SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		$ 101,289	$ 109,088
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		76,524	81,598
Depreciation and Amortization		8,312	8,682
Operating income (loss)		16,453	18,808
Total Assets		1,352,794		$ 1,358,786
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		1,459	1,249
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		1,459	1,249
Radio Broadcasting [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		39,737	42,733
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		26,317	27,423
Depreciation and Amortization		957	1,144
Operating income (loss)		12,463	14,166
Total Assets		776,377		781,450
Radio Broadcasting [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		(171)	(54)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		1,025	403
Reach Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		7,663	10,454
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		7,915	8,446
Depreciation and Amortization		54	42
Operating income (loss)		(306)	1,966
Total Assets		40,974		37,192
Reach Media [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		46	117
Cable Television [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		48,554	49,474
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		29,187	30,877
Depreciation and Amortization		6,561	6,553
Operating income (loss)		12,806	12,044
Total Assets		446,852		446,880
Cable Television [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		96	108
Corporate/Eliminations/Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue	[1]	(171)	(54)
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		6,461	8,614
Depreciation and Amortization		399	499
Operating income (loss)		(7,031)	(9,167)
Total Assets		72,183		75,515
Corporate/Eliminations/Other [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		106	159
Digital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue		5,506	6,481
Operating Expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization and impairment of long-lived assets)		6,644	6,238
Depreciation and Amortization		341	444
Operating income (loss)		(1,479)	(201)
Total Assets		16,408		$ 17,749
Digital [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total		$ 186	$ 462

[1] Intercompany revenue included in net revenue above is as follows: