KCAL-TV
$28.54M
2025-2026 cycle
KCAL-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCAL-TV was paid $28.54M across 191 client committees.
Call sign: KCAL · Network: CBS · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Paramount/CBS
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 20, 2000 → Apr 18, 2026
- spans 26.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 490
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 191
- 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
$235K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$11,475 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$33,660 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$11,475 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, THOMAS F. 1252916 |
$96,284 | 1 |
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$92,013 | 3 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$33,660 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$13,260 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, THOMAS F. 1252916 |
$96,284 | 1 |
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$92,013 | 3 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$33,660 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$13,260 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $28,542,984 | 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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $40K | 2 | ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA CHAR… 61% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $40K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $433K | 16 | CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 49% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $433K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $843K | 6 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 70% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $1.28M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1.03M | 17 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 32% | Other / Unclassified 88% | $2.3M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $17K | 1 | CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.32M | -58% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $127K | 5 | NEWSOM, TEACHERS, NURSES, A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $127K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $539K | 11 | EDUCATORS FOR EQUITY, YES O… 35% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $666K | -36% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.59M | 15 | CALIFORNIANS TO STOP HIGHER… 45% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $2.26M | +55% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $44K | 1 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.3M | +160% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $123K | 5 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 60% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $2.43M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $153K | 4 | YES ON 26, NO ON 27 - COALI… 70% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $153K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $553K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS FOR SOLUTIONS … 32% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $706K | +3% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.44M | 14 | YES ON PROPOSITION 31, COMM… 37% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.15M | -9% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $119K | 8 | HOCHMAN FOR LA DISTRICT ATT… 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $119K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $237K | 6 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 58% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $356K | -57% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $557K | 6 | YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEA… 61% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $913K | -61% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $94K | 4 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 98% | Media 98% | $1.01M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $96K | 1 | STEYER, THOMAS F. 100% | Media 100% | $1.1M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $34K | 1 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $34K | -72% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $11K | 1 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $45K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $26,330,129 | 439 | $60K | 93.6% | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFO… 6% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $1,321,119 | 40 | $33K | 4.7% | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 23% | 8mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $335,580 | 6 | $56K | 1.2% | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $111,050 | 1 | $111K | 0.4% | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 100% | 15y ago |
| Digital | $39,015 | 1 | $39K | 0.1% | YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | 20mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$7,884 | 3 | $-3K | -0.0% | CALIFORNIANS FOR SOLUTIONS … 0% | 3y ago |
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
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$4,664,291 · 16% of revenue
178
One-time clients 1 cycle
$23,878,693 · 84% of revenue
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 | $28,542,984 | 100.0% | 189 |
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 | 2007-12-31 | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES | Other / Unclassified | — | $656,525 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-09-23 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL | Other / Unclassified | — | $587,095 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-20 | CALIFORNIANS TO STOP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES AND SAVE PROP 13, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND BUSINESSES | Other / Unclassified | — | $555,050 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-31 | YES ON PROPOSITION 31, COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA KIDS SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $411,315 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-10-07 | 962636 | Other / Unclassified | — | $403,157 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-10 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT | Other / Unclassified | — | $33,660 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-18 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,475 |
| Recent | 2025-10-08 | STEYER, THOMAS F. | Media | Media Buy | $96,284 |
| Recent | 2025-09-08 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $39,599 |
| Recent | 2025-09-23 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $12,814 |