ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																			12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Continuing Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Continuing Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Continuing Operations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Barter Transactions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Barter Transactions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Barter Transactions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Launch Support Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Launch Support Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Content Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Content Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Licensing Agreements [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] February 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] February 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] May 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] May 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] May 2016 [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] May 2016 [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] March 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Tv One Llc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Tv One Llc [Member]	Apr. 25, 2011 Tv One Llc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Reach Media Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Reach Media Inc [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 313,000	$ 14,500,000	$ 36,100,000														$ 313,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	824,078,000	815,652,000																	327,781,000	747,000	747,000	327,034,000	312,800,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure																				740,000	710,000	293,500,000	262,800,000
Sales Commissions and Fees	35,200,000	31,800,000	32,000,000
Advertising Barter Transactions, Advertising Barter Revenue										3,000,000	3,200,000	3,200,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total	135,781,000	114,912,000	74,644,000							2,700,000	3,000,000	2,900,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage By Parent																											51.10%	51.00%	51.10%		80.00%
Selling, General and Administrative Expense, Total	137,792,000	126,451,000	103,092,000							308,000	238,000	244,000
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Amortization Period													10 years 10 months 24 days
Marketing and Advertising Expense, Total				13,200,000	12,000,000	5,100,000	13,100,000	12,000,000	5,100,000
Percentage Of Award Amount	8.00%																	8.00%
Goodwill	272,037,000	272,037,000
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	673,994,000	674,307,000															674,000,000
Financial Instrument Interest Rate																				6.375%				15.00%	12.50%	10.00%
Amortization Of Intangible Assets	28,400,000	26,200,000	7,000,000										9,900,000	7,100,000	1,200,000	4,400,000
Impairment Of Long-Lived Assets Held-For-Use	$ 313,000	$ 22,331,000	$ 36,063,000																											$ 7,800,000
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period													2 years 4 months 24 days	3 years 3 months 18 days
Noncontrolling Interest, Description	All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Noncontrolling interests have been recognized where a controlling interest exists, but the Company owns less than 100% of the controlled entity.