Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill for each of the Company’s operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):  

	December 31,							December 31,						December 31,
	2013		Acquisition		Impairment			2014		Acquisition		Impairment		2015
Television	$	35,912		-		-		$	35,912		-		-	$	35,912
Radio		735		-		(735	)		-		-		-		-
Digital		-		14,169		-			14,169		-		-		14,169
Consolidated	$	36,647	$	14,169	$	(735	)	$	50,081	$	-	$	-	$	50,081

Composition of Company's Acquired Intangible Assets and Associated Accumulated Amortization

The composition of the Company’s acquired intangible assets and the associated accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

			2015						2014
	Weighted average remaining life in years		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Television network affiliation agreements		6	$	65,089	$	51,172	$	13,917	$	65,089	$	48,851	$	16,238
Customer base		2		3,146		1,789		1,357		3,146		935		2,211
Other		10		26,655		25,273		1,382		26,655		24,911		1,744
Total assets subject to amortization:			$	94,890	$	78,234	$	16,656	$	94,890	$	74,697	$	20,193
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
FCC licenses								220,701						220,701
Total intangible assets							$	237,357					$	240,894

Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

Estimated Amortization Expense	Amount
2016	$	3,500
2017		3,100
2018		2,600
2019		2,400
2020		2,300