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REVENUE
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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, the Audacy app, 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 Audio 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 $1.0 million and $3.8 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Description
September 30,
2021		December 31,
2020
(amounts in thousands)
Receivables, net, included in Accounts receivable net of allowance for doubtful accounts$270,374 $272,321 
Unearned revenue - current
16,790 15,651 
Unearned revenue - noncurrent
679 1,294 
Changes in Contract Balances
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in 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 sheets 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:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
DescriptionUnearned 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)
Additions, net of revenue recognized during period17,469 
Ending balance$17,469 
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20212020
Revenue by Source(amounts in thousands)
Spot revenues$577,561 $488,891 
Digital revenues169,746 131,188 
Network revenues61,626 56,889 
Sponsorships and event revenues32,021 32,871 
Other revenues33,718 31,564 
Net revenues$874,672 $741,403 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
20212020
Revenue by Source(amounts in thousands)
Spot revenues$220,562 $183,011 
Digital revenues61,378 47,337 
Network revenues23,453 18,908 
Sponsorships and event revenues12,093 8,776 
Other revenues11,957 10,473 
Net revenues$329,443 $268,505