CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
NET REVENUE	$ 439,098	$ 440,041
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Programming and technical, including stock-based compensation of $48 and $0, respectively	125,364	130,417
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $743 and $802, respectively	149,710	148,725
Corporate selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $3,920 and $3,845, respectively	35,939	45,016
Depreciation and amortization	33,189	34,016
Impairment of long-lived assets	21,256	29,148
Total operating expenses	365,458	387,322
Operating income	73,640	52,719
INTEREST INCOME	240	200
INTEREST EXPENSE	76,667	79,420
LOSS ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT	1,809	5,219
GAIN ON SALE-LEASEBACK	0	(14,411)
OTHER INCOME, net	(8,002)	(6,608)
Income (loss) before benefit from income taxes and noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries	3,406	(10,701)
BENEFIT FROM INCOME TAXES	(138,758)	(123,163)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	142,164	112,462
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,163	575
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 141,001	$ 111,887
BASIC NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 3.09	$ 2.37
DILUTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 2.94	$ 2.25
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic	45,647,696	47,169,682
Diluted	48,000,957	49,632,884