KCOP-TV

$5.38M 2025-2026 cycle

KCOP-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCOP-TV was paid $5.38M across 133 client committees.

Media Independent affiliate Los Angeles, CA ○ Dormant (9mo since last)
Call sign: KCOP · Network: Independent · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 9 months ago (Oct 18, 2025). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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 22, 2000 → Oct 18, 2025
spans 25.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
320
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
133
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
$17K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $2K Media · 2 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$1,785 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $2K Media · 2 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$1,785 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn STEYER, THOMAS F. $5K Media · 1 txn BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $2K Media · 2 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$9,520 1
STEYER, THOMAS F.
1252916
$5,270 1
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$1,785 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn STEYER, THOMAS F. $5K Media · 1 txn BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $2K Media · 2 txns KT KCOP-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$9,520 1
STEYER, THOMAS F.
1252916
$5,270 1
BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1480025
$1,785 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPO… $49K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS NOW: A CO… $26K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE AFFOR… $9K Digital · 1 txn STEYER, THOMAS F. $5K Media · 1 txn COALITION TO PROTECT ACCESS TO HEALTH… $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $2K Media · 2 txns KT KCOP-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $5,384,204 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

#
#

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): $2K Q2Q3Q1Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4Q2 $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 FOR SCHOOL BOARD … 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, TEACHERS, NURSES, A… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $56K
2020 Q3 2020 $190K 10 YES ON 22 - SAVE APP-BASED … 46% Other / Unclassified 70% $246K -38%
2020 Q4 2020 $178K 8 YES ON 22 - SAVE APP-BASED … 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 CLEAN AIR CALIFORNIA, A COA… 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $114K -48%
2022 Q4 2022 $120K 6 YES ON PROPOSITION 31, COMM… 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 NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 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
#

Revenue by service category

No category revenue in this window.

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $273K across 22 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (66% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5079% vs prior cycle Media $2K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $273K across 22 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (66% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5079% vs prior cycle Media $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $273K across 22 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (66% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5079% vs prior cycle Media $7K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $273K across 22 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (66% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5079% vs prior cycle Media $7K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
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: 21mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Digital $9K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $273K across 22 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (66% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +5079% vs prior cycle Media $7K
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 92.8% WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, … 8% 9mo ago
Media $272,941 22 $12K 5.1% SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 66% 2mo ago
Admin & Office $61,795 4 $15K 1.2% NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 100% 5y ago
Strategy & Research $39,700 1 $40K 0.7% AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 100% 15y ago
Digital $8,755 1 $9K 0.2% YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% 21mo 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
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$422,801 · 8% of revenue
127
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,963,188 · 92% 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
$5,385,989 100.0% 133
#

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, YES ON 94, 95, 96, 97, 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 - NO ON PROPOSITION 10 Other / Unclassified $114,138
Largest all-time 2012-10-18 SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC Media Media placements - TV $110,840
Largest all-time 2020-10-12 YES ON 22 - SAVE APP-BASED JOBS AND SERVICES: A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND PLATFORMS, SMALL BUSINESSES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $108,565
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $1,020
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Advertising $765
Recent 2025-10-18 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $9,520
Recent 2025-10-08 STEYER, THOMAS F. Media Media Buy $5,270
Recent 2024-12-31 COALITION TO PROTECT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, A COALITION OF DOCTORS, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS Other / Unclassified $2,763
See all 320 disbursements →