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ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 25,325,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
The expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income as merger and acquisition costs [Abstract]      
Lease Abandonment Liability   700,000etm_LeaseAbandonmentLiability  
Lease Abandonment Expense Recovery   600,000etm_LeaseAbandonmentExpenseRecovery  
Equipment [Member] | Maximum      
Purchase price allocation [Abstract]      
Tangible assets amortization period 40 years    
Equipment [Member] | Minimum      
Purchase price allocation [Abstract]      
Tangible assets amortization period 3 years    
Radio Broadcasting Licences [Member]      
Purchase price allocation [Abstract]      
Total intangible assets 450,000us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
0us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
 
KBLXFM [Member]      
Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     25,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_KblxfmMember
Acquisition price paid from borrowing     18,000,000etm_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebtForBusinessAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_KblxfmMember
Acquisition price paid using cash available from operating cash flow     7,000,000etm_ProceedsFromOperatingCashFlowUsedForBusinessAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_KblxfmMember
KBLXFM [Member] | Radio Broadcasting Licences [Member]      
Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     24,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_KblxfmMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
KBLXFM [Member] | Goodwill [Member]      
Acquisition [Line Items]      
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     200,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_KblxfmMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember
LFM [Member]      
Acquisition [Line Items]      
Purchases of radio station assets 105,000,000etm_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityCashPaid1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember
   
Acquisition price paid using cash available from operating cash flow 77,500,000etm_ProceedsFromOperatingCashFlowUsedForBusinessAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember
   
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees 7,000,000etm_NetTimeBrokerageAgreementForSpecificAquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember
   
The expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income as merger and acquisition costs [Abstract]      
Merger and acquisition costs 1,000,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember
   
Acquisition Price Paid Using Convertible Preferred Stock 27,500,000etm_AcquisitionPricePaidUsingConvertiblePreferredStock
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember
   
Net Time Brokerage Agreement For Specific Aquisitions Annual Increase $ 1,500,000etm_NetTimeBrokerageAgreementForSpecificAquisitionsAnnualIncrease
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= etm_LfmMember