CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 45,447	$ 31,606	$ 17,836
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(12,485)	(9,445)	(4,322)
Purchase of Reach Media shares	(2,000)	0	0
Net cash and investments acquired in connection with TV One consolidation	0	65,245	0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	9,122
Acquisition of launch assets	(54)	0	0
Purchases of investment securities	(2,627)
Purchases of intangibles	0	0	(342)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	(8,044)	55,800	(4,664)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from credit facility	0	378,280	342,000
Repayment of credit facility	(5,789)	(356,576)	(339,343)
Debt refinancing and modification costs	(2,557)	(6,253)	(19,750)
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest	0	(54,595)	0
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holder	0	2,776	0
Payment of dividends by Reach Media	0	(1,511)	(2,844)
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes	0	0	286,794
Repayment of senior subordinated notes	0	0	(290,800)
Repayment of other debt	0	(1,000)	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	(9,474)	0
Payment of dividends by TV One	(7,741)	(12,306)	0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	(16,087)	(60,659)	(23,943)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	21,316	26,747	(10,771)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year	35,939	9,192	19,963
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year	57,255	35,939	9,192
Radio One [Member]
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	22,443	14,744	19,977
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(10,946)	(7,947)	(4,199)
Purchase of Reach Media shares	0
Net cash and investments acquired in connection with TV One consolidation		0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	0
Acquisition of launch assets	0
Purchases of investment securities	0
Purchases of intangibles			(342)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	(10,946)	(7,947)	(4,541)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from credit facility		378,280	342,000
Repayment of credit facility	(5,789)	(356,576)	(339,343)
Debt refinancing and modification costs	(2,557)	(4,972)	(19,750)
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holder		0
Payment of dividends by Reach Media		0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes			286,794
Repayment of senior subordinated notes			(290,800)
Repayment of other debt		0
Repurchase of common stock		(9,474)
Payment of dividends by TV One	0	0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	(8,346)	7,258	(21,099)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	3,151	14,055	(5,663)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year	19,361	5,306	10,969
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year	22,512	19,361	5,306
Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	3,309	(946)	1,001
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchase of Reach Media shares	(2,000)
Net cash and investments acquired in connection with TV One consolidation		0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	0
Acquisition of launch assets	0
Purchases of investment securities	0
Purchases of intangibles			0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,000)	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from credit facility		0	0
Repayment of credit facility	0	0	0
Debt refinancing and modification costs	0	0	0
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holder		0
Payment of dividends by Reach Media		0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of other debt		0
Repurchase of common stock		0
Payment of dividends by TV One	0	0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0	0
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,309	(946)	1,001
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year	33	979	(22)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year	1,342	33	979
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	27,939	32,378	127
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,539)	(1,498)	(123)
Purchase of Reach Media shares	0
Net cash and investments acquired in connection with TV One consolidation		65,245
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	9,122
Acquisition of launch assets	(54)
Purchases of investment securities	(2,627)
Purchases of intangibles			0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	4,902	63,747	(123)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from credit facility		0	0
Repayment of credit facility	0	0	0
Debt refinancing and modification costs	0	(1,281)	0
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest		(54,595)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holder		2,776
Payment of dividends by Reach Media		(3,250)	(6,113)
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of other debt		(1,000)
Repurchase of common stock		0
Payment of dividends by TV One	(15,985)	(25,137)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,985)	(82,487)	(6,113)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	16,856	13,638	(6,109)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year	16,545	2,907	9,016
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year	33,401	16,545	2,907
Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(8,244)	(14,570)	(3,269)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchase of Reach Media shares	0
Net cash and investments acquired in connection with TV One consolidation		0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	0
Acquisition of launch assets	0
Purchases of investment securities	0
Purchases of intangibles			0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from credit facility		0	0
Repayment of credit facility	0	0	0
Debt refinancing and modification costs	0	0	0
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest		0
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holder		0
Payment of dividends by Reach Media		1,739	3,269
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of senior subordinated notes			0
Repayment of other debt		0
Repurchase of common stock		0
Payment of dividends by TV One	8,244	12,831
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities	8,244	14,570	3,269
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year	0	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0