KBAK

$1.41M 2025-2026 cycle

KBAK is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KBAK was paid $1.41M across 50 client committees.

Media NBC affiliate Bakersfield, CA ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)
Call sign: KBAK · Network: NBC · Market: Bakersfield, CA · Owner: Sinclair Broadcast Group

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 18, 2000 → Apr 23, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
126
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
50
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$448K 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 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $307K Media · 23 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $141K — · 1 txn K KBAK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$307,041 23
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$141,080 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $307K Media · 23 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $141K — · 1 txn K KBAK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$307,041 23
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$141,080 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $307K Media · 23 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $141K — · 1 txn K KBAK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$307,041 23
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$141,080 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $307K Media · 23 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $141K — · 1 txn K KBAK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$307,041 23
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$141,080 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $307K Media · 23 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $141K — · 1 txn JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS… $44K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE - NO ON 3… $38K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns K KBAK

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,408,682 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201820202021202220242026 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $9KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $37KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $30KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $11KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $40KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $91KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $42KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $36KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $31KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $51KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $448K Q2Q4Q2Q2Q4Q3Q2 $448K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $9K 2 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $9K
2018 Q3 2018 $2K 2 GROVE FOR SENATE 2018; SHAN… 62% Other / Unclassified 100% $11K
2018 Q4 2018 $37K 4 VIDAK FOR SENATE 2018 82% Other / Unclassified 82% $48K
2020 Q4 2020 $2K 1 COTTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 100% Media 100% $2K -96%
2021 Q2 2020 $30K 1 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $32K
2021 Q3 2020 $11K 4 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $43K
2022 Q2 2022 $40K 1 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% Digital 100% $40K
2022 Q3 2022 $91K 1 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% Media 100% $131K
2022 Q4 2022 $42K 2 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 95% Media 95% $174K +2487%
2024 Q1 2024 $36K 1 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $36K
2024 Q3 2024 $31K 3 JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 60% Other / Unclassified 100% $67K -66%
2024 Q4 2024 $51K 4 STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE… 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $118K +20%
2026 Q2 2026 $448K 24 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 69% Media 69% $448K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $460K across 31 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (67% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $307K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $460K across 31 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (67% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $307K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $460K across 31 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (67% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $307K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $460K across 31 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (67% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $307K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $460K across 31 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (67% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $307K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $1,002,855 93 $11K 66.7% NO ON 45-CALIFORNIANS AGAIN… 8% 21mo ago
Media $459,661 31 $15K 30.6% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 67% 2mo ago
Digital $40,440 1 $40K 2.7% BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$198,708 · 12% of revenue
48
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,445,327 · 88% of revenue
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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
$1,644,035 100.0% 50
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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 2026-04-24 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES $141,080
Largest all-time 2022-09-19 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SPONSORED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS; CALIFORNIANS FOR BETTER PRIORITIES SUPPORTING DR. JASMEET Media Media Buys Supporting Jasmeet Bains and Opposing Leticia Perez $90,950
Largest all-time 2005-10-14 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND - YES ON PROPOSITION 78 AND NO ON PROPOSITION 79 Other / Unclassified $72,475
Largest all-time 2012-09-30 CALIFORNIA FUTURE FUND FOR FREE MARKETS YES ON PROPOSITION 32 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY AMERICAN FUTURE FUND Other / Unclassified $50,333
Largest all-time 2014-10-17 NO ON 45-CALIFORNIANS AGAINST HIGHER HEALTHCARE COSTS, MAJOR FUNDING BY KAISER FNDN. HEALTH PLAN INC, WELLPOINT INC, BLUE SHIELD OF CA, WITH DOCTORS HOSPITALS HEALTH INSURERS & CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS Other / Unclassified $49,882
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $32,296
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $30,902
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $25,704
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $24,255
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $20,145
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $17,327
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $6,843
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