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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Summary of the Categories of Property and Equipment) (Details)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Summary of the Categories of Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	$ 254,722,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	$ 244,143,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation	(155,495,000)	(145,215,000)
Property and equipment	99,227,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	98,928,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	29,424,000	29,748,000
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	24,898,000	24,695,000
Office Furnishings And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	39,772,000	38,794,000
Antennae, Towers and Transmitting Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	78,628,000	76,454,000
Studio and Production Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	30,202,000	29,819,000
Computer Software and Website Development Costs [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	26,593,000	21,653,000
Record and Tape Libraries [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	59,000	65,000
Automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	1,205,000	1,139,000
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	19,634,000	17,414,000
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property And Equipment Gross	$ 4,307,000	$ 4,362,000