KRON-TV
KRON-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KRON-TV was paid $14.69M across 172 client committees.
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
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.
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.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, THOMAS F. 1252916 |
$26,053 | 1 |
| YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$3,315 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, THOMAS F. 1252916 |
$26,053 | 1 |
| YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$3,315 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $125K | 17 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 35% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $125K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $390K | 5 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 70% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $515K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $497K | 28 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 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 PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 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 | CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO… 49% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $157K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $310K | 3 | CLEAN AIR CALIFORNIA, A COA… 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 | EAST BAY FORWARD, A COALITI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $43K | 4 | NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 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 | YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, N… 100% | Media 100% | $264K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $26K | 1 | STEYER, THOMAS F. 100% | Media 100% | $290K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $14,135,409 | 396 | $36K | 96.5% | 962636 6% | 18mo ago |
| Media | $424,514 | 26 | $16K | 2.9% | 962636 30% | 9mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $82,195 | 4 | $21K | 0.6% | NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 100% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $18,207 | 2 | $9K | 0.1% | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC… 77% | 21mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$13,864 | 2 | $-7K | -0.1% | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 0% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA | 3 | $135,526 | 6 | 2014-10-27 | 2018-10-17 |
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 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.