Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document And Entity Information

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Document And Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Nov. 03, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2017  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2017  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Entity Registrant Name SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/  
Entity Central Index Key 0001050606  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Trading Symbol SALM  
Common Class A [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   20,609,551
Common Class B [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   5,553,696