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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
2.  ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS:
 
On October 20, 2011, we entered into a time brokerage agreement (“TBA”) with WGPR, Inc. (“WGPR”). Pursuant to the TBA, beginning October 24, 2011, we began to broadcast programs produced, owned or acquired by the Company on WGPR’s Detroit radio station, WGPR-FM. We pay certain operating costs of WGPR-FM, and in exchange we retain all revenues from the sale of the advertising within the programming we provide. The original term of the TBA was through December 31, 2014; however, in September 2014, we entered into an amendment to the TBA to extend the term of the TBA through December 31, 2019. Under the terms of the TBA, WGPR has also granted us certain rights of first negotiation and first refusal with respect to the sale of WGPR-FM by WGPR and with respect to any potential time brokerage agreement for WGPR-FM covering any time period subsequent to the term of the TBA.
 
On November 12, 2015, the Company entered into a two-station local marketing agreement (“LMA”) with Wilks Broadcasting Group for 95.5 FM-WZOH and 107.1 FM-WHOK. While under the LMA, the stations were a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which we were not the primary beneficiary based on the fact that we did not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impacted its economic performance. The Company also entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the stations. This acquisition doubled the size of the previously two-station urban music cluster in Columbus, Ohio. The Company completed the acquisition of the stations on February 3, 2016, and as a result of the acquisition, the stations are no longer treated as a VIE. Total consideration paid was approximately $2.0 million. The Company’s final purchase accounting to reflect the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed consisted of approximately $1.5 million to radio broadcasting licenses, $861,000 to property and equipment, $84,000 to other intangible assets, offset by a lease liability of $443,000.
 
On January 30, 2017, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell certain land, towers and equipment to a third party for $25 million. The identified assets have been classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The combined net carrying value of approximately $2.1 million and $2.2 million for the assets held for sale is included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The estimated fair value of the assets to be disposed of are in excess of their carrying value. The Company will lease certain of the assets back from the buyer. See Note 9 – Subsequent Events.