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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

Equity Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Sep. 28, 2012	Jun. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock based compensation expenses							$ 0.8	$ 0.3
Class A and Class B common stock, dividend declared per share	$ 0.05					$ 0.035	$ 0.05
Class A and Class B common stock, dividend paid						3.4	1.2
Class A and Class B common stock, dividend paid per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035	$ 0.035
Class A and Class B common stock, expected annual dividend payment	$ 4.9						$ 4.9
Class A and Class B common stock, dividend declared date	Mar. 18, 2013					Mar. 07, 2012	Mar. 18, 2013

- Definition

This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation".

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