GOODWILL, RADIO BROADCASTING LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Radio Broadcasting Licenses [Abstract]

Schedule Of Radio Broadcasting Licenses Impairment [Table Text Block]

Our methodology for valuing broadcasting licenses has been consistent for all periods presented. Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating broadcasting licenses fair values for all annual and interim impairments assessments performed since October 2010.

Radio Broadcasting	October 1,			October 1,			June 30,			October 1,
Licenses	2010			2011			2012 (a)			2012
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	19.9		$	—		$	0.3		$	—
Discount Rate		10.0	%		10.0	%		10.0	%		10.0	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		1.0% -3.0	%		1.5% -2.5	%		1.0% -3.0	%		1.0% -2.0	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		1.0% - 2.5	%		1.0% - 2.0	%		1.0% - 2.0	%		1.0% -2.0	%
Mature Market Share Range		0.8% - 28.3	%		0.7% - 28.9	%		5.8% - 15.6	%		0.7% - 27.4	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		19.0% - 47.3	%		19.1% - 47.4	%		29.1% - 48.0	%		19.6% - 47.7	%

a)   Reflects changes only to the key assumptions used in the interim testing for certain units of accounting.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Radio Broadcasting Licenses Carrying Balances
	As of					As of
Unit of Accounting	December 31, 2011		Impairment			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands )
Unit of Accounting 2	$	3,086	$	-		$	3,086
Unit of Accounting 4		9,482		(313	)		9,169
Unit of Accounting 5		18,657		-			18,657
Unit of Accounting 7		16,165		-			16,165
Unit of Accounting 14		20,434		-			20,434
Unit of Accounting 15		20,886		-			20,886
Unit of Accounting 11		21,135		-			21,135
Unit of Accounting 9		34,270		-			34,270
Unit of Accounting 6		26,242		-			26,242
Unit of Accounting 16		52,965		-			52,965
Unit of Accounting 13		52,556		-			52,556
Unit of Accounting 8		66,715		-			66,715
Unit of Accounting 12		58,779		-			58,779
Unit of Accounting 1		93,394		-			93,394
Unit of Accounting 10		179,541		-			179,541
Total	$	674,307	$	(313	)	$	673,994

Schedule Of Good Will Impairment Test Radio Marketing Unit [Table Text Block]

Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating reporting unit fair values for all interim and annual impairment assessments performed since October 2010.  

Goodwill (Radio Market	October 1,			October 1,			October 1,
Reporting Units)	2010 (a)			2011 (a)			2012 (a)
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	–		$	14.5		$	–
Discount Rate		10.0	%		10.0	%		10.0	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		1.5% -3.0	%		2.0% -2.5	%		1.0% -2.0	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		1.5% - 2.5	%		1.5% - 2.0	%		1.5% - 2.0	%
Mature Market Share Range		7.0% - 23.0	%		7.4% - 20.8	%		6.7% - 20.8	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		27.5% - 58.0	%		29.5% - 54.0	%		29.3% - 58.5	%

(a) Reflects the key assumptions for testing only those radio markets with remaining goodwill.

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Reach Media Goodwil [Table Text Block]

	October			December			October			October
	1,			31,			1,			1,
Reach Media Goodwill	2010			2010			2011			2012
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	-		$	16.1		$	-		$	-
Discount Rate		13.0	%		13.5	%		12.0	%		12.0	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		2.5	%		2.5	%		2.5	%		2.0	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate Range		2.5% - 3.3	%		(2.6)% - 4.4	%		(2.0)% - 3.5	%		(4.7)% - 2.8	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		25.5% - 31.2	%		15.5% - 25.9	%		18.8% - 21.7	%		4.6% - 19.8	%

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Goodwill Internet Segment [Table Text Block]

Goodwill (Internet	October 1,			October 1,			October 1,
Segment)	2010			2011			2012
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	-		$	-		$	-
Discount Rate		15.0	%		14.5	%		13.5	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		24.5	%		20.3	%		13.8	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate (Year 10)		3.0	%		2.5	%		2.5	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		(0.6)% - 32.7	%		0.0% - 28.8	%		(4.8)% - 24.2	%

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Cable Television Goodwill [Table Text Block]

December 31,			October 1,
Cable Television Goodwill	2011			2012
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	–		$	–
Discount Rate		11.5	%		10.75	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		13.9	%		11.2	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate Range		2.7% - 13.9	%		2.5% - 12.2	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		29.9% - 42.2	%		33.3% - 36.2	%

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the Company’s goodwill carrying values for its four reportable segments. There were no changes to the goodwill carrying balances during the year ended December 31, 2012. As noted above, the 20 reporting units consist of the 16 radio markets plus four other business divisions. The actual reporting units are not disclosed so as to not make sensitive information publicly available that could potentially be competitively harmful to the Company.

	Goodwill Carrying Balances
	As of				As of
Reporting Unit	December 31, 2011		Increase (Decrease)		December 31, 2012
			(In millions)
Radio Broadcasting Segment	$	70.8	$	-	$	70.8
Reach Media Segment		14.4		-		14.4
Internet Segment		21.8		-		21.8
Cable Television Segment		165.0		-		165.0
Total	$	272.0	$	-	$	272.0

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Other intangible assets, excluding goodwill and radio broadcasting licenses, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over various periods. Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2012			2011			Period of Amortization
	(In thousands)
Trade names	$	17,133		$	17,133		2-5 Years
Talent agreement		19,549			19,549		10 Years
Debt financing and modification costs		18,674			16,115		Term of debt
Intellectual property		14,151			14,151		4-10 Years
Affiliate agreements		186,755			186,755		1-10 Years
Acquired income leases		1,282			1,282		3-9 Years
Non-compete agreements		1,260			1,260		1-3 Years
Advertiser agreements		47,688			47,688		2-7 Years
Favorable office and transmitter leases		3,358			3,358		2-60 Years
Brand names		2,539			2,539		2.5 Years
Brand names - unamortized		39,688			39,688
Other intangibles		3,662			3,662		1-5 Years
		355,739			353,180
Less: Accumulated amortization		(121,738	)		(90,200	)
Other intangible assets, net	$	234,001		$	262,980

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for the years 2013 through 2017 for intangible assets, excluding deferred financing costs:

	(In thousands)
2013	$	27,912
2014	$	27,314
2015	$	26,043
2016	$	25,886
2017	$	25,880