ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of merger and acquisition costs

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2017		2016
	(amounts in thousands)
Merger and acquisition costs	$	24,925	$	670

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2017		2016
	(amounts in thousands)
Merger and acquisition costs	$	8,825	$	670

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
	Actual		Pro Forma		Pro Forma		Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	122,299	$	125,441	$	346,270	$	351,697
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	4,100	$	11,364	$	1,516	$	23,946
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	3,437	$	10,838	$	(247)	$	22,595
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	0.09	$	0.28	$	(0.01)	$	0.59
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	0.09	$	0.27	$	(0.01)	$	0.57
Weighted shares outstanding basic		38,954,788		38,484,578		38,947,533		38,457,061
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		39,727,976		41,433,200		38,947,533		39,373,988
Conversion of preferred stock for dilutive purposes
under the as if method	anti-dilutive		dilutive		anti-dilutive		anti-dilutive

ScheduleOfRestructuringReserveByTypeOfCostTextBlock

	Nine Months		Year
	Ended		Ended
	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
	(amounts in thousands)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance	$	650	$	1,686
Additions through accruals		-		-
Deductions through payments		(56)		(1,036)
Lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		594		650
Less lease abandonment costs over a long-term period		(521)		(576)
Lease abandonment costs over a short-term period	$	73	$	74

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Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block]

	January 6,		Useful Lives In Years
Description	2017		From	To
	(amounts in
	thousands)
Assets
Land	$	2,539	non-depreciating
Buildings		217	15	25
Equipment		4,569	3	40
Total property plant and equipment		7,325
Deferred tax asset		287	life of underlying asset
Radio broadcasting licenses and goodwill		17,384	non-amortizing
Total assets		24,996
Liabilities
Unfavorable lease liabilities		735	over remaining lease life
Deferred tax liability		261	life of underlying liability
Total liabilities		996
Net assets	$	24,000