CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 227,914	$ 267,496
Operating expenses:
Content costs	88,566	103,752
Selling, general and administrative expenses	103,627	113,503
Depreciation and amortization	12,790	14,590
Local marketing agreement fees	1,047	1,043
Corporate expenses	11,809	12,517
Loss on sale or disposal of assets or stations	1,816	26
Total operating expenses	219,655	245,431
Operating income	8,259	22,065
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense	(17,159)	(22,156)
Interest income	2	4
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	381
Other expense, net	(2)	(28)
Total non-operating expense, net	(17,159)	(21,799)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(8,900)	266
Income tax benefit	1,549	185
Net (loss) income	$ (7,351)	$ 451
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share (see Note 10, (Loss) Earnings Per Share):
Basic: Earnings per share (USD per share)	$ (0.36)	$ 0.02
Diluted: Earnings per share (USD per share)	$ (0.36)	$ 0.02
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,225,074	20,047,342
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	20,225,074	20,209,082