REVENUE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Revenues [Abstract]

REVENUE

REVENUE

Spot Revenues

The Company sells air-time to advertisers and broadcasts commercials at agreed upon dates and times. The Company's performance obligations are broadcasting advertisements for advertisers at specifically identifiable days and dayparts. The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes is fixed based upon contractually agreed upon rates. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the advertisements are broadcast and the performance obligations are satisfied. Revenues are recorded on a net basis, after the deduction of advertising agency fees by the advertising agencies.

Digital Revenues

The Company provides targeted advertising through the sale of streaming and display advertisements on its national platforms, audacy.com and eventful.com, and its station websites. Performance obligations include delivery of advertisements over the Company's platforms or delivery of targeted advertisements directly to consumers. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the advertisements are delivered and the performance obligations are satisfied. Revenues are recorded on a net basis, after the deduction of advertising agency fees by the advertising agencies.

Through its acquisition of Cadence13, Inc. ("Cadence13") (the "Cadence13 Acquisition"), the Company embeds advertisements in its owned and operated podcasts and other on-demand content. Performance obligations include delivery of advertisements. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the advertisements are delivered and the performance obligations are satisfied. Revenues are recorded on a net basis, after the deduction of advertising agency fees by the advertising agencies.

Through its acquisition of Pineapple Street Media ("Pineapple") (the "Pineapple Acquisition"), the Company creates podcasts, for which it earns production fees. Performance obligations include the delivery of episodes. These revenues are fixed based upon contractually agreed upon terms. The Company recognizes revenue over the term of the production contract.

Network Revenues

The Company sells air-time on the Company's Audacy Network. The amount of consideration the Company receives and revenue it recognizes is fixed based upon contractually agreed upon rates. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the advertisements are broadcast and the performance obligations are satisfied. Revenues are recorded on a net basis, after the deduction of advertising agency fees by the advertising agencies.

Sponsorship and Event Revenues

The Company sells advertising space at live and local events hosted by the Company across the country. The Company also earns revenues from attendee-driven ticket sales and merchandise sales. Performance obligations include the presentation of the advertisers' branding in highly visible areas at the event. These revenues are recognized at a point in time, as the event occurs and the performance obligations are satisfied.

The Company also sells sponsorships including, but not limited to, naming rights related to its programs or studios. Performance obligations include the mentioning or displaying of the sponsors' name, logo, product information, slogan or neutral descriptions of the sponsors' goods or services in acknowledgement of their support. These revenues are fixed based upon contractually agreed upon terms. The Company recognizes revenue over the length of the sponsorship agreement based upon the fair value of the deliverables included.

Other Revenues

The Company earns revenues from on-site promotions and endorsements from talent. Performance obligations include the broadcasting of such endorsement at specifically identifiable days and dayparts or at various local events. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when the performance obligations are satisfied.

The Company earns trade and barter revenue by providing advertising broadcast time in exchange for certain products, supplies, and services. The Company includes the value of such exchanges in both net revenues and station operating expenses. Trade and barter value is based upon management's estimate of the fair value of the products, supplies and services received.

Contract Balances

Refer to the table below for information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers. Accounts receivable balances in the table below exclude other receivables that are not generated from contracts with customers. These amounts are $2.1 million and $3.8 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Description	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(amounts in thousands)
Receivables, net, included in Accounts receivable net of allowance for doubtful accounts	$	242,753	$	272,321
Unearned revenue - current	12,976		15,651
Unearned revenue - noncurrent	884		1,294

Changes in Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable (billed or unbilled), and customer advances and deposits (unearned revenue) on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. At times, however, the Company receives advance payments or deposits from its customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities. The contract liabilities primarily relate to the advance consideration received from customers on certain contracts. For these contracts, revenue is recognized in a manner that is consistent with the satisfaction of the underlying performance obligations. The contract liabilities are reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each respective reporting period within other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities.

Significant changes in the contract liabilities balances during the period are as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Description	Unearned Revenue
	(amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance on January 1, 2021	$	16,945
Revenue recognized during the period that was included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities	(16,945)
Additional amounts recognized during period	13,860
Ending balance	$	13,860

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Revenue by Source	(amounts in thousands)
Spot revenues	$	356,998	$	305,880
Digital revenues	108,368		83,850
Network revenues	38,173		37,982
Sponsorships and event revenues	19,929		24,095
Other revenues	21,761		21,091
Net revenues	$	545,229	$	472,898

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Revenue by Source	(amounts in thousands)
Spot revenues	$	202,797	$	102,466
Digital revenues	58,435		41,340
Network revenues	20,603		16,687
Sponsorships and event revenues	10,771		7,239
Other revenues	11,858		8,136
Net revenues	$	304,464	$	175,868