CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement Abstract
NET REVENUES	$ 124,970	$ 121,571	$ 223,971	$ 218,580
OPERATING EXPENSE:
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	91,004	83,732	168,170	156,353
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,517	2,517	5,164	4,964
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	8,876	8,493	19,441	16,091
Impairment loss	441	0	441	62
Merger and acquisition costs and restructuring charges	5,829	0	16,100	0
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees	0	0	34	0
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(76)	(755)	13,258	(1,219)
Total operating expense	108,591	93,987	222,608	176,251
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	16,379	27,584	1,363	42,329
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Net interest expense	6,133	9,147	12,110	18,539
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE	0	0	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	10,246	18,437	(10,747)	23,790
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	3,832	7,603	(7,830)	8,544
NET INCOME (LOSS)	6,414	10,834	(2,917)	15,246
Preferred stock dividend	(550)	(412)	(1,100)	(825)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 5,864	$ 10,422	$ (4,017)	$ 14,421
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC	$ 0.15	$ 0.27	$ (0.1)	$ 0.37
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED	0.15	0.26	(0.1)	0.37
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.15	$ 0.075
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:
Basic	38,944,620	38,468,822	38,935,161	38,462,998
Diluted	39,655,599	41,130,418	38,935,161	39,273,532