Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 273,575	$ 297,815	$ 536,034
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses (including related parties of $8,194, $9,254, and $9,494) (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $732, $732, and $1,236)	119,412	125,242	119,283
Selling, general and administrative expenses	53,965	51,535	49,116
Corporate expenses (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $3,645, $5,055, and $4,855)	28,067	26,865	27,937
Depreciation and amortization (includes direct operating of $11,294, $10,272, and $8,861; selling, general and administrative of $4,696, $5,450, and $6,347; and corporate of $658, $551 and $1,203) (including related parties of $1,229, $1,228, and $2,043)	16,648	16,273	16,411
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(6,478)	(1,202)
Impairment charge	32,097
Foreign currency (gain) loss	754	1,616	350
Other operating (gain) loss	(5,994)	(1,187)	(262)
Total expenses	275,228	264,238	258,173
Operating income (loss)	(1,653)	33,577	277,861
Interest expense	(13,683)	(15,743)	(16,709)
Interest income	3,353	3,973	774
Dividend income	918	1,475
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	(255)	(550)	(3,306)
Impairment loss on investment		(1,320)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(11,320)	21,412	258,620
Income tax (expense) benefit	(8,158)	(7,877)	(82,612)
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate	(19,478)	13,535	176,008
Equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate	(234)	(1,374)	(310)
Net income (loss)	$ (19,712)	$ 12,161	$ 175,698
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income (loss) per share, basic	$ (0.23)	$ 0.14	$ 1.95
Net income (loss) per share, diluted	(0.23)	0.13	1.91
Cash dividends declared per common share, basic	0.20	0.20	0.16
Cash dividends declared per common share, diluted	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.16
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	85,107,301	89,115,997	90,272,257
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	85,107,301	90,328,583	91,891,957
Television
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses (including related parties of $8,194, $9,254, and $9,494) (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $732, $732, and $1,236)	$ 61,778	$ 62,434	$ 59,454
Selling, general and administrative expenses	22,638	21,864	22,276
Depreciation and amortization (includes direct operating of $11,294, $10,272, and $8,861; selling, general and administrative of $4,696, $5,450, and $6,347; and corporate of $658, $551 and $1,203) (including related parties of $1,229, $1,228, and $2,043)	10,059	9,024	9,760
Digital Media
Expenses:
Cost of revenue	36,757	45,096	32,998
Direct operating expenses (including related parties of $8,194, $9,254, and $9,494) (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $732, $732, and $1,236)	18,357	21,521	15,257
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13,904	11,590	8,097
Depreciation and amortization (includes direct operating of $11,294, $10,272, and $8,861; selling, general and administrative of $4,696, $5,450, and $6,347; and corporate of $658, $551 and $1,203) (including related parties of $1,229, $1,228, and $2,043)	4,723	4,759	3,978
Advertising and Retransmission Consent
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	260,514	294,839	272,091
Advertising and Retransmission Consent | Television
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	136,593	149,935	148,059
Advertising and Retransmission Consent | Digital Media
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	68,908	80,982	57,098
Spectrum Usage Rights
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 13,061	$ 2,976	263,943
Spectrum Usage Rights | Television
Expenses:
Cost of revenue			$ 12,340