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Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2023 USD ($)
Number of Television Markets	113
Percent of US Television Households Reached (Rate) \| Rate	36.00%
Number of Television Markets with Top-Rated Stations	79
Number of Television Markets with First and/or Second Rated Stations	102
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Impairment Loss, Annual Amount	$ 29,000	$ 18,000	$ 0
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	21,000	1,000	4,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	17,000	$ 16,000	$ 16,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 4,000
Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Services Sector [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	27.00%	28.00%	29.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	20.00%	17.00%	17.00%
Assembly Atlanta Project [Member]
Proceeds From Project	$ 64,000
Proceeds from Project Where Ownership Will Be Transferred	46,000
Proceeds From Construction Costs Incurred	18,000
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Revenue	8,000
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets	38,000
Proceeds From Reimbursement of Development Costs	18,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member]
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program Maximum Capacity				$ 300,000
Proceeds from Accounts Receivable Securitization	300,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization, Unsold Receivables	296,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization, Total Receivables	596,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization, Charge for Discount	$ 9,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Diamond Sports Group, LLC [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 17,000