CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40,223	$ 57,255	$ 42,760	$ 35,939
Short-term investments	3,193	1,597
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	95,173	81,912
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,518	7,110
Current portion of content assets	28,823	27,723
Current assets from discontinued operations	127	127
Total current assets	173,057	175,724
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	35,971	35,282
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	1,170,548	1,202,562
CONTENT ASSETS, net	45,512	38,981
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	2,330	3,080
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	1,391	4,566
Total assets	1,428,809	1,460,195
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	8,330	5,410
Accrued interest	5,989	5,849
Accrued compensation and related benefits	9,457	11,165
Current portion of content payables	14,294	17,694
Other current liabilities	14,789	16,163
Current portion of long-term debt	3,840	4,587
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	189	107
Total current liabilities	56,888	60,975
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	812,948	814,131
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	10,402	11,163
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	18,965	18,303
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	199,250	188,249
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	13	23
Total liabilities	1,098,466	1,092,844
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	11,865	12,853
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	48	50
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(204)	(102)
Additional paid-in capital	1,003,819	1,006,873
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(895,341)	(863,021)
Total stockholders' equity	108,322	143,800
Noncontrolling interest	210,156	210,698
Total Equity	318,478	354,498
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,428,809	1,460,195
Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	769	1,342	833	33
Short-term investments	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	30,953	27,468
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,574	834
Current portion of content assets	0	0
Current assets from discontinued operations	2	3
Total current assets	33,298	29,647
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	15,722	14,867
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	459,075	462,399
CONTENT ASSETS, net	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	149,595	163,499
OTHER ASSETS	115	231
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	1,391	4,566
Total assets	659,196	675,209
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	2,211	1,825
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued compensation and related benefits	1,658	1,760
Current portion of content payables	0	0
Other current liabilities	3,897	4,023
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	163	94
Total current liabilities	7,929	7,702
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	0	0
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	797	884
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	13	23
Total liabilities	8,739	8,609
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	236,732	268,560
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	413,725	398,040
Total stockholders' equity	650,457	666,600
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total Equity	650,457	666,600
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	659,196	675,209
Reach Media, Inc. [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	3,414	2,414	4,073	1,683
Short-term investments	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	13,470	6,788
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,082	3,593
Current portion of content assets	0	0
Current assets from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current assets	17,966	12,795
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	418	469
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	15,785	16,225
CONTENT ASSETS, net	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	3	3
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total assets	34,172	29,492
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	968	314
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued compensation and related benefits	1,074	925
Current portion of content payables	0	0
Other current liabilities	124	73
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	10,050	5,455
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	0	0
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	79	122
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	804	674
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total liabilities	10,933	6,251
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	11,865	12,853
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	10	10
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	42,123	41,135
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(30,759)	(30,757)
Total stockholders' equity	11,374	10,388
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total Equity	11,374	10,388
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	34,172	29,492
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	19,451	30,987	16,656	14,862
Short-term investments	3,193	1,597
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	34,122	29,162
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	644	976
Current portion of content assets	28,823	27,723
Current assets from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current assets	86,233	90,445
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	1,654	1,807
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	17,523	22,501
CONTENT ASSETS, net	45,512	38,981
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	1,058	1,541
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total assets	151,980	155,275
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	4,376	2,049
Accrued interest	529	529
Accrued compensation and related benefits	2,390	1,772
Current portion of content payables	14,294	17,694
Other current liabilities	4,400	5,299
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	25,989	27,343
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	119,000	119,000
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	10,402	11,163
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	2,716	2,828
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total liabilities	158,107	160,334
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	18	18
Common stock	18	18
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(108)	(6)
Additional paid-in capital	(2,500)	21,548
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(3,555)	(26,637)
Total stockholders' equity	(6,127)	(5,059)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total Equity	(6,127)	(5,059)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	151,980	155,275
Radio One [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	16,589	22,512	21,198	19,361
Short-term investments	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	16,628	18,494
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,218	1,707
Current portion of content assets	0	0
Current assets from discontinued operations	125	124
Total current assets	35,560	42,837
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	18,156	18,035
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	310,314	320,682
CONTENT ASSETS, net	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	663,636	678,171
OTHER ASSETS	1,815	2,095
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total assets	1,029,481	1,061,820
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	775	1,222
Accrued interest	5,460	5,320
Accrued compensation and related benefits	4,335	6,708
Current portion of content payables	0	0
Other current liabilities	(1,516)	2,625
Current portion of long-term debt	3,840	4,587
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	26	13
Total current liabilities	12,920	20,475
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	693,948	695,131
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	15,737	14,833
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	198,446	187,575
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total liabilities	921,051	918,014
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	48	50
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(96)	(96)
Additional paid-in capital	1,003,819	1,006,873
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(895,341)	(863,021)
Total stockholders' equity	108,430	143,806
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total Equity	108,430	143,806
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,029,481	1,061,820
Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Current portion of content assets	0	0
Current assets from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	21	104
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	367,851	380,755
CONTENT ASSETS, net	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	(813,231)	(841,670)
OTHER ASSETS	(661)	(790)
NON-CURRENT ASSETS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total assets	(446,020)	(461,601)
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued compensation and related benefits	0	0
Current portion of content payables	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities from discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion and original issue discount	0	0
CONTENT PAYABLES, net of current portion	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	(364)	(364)
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
Total liabilities	(364)	(364)
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	(18)	(18)
Common stock	(28)	(28)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	(276,355)	(331,243)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(379,411)	(340,646)
Total stockholders' equity	(655,812)	(671,935)
Noncontrolling interest	210,156	210,698
Total Equity	(445,656)	(461,237)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ (446,020)	$ (461,601)