CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 03, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019
Non-operating (expense) income:
Gain on early extinguishment of debt					$ 381
Income before income tax expense	$ 23,000	$ 17,800	$ 25,400	$ 519,300	83,100
Income tax expense	(6,600)	(5,100)	(7,700)	176,900	(23,500)
Net income					59,635
Successor Company
Net revenue	280,808	282,254	377,258		827,977
Operating expenses:
Content costs	98,335		127,464		295,931
Selling, general and administrative expenses	115,289		151,779		344,609
Depreciation and amortization	11,885		18,521		40,020
Corporate expenses (including stock-based compensation expense of $1,492, and $1,131, respectively, and restructuring costs of $1,764 and $2,738 respectively)	11,905		21,003		47,097
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets or stations	(8,188)		34		(55,912)
Impairment of assets held for sale	5,000		0		5,000
Total operating expenses	235,128		320,165		679,128
Operating income	45,680		57,093		148,849
Non-operating (expense) income:
Reorganization items, net			0		0
Interest expense	(22,754)		(28,579)		(66,101)
Interest income	9		20		21
Gain on early extinguishment of debt			0		381
Other income (expense), net	18		(3,157)		(44)
Total non-operating expense, net	(22,727)		(31,716)		(65,743)
Income before income tax expense	22,953		25,377		83,106
Income tax expense	(6,630)		(7,684)		(23,471)
Net income	$ 16,323	12,713	$ 17,693		$ 59,635
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Note 12, “Earnings Per Share”):
Basic: Earnings per share (USD per share)	$ 0.81		$ 0.88		$ 2.96
Diluted: Earnings per share (USD per share)	$ 0.81		$ 0.88		$ 2.95
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,164,876		20,009,463		20,115,868
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,216,314		20,051,796		20,249,682
Predecessor Company
Net revenue		282,254		453,924
Operating expenses:
Content costs		98,494		163,885
Selling, general and administrative expenses		114,345		195,278
Depreciation and amortization		14,142		22,046
Corporate expenses (including stock-based compensation expense of $1,492, and $1,131, respectively, and restructuring costs of $1,764 and $2,738 respectively)		10,878		17,169
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets or stations		34		158
Impairment of assets held for sale		0		0
Total operating expenses		238,899		400,345
Operating income		43,355		53,579
Non-operating (expense) income:
Reorganization items, net				466,201
Interest expense		(22,403)		(260)
Interest income		16		50
Gain on early extinguishment of debt				0
Other income (expense), net		(3,177)		(273)
Total non-operating expense, net		(25,564)		465,718
Income before income tax expense		17,791		519,297
Income tax expense		(5,078)		176,859
Net income		$ 12,713		$ 696,156
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Note 12, “Earnings Per Share”):
Basic: Earnings per share (USD per share)		$ 0.64		$ 23.73
Diluted: Earnings per share (USD per share)		$ 0.63		$ 23.73
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)		20,004,736		29,338,329
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)		20,069,587		29,338,329
Local marketing agreement fees | Successor Company
Operating expenses:
Local marketing agreement fees	$ 902		$ 1,364		$ 2,383
Local marketing agreement fees | Predecessor Company
Operating expenses:
Local marketing agreement fees		$ 1,006		$ 1,809