Nature of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS

Nature of Business

Entravision Communications Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Company”) is a leading media company that reaches and engages Hispanics in the United States and certain border markets of Mexico across media channels and advertising platforms. Entravision’s expansive portfolio encompasses integrated marketing and media solutions, comprised of television, radio, and digital properties and data analytics services. The Company’s management has determined that the Company operates in three reportable segments as of December 31, 2016, based upon the type of advertising medium, which segments are television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, and digital media. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owns and/or operates 54 primary television stations located primarily in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and the Washington, D.C. area. The Company’s television operations comprise the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked primary television network of Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) and Univision’s UniMás network. Radio operations consist of 49 operational radio stations, 38 FM and 11 AM, in 18 markets located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas and its national sales representation division, Entravision Solutions. Entravision Solutions sells advertisements and syndicates radio programming to approximately 350 stations across the United States. The Company also owns and operates an online advertising platform that delivers digital advertising in a variety of formats to reach Hispanic audiences on Internet-connected devices.