Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
  
On March 10, 2016, we announced a quarterly equity distribution in the amount of $0.0650 per share on Class A and Class B common stock.  The equity distribution will be paid on April 5, 2016 to all Class A and Class B common stockholders of record as of March 22, 2016.
 
On March 8, 2016, we acquired King James Bible mobile applications for $4.0 million of which $2.7 million of cash, was paid upon close, $0.3 million is due upon finalization of banking arrangements for revenue receipts, $0.4 million is due 90 days from the closing date, and three deferred payments of $0.2 million each are due 180, 270 and 360 days from the close, respectively.
  
On March 2, 2016, we entered into a related party lease with trusts created for the benefit of Edward G. Atsinger III, Chief Executive Officer, and Stuart W. Epperson, Chairman of the Board. The lease is for real property used to operate radio station KNUS-AM in Denver, Colorado. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviewed the lease and lease terms and determined that the terms of the transaction were no less favorable to Salem than those that would be available in a comparable transaction in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third party.
 
On February 22, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire an FM Translator in Amherst, New York for $60,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On January 27, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire a construction permit for an FM Translator in Charlotte, Michigan for $50,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On January 27, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire a construction permit for an FM Translator in Kerrville, Texas for $50,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On January 25, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire an FM Translator in Lincoln, Maine for $100,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On January 25, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire a construction permit for an FM Translator in Atwood, Kentucky for $88,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On January 25, 2016, we entered an APA to acquire a construction permit for an FM Translator in Emporia, Kansas for $25,000 in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
 
On December 15, 2015, we entered an APA to acquire an FM Translator in Columbus, Ohio for $0.4 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half  of 2016.
 
Subsequent events reflect all applicable transactions through the date of the filing.