Salem Media Group, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenue, Net	$ 66,272	$ 66,112	$ 130,067	$ 131,092
Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			98,613
Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			20,654
Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			10,800
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Revenue, Net			128,953
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			97,593
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			20,600
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			10,760
Rental Income [Member]
Revenue, Net			1,114
Rental Income [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			1,020
Rental Income [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			54
Rental Income [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			40
Block Programming National [Member]
Revenue, Net			24,802
Block Programming National [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			24,802
Block Programming National [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Block Programming National [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Block Programming Local [Member]
Revenue, Net			16,302
Block Programming Local [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			16,302
Block Programming Local [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Block Programming Local [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Spot Advertising - National [Member]
Revenue, Net			8,256
Spot Advertising - National [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			8,256
Spot Advertising - National [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Spot Advertising - National [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Spot Advertising - Local [Member]
Revenue, Net			27,789
Spot Advertising - Local [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			27,789
Spot Advertising - Local [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Spot Advertising - Local [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Infomercials [Member]
Revenue, Net			1,006
Infomercials [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			1,006
Infomercials [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Infomercials [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Network [Member]
Revenue, Net			9,599
Network [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			9,599
Network [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Network [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Digital Advertising [Member]
Revenue, Net			14,468
Digital Advertising [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			3,355
Digital Advertising [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			10,877
Digital Advertising [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			236
Digital Streaming [Member]
Revenue, Net			2,659
Digital Streaming [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			397
Digital Streaming [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			2,262
Digital Streaming [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Digital Downloads and eBooks [Member]
Revenue, Net			3,138
Digital Downloads and eBooks [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Digital Downloads and eBooks [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			2,496
Digital Downloads and eBooks [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			642
Subscriptions [Member]
Revenue, Net			4,807
Subscriptions [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			524
Subscriptions [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			3,800
Subscriptions [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			483
Book Sales and e-commerce
Revenue, Net			7,636
Book Sales and e-commerce \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			260
Book Sales and e-commerce \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			1,042
Book Sales and e-commerce \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			6,334
Self-Publishing fees [Member]
Revenue, Net			2,502
Self-Publishing fees [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Self-Publishing fees [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Self-Publishing fees [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			2,502
Advertising Print [Member]
Revenue, Net			282
Advertising Print [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			14
Advertising Print [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			0
Advertising Print [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			268
Other Revenues [Member]
Revenue, Net			6,821
Other Revenues [Member] \| Broad cast [Member]
Revenue, Net			6,309
Other Revenues [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Revenue, Net			177
Other Revenues [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenue, Net			$ 335