Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 299,334	$ 328,247	$ 570,413	$ 620,291
Operating expenses:
Content costs	91,019	101,802	191,826	210,295
Selling, general & administrative expenses	118,548	118,389	234,855	233,724
Depreciation and amortization	25,724	29,071	51,035	57,952
LMA fees	2,572	1,648	5,070	3,205
Corporate expenses (including stock-based compensation expense of $3,880, $4,154, $7,743 and $8,245, respectively)	12,496	19,264	25,963	38,458
(Gain) loss on sale of assets or stations	(84)	(360)	735	(898)
Impairment charges - equity interest in Pulser Media Inc.	1,056	0	1,056	0
Total operating expenses	251,331	269,814	510,540	542,736
Operating income	48,003	58,433	59,873	77,555
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense	(35,412)	(36,468)	(70,396)	(72,733)
Interest income	27	342	385	672
Other income, net	12,373	3,593	12,757	3,529
Total non-operating expense, net	(23,012)	(32,533)	(57,254)	(68,532)
Income before income taxes	24,991	25,900	2,619	9,023
Income tax expense	(12,692)	(10,763)	(2,335)	(3,155)
Net income	$ 12,299	$ 15,137	$ 284	$ 5,868
Basic and diluted income per common share (see Note 9, “Earnings Per Share”):
Basic: Income per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.06	$ 0.00	$ 0.03
Diluted: Income per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.06	$ 0.00	$ 0.02
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding	233,278,660	224,456,934	233,202,282	220,104,481
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	233,486,283	229,069,397	233,452,205	226,180,298