Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 consists of (in millions):


	Estimated useful life (years)		2011		2010
Buildings		39	$	18.5	$	18.5
Construction in progress		—		2.2		1.3
Transmission, studio and other broadcast equipment		5-15		156.7		151.6
Office and computer equipment		3-7		22.5		21.2
Transportation equipment		5		6.0		6.0
Leasehold improvements and land improvements		Lesser of lease life or useful life		21.1		20.2

				227.0		218.8
Less accumulated depreciation				169.2		154.4

				57.8		64.4
Land				7.4		7.4

			$	65.2	$	71.8

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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