NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Nature of Operations (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 channel regional_sport_network segment station professional_team market	Aug. 29, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Number of television stations owned \| station	191
Number of markets \| market	89
Number of channels \| channel	605
Number of regional sports networks acquired \| regional_sport_network	21
Number of professional sports team with exclusive regional distribution rights \| professional_team	45
YES Network
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	20.00%	20.00%

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