CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
NET REVENUE	$ 440,041	$ 456,219
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Programming and technical	130,417	134,000
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $802 and $306, respectively	148,725	147,905
Corporate selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $3,845 and $3,104, respectively	45,016	50,636
Depreciation and amortization	34,016	34,247
Impairment of long-lived assets	29,148	1,287
Total operating expenses	387,322	368,075
Operating income	52,719	88,144
INTEREST INCOME	200	214
INTEREST EXPENSE	79,420	81,636
LOSS (GAIN) ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT	5,219	(2,646)
GAIN ON SALE-LEASEBACK	(14,411)	0
OTHER INCOME, net	(6,608)	(928)
(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes and noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries	(10,701)	10,296
(BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	(123,163)	9,580
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	112,462	716
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	575	1,139
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 111,887	$ (423)
BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 2.37	$ (0.01)
DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 2.25	$ (0.01)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic	47,169,682	47,924,609
Diluted	49,632,884	47,924,609