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Salem Media Group, Inc./DE – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 8/7/20, at 8:56pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1193125-20-213730   ·   File #:  0-26497

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/07/20  Salem Media Group, Inc./DE        10-Q        6/30/20  105:10M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
12: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     86K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    157K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     55K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    116K 
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
17: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     74K 
                Equity                                                           
18: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    162K 
19: R8          Business and Basis of Presentation                  HTML     85K 
20: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     38K 
21: R10         Recent Transactions                                 HTML     36K 
22: R11         Contingent Earn-Out Consideration                   HTML     34K 
23: R12         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    220K 
24: R13         Inventories                                         HTML     40K 
25: R14         Property and Equipment                              HTML     55K 
26: R15         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets     HTML    121K 
27: R16         Broadcast Licenses                                  HTML     87K 
28: R17         Goodwill                                            HTML     83K 
29: R18         Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets            HTML     42K 
30: R19         Amortizable Intangible Assets                       HTML     79K 
31: R20         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    136K 
32: R21         Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures             HTML     54K 
33: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML     43K 
34: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     35K 
35: R24         Stock Incentive Plan                                HTML    127K 
36: R25         Equity Transactions                                 HTML     43K 
37: R26         Segment Data                                        HTML    222K 
38: R27         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     32K 
39: R28         Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)       HTML    287K 
40: R29         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML    177K 
41: R30         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     40K 
42: R31         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     53K 
43: R32         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets     HTML    119K 
                (Tables)                                                         
44: R33         Broadcast Licenses (Tables)                         HTML     78K 
45: R34         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     77K 
46: R35         Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Tables)   HTML     36K 
47: R36         Amortizable Intangible Assets (Tables)              HTML     81K 
48: R37         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    122K 
49: R38         Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Tables)    HTML     47K 
50: R39         Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)                       HTML    128K 
51: R40         Equity Transactions (Tables)                        HTML     41K 
52: R41         Segment Data (Tables)                               HTML    206K 
53: R42         Basis of Presentation - Additional Information      HTML     36K 
                (Detail)                                                         
54: R43         Recent Transactions - Debt Transactions -           HTML     44K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
55: R44         Recent Transactions - Equity Transactions -         HTML     33K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
56: R45         Recent Transactions - Divestitures - Additional     HTML     36K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
57: R46         Recent Transactions - Pending Transactions          HTML     47K 
                -Additional Information (Detail)                                 
58: R47         Contingent Earn-Out Consideration - Additional      HTML     33K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
59: R48         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     39K 
                (Detail)                                                         
60: R49         Revenue Recognition - Trade and Barter              HTML     45K 
                Transactions Expenses (Detail)                                   
61: R50         Revenue Recognition - Significant Changes in Our    HTML     52K 
                Contract Liabilities (Detail)                                    
62: R51         Revenue Recognition - Revenue, Remaining            HTML     49K 
                Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of                       
                Satisfaction (Detail)                                            
63: R52         Revenue Recognition - Reconciliation of Revenue     HTML    118K 
                from Segments to Consolidated (Detail)                           
64: R53         Inventories - Schedule of Inventory on Hand by      HTML     39K 
                Segment (Detail)                                                 
65: R54         Property and Equipment - Summary of Categories of   HTML     60K 
                Property and Equipment (Detail)                                  
66: R55         Property and Equipment - Additional Information     HTML     32K 
                (Detail)                                                         
67: R56         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets -   HTML     51K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
68: R57         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets -   HTML     54K 
                Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to                
                Leases (Detail)                                                  
69: R58         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets -   HTML     44K 
                Components of Lease Expense (Detail)                             
70: R59         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets -   HTML     40K 
                Schedule of Impact to Financial Statements of the                
                Adoption of ASU 842 (Detail)                                     
71: R60         Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets -   HTML    115K 
                Summary of Future Lease Payments (Detail)                        
72: R61         Broadcast Licenses - Additional Information         HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
73: R62         Broadcast Licenses - Fair Value Measurement Inputs  HTML     43K 
                and Valuation Techniques for Broadcast Licenses                  
                (Detail)                                                         
74: R63         Broadcast Licenses - Results of Impairment Testing  HTML     52K 
                of Broadcast Licenses Under Income Approach                      
                (Detail)                                                         
75: R64         Broadcast Licenses - Schedule of Changes in         HTML     50K 
                Broadcasting Licenses (Detail)                                   
76: R65         Goodwill - Fair Value Measurement Inputs and        HTML     42K 
                Valuation Techniques For Goodwill (Detail)                       
77: R66         Goodwill - Schedule of Changes in Goodwill          HTML     51K 
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R67         Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     35K 
79: R68         Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets - Fair     HTML     42K 
                Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques                
                For Mastheads (Detail)                                           
80: R69         Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets -          HTML     35K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
81: R70         Amortizable Intangible Assets - Summary of          HTML     56K 
                Significant Classes of Amortizable Intangible                    
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
82: R71         Amortizable Intangible Assets - Additional          HTML     32K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
83: R72         Amortizable Intangible Assets - Amortizable         HTML     45K 
                Intangible Assets, Estimate Amortization Expense                 
                (Detail)                                                         
84: R73         Long-Term Debt - 6.75% Senior Secured Notes -       HTML     53K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
85: R74         Long - term Debt - Summary of Repurchase of Senior  HTML    105K 
                Secured Note (Detail)                                            
86: R75         Long-Term Debt - Asset-Based Revolving Credit       HTML     89K 
                Facility - Additional Information (Detail)                       
87: R76         Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail)            HTML     45K 
88: R77         Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical)     HTML     33K 
                (Detail)                                                         
89: R78         Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt          HTML     54K 
                Obligations - Additional Information (Detail)                    
90: R79         Long-Term Debt - Principle Repayment Requirements   HTML     37K 
                Under Long Term Agreements Outstanding (Detail)                  
91: R80         Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures -           HTML     33K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
92: R81         Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Summary   HTML     39K 
                of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities                
                (Detail)                                                         
93: R82         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     72K 
94: R83         Stock Incentive Plan - Additional Information       HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
95: R84         Stock Incentive Plan - Schedule of Stock-Based      HTML     50K 
                Compensation Expense Recognized (Detail)                         
96: R85         Stock Incentive Plan - Schedule of                  HTML     40K 
                Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair               
                Value of Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards               
                using Black-Scholes Option Valuation Model                       
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R86         Stock Incentive Plan - Schedule of Stock Option     HTML     83K 
                Activity (Detail)                                                
98: R87         Stock Incentive Plan - Schedule of Information      HTML     40K 
                Regarding Restricted Stock Activity (Detail)                     
99: R88         Equity Transactions - Additional Information        HTML     33K 
                (Detail)                                                         
100: R89         Equity Transactions - Schedule of Cash              HTML     50K  
                Distributions Declared and Paid (Detail)                         
101: R90         Segment Data - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     32K  
102: R91         Segment Data - Schedule of Segment Data (Detail)    HTML    116K  
104: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    196K  
103: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    141K  
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 8: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- salm-20200630_cal               XML    211K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- salm-20200630_lab                     XML   1.59M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- salm-20200630_pre              XML   1.31M 
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105: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-20-213730-xbrl      Zip    269K

‘XML’   —   IDEA XML File — Filing Summary

This Document is an IDEA XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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