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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA (Schedule of Segment Data) (Details)

SEGMENT DATA (Schedule of Segment Data) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue									$ 266,536,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 236,934,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 229,179,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating expenses									218,031,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	185,959,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	177,097,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									48,505,000	50,975,000	52,082,000
Depreciation									12,629,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesDepreciation	12,448,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesDepreciation	12,343,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesDepreciation
Amortization									6,196,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesAmortization	2,814,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesAmortization	2,304,000us-gaap_CostOfServicesAmortization
Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill									34,000	1,006,000	88,000
Impairment of goodwill									45,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	438,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Impairment of long-lived assets											6,808,000
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration									734,000
(Gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									251,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(264,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	49,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Operating income from continuing operations	6,947,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	8,847,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	7,491,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	5,331,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	9,690,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	8,974,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	9,287,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	6,582,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	28,616,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	34,533,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	30,490,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Inventories, net	572,000us-gaap_InventoryNet								572,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
Property and equipment, net	99,227,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet				98,928,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet				99,227,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	98,928,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Broadcast licenses	385,726,000				381,836,000				385,726,000	381,836,000
Goodwill	24,684,000us-gaap_Goodwill				22,374,000us-gaap_Goodwill				24,684,000us-gaap_Goodwill	22,374,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets	833,000				868,000				833,000	868,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net	12,395,000				8,793,000				12,395,000	8,793,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue									266,536,000	236,934,000	229,179,000
Operating expenses									218,031,000	185,959,000	177,097,000
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									48,505,000	50,975,000	52,082,000
Operating Segments [Member] \| Broadcast [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue									192,923,000	188,544,000	187,640,000
Operating expenses									138,564,000	129,857,000	126,514,000
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									54,359,000	58,687,000	61,126,000
Depreciation									7,923,000	7,934,000	8,274,000
Amortization									98,000	154,000	105,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill
Impairment of goodwill
Impairment of long-lived assets											6,808,000
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration
(Gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									231,000	(274,000)	84,000
Operating income from continuing operations									46,107,000	50,873,000	45,855,000
Inventories, net
Property and equipment, net	81,948,000				82,457,000				81,948,000	82,457,000
Broadcast licenses	385,726,000				381,836,000				385,726,000	381,836,000
Goodwill	3,955,000				3,917,000				3,955,000	3,917,000
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, net	583,000				661,000				583,000	661,000
Operating Segments [Member] \| Digital Media [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue									46,862,000	35,156,000	28,166,000
Operating expenses									36,232,000	25,741,000	22,848,000
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									10,630,000	9,415,000	5,318,000
Depreciation									3,052,000	2,904,000	2,438,000
Amortization									4,885,000	2,654,000	2,189,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill
Impairment of goodwill
Impairment of long-lived assets
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration									325,000
(Gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									25,000		(76,000)
Operating income from continuing operations									2,343,000	3,857,000	767,000
Inventories, net	222,000								222,000
Property and equipment, net	7,111,000				6,402,000				7,111,000	6,402,000
Broadcast licenses
Goodwill	19,677,000				17,550,000				19,677,000	17,550,000
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, net	9,884,000				8,119,000				9,884,000	8,119,000
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue									26,751,000	13,234,000	13,373,000
Operating expenses									26,143,000	14,280,000	13,339,000
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									608,000	(1,046,000)	34,000
Depreciation									529,000	444,000	423,000
Amortization									1,212,000	6,000	8,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill									34,000	1,006,000	88,000
Impairment of goodwill									45,000	438,000
Impairment of long-lived assets
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration									409,000
(Gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									(5,000)
Operating income from continuing operations									(1,616,000)	(2,940,000)	(485,000)
Inventories, net	350,000								350,000
Property and equipment, net	1,941,000				1,596,000				1,941,000	1,596,000
Broadcast licenses
Goodwill	1,044,000				899,000				1,044,000	899,000
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets	833,000				868,000				833,000	868,000
Amortizable intangible assets, net	1,926,000				11,000				1,926,000	11,000
Operating Segments [Member] \| Unallocated Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Net revenue
Operating expenses									17,092,000	16,081,000	14,396,000
Net operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment, change in estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration (gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets									(17,092,000)	(16,081,000)	(14,396,000)
Depreciation									1,125,000	1,166,000	1,208,000
Amortization									1,000		2,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived long-term assets other than goodwill
Impairment of goodwill
Impairment of long-lived assets
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent earn-out consideration
(Gain) loss on the sale or disposal of assets										10,000	41,000
Operating income from continuing operations									(18,218,000)	(17,257,000)	(15,647,000)
Inventories, net
Property and equipment, net	8,227,000				8,473,000				8,227,000	8,473,000
Broadcast licenses
Goodwill	8,000				8,000				8,000	8,000
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
Amortizable intangible assets, net	$ 2,000				$ 2,000				$ 2,000	$ 2,000