KCOP-TV

$5.43M 2025-2026 cycle

KCOP-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCOP-TV was paid $5.43M across 133 client committees.

Media Independent affiliate Los Angeles, CA ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)
Call sign: KCOP · Network: Independent · Market: Los Angeles, 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 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
spans 26.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
326
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
133
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$58K 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 1

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $41K Media · 6 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$41,076 6
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $43K Media · 8 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$42,861 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $43K Media · 8 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn STEYER, TOM $5K Media · 1 txn KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$42,861 8
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$9,520 1
STEYER, TOM
1252916
$5,270 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $43K Media · 8 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn STEYER, TOM $5K Media · 1 txn KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$42,861 8
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$9,520 1
STEYER, TOM
1252916
$5,270 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $43K Media · 8 txns YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS NOW: A CO… $24K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $15K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE AFFOR… $9K Digital · 1 txn STEYER, TOM $5K Media · 1 txn YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A… $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KCOP-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $5,427,065 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018202020212022202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $7KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $40KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $308KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $155KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $56KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $190KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $178KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $38KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $16KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $98KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $120KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $9KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $36KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $51KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $15KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $2KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $41K Q2Q3Q1Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4Q3 $308K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2016 $7K 1 RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $7K —
2018 Q2 2018 $40K 6 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 46% Other / Unclassified 100% $40K —
2018 Q3 2018 $308K 4 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 98% Other / Unclassified 100% $348K —
2018 Q4 2018 $155K 5 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 69% Other / Unclassified 100% $503K —
2020 Q1 2020 $56K 5 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $56K —
2020 Q3 2020 $190K 10 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 46% Other / Unclassified 70% $246K -38%
2020 Q4 2020 $178K 8 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 61% Other / Unclassified 82% $425K +15%
2021 Q3 2020 $38K 3 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 97% Other / Unclassified 100% $462K —
2022 Q2 2022 $16K 3 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 51% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K —
2022 Q3 2022 $98K 5 CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $114K -48%
2022 Q4 2022 $120K 6 COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $234K -33%
2024 Q1 2024 $9K 2 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $9K —
2024 Q3 2024 $36K 4 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 94% Other / Unclassified 100% $45K -63%
2024 Q4 2024 $51K 6 YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS… 47% Other / Unclassified 83% $96K -58%
2025 Q4 2024 $15K 2 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 64% Other / Unclassified 64% $111K —
2026 Q2 2026 $2K 2 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $2K —
2026 Q3 2026 $41K 6 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $43K +14%
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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: $314K across 28 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (57% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5859% vs prior cycle Media $41K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $314K across 28 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (57% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5859% vs prior cycle Media $43K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $314K across 28 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (57% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5859% vs prior cycle Media $48K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $314K across 28 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (57% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5859% vs prior cycle Media $48K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $314K across 28 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (57% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5859% vs prior cycle Media $48K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, FIREFIGHTERS, BUSINESSES AND WORKERS (100% of category) Last paid: 23mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Digital $9K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $4,960,659 292 $17K 92.1% WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, … 8% 11mo ago
Media $314,017 28 $11K 5.8% SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 57% 2mo ago
Admin & Office $61,795 4 $15K 1.1% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% 5y ago
Strategy & Research $39,700 1 $40K 0.7% AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 100% 16y ago
Digital $8,755 1 $9K 0.2% YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% 23mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$422,801 · 8% of revenue
127
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,004,264 · 92% 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
$5,427,065 100.0% 133
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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 2018-09-23 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified — $286,110
Largest all-time 2008-01-19 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified — $126,865
Largest all-time 2016-10-19 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND Other / Unclassified — $114,138
Largest all-time 2012-10-18 SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO Media Media placements - TV $110,840
Largest all-time 2020-10-12 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified — $108,565
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $24,225
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $11,943
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $2,189
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $1,190
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $1,020
Recent 2026-07-31 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $1,020
See all 326 disbursements →