KNX-AM
$7.25M
2025-2026 cycle
KNX-AM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KNX-AM was paid $7.25M across 105 client committees, of which $591K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KNX · 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
$7.25M
=
$6.66M
(Schedule B)
+
$591K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,655,009 | 255 rows | 91.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$591,478 | 22 rows | 8.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 6, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 26.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 255
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 105
- 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
$24K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$12,300 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$12,300 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$73,234 | 3 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$12,056 | 2 |
| VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024; SUZETTE MARTINEZ 1458770 |
$7,425 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $7,246,487 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $117K | 2 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 78% | Other / Unclassified 78% | $117K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $121K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 54% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $238K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $299K | 8 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 39% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $537K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $36K | 1 | HERNANDEZ FOR LT. GOVERNOR … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $573K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 1 | 922117 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $64K | 2 | 931447 69% | Other / Unclassified 69% | $75K | -47% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $109K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 73% | Media 55% | $184K | -64% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $79K | 2 | ELDER BALLOT MEASURE COMMIT… 52% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $263K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $51K | 1 | 931447 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $51K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $17K | 2 | 931447 56% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $68K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $12K | 1 | 931447 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $81K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $12K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $5,769,402 | 218 | $26K | 86.9% | 922117 6% | 7mo ago |
| Media | $832,464 | 35 | $24K | 12.5% | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 15% | 3w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $37,570 | 2 | $19K | 0.6% | 761010 100% | 15y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$351,467 · 5% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$684,840 · 10% of revenue
100
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,618,702 · 84% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 922117 | 5 | $351,467 | 20 | 2000-01-20 | 2020-02-18 |
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 | $6,655,009 | 100.0% | 105 |
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 | 2012-10-10 | YES ON 38 - MORE MONEY FOR OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, NOT SACRAMENTO. ENDORSED BY THE CA STATE PTA, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EDUCATION ADVOCATES & THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER | Other / Unclassified | — | $162,537 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-10-28 | CITIZENS AGAINST TAXPAYER GIVEAWAYS, SPONSORED BY CALIFONRIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $139,155 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-23 | YES ON 24, THE TAX FAIRNESS ACT SPONSORED BY TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GROUPS | Other / Unclassified | — | $113,050 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-27 | TORLAKSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2010 WITH MAJOR FUNDING FROM TEACHERS, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES | Media | Radio/Tom Torlakson/Superintendent of Public Instruction/Statewide/Support | $109,013 |
| Largest all-time | 2001-10-10 | 962636 | Other / Unclassified | — | $107,653 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Radio Ad Buy | $6,783 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Radio Ad Buy | $5,273 |
| Recent | 2025-11-13 | 931447 | Other / Unclassified | — | $12,300 |
| Recent | 2024-10-09 | 931447 | Other / Unclassified | — | $9,600 |
| Recent | 2024-10-25 | VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024; SUZETTE MARTINEZ | Other / Unclassified | — | $7,425 |