INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the changes in broadcasting license

	Broadcasting Licenses
	Carrying Amount
	2012		2011
	(amounts in thousands)
Beginning of period balance as of January 1,	$	715,902	$	707,852
Impairment loss		(22,307)		-
Acquisitions		25,061		8,050
Ending period balance as of December 31,	$	718,656	$	715,902

Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licences impairment testing

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2012	2011
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates	20.7% to 40.9%	19.5% to 41.5%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2011	2010
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates	19.5% to 41.5%	21.0% to 42.5%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Fourth
	Quarter	Quarter
	2010	2009
Discount rate	10.0%	10.6%
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates	21.0% to 42.5%	21.0% to 44.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.0% to 2.5%

Schedule of changes in goodwill

	Goodwill Carrying Amount
	2012		2011
	(amounts in thousands)
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss
on impairment as of January 1,	$	164,506	$	163,783
Accumulated loss on impairment as of January 1,		(125,615)		(125,615)
Goodwill beginning balance after cumulative loss
on impairment as of January 1,		38,891		38,168
Acquisition		212		723
Goodwill ending balance as of December 31,	$	39,103	$	38,891

Schedule of assumptions and estimates for goodwill impairment testing

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2012	2011
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%
Market multiple used in step one of the market valuation approach	7.5x to 8.0x	7.5x to 8.0x

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2011	2010
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%
Market multiple used in step one of the market valuation approach	7.5x to 8.0x	7.5x to 8.0x

	Estimates And Assumptions
	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2010	2009
Discount rate	10.0%	10.6%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.0% to 2.5%
Market multiple used in step one of the market valuation approach	7.5x to 8.0x	6.0x