Salem Media Group, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Total Acquisition Consideration Allocated to Net Assets) (Details)

ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of Total Acquisition Consideration Allocated to Net Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Goodwill	$ 24,684,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 22,374,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment	7,446,000	2,107,000
Developed websites	577,000
Broadcast licenses	5,144,000	7,429,000
Goodwill	2,355,000	430,000
Customer lists and contracts	2,741,000	359,000
Domain and brand names	2,764,000	1,687,000
Subscriber base and lists	2,446,000
Author relationships	1,682,000
Non-compete agreements	145,000
Favorable and assigned leases	20,000
Software		99,000
Favorable and assigned lease		709,000
Liabilities
Deferred revenue & royalties assumed	(6,664,000)
Total purchase price consideration	18,656,000	12,820,000
Broadcast [Member] \| Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment	2,338,000	1,752,000
Developed websites
Broadcast licenses	5,144,000	7,429,000
Goodwill	38,000	37,000
Customer lists and contracts
Domain and brand names
Subscriber base and lists
Author relationships
Non-compete agreements
Favorable and assigned leases	20,000
Software
Favorable and assigned lease		709,000
Liabilities
Deferred revenue & royalties assumed
Total purchase price consideration	7,540,000	9,927,000
Digital Media [Member] \| Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment	1,179,000	355,000
Developed websites	539,000
Broadcast licenses
Goodwill	2,128,000	393,000
Customer lists and contracts	2,232,000	359,000
Domain and brand names	1,921,000	1,687,000
Subscriber base and lists	2,446,000
Author relationships
Non-compete agreements	79,000
Favorable and assigned leases
Software		99,000
Favorable and assigned lease
Liabilities
Deferred revenue & royalties assumed	(3,779,000)
Total purchase price consideration	6,745,000	2,893,000
Publishing [Member] \| Broadcast Internet and Publishing Acquisitions
Assets
Property and equipment	3,929,000
Developed websites	38,000
Broadcast licenses
Goodwill	189,000
Customer lists and contracts	509,000
Domain and brand names	843,000
Subscriber base and lists
Author relationships	1,682,000
Non-compete agreements	66,000
Favorable and assigned leases
Liabilities
Deferred revenue & royalties assumed	(2,885,000)
Total purchase price consideration	$ 4,371,000