,774 · 9% of revenue
116
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,026,282 · 88% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
902202 3 $105,451 6 2004-11-06 2018-10-21
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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
$4,558,507 100.0% 122
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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 2022-10-14 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS Other / Unclassified $139,043
Largest all-time 2022-10-07 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO Other / Unclassified $98,880
Largest all-time 2018-09-18 SALAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; RUDY Other / Unclassified $98,420
Largest all-time 2022-10-21 NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY PATIENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES AND DIALYSIS PROVIDERS Other / Unclassified $91,336
Largest all-time 2014-10-19 CHAVEZ FOR SENATE 2014 Other / Unclassified $75,756
Largest this cycle 2026-04-10 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $52,140
Recent 2025-10-18 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $41,395
Recent 2022-10-28 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS Other / Unclassified $31,697
Recent 2024-10-24 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $18,976
Recent 2022-10-25 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO Other / Unclassified $12,790
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