KLOS-FM

$2.21M 2025-2026 cycle

KLOS-FM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KLOS-FM was paid $2.21M across 50 client committees, of which $198K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media Independent affiliate Los Angeles, CA ● Recent
Call sign: KLOS · Network: Independent · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Cumulus Media

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$2.21M = $2.01M (Schedule B) + $198K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$2,014,374 190 rows 91.1%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$197,825 12 rows 8.9%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
spans 26.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
190
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
50
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
$9K 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 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $9K Media · 1 txn KF KLOS-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$8,704 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $78,341 3.54%
Non-partisan $2,133,858 96.46%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182020202120222026 Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $9KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $49KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $38KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $40KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $51KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $9K Q4Q3Q1Q2Q3Q3 $51K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q4 2018 $9K 1 NO ON PROPOSITION 8: STOP … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $9K
2020 Q1 2020 $14K 1 922117 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $14K
2020 Q3 2020 $49K 15 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 74% Media 100% $63K
2020 Q4 2020 $38K 6 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 90% Media 100% $102K +350%
2021 Q1 2020 $40K 21 CALIFORNIA PATRIOT COALITION 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $141K
2021 Q1 2022 $18K 12 COLLINS, JOE E III 100% Media 100% $18K
2021 Q2 2022 $18K 12 COLLINS, JOE E III 100% Media 100% $36K
2021 Q3 2020 $51K 2 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $192K
2021 Q3 2022 $18K 12 COLLINS, JOE E III 100% Media 100% $54K
2022 Q2 2022 $2K 1 EARLY FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $56K
2026 Q3 2026 $9K 1 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $9K
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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: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $301K across 73 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COLLINS, JOE E III (24% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $9K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $1,703,553 117 $15K 85.0% WORKING CALIFORNIANS 12% 4y ago
Media $301,344 73 $4K 15.0% COLLINS, JOE E III 24% 2w 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
$221,748 · 11% of revenue
47
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,792,626 · 89% 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
$2,014,374 100.0% 50
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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 2012-10-11 CALIFORNIANS FOR REFORMS AND JOBS, NOT MORE TAXES, A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES Other / Unclassified $68,550
Largest all-time 2010-08-06 WORKING CALIFORNIANS Other / Unclassified RAD/Jerry Brown $57,120
Largest all-time 2010-06-14 WORKING CALIFORNIANS Other / Unclassified $57,120
Largest all-time 2016-08-08 NO ON 56 - STOP THE SPECIAL INTEREST TAX GRAB. MAJOR FUNDING BY PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. AND R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, WITH A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS, EDUCATORS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, LAW ... Other / Unclassified $52,105
Largest all-time 2000-02-24 991908 Other / Unclassified $48,535
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $8,704
Recent 2022-05-26 EARLY FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022; ERIC Other / Unclassified $1,500
Recent 2021-08-31 COLLINS, JOE E III Media RADIO ADVERTISING $1,500
Recent 2021-09-08 COLLINS, JOE E III Media RADIO ADVERTISING $1,500
Recent 2021-09-22 COLLINS, JOE E III Media RADIO ADVERTISING $1,500
See all 190 disbursements →