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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Stock Incentive Plan - Schedule of Information Regarding Restricted Stock Activity (Detail)

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	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares
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Weighted Average Contractual Life Remaining	1 year 8 months 12 days
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	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
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Outstanding Shares, Lapse of restrictions \| shares	0
Outstanding Shares, Forfeited \| shares	0
Outstanding Shares, Ending Balance \| shares	14,854
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Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Lapse of restrictions \| $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited \| $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 3.66
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Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Granted \| $	54
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Lapse of restrictions \| $	0
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