Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The carrying amount of goodwill for each of the Company’s operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,						December 31,						December 31,
	2014		Acquisition		Impairment		2015		Acquisition		Impairment		2016
Television	$	35,912		-		-	$	35,912		-		-	$	35,912
Radio		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Digital		14,169		-		-		14,169		-		-		14,169
Consolidated	$	50,081	$	-	$	-	$	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, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):

			2016						2015
	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		5	$	65,089	$	53,492	$	11,597	$	65,089	$	51,172	$	13,917
Customer base		1		3,146		2,664		482		3,146		1,789		1,357
Other		14		26,655		25,614		1,041		26,655		25,273		1,382
Total assets subject to amortization:			$	94,890	$	81,770	$	13,120	$	94,890	$	78,234	$	16,656
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
FCC licenses								220,701						220,701
Total intangible assets							$	233,821					$	237,357

Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2017 through 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

Estimated Amortization Expense	Amount
2017	$	3,100
2018		2,500
2019		2,400
2020		2,300
2021		2,300