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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Change in Rate Based on Leverage Ratio (Detail)

Change in Rate Based on Leverage Ratio (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Base Rate Less than 3.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 Base Rate Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 Base Rate Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 Base Rate Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 Base Rate Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 LIBOR Loans Less than 3.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 LIBOR Loans Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 LIBOR Loans Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 LIBOR Loans Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00	Mar. 31, 2013 LIBOR Loans Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00	Sep. 30, 2013 Less than 3.25 to 1.00 Base Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Less than 3.25 to 1.00 Eurodollar Rate Loans	Sep. 30, 2013 Less than 3.25 to 1.00 Applicable Fee Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 but less than 4.50 to 1.00 Base Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 but less than 4.50 to 1.00 Eurodollar Rate Loans	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 but less than 4.50 to 1.00 Applicable Fee Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 Base Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 Eurodollar Rate Loans	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 Applicable Fee Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 Base Rate	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 Eurodollar Rate Loans	Sep. 30, 2013 Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 Applicable Fee Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in rate based on leverage ratio, contractual interest rate	9.625%	9.625%	1.25%	1.50%	1.75%	2.00%	2.50%	2.25%	2.50%	2.75%	3.00%	3.50%	0.75%	2.25%	0.40%	0.75%	2.50%	0.50%	1.25%	3.00%	0.60%	2.25%	3.50%	0.75%