ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of merger and acquisition costs

	Nine Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(amounts in thousands)
Merger & Acquisition Costs	$	3,978	$	-	$	224	$	-
Restructuring Charges	$	1,754	$	-	$	1,754	$	-

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information

	Nine Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	Pro Forma		Pro Forma		Pro Forma		Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	322,083	$	320,600	$	117,102	$	114,463
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	15,253	$	18,032	$	8,533	$	7,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	13,603	$	16,794	$	7,983	$	6,736
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	0.36	$	0.45	$	0.21	$	0.18
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	0.35	$	0.44	$	0.21	$	0.18

Schedule of the future amortization of unfavoarble leases from acquisition

	As Of
	September 30,
	2015
	(amounts in
	thousands)
Years ending December 31,
2015	$	638
2016		756
2017		594
2018		138
2019		133
Thereafter		466
	$	2,725

Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block]

			Useful Lives In Years
Description	Amount		From	To
	(in thousands)
Cash	$	2,246
Accounts receivable, net of an allowance for bad debt		11,908	less than 1 year
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other		953	less than 1 year
Total current assets		15,107
Land		7,368	non-depreciating
Land improvements		87	15	15
Building		1,067	15	25
Leasehold improvements		973	2	11
Equipment and towers		8,651	3	40
Furniture and fixtures		29	5	5
Total tangible property		18,175
Assets held for sale		1,885
Favorable leases		24	over remaining lease life
Advertiser lists and customer relationships		151	3	3
Acquired advertising contracts		297	less than 1 year
Trademarks and trade names		15	5	5
Broadcasting licenses		79,209	non-amortizing
Goodwill		5,866	non-amortizing
Total intangible assets		87,447
Total assets	$	120,729
Accounts payable	$	723	less than 1 year
Accrued expenses		3,232	less than 1 year
Other current liabilities		12	less than 1 year
Total current liabilities		3,967
Unfavorable lease liabilities		799	over remaining lease life
Unfavorable contract liabilities		2,458	over remaining lease life
Asset retirement liabilities		15	over remaining lease life
Other long-term liabilities		3,272
Total liabilities acquired	$	7,239
Net assets acquired	$	113,490