Note 3 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013 Financial Guarantee [Member] WLAJ [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Network Affiliation Agreements [Member] WLAJ [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Advertiser Relationships [Member] WLAJ [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Joint Sales Agreement [Member] WLAJ [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Joint Sales Agreement [Member] WXXA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Joint Sales Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Shared Services Agreements [Member] WLAJ [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Shared Services Agreements [Member] WXXA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 WLAJ [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 WLAJ [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 WLAJ [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 WLAJ [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 WLAJ [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 WLAJ [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 WXXA [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 WXXA [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 WXXA [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 WXXA [Member]
Note 3 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) [Line Items]
Commercial Inventory of Television Station					15.00%
Agreement Amendment or Termination Term											2 years
Variable Interest Entity, Joint Sales Agreement Fee as Percentage of Ad Sales											30.00%
Agreement, Term									8 years			8 years
Agreement, Renewal Term									2 years	2 years		2 years	2 years
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross						$ 14,300,000
Proceeds from Loans						10,000,000
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets														5,400,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred														14,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles							1,700,000	400,000							2,100,000
Revenues	160,224,000	54,097,000	458,253,000	159,924,000												1,500,000	1,000,000	4,300,000	2,500,000	3,100,000	2,600,000	9,300,000	7,900,000
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 35,181,000	$ 8,923,000	$ 76,472,000	$ 24,170,000												$ 300,000	$ 100,000	$ 700,000	$ 200,000	$ 400,000	$ 100,000	$ 900,000	$ 400,000
Agreement, Remaining Term										7 years			7 years