CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement Abstract
NET REVENUES	$ 372,124	$ 124,970	$ 672,684	$ 223,971
OPERATING EXPENSE:
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	275,839	91,004	531,563	168,170
Depreciation and amortization expense	10,666	2,517	19,137	5,164
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense	19,032	8,876	37,701	19,441
Integration Costs	9,494	0	19,223	0
Restructuring Charges	686	0	2,167	0
Merger and acquisition costs and restructuring charges	687	5,829	2,071	16,100
Impairment loss	28,988	441	28,988	441
Total Restructuring Charge and Transition Services			0
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees	(666)	0	(1,092)	34
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(154)	(76)	(315)	13,258
Total operating expense	344,572	108,591	639,443	222,608
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	27,552	16,379	33,241	1,363
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Net interest expense	25,706	6,133	49,110	12,110
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE	0	0	0	0
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	1,846	10,246	(15,869)	(10,747)
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)	249	3,832	(3,260)	(7,830)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	1,597	6,414	(12,609)	(2,917)
Preferred stock dividend	0	(550)	0	(1,100)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	1,597	5,864	(12,609)	(4,017)
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax	844	0	1,172	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ 2,441	$ 5,864	$ (11,437)	$ (4,017)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.01	$ 0.15	$ (0.09)	$ (0.1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income (taxes) benefit	0.01	0	0.01	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC	0.02	0.15	(0.08)	(0.1)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED
Income (loss) from continuing operations	0.01	0.15	(0.09)	(0.1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income (taxes) benefit	0.01	0	0.01	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED	0.02	0.15	(0.08)	(0.1)
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.09	$ 0.075	$ 0.18	$ 0.15
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:
Basic	138,638,554	38,944,620	138,961,728	38,935,161
Diluted	139,263,363	39,655,599	138,961,728	38,935,161