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

CONTINGENT EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION (Details Textual)

CONTINGENT EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 06, 2015	Feb. 06, 2015	Jan. 10, 2014	Dec. 10, 2013	Sep. 13, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment						$ (111,000)	$ (1,204,000)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability						(689,000)	(1,715,000)	$ 734,000
Bryan Perry Newsletters (business acquisition) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment						36,000
Business Combination Liabilities Arising From Contingencies Amount Recognized Discounted Present Value		$ 158,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability						(14,000)
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized		200,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		$ 171,000
Contingent Earn Out Consideration Due To Seller Net Subscriber Revenues Percentage		50.00%
Twitchy.com (business acquisition) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net				$ 900,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment						600,000
Business Combination Liabilities Arising From Contingencies Amount Recognized Discounted Present Value				600,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability						300,000	$ (500,000)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability				800,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Earn Out Consideration Payable				$ 1,300,000
Eagle Publishing (business acquisition) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net			$ 3,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment						900,000
Business Combination Liabilities Arising From Contingencies Amount Recognized Discounted Present Value			2,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability			2,400,000
Business Acquisition Deferred Cash Payment Due			2,500,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Earn Out Consideration Payable			8,500,000
Daily Bible Devotion (business acquisition) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net	$ 1,100,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment	300,000					75,000
Business Combination Liabilities Arising From Contingencies Amount Recognized Discounted Present Value	142,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability						(114,000)
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized	165,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Earn Out Consideration Payable	$ 300,000
Turner Investment Products [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net					$ 400,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements Payment					100,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability						$ (18,000)
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized					66,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Earn Out Consideration Payable					$ 100,000
Eagle Publishing [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Contingent Earn Out Consideration Payable			$ 1,400,000