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Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 4,145	$ 11,731
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and a Syndicate of Other Lenders [Member] \| Unfunded Loan Commitment Letter [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 2,525,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| New Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Cash, Percentage	8.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Additional Preferred Stock, Percentage	8.50%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 1,000
KDLT-TV [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 32,500
Raycom [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 2,850,000
Raycom [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	11,500,000
Raycom [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member] \| New Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	650,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Stated Value Per Share	$ 1,000