KCAL-TV
$7.36M
2025-2026 cycle
KCAL-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCAL-TV was paid $7.36M across 53 client committees, of which $101K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KCAL · Network: CBS · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Paramount Global
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$7.36M
=
$7.26M
(Schedule B)
+
$101K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$7,261,742 | 189 rows | 98.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$100,959 | 2 rows | 1.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 189
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 53
- 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
$2.96M
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$108,906 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$520,094 | 7 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$213,265 | 7 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$141,355 | 7 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$85,425 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,342,788 | 27 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$486,370 | 5 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$421,430 | 16 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$267,793 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$211,735 | 10 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$41,778 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,456,348 | 31 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$486,370 | 5 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$421,430 | 16 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$267,793 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$211,735 | 10 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$77,180 | 5 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$41,778 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,456,348 | 31 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$486,370 | 5 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$421,430 | 16 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$267,793 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$211,735 | 10 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$77,180 | 5 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$41,778 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,456,348 | 31 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$486,370 | 5 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$421,430 | 16 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$267,793 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$211,735 | 10 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$77,180 | 5 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$41,778 | 4 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $7,362,701 | 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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $169K | 13 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 47% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $169K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $33K | 1 | YES ON PROP 12: PREVENT CRU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $202K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $26K | 1 | YES ON 22 - SAVE APP-BASED … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $26K | -85% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $150K | 5 | KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PRO… 68% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $176K | +354% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $151K | 2 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $327K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $65K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $392K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $62K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $454K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 1 | RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; RE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | -71% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $27K | 2 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $27K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $51K | 3 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 27% | $77K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $314K | 16 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 36% | Media 49% | $314K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.46M | 63 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 50% | Media 50% | $2.78M | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $109K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $2.89M | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $4,461,757 | 107 | $42K | 71.0% | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 12% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $1,596,045 | 39 | $41K | 25.4% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 91% | 1w ago |
| Digital | $211,735 | 10 | $21K | 3.4% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 100% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $12,325 | 1 | $12K | 0.2% | 741666 100% | 19y 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
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$89,399 · 1% of revenue
52
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,172,343 · 99% 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 | $7,261,742 | 100.0% | 53 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.