CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement Abstract
NET REVENUES	$ 120,457	$ 114,662	$ 337,038	$ 293,674
OPERATING EXPENSE:
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	82,905	81,241	237,259	210,608
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,488	2,219	7,452	6,079
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	8,797	6,960	24,888	19,690
Impairment loss	0	0	62	0
Merger and acquisition costs and restructuring charges	670	1,978	670	5,732
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees	0	(745)	0	(745)
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(91)	(150)	(1,310)	(717)
Total operating expense	94,769	91,503	269,021	240,647
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	25,688	23,159	68,017	53,027
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Net interest expense	9,014	9,731	27,553	28,323
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE	(2,299)	0	(2,299)	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	18,973	13,428	42,763	24,704
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	7,553	4,986	16,097	9,608
NET INCOME (LOSS)	11,420	8,442	26,666	15,096
Preferred stock dividend	(526)	(339)	(1,351)	(339)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 10,894	$ 8,103	$ 25,315	$ 14,757
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC	$ 0.28	$ 0.21	$ 0.66	$ 0.39
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED	0.28	0.21	0.64	0.38
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.075	$ 0	$ 0.15	$ 0
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:
Basic	38,484,578	38,075,922	38,457,061	38,073,525
Diluted	41,433,200	38,912,829	39,373,988	39,006,981