Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

Note 7.

Intangible Assets

     The following table summarizes information relating to the Company's acquired intangible assets at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

		December 31,
							Estimated	WeightedAverage
		2011		2010			Useful Lives	Remaining Useful Life
Gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships	$	911,357		$	911,357		4 to 25 years	17 years
Advertiser relationships		103,723			103,723		3 to 10 years	2 years
Other amortizable intangible assets		644			24,840		4 to 10 years	2 years
		1,015,724		1,039,920				16 years
Accumulated amortization
Affiliation agreements and affiliate relationships		(637,394	)	(565,893		)
Advertiser relationships		(92,166	)		(84,684	)
Other amortizable intangible assets		(391	)		(24,461	)
		(729,951	)	(675,038		)
Amortizable intangible assets, net of
accumulated amortization		285,773			364,882
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks		19,900			19,900
Goodwill		83,173			83,173
Total intangible assets, net	$	388,846		$	467,955
Aggregate amortization expense
Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010	$	79,109		$	86,650

During 2011, the Company retired $24,196 of fully amortized other amortizable intangible assets.

     The Company expects its aggregate annual amortization expense for existing intangible assets subject to amortization for each year from 2012 through 2016 to be as follows:

Years Ending December 31,
2012	$	64,436
2013		31,678
2014		9,765
2015		9,746
2016		9,746

     The Company has historically been able to renew affiliation agreements upon expiration and has factored its experience with such renewals in estimating the future cash flows associated with its affiliation agreements and affiliate relationship intangible assets.

There were no accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill for any periods as of December 31, 2011.