Companies · Media & Content

Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/

Camarillo · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.2M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.6×
Latest step-up
Top 48%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ looks over-valued against its niche peers and is active on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the media sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.73× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Media & Content companies in 2025–2027 (39 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Active
  • Last raise 15 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Media & Content

Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from Camarillo. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 53% of sector peers), and in the long tail by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2025-04-08
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0MPre-Seed · 2025-04-01 Raised $265K (real) Modeled valuation $688K (est)$265K$688KPre-Seed2025Pre-Seed · 2025-04-07 Raised $383K (real) Modeled valuation $986K (est)$383K$986KPre-Seed2025Pre-Seed · 2025-04-08 Raised $600K (real) Modeled valuation $1.5M (est)$600K$1.5MPre-Seed2025+$383K+$600KCumulative $1.2M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$265K · 2025
Pre-Seed extension$383K · 2025
Pre-Seed extension$600K · 2025

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.5M
Base estimate est.
$360K
Conservative case
$4.1M
Upside case
$3.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $688K · 2025-04-012025Pre-Seed · modeled $986K · 2025-04-07Pre-Seed · modeled $1.5M · 2025-04-082025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.55×/yr
Annual markup
2.10×/yr upside case
1.2 yr
Elapsed time used
1.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
0 mo
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
1.3 yr
On record since
2025
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 0.6× of median
This company$1.2M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.7× above median
This company$600K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$1.5M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 53% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 31% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #5 of 39.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Breakaway Sports & Entertainment Holdings Group LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $948K · modeled $2.5M (est)Underneath The Umbrella Productions LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $1.8M (est)Dap Media, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $1.7M (est)Provincetown Outer Harbor Productions Ltd Liability Co · Pre-Seed Raised $800K · modeled $1.6M (est)BETTELEIGH PRODUCTIONS Ltd LIABILITY Co · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $1.5M (est)Flux Media, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $1.4M (est)UTC Records LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $468K · modeled $1.3M (est)Studio Golf El Segundo LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $600K · modeled $1.3M (est)Help Wanted Production LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $600K · modeled $1.1M (est)Studio Pod Pro, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $450K · modeled $1.1M (est)Chrysalis Film LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $550K · modeled $1.0M (est)Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ (this company) Raised $1.2M · modeled $1.5M (est)Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Breakaway Sports & Entertainment Holdings Group LLCPre-Seed$948K$2.5M4.45×
Underneath The Umbrella Productions LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$1.8M3.15×
Dap Media, Inc.Pre-Seed$750K$1.7M3.04×
Provincetown Outer Harbor Productions Ltd Liability CoPre-Seed$800K$1.6M2.89×
Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ this companyPre-Seed$1.2M$1.5M2.73×
BETTELEIGH PRODUCTIONS Ltd LIABILITY CoPre-Seed$850K$1.5M2.64×
Flux Media, Inc.Pre-Seed$500K$1.4M2.51×
UTC Records LLCPre-Seed$468K$1.3M2.37×
Studio Golf El Segundo LLCPre-Seed$600K$1.3M2.35×
Help Wanted Production LLCPre-Seed$600K$1.1M2.00×
Studio Pod Pro, Inc.Pre-Seed$450K$1.1M1.96×
Chrysalis Film LLCPre-Seed$550K$1.0M1.85×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$265K2025-04-01$1.5M$688K90%
Pre-Seed$383K2025-04-07$2.1M$986K90%
Pre-Seed$600K2025-04-08$3.3M$1.5M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$265K2025-04-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$383K2025-04-07
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  3. Pre-Seed$600K2025-04-08
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~0mo cadence
$941K
Modeled next size est.range $612K$1.5M
1.6×
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Christopher J Henderson2025-04
David D. Evans2025-04
David P. Santrella2025-04
Edward C. Atsinger2025-04
Edward G. Atsinger III2025-04
Eric H. Halvorson2025-04
Evan D. Masyr2025-04
Heather W. Grizzle2025-04
Jacki L. Pick2025-04
James B. Renacci2025-04
Richard A. Riddle2025-04
Richard A. Von Gnechten2025-04
Stuart W. Epperson, Jr.2025-04
Registry & provenance

Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1050606
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ raised?
Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ has raised approximately $1.2M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ is approximately $1.5M (modeled range $360K–$4.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ at?
Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Apr 08.
What does Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ do and where is it based?
Salem Media Group, Inc. /De/ operates in the Media & Content sector, based in Camarillo.
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