KRON-TV

$14.69M 2025-2026 cycle

KRON-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KRON-TV was paid $14.69M across 172 client committees.

Media NBC affiliate San Francisco, CA ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)
Call sign: KRON · Network: NBC · Market: San Francisco, CA · Owner: Gray Television

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 → Apr 15, 2026
spans 26.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
430
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
172
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
$37K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

STEYER, TOM $26K Media · 1 txn HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $3K Media · 1 txn KT KRON-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER, TOM
1252916
$26,053 1
HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$3,315 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

STEYER, TOM $26K Media · 1 txn YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A… $8K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $3K Media · 1 txn KT KRON-TV
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE … $107K Other / Unclassified · 6 txns NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… $64K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns YES ON H FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH & SAF… $31K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS NOW: A CO… $30K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns STEYER, TOM $26K Media · 1 txn COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, S… $14K Digital · 1 txn YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A… $8K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $3K Media · 1 txn KT KRON-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $14,686,748 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018201920202021202220242025 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $125KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $390KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $497KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $26KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $91KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $396KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $7KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $65KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $157KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $310KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $384KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $7KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $43KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $211KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $26K Q2Q4Q3Q2Q2Q4Q3Q3Q4 $497K

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Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $125K 17 CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 35% Other / Unclassified 100% $125K
2018 Q3 2018 $390K 5 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 70% Other / Unclassified 100% $515K
2018 Q4 2018 $497K 28 NO ON PROP 10; CALIFORNIANS… 16% Other / Unclassified 91% $1.01M
2019 Q4 2018 $26K 1 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICE… 100% Media 100% $1.04M
2020 Q3 2020 $91K 8 NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 70% Other / Unclassified 79% $91K -77%
2020 Q4 2020 $396K 12 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 37% Other / Unclassified 82% $486K -20%
2021 Q2 2020 $7K 1 BONTA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 20… 100% Media 100% $493K
2021 Q3 2020 $65K 3 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 87% Other / Unclassified 95% $558K
2022 Q2 2022 $157K 12 COALITION FOR SAFE, RESPONS… 49% Other / Unclassified 100% $157K
2022 Q3 2022 $310K 3 YES ON 30: CLEAN AIR CALIFO… 44% Other / Unclassified 100% $467K +242%
2022 Q4 2022 $384K 7 YES ON PROPOSITION 31, COMM… 40% Other / Unclassified 100% $851K -3%
2024 Q1 2024 $7K 1 SORIA FOR SENATE 2026, A CO… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $7K
2024 Q3 2024 $43K 4 NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 88% Other / Unclassified 100% $50K -86%
2024 Q4 2024 $211K 13 YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS… 51% Other / Unclassified 93% $261K -45%
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 1 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% Media 100% $264K
2025 Q4 2024 $26K 1 STEYER, TOM 100% Media 100% $290K
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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: $425K across 26 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: 962636 (30% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $425K across 26 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: 962636 (30% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $425K across 26 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: 962636 (30% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, SPONSORED BY ACTION FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE (77% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $14K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $14,135,409 396 $36K 96.5% 962636 6% 17mo ago
Media $424,514 26 $16K 2.9% 962636 30% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $82,195 4 $21K 0.6% NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% 5y ago
Digital $18,207 2 $9K 0.1% COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC… 77% 19mo ago
Contributions & Transfers -$13,864 2 $-7K -0.1% YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 0% 3y 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
$135,526 · 1% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,901,761 · 13% of revenue
161
One-time clients 1 cycle
$12,626,056 · 86% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA 3 $135,526 6 2014-10-27 2018-10-17
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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
$14,663,343 100.0% 172
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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 2002-10-07 962636 Other / Unclassified $457,149
Largest all-time 2000-03-03 990573 Other / Unclassified $260,440
Largest all-time 2000-07-20 990640 Other / Unclassified $257,125
Largest all-time 2000-10-26 990761 Other / Unclassified $253,725
Largest all-time 2018-09-23 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified $241,720
Largest this cycle 2024-10-21 YES ON H FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH & SAFETY, SF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 798 Other / Unclassified $30,851
Largest this cycle 2025-10-08 STEYER, TOM Media Media Buy $26,053
Largest this cycle 2024-10-23 YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $20,295
Largest this cycle 2024-10-08 YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $19,627
Largest this cycle 2024-10-14 YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $17,535
Recent 2024-10-24 NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING: A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, TAXPAYERS, VETERANS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $14,106
Recent 2024-10-25 COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, SPONSORED BY ACTION FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE Digital TEL/Digital Ads $13,978
Recent 2024-12-31 YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A COALITION OF FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, DOCTORS, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND HOSPITALS Other / Unclassified $7,931
Recent 2025-09-23 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $3,315
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