DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS (Block)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Abstract

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Text Block

5.        DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS

Deferred charges and other assets, including definite-lived intangible assets, consist of the following as of the periods indicated:

	Deferred Charges And Other Assets
	December 31,
	2011						2010
													Period Of
	Asset		Reserve		Net		Asset		Reserve		Net		Amortization
	(amounts in thousands)
Deferred contracts and other agreements	$	1,788	$	1,049	$	739	$	1,588	$	929	$	659	Term of contract
Advertiser lists and customer relationships		817		701		116		656		653		3	3 years
Total definite-lived intangibles		2,605		1,750		855		2,244		1,582		662
Debt issuance costs		21,746		1,584		20,162		15,482		10,546		4,936	Term of debt
Prepaid assets - long-term		1,457		-		1,457		1,995		-		1,995
Software costs and other		12,137		10,096		2,041		12,629		9,659		2,970
	$	37,945	$	13,430	$	24,515	$	32,350	$	21,787	$	10,563

       The following table presents the various categories of amortization expense for the periods indicated, including deferred financing expense which is reflected as interest expense:

	Amortization Expense
	For The Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(amounts in thousands)
Definite-lived assets	$	284	$	197	$	246
Deferred financing expense		3,567		3,912		1,518
Software costs		667		1,100		1,294
Total amortization expense for deferred charges
and other assets	$	4,518	$	5,209	$	3,058

       The following table presents the Company's estimate of amortization expense, for each of the five succeeding years for: (1) deferred charges and other assets; and (2) definite-lived assets:

	Future Amortization Expense
					Definite-Lived
	Total		Other		Assets
Years ending December 31,	(amounts in thousands)
2012	$	3,764	$	3,582		182
2013		3,611		3,457		154
2014		3,104		2,998		106
2015		3,014		2,947		67
2016		2,904		2,855		49
Thereafter		6,252		5,955		297
Total	$	22,649	$	21,794	$	855