KCBS-FM

$2.43M 2025-2026 cycle

KCBS-FM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCBS-FM was paid $2.43M across 47 client committees, of which $244K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media CBS affiliate Los Angeles, CA ● Recent
Call sign: KCBS · 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

$2.43M = $2.19M (Schedule B) + $244K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$2,190,344 121 rows 90.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$243,752 16 rows 10.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 25, 2000 → May 21, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
121
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
47
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
$14K 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 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $14K Media · 1 txn KF KCBS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$14,183 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,434,095 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202020212026 Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $24KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $14K Q1Q2 $24K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2020 Q1 2020 $15K 1 922117 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $15K
2021 Q3 2020 $24K 2 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $39K
2026 Q2 2026 $14K 1 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $14K
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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: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $270K across 26 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2014 WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (23% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $1,857,137 94 $20K 85.9% WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, … 20% 4y ago
Media $269,952 26 $10K 12.5% TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDEN… 23% 3w ago
Digital $34,100 1 $34K 1.6% CALIFORNIANS FOR STATE PARK… 100% 15y 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
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$557,518 · 25% of revenue
44
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,632,826 · 75% 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
$2,190,344 100.0% 47
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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 2008-02-22 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, YES ON 94, 95, 96, 97, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $102,750
Largest all-time 2009-10-26 WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG Other / Unclassified $76,713
Largest all-time 2010-05-05 WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG Other / Unclassified $74,460
Largest all-time 2012-10-05 CALIFORNIANS FOR REFORMS AND JOBS, NOT MORE TAXES, A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES Other / Unclassified $73,500
Largest all-time 2008-10-19 MARSY'S LAW: JUSTICE FOR CRIME VICTIMS, YES ON PROP. 9 Other / Unclassified $57,843
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $14,183
Recent 2021-07-20 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR Other / Unclassified $16,098
Recent 2020-02-18 922117 Other / Unclassified $14,811
Recent 2021-08-31 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR Other / Unclassified $8,288
Recent 2016-12-31 BUILDING AND PROTECTING A STRONG CALIFORNIA, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, BUILDING TRADES, REALTORS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENERGY PROVIDERS Media Radio Ads $5,444
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