CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement Abstract
NET REVENUES	$ 122,299	$ 121,641	$ 346,270	$ 340,221
OPERATING EXPENSE:
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	87,853	84,089	256,022	240,442
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,904	2,488	8,068	7,452
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	9,335	8,797	28,776	24,888
Impairment loss	0	0	441	62
Merger and acquisition costs and restructuring charges	8,825	670	24,925	670
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees	0	0	34	0
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(103)	(91)	13,155	(1,310)
Total operating expense	108,814	95,953	331,421	272,204
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	13,485	25,688	14,849	68,017
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Net interest expense	6,476	9,014	18,586	27,553
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE	0	(2,299)	0	(2,299)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	7,009	18,973	(3,737)	42,763
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	2,909	7,553	(4,921)	16,097
NET INCOME (LOSS)	4,100	11,420	1,184	26,666
Preferred stock dividend	(663)	(526)	(1,763)	(1,351)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 3,437	$ 10,894	$ (579)	$ 25,315
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC	$ 0.09	$ 0.28	$ (0.01)	$ 0.66
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED	0.09	0.28	(0.01)	0.64
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.275	$ 0.075	$ 0.425	$ 0.15
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:
Basic	38,954,788	38,484,578	38,947,533	38,457,061
Diluted	39,727,976	41,433,200	38,947,533	39,373,988