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

LONG TERM DEBT (Details 2) (Parenthetical)	Sep. 30, 2016
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	5.29%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	6.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Less than 3.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	3.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	4.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	5.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	6.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	3.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	4.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	5.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio	6.00%