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

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Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Contributions, Percentage of Eligible Compensation.

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Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution To Employee Contribution.

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The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920