Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Document and Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
May 01, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2015  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Trading Symbol SALM  
Entity Registrant Name SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/  
Entity Central Index Key 0001050606  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   19,865,605dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class B Common Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   5,553,696dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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