Note 12 - Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Program Rights Not Currently Available For Broadcast [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Assets [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Gray Television, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gray Television, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gray Television, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Note 12 - Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived License Agreements, Gross	$ 1,600,000	$ 800,000			$ 800,000	$ 200,000
Program Rights Obligations	2,500,000	1,200,000		60,500,000
Program Rights Obligations, Noncurrent	1,300,000	400,000
Capital Lease, Term											1 year	15 years
Capital Leases, Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Net	1,200,000	1,300,000
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract											1 year	15 years
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net	1,900,000	1,300,000	1,300,000
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized										8,000,000
Payments for Participation Liabilities								7,100,000
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Liabilities		(8,000,000)							(1,800,000)
Assets Held-for-sale, at Carrying Value							$ 4,200,000