CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 0	$ 0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	3,125	(13,878)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,104	8,471
Amortization of deferred financing costs	86	79
Net deferred taxes (benefit) and other	(2,669)	(5,252)
Provision for bad debts	326	2,982
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(4,600)	(161)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	3,573	3,913
Deferred rent	0	0
Deferred compensation	2,802	126
Net accretion expense for asset retirement obligations	17	15
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	72,495	66,692
Prepaid expenses and deposits	(8,808)	(3,968)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(12,789)	206
Accrued interest expense	6,698	7,155
Accrued liabilities - long-term	(5,629)	(455)
Prepaid expenses - long-term	0	(40)
Contract assets	0	0
Contract Liabilities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	65,731	65,885
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property and equipment	(18,622)	(5,413)
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment, intangibles and other assets	24,503	461
Purchases of radio station assets	0	0
Payments To Acquire non-amortizable intangible assets	(1,888)	(1,578)
Purchases of investments	0	(1,250)
Consolidation of a VIE	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3,993	(7,780)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the financing method of lease obligations		0	$ 0
Payments of long-term debt	(180,000)	(21,325)
Purchase of the Company's common stock	0	(20,012)
Proceeds from issuance of employee stock plan	379	321
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	244	13
Purchase of vested employee restricted stock units	(1,426)	(3,463)
Payment of dividend equivalents on vested restricted stock units	(483)	(595)
Payment of dividends on common stock	(12,430)	(12,441)
Payments of dividends on preferred stock	0	0
ProceedsFromShortTermDebt		0	$ 0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(193,716)	(57,502)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(123,992)	603
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF YEAR		34,770
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	18,446	16,497
Income taxes	1,790	45
Dividends on common stock	12,430	12,441
Dividends on preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0