Salem Media Group, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank loan fees written off in conjunction with the early retirement of debt	$ 158,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	$ 172,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Deferred financing costs	2,982,000			3,166,000
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs amortization period	7 years
Bank loan fees written off in conjunction with the early retirement of debt	$ 27,000	$ 27,000	$ 27,000
Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs amortization period	5 years