KGTV-TV

$16.80M 2025-2026 cycle

KGTV-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KGTV-TV was paid $16.80M across 161 client committees.

Media ABC affiliate San Diego, CA ○ Dormant (8mo since last)
Call sign: KGTV · Network: ABC · Market: San Diego, CA · Owner: Entercom Communications
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 8 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 20, 2000 → Oct 18, 2025
spans 25.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
444
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
161
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Nov 2024 Oct 2025
$151K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $76K Media · 3 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $73K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KGTV-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$75,812 3
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$72,820 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $76K Media · 3 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $73K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KGTV-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$75,812 3
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$72,820 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

741666 $139K Media · 6 txns DAVIES FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; LAURIE $79K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $76K Media · 3 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $73K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $58K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSO… $25K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL $18K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns CALIFORNIANS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, … $11K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KGTV-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $16,796,092 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820202021202220242025 Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $29KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $592KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $912KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $63KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $562KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $896KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $145KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $323KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $317KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $765KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $69KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $59KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $271KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $76KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $73K Q4Q4Q3Q3Q3Q1Q4Q4 $912K

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Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q4 2016 $29K 1 REFORM CALIFORNIA 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $29K
2018 Q3 2018 $592K 4 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 85% Other / Unclassified 100% $592K
2018 Q4 2018 $912K 18 CALIFORNIANS FOR EMERGENCY … 22% Other / Unclassified 97% $1.5M
2020 Q1 2020 $63K 2 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $63K
2020 Q3 2020 $562K 10 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 41% Other / Unclassified 88% $625K -5%
2020 Q4 2020 $896K 12 CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 1… 57% Other / Unclassified 76% $1.52M -2%
2021 Q3 2020 $145K 6 ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 58% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.67M
2022 Q2 2022 $323K 17 YIU FOR STATE CONTROLLER 20… 29% Other / Unclassified 90% $323K
2022 Q3 2022 $317K 5 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 55% Other / Unclassified 100% $640K -44%
2022 Q4 2022 $765K 12 COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 38% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.4M -15%
2024 Q1 2024 $69K 14 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 58% Other / Unclassified 100% $69K
2024 Q3 2024 $59K 3 741666 100% Media 100% $128K -81%
2024 Q4 2024 $271K 15 741666 29% Other / Unclassified 71% $398K -65%
2025 Q3 2024 $76K 3 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% Media 100% $474K
2025 Q4 2024 $73K 1 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $547K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.18M across 34 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (25% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +3423% vs prior cycle Media $76K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.18M across 34 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (25% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +3423% vs prior cycle Media $76K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.18M across 34 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC, NO ON 30/YES ON 32, CITIZENS FOR REFORMING SACRAMENTO (25% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +3423% vs prior cycle Media $214K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $15,279,590 401 $38K 91.0% COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFO… 6% 7mo ago
Media $1,178,398 34 $35K 7.0% SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 25% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $288,193 4 $72K 1.7% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% 5y ago
Strategy & Research $46,487 5 $9K 0.3% PUT CALIFORNIA BACK TO WORK… 100% 16y 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
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,800,050 · 17% of revenue
150
One-time clients 1 cycle
$13,996,042 · 83% 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
$16,796,092 100.0% 159
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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 2020-10-20 CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 13 AND STOP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND BUSINESSES Other / Unclassified $507,450
Largest all-time 2018-09-23 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified $504,773
Largest all-time 2008-02-22 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $421,550
Largest all-time 2007-12-31 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $359,636
Largest all-time 2006-10-05 COALITION FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CALIFORNIA DIVISION, INC., AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA Other / Unclassified $319,727
Largest this cycle 2025-10-18 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $72,820
Largest this cycle 2025-08-28 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $32,440
Largest this cycle 2025-09-08 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $32,440
Largest this cycle 2024-10-24 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $31,068
Largest this cycle 2024-10-11 741666 Media media buys $28,169
Recent 2025-09-23 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $10,931
Recent 2024-11-04 DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL Other / Unclassified TV AIRTIME $2,550
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