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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt Obligations - Additional Information (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	May 19, 2017	Mar. 31, 2020
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 216,300,000
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 14,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%	0.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%	1.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%	1.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%	2.00%
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 30,000,000
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.25%	0.25%
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.375%	0.375%
6.75% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Shares Issued And Outstanding [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.75%	6.75%

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