KSBY-TV

$7.13M 2025-2026 cycle

KSBY-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KSBY-TV was paid $7.13M across 129 client committees.

Media NBC affiliate San Luis Obispo, CA ○ Dormant (8mo since last)
Call sign: KSBY · Network: NBC · Market: San Luis Obispo, CA · Owner: Hearst Television
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 8 months ago (Oct 18, 2025). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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 → Oct 18, 2025
spans 25.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
336
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
129
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
$105K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL… $60K Media · 2 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $45K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KSBY-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$60,197 2
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$45,076 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL… $60K Media · 2 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $45K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KSBY-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$60,197 2
STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$45,076 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL… $60K Media · 2 txns CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $57K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB $45K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn LIMON FOR SENATE 2024 $14K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KSBY-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $7,131,423 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201820202021202220242025 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $479KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $333KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $295KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $116KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $450KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $128KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $80KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $42KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $126KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $14KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $57KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $60KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $45K Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q4Q4 $479K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $479K 5 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 92% Other / Unclassified 100% $479K
2018 Q3 2018 $333K 5 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 59% Other / Unclassified 100% $812K
2018 Q4 2018 $295K 19 TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 26% Other / Unclassified 94% $1.11M
2020 Q3 2020 $116K 7 CUNNINGHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 202… 55% Other / Unclassified 86% $116K -65%
2020 Q4 2020 $450K 11 STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY… 28% Other / Unclassified 86% $566K +53%
2021 Q3 2020 $128K 5 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 53% Other / Unclassified 100% $694K
2022 Q2 2022 $80K 8 FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE 87% Other / Unclassified 100% $80K
2022 Q3 2022 $42K 6 YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 86% Other / Unclassified 100% $122K -64%
2022 Q4 2022 $126K 9 STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 87% Other / Unclassified 100% $248K -72%
2024 Q3 2024 $14K 1 LIMON FOR SENATE 2024 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $14K -66%
2024 Q4 2024 $57K 3 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $72K -54%
2025 Q3 2024 $60K 2 YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, N… 100% Media 100% $132K
2025 Q4 2024 $45K 1 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $177K
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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: $239K across 13 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: BROWN; YES ON PROPS 1 AND 2 A BIPARTISAN COALITION OF BUSINESS LABOR REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS AND GOVERNOR (44% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $60K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $239K across 13 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: BROWN; YES ON PROPS 1 AND 2 A BIPARTISAN COALITION OF BUSINESS LABOR REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS AND GOVERNOR (44% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $60K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $239K across 13 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: BROWN; YES ON PROPS 1 AND 2 A BIPARTISAN COALITION OF BUSINESS LABOR REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS AND GOVERNOR (44% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $60K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $6,807,412 319 $21K 95.6% NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 6% 7mo ago
Media $239,054 13 $18K 3.4% BROWN; YES ON PROPS 1 AND 2… 44% 9mo ago
Admin & Office $77,035 4 $19K 1.1% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% 5y 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
$0 · 0% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$650,635 · 9% of revenue
123
One-time clients 1 cycle
$6,480,788 · 91% 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
$7,131,423 100.0% 128
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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 2018-05-24 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 Other / Unclassified $282,462
Largest all-time 2005-10-13 SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA RECOVERY TEAM, GOVERNOR Other / Unclassified $205,248
Largest all-time 2018-09-23 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified $195,725
Largest all-time 2018-05-24 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 Other / Unclassified $144,075
Largest all-time 2020-10-09 STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY DIALYSIS PROVIDERS AND CAREGIVERS Other / Unclassified $124,410
Largest this cycle 2025-10-18 STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $45,076
Largest this cycle 2025-08-28 YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $30,099
Largest this cycle 2025-09-08 YES ON 54 - VOTERS FIRST, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS - SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $30,099
Largest this cycle 2024-10-02 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $23,970
Largest this cycle 2024-10-24 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $19,754
Recent 2024-10-09 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $13,702
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