KBUE-FM

$902K 2025-2026 cycle

KBUE-FM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KBUE-FM was paid $902K across 31 client committees.

Media Independent affiliate Los Angeles, CA ● Active
Call sign: KBUE · Network: Independent · Market: Los Angeles, 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
Aug 24, 2003 → Jul 31, 2026
spans 22.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
65
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
31
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.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$127K 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $8K Media · 1 txn KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$7,926 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UN… $35K Media · 1 txn STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $33K Media · 3 txns KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER
1491557
$34,663 1
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$33,278 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $92K Media · 10 txns BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UN… $35K Media · 1 txn KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$92,331 10
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER
1491557
$34,663 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $92K Media · 10 txns BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UN… $35K Media · 1 txn KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$92,331 10
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER
1491557
$34,663 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $92K Media · 10 txns BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UN… $35K Media · 1 txn KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$92,331 10
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER
1491557
$34,663 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $92K Media · 10 txns BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UN… $35K Media · 1 txn YES ON PROPOSITION 6, ENDING SLAVERY … $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KF KBUE-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$92,331 10
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER
1491557
$34,663 1
YES ON PROPOSITION 6, ENDING SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA
1471998
$10,000 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $901,705 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201820202021202220242026 Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $27KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $26KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $38KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $3KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $119KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $8K Q4Q4Q3Q2Q3 $119K

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 Q4 2018 $27K 3 THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 61% Media 61% $27K
2020 Q3 2020 $26K 3 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% Media 67% $26K
2020 Q4 2020 $38K 4 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 76% Media 71% $64K +38%
2021 Q3 2020 $3K 1 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $67K
2022 Q3 2022 $14K 2 YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $14K -47%
2024 Q4 2024 $10K 1 YES ON PROPOSITION 6, ENDIN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $10K
2026 Q2 2026 $119K 10 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 71% Media 100% $119K
2026 Q3 2026 $8K 1 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $127K
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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $8K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $68K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $127K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $127K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $127K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 25 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (36% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $127K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $647,134 40 $16K 71.8% CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR MED… 12% 21mo ago
Media $254,571 25 $10K 28.2% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 36% 2w 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
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
31
One-time clients 1 cycle
$901,705 · 100% 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
$901,705 100.0% 31
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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 2014-03-31 CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR MEDI-CAL FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS Other / Unclassified $80,039
Largest all-time 2012-10-10 OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE Other / Unclassified $42,445
Largest all-time 2012-05-21 TAXPAYERS AGAINST OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING. MAJOR FUNDING BY PHILIP MORRIS USA. Other / Unclassified $41,693
Largest all-time 2012-10-24 COMMITTEE TO DEFEND PROP. 38, SPONSORED BY THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER AND STEPHEN ENGLISH Other / Unclassified $36,333
Largest all-time 2026-05-29 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER Media Digital Ads $34,663
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $12,708
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $12,644
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $11,573
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $10,859
Recent 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $8,407
Recent 2026-07-31 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $7,926
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