CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure Abstract
Letter of credit requirement		$ 670,000	$ 620,000
FCC' s fine single Incident		325,000
FCC's maximum fine		3,000,000
Rental Expense for office and broadcasting facilities		16,116,000	$ 14,556,000	$ 13,226,000
Payments for legal settlements	$ 1,000,000
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Total commitments 2016		99,597,000
Total commitments 2017		50,356,000
Total commitments 2018		25,400,000
Total commitments 2019		15,982,000
Total commitments 2020		11,400,000
Thereafter		38,250,000
Total		240,985,000
Operating Leases
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Total commitments 2016		17,167,000
Total commitments 2017		17,174,000
Total commitments 2018		14,552,000
Total commitments 2019		12,935,000
Total commitments 2020		9,903,000
Thereafter		28,301,000
Total		100,032,000
Programming And Related Contracts
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Total commitments 2016		81,589,000
Total commitments 2017		32,317,000
Total commitments 2018		9,957,000
Total commitments 2019		2,129,000
Total commitments 2020		551,000
Thereafter		258,000
Total		126,801,000
Sale Leaseback Operating Lease [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Total commitments 2016		841,000
Total commitments 2017		865,000
Total commitments 2018		891,000
Total commitments 2019		918,000
Total commitments 2020		946,000
Thereafter		9,691,000
Total		14,152,000
Unfavorable Contract Liabilities [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Total commitments 2016		1,041,000
Total commitments 2017		875,000
Total commitments 2018		295,000
Total commitments 2019		167,000
Total commitments 2020		147,000
Thereafter		518,000
Total		$ 3,043,000