Research finding · Research date 2026-09-17
KSNQ contract and invoice document 75 Defend and Protect spots, a 15% agency commission and zero invoice balance
Recorded status: Verified in downloaded FCC contract and invoice; underlying payer and bank transfer not established
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Official KSNQ FCC folder contains contract 6601147/revision 1 (uploaded May 1, 2026) and invoice 6601147-1 (uploaded May 29). Contract pages 1–2 specify Defend and Protect Idaho PAC as advertiser and Commercial Space Experts as agency, with alternate order 38528531 and estimate 4238. Gross $4,610.00 less agency commission $691.50 equals $3,918.50 net; calculated commission is 15%. Invoice dated May 24 reproduces the same totals. Invoice pages 1–2 list 75 one-minute spots, actual air dates May 2–19, with creative identifier DPI_60RADIOMIX_REINKESWEN. Do not substitute the broader April 27–May 24 flight header for actual airing dates. Page 3 shows invoice balance $0.00 as of May 29, 2026 2:54:38 PM MT. This is the station's account representation, not proof of who paid, the payment date, banking route, or absence of credits. The station states its actual broadcast information was taken from its program log; these are broadcaster-reported airtimes, not independently monitored recordings. Contract PDF includes original and revised Katz order versions; page 5 explicitly warns not to double book. Count them as versions of one purchase, not additive purchases. No Redbird or Cothren role is established by this pair. It has not been matched to either $110,000 state-ledger entry. Preserved source files: KSNQ_Defend_Contract_6601147_2026-05-01.pdf (SHA256 6303781ecc478f761149afc1b6754158602986fcccc9a307db2e712ac0ceab4b) and KSNQ_Defend_Invoice_6601147-1_2026-05.pdf (SHA256 794226251c6a4f442a589f092fe74a8c00a5cf80944dce7f06d3700ba2054054).
Source references
- KSNQ FCC: Defend and Protect Idaho Contract 6601147 (May 1, 2026) — PDF pages 1–2, 5 and 9–12
- KSNQ FCC: Defend and Protect Idaho Invoice 6601147-1 (May 2026) — PDF pages 1–3