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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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Tables
Notes Details

EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (Details)

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EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date	Sep. 12, 2017
Payment Date	Sep. 29, 2017
Dividend Payment One [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Sep. 12, 2017
Payment Date		Sep. 29, 2017
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,701
Dividend Payment Two [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Jun. 01, 2017
Payment Date		Jun. 30, 2017
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,697
Dividend Payment Three [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Mar. 09, 2017
Payment Date		Mar. 30, 2017
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,691
Dividend Payment Four [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Dec. 07, 2016
Payment Date		Dec. 31, 2016
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,678
Dividend Payment Five [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Sep. 09, 2016
Payment Date		Sep. 30, 2016
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,679
Dividend Payment Six [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Jun. 02, 2016
Payment Date		Jun. 30, 2016
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,664
Dividend Payment Seven [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announcement Date		Mar. 10, 2016
Payment Date		Apr. 05, 2016
Amount Per Share		$ 0.0650
Cash Distributed		$ 1,657

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4304-108586

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