Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 271,079	$ 292,044
Operating expenses:
Content costs	100,807	108,493
Selling, general & administrative expenses	116,307	115,335
Depreciation and amortization	25,311	28,881
LMA fees	2,498	1,557
Corporate expenses (including stock-based compensation expense of $3,863 and $4,091, respectively)	13,462	19,194
Loss (gain) on sale of assets or stations	819	(538)
Total operating expenses	259,204	272,922
Operating income	11,875	19,122
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense	(34,984)	(36,265)
Interest income	358	331
Other income (expense), net	379	(65)
Total non-operating expense, net	(34,247)	(35,999)
Loss before income taxes	(22,372)	(16,877)
Income tax benefit	10,357	7,608
Net loss	$ (12,015)	$ (9,269)
Basic and diluted loss per common share (see Note 9, “Earnings (Loss) Per Share”):
Basic and diluted loss per share	$ (0.05)	$ (0.04)
Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding	233,125,055	215,703,667