Broadcast Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes to broadcast licenses

We have recorded the changes to broadcast licenses for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 as follows:

	Radio		Television		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	77,155	$	9,607	$	86,762
Acquisitions		2,218		—		2,218
Impairment charge		(874)		—		(874)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	78,499	$	9,607	$	88,106
Acquisitions		8,123		—		8,123
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	86,622	$	9,607	$	96,229

Key estimates and assumptions used in the impairment test

	Fourth	Fourth Quarter	Fourth
	Quarter	2015	Quarter
	2016		2014
Discount rates	12.3% - 12.4%	12.2% - 12.4%	12.3% - 12.4%
Operating profit margin ranges	19.5% - 36.4%	19.5% - 36.4%	20.8% - 36.4%
Market long-term revenue growth rates	0.9% - 3.4 %	1.3% - 3.1%	1.2% - 4.1%

Changes to Goodwill

We have recorded the changes to goodwill for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 as follows:

	Radio		Television		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	326	$	—	$	326
Acquisitions		2,548		—		2,548
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	2,874	$	—	$	2,874
Acquisitions		4,533		—		4,533
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	7,407	$	—	$	7,407

Amortizable intangible assets

We have recorded amortizable intangible assets at December 31, 2016 as follows:

	Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Net
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
	(In thousands)
Non-competition agreements	$	3,861	$	3,861	$	—
Favorable lease agreements		5,990		5,666		324
Customer relationships		1,744		747		997
Other intangibles		1,920		1,682		238
Total amortizable intangible assets	$	13,515	$	11,956	$	1,559

We have recorded amortizable intangible assets at December 31, 2015 as follows:

	Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Net
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
	(In thousands)
Non-competition agreements	$	3,861	$	3,861	$	—
Favorable lease agreements		5,990		5,638		352
Customer relationships		1,346		177		1,169
Other intangibles		1,920		1,638		282
Total amortizable intangible assets	$	13,117	$	11,314	$	1,803