Note 10 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Changes in Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	Net Balance at												Net Balance at
	December 31,												December 31,
	2015		Acquisitions		Dispositions			Impairment		Amortization			2016
Goodwill	$	423,236	$	72,296	$	(10,214	)	$	-	$	-		$	485,318
Broadcast licenses		1,114,626		251,035		(25,356	)		-		-			1,340,305
Finite-lived intangible assets		53,280		19,566		-			-		(16,596	)		56,250
Total intangible assets net of accumulated amortization	$	1,591,142	$	342,897	$	(35,570	)	$	-	$	(16,596	)	$	1,881,873

	Net Balance at												Net Balance at
	December 31,												December 31,
	2014		Acquisitions		Dispositions			Impairment		Amortization			2015
Goodwill	$	374,390	$	48,916	$	(70	)	$	-	$	-		$	423,236
Broadcast licenses		1,023,580		91,192		(146	)		-		-			1,114,626
Finite-lived intangible assets		47,802		17,845		(385	)		-		(11,982	)		53,280
Total intangible assets net of accumulated amortization	$	1,445,772	$	157,953	$	(601	)	$	-	$	(11,982	)	$	1,591,142

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	As of										As of
	December 31, 2015			Acquisitions		Dispositions			Impairment		December 31, 2016
Goodwill, gross	$	521,832		$	72,296	$	(10,214	)	$	-	$	583,914
Accumulated goodwill impairment		(98,596	)		-		-			-		(98,596	)
Goodwill, net	$	423,236		$	72,296	$	(10,214	)	$	-	$	485,318

	As of										As of
	December 31, 2014			Acquisitions		Dispositions			Impairment		December 31, 2015
Goodwill, gross	$	472,986		$	48,916	$	(70	)	$	-	$	521,832
Accumulated goodwill impairment		(98,596	)		-		-			-		(98,596	)
Goodwill, net	$	374,390		$	48,916	$	(70	)	$	-	$	423,236

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2016							As of December 31, 2015
			Accumulated							Accumulated
	Gross		Amortization			Net		Gross		Amortization			Net
Intangible assets not currently subject to amortization:
Broadcast licenses	$	1,394,004	$	(53,699	)	$	1,340,305	$	1,168,325	$	(53,699	)	$	1,114,626
Goodwill		485,318		-			485,318		423,236		-			423,236
	$	1,879,322	$	(53,699	)	$	1,825,623	$	1,591,561	$	(53,699	)	$	1,537,862
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Network affiliation agreements	$	1,264	$	(1,264	)	$	-	$	1,264	$	(1,264	)	$	-
Other finite-lived intangible assets		105,792		(49,542	)		56,250		86,696		(33,416	)		53,280
	$	107,056	$	(50,806	)	$	56,250	$	87,960	$	(34,680	)	$	53,280
Total intangibles	$	1,986,378	$	(104,505	)	$	1,881,873	$	1,679,521	$	(88,379	)	$	1,591,142