KRTH-FM

$4.94M 2025-2026 cycle

KRTH-FM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KRTH-FM was paid $4.94M across 77 client committees, of which $387K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media Independent affiliate Los Angeles, CA ● Recent
Call sign: KRTH · Network: Independent · Market: Los Angeles, CA

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$4.94M = $4.56M (Schedule B) + $387K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$4,555,865 183 rows 92.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$386,951 19 rows 7.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 20, 2000 → May 21, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
183
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
77
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
$25K 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 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $25K Media · 1 txn KF KRTH-FM
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$24,743 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $4,942,816 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182020202120222026 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $187KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $123KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $155KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $22KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $51KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $101KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $140KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $40KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $25K Q2Q4Q3Q3Q2 $187K

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 Q2 2018 $187K 2 TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 70% Other / Unclassified 70% $187K
2018 Q3 2018 $123K 3 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 65% Other / Unclassified 100% $309K
2018 Q4 2018 $155K 3 TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 71% Other / Unclassified 83% $464K
2020 Q1 2020 $22K 2 922117 79% Other / Unclassified 100% $22K
2020 Q3 2020 $51K 2 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% Media 50% $72K -59%
2020 Q4 2020 $101K 4 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% Media 75% $174K -35%
2021 Q3 2020 $140K 3 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 53% Other / Unclassified 100% $314K
2022 Q2 2022 $40K 1 CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW EN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $40K
2026 Q2 2026 $25K 1 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $25K
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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: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $719K across 33 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (15% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $25K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $3,741,304 147 $25K 82.5% TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 6% 4y ago
Media $719,270 33 $22K 15.9% SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 15% 2w ago
Strategy & Research $41,565 2 $21K 0.9% 761010 100% 15y ago
Digital $34,100 1 $34K 0.8% YES ON 21, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% 15y 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
$103,335 · 2% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$449,334 · 10% of revenue
74
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,003,196 · 88% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
922117 3 $103,335 9 2000-01-20 2020-02-18
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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
$4,555,865 100.0% 77
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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 2018-05-08 TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018, A PROJECT OF EDVOICE; STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS SUPPORTING MARSHALL Other / Unclassified $129,965
Largest all-time 2008-02-22 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $120,350
Largest all-time 2016-09-24 CALIFORNIANS FOR PROTECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND BUDGET STABILITY, SPONSORED BY TEACHERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, DOCTORS, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $118,426
Largest all-time 2018-10-20 TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018, A PROJECT OF EDVOICE; STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS SUPPORTING MARSHALL Other / Unclassified $109,671
Largest all-time 2016-08-08 STOP THE SPECIAL INTEREST TAX GRAB Other / Unclassified $102,506
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Radio Ad Buy $24,743
Recent 2021-08-23 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR Other / Unclassified $73,877
Recent 2022-05-10 CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (CSLEA) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE (IEC) Other / Unclassified $40,275
Recent 2021-08-15 ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 Other / Unclassified $38,008
Recent 2021-09-03 ELDER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE RECALL NEWSOM; LARRY Other / Unclassified $28,606
See all 183 disbursements →