KTLA-TV
$56.18M
2025-2026 cycle
KTLA-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KTLA-TV was paid $56.18M across 209 client committees, of which $1.38M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KTLA · Network: CW · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: CBS/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
$56.18M
=
$54.79M
(Schedule B)
+
$1.38M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$54,794,864 | 537 rows | 97.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,383,438 | 22 rows | 2.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 20, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 26.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 537
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 209
- 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
$1.04M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$154,616 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$154,616 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$133,280 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$78,838 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$4,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$154,616 | 6 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$133,280 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$78,838 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$4,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, TOM 1252916 |
$412,675 | 2 |
| NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$216,538 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$163,115 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$154,616 | 6 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$78,838 | 2 |
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$13,218 | 1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$4,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER, TOM 1252916 |
$412,675 | 2 |
| NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$216,538 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$163,115 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$154,616 | 6 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$78,838 | 2 |
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$13,218 | 1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$4,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $56,178,302 | 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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $250K | 1 | KOZIATEK FOR LAUSD BOARD DI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $250K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | KOZIATEK FOR LAUSD BOARD DI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $658K | 15 | CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 29% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $660K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $3.29M | 7 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 68% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $3.95M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $4.69M | 25 | NO ON PROP 10 - A FLAWED IN… 21% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $8.64M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $58K | 1 | CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8.7M | -77% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $300K | 4 | NEWSOM, TEACHERS, NURSES, A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $300K | +15407% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2.77M | 9 | NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 45% | Other / Unclassified 69% | $3.07M | -16% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $5.82M | 18 | CALIFORNIANS TO STOP HIGHER… 47% | Other / Unclassified 87% | $8.89M | +24% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2021 SP… 100% | Media 100% | $8.89M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $198K | 3 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 69% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $9.09M | +244% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $378K | 7 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 56% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $9.47M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $199K | 3 | BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENER… 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $199K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.95M | 7 | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 55% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.15M | -30% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $4.22M | 13 | YES ON PROPOSITION 31, COMM… 42% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6.37M | -27% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $279K | 7 | HOCHMAN FOR LA DISTRICT ATT… 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $279K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $264K | 3 | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 43% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $542K | -86% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.62M | 8 | YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEA… 59% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $2.16M | -62% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $43K | 2 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 69% | Other / Unclassified 69% | $2.2M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $629K | 3 | STEYER, TOM 66% | Media 66% | $2.83M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $371K | 10 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 42% | Media 63% | $371K | — |
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 | $50,262,040 | 481 | $104K | 92.3% | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 6% | 8mo ago |
| Media | $3,025,061 | 48 | $63K | 5.6% | OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL COALITI… 25% | 3w ago |
| Admin & Office | $879,453 | 4 | $220K | 1.6% | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $166,650 | 1 | $167K | 0.3% | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 100% | 15y ago |
| Digital | $144,500 | 2 | $72K | 0.3% | YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 97% | 8w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$6,768,507 · 12% of revenue
198
One-time clients 1 cycle
$48,026,357 · 88% of revenue
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 | $54,794,864 | 100.0% | 209 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.