CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 196,385	$ 280,808	$ 570,321	$ 827,977
Operating expenses:
Content costs	82,014	98,335	236,304	295,931
Selling, general and administrative expenses	86,323	115,289	269,856	344,609
Depreciation and amortization	13,151	11,885	39,063	40,020
Local marketing agreement fees	984	902	3,037	2,383
Corporate expenses	16,926	11,905	39,065	47,097
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets or stations	1,930	(8,188)	7,513	(55,912)
Impairment of assets held for sale	0	5,000	0	5,000
Impairment of intangible assets	0	0	4,509	0
Total operating expenses	201,328	235,128	599,347	679,128
Operating (loss) income	(4,943)	45,680	(29,026)	148,849
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense	(15,930)	(22,754)	(48,977)	(66,101)
Interest income	1	9	6	21
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	381
Other (expense) income, net	(13)	18	(76)	(44)
Total non-operating expense, net	(15,942)	(22,727)	(49,047)	(65,743)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(20,885)	22,953	(78,073)	83,106
Income tax benefit (expense)	5,082	(6,630)	18,603	(23,471)
Net (loss) income	$ (15,803)	$ 16,323	$ (59,470)	$ 59,635
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share (see Note 10, "(Loss) Earnings Per Share"):
Basic: (Loss) Earnings per share (USD per share)		$ 0.81		$ 2.96
Diluted: (Loss) Earnings per share (USD per share)		$ 0.81		$ 2.95
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,339,895	20,164,876	20,299,461	20,115,868
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,339,895	20,216,314	20,299,461	20,249,682