SALEM MEDIA GROUP
$589K
2025-2026 cycle
SALEM MEDIA GROUP is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SALEM MEDIA GROUP was paid $589K across 67 client committees, of which $125K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$739K
=
$613K
(Schedule B)
+
$125K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$613,435 | 149 rows | 83.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$125,500 | 11 rows | 17.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 29, 2015 → Mar 25, 2026
- spans 10.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 149
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 67
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$95K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL 1481290 |
$1,312 | 2 |
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$540 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SELF, KEITH ALAN TX · House REP |
$28,725 | 3 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
| PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL 1481290 |
$2,663 | 4 |
| RICE, MARK IL · House REP |
$2,000 | 1 |
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$1,080 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$47,845 | 2 |
| SELF, KEITH ALAN TX · House REP |
$28,725 | 3 |
| SCHWAB STEPHEN D STEVE 00089566 |
$8,200 | 5 |
| PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL 1481290 |
$3,854 | 5 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
| RICE, MARK IL · House REP |
$2,000 | 1 |
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$1,080 | 4 |
| WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY C00031088 |
$100 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$47,845 | 2 |
| SELF, KEITH ALAN TX · House REP |
$28,725 | 3 |
| SCHWAB STEPHEN D STEVE 00089566 |
$8,200 | 5 |
| PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL 1481290 |
$3,854 | 5 |
| SAVE AMERICA NOW PAC C00776682 |
$3,150 | 2 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
| RICE, MARK IL · House REP |
$2,000 | 1 |
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$1,080 | 4 |
| WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY C00031088 |
$100 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 931447 931447 |
$47,845 | 2 |
| SELF, KEITH ALAN TX · House REP |
$43,750 | 5 |
| SAVE AMERICA NOW PAC C00776682 |
$9,325 | 9 |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC C00884361 |
$8,610 | 1 |
| SCHWAB STEPHEN D STEVE 00089566 |
$8,200 | 5 |
| TERRY, RANDAL ALLAN MR. US · President UN |
$5,950 | 1 |
| RICE, MARK IL · House REP |
$4,780 | 3 |
| PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL 1481290 |
$3,854 | 5 |
| GUINCHARD, MARY JO-ANN NJ · House REP |
$3,500 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1467172 |
$3,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $181,924 | 30.89% |
| Non-partisan | $407,088 | 69.11% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $36K | 8 | NEWCOMER-FITZPATRICK KIMBER… 45% | Media 100% | $36K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $10K | 6 | C00662809 55% | Media 100% | $46K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $29K | 4 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 95% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $75K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $45K | 3 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HAL… 54% | Media 58% | $120K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00699942 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $15K | 5 | C00676320 87% | Media 100% | $16K | -59% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $20K | 6 | C00717827 55% | Media 100% | $36K | -31% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $19K | 6 | QUINN, CHRISTINE YVONNE 84% | Media 100% | $55K | -58% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 3 | CALIFORNIA PATRIOT COALITION 100% | Media 100% | $65K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | CALIFORNIA PATRIOT COALITION 100% | Media 100% | $73K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $249 | 1 | C00781492 100% | Media 100% | $249 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $30K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR SCHOOL CHO… 100% | Media 100% | $103K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | STARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PAR… 57% | Media 100% | $2K | +112% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $56K | 10 | CALIFORNIANS FOR SCHOOL CHO… 68% | Media 100% | $58K | +285% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $45K | 10 | TOLEDO, JACKIE 57% | Media 100% | $103K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $36K | 4 | TOLEDO, JACKIE 70% | Media 100% | $139K | +80% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | WRIGHT JAY M HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $140K | -93% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $91K | 17 | SELF, KEITH ALAN 33% | Media 97% | $91K | +63% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 4 | WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN… 71% | Media 100% | $96K | -88% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 9 | THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC 53% | Media 100% | $113K | -55% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $32K | 15 | SELF, KEITH ALAN 48% | Media 98% | $144K | +2396% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 2 | SAVE AMERICA NOW PAC 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $56K | 7 | 931447 85% | Media 87% | $200K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; C… 100% | Media 100% | $201K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $100 | 1 | WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $3K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $36K | 11 | SELF, KEITH ALAN 79% | Media 88% | $39K | -60% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 2 | PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; C… 100% | Media 50% | $41K | -75% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 14 · $326,774 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay SALEM MEDIA GROUP also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove SALEM MEDIA GROUP routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJLH | Los Angeles, CA | Unknown | $73,750 | 1 | Aug 2024 |
| KNX-AM | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $73,234 | 3 | Aug 2024 → Nov 2025 |
| KSFO-AM | San Francisco, CA | Unknown | $44,400 | 2 | Apr 2024 → Aug 2024 |
| KMJ-AM | Fresno, CA | Independent | $35,850 | 1 | Aug 2024 |
| KBLX-FM | San Francisco, CA | Independent | $32,000 | 1 | Aug 2024 |
| KFI-AM | Los Angeles, CA | Independent | $25,000 | 2 | Oct 2024 → Nov 2025 |
| WABC-TV | New York, NY | ABC | $18,975 | 3 | Oct 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KOIT-FM | San Francisco, CA | Unknown | $7,800 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| KSTE | Sacramento, CA | Independent | $6,100 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $3,600 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| KCBQ | San Diego, CA | Independent | $3,400 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| KABC-AM | Los Angeles, CA | Independent | $1,500 | 1 | Feb 2023 |
| WROC-TV | Rochester, NY | CBS | $952 | 2 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KMSP-TV | Minneapolis, MN | Fox | $213 | 1 | Sep 2024 |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $550,265 | 131 | $4K | 89.7% | SELF, KEITH ALAN 13% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $60,045 | 15 | $4K | 9.8% | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 77% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $3,000 | 1 | $3K | 0.5% | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | 3mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $100 | 1 | $100 | 0.0% | WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN… 100% | 7mo ago |
| Fundraising | $25 | 1 | $25 | 0.0% | SELF, KEITH ALAN 100% | 4mo 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
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$173,253 · 28% of revenue
60
One-time clients 1 cycle
$440,182 · 72% 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 | $231,570 | 37.9% | 12 | |
| TX | $164,799 | 27.0% | 16 | |
| Unknown | $86,932 | 14.2% | 22 | |
| FL | $70,256 | 11.5% | 4 | |
| WI | $14,610 | 2.4% | 2 | |
| IL | $13,340 | 2.2% | 3 | |
| WA | $11,200 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| TN | $5,950 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| NJ | $3,500 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| AZ | $3,192 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| OH | $3,087 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| MN | $3,000 | 0.5% | 1 |
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 | 2025-09-11 | 931447 | Media | — | $34,175 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-25 | TOLEDO, JACKIE | Media | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $25,485 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-21 | TOLEDO, JACKIE | Media | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $25,211 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-08 | SELF, KEITH ALAN | Media | RADIO TIME AND PRODUCTION | $25,125 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-20 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HALL WITH CARL | Media | — | $24,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-13 | SELF, KEITH ALAN | Media | MEDIA MARKETING | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-29 | SELF, KEITH ALAN | Media | MEDIA MARKETING | $13,700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-19 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | RICE, MARK | Media | ADVERTISING | $2,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-03 | SAVE AMERICA NOW PAC | Media | RADIO PROGRAMMING | $1,825 |
| Recent | 2026-04-16 | PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL | Other / Unclassified | — | $656 |
| Recent | 2026-05-16 | PEFLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CAROL | Media | Radio ads | $656 |
| Recent | 2026-03-20 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL | Media | RADIO ADVERTISING | $270 |
| Recent | 2026-03-25 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL | Media | SPANISH RADIO ADVERTISING | $270 |