Note 9 - Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	9. Subsequent Events Acquisition of Yellowstone Television, LLC. On November 4, 2013, Gray announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Yellowstone Television, LLC (“Yellowstone”). Yellowstone owns the following stations: • KGNS-TV in the Laredo, Texas market. Its channels are affiliated with NBC, CW, and Telemundo; • KGWN-TV in the Cheyenne, Wyoming-Scottsbluff, Nebraska market. Its channels are affiliated with CBS and CW. KGWN-TV extends throughout the market on KSTF (TV) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and K19FX in Laramie, Wyoming; • KCHY-LP is the NBC affiliate for the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff market. It will now integrate its operations with KGWN-TV; and • KCWY-TV in the Casper, Wyoming market. Its primary channel is affiliated with NBC. This acquisition will represent Gray’s first stations in these markets. Gray used cash on hand of $23.0 million to acquire a 99% non-voting interest in the parent company of Yellowstone, and it began operating the Yellowstone stations pursuant to a local marketing agreement. Subject to the receipt of regulatory and other approvals, Gray expects to acquire voting control of Yellowstone by the first quarter of 2014. We have not yet completed our initial accounting for this acquisition, including determination of the fair value of the acquired assets, as of the date of filing this quarterly report. Shared Services Relationship with Excalibur Broadcasting, LLC On November 1, 2013, we announced that Gray and Excalibur Broadcasting, LLC (“Excalibur”) had consummated the previously announced acquisition of KJCT(TV) and associated low power stations (collectively, “KJCT”) broadcasting ABC, CW, Telemundo and local programming in the Grand Junction, Colorado, market. In that transaction, Excalibur acquired the license assets of KJCT, and Gray acquired various non-license assets related to KJCT for approximately $9.0 million using cash on hand. Gray now provides back office, engineering and sales support services to Excalibur pursuant to a shared services agreement. Excalibur is wholly owned by a third party, and Excalibur maintains complete responsibility for and control over programming, finances, personnel and operations of KJCT and any other stations that it acquires. However, Gray has an option to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of KJCT, subject to FCC consent. In connection with the consummation of the transactions relating to KJCT, Gray has guaranteed approximately $3.0 million of Excalibur’s debt. We have not yet completed our initial accounting for this transaction, including determination of the fair value of the acquired assets, as of the date of filing this quarterly report. Issuance of $375.0 Million of Additional Notes On October 18, 2013, Gray completed its previously announced offering of $375.0 million of Additional Notes. The Additional Notes were issued at a price of 102.125%, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $383.0 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including October 1, 2013. Based on the issue price, the Additional Notes have a yield to worst of 6.984%. The Additional Notes are an additional issuance of, and rank equally and form a single series with, the 2020 Notes that were issued on October 9, 2012 (the “Existing Notes”). The Additional Notes have the same terms as the Existing Notes, including being senior unsecured obligations of the Company, and being guaranteed by all of the Company’s existing, and certain future, subsidiaries. On October 18, 2013, Gray used net proceeds from the offering of Additional Notes to repay $376.0 million of the term loan outstanding under its 2012 Senior Credit Facility.

Note 9 - Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

9. Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Yellowstone Television, LLC.

On November 4, 2013, Gray announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Yellowstone Television, LLC (“Yellowstone”). Yellowstone owns the following stations:

• KGNS-TV in the Laredo, Texas market. Its channels are affiliated with NBC, CW, and Telemundo;

• KGWN-TV in the Cheyenne, Wyoming-Scottsbluff, Nebraska market. Its channels are affiliated with CBS and CW. KGWN-TV extends throughout the market on KSTF (TV) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and K19FX in Laramie, Wyoming;

• KCHY-LP is the NBC affiliate for the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff market. It will now integrate its operations with KGWN-TV; and

• KCWY-TV in the Casper, Wyoming market. Its primary channel is affiliated with NBC.

This acquisition will represent Gray’s first stations in these markets. Gray used cash on hand of $23.0 million to acquire a 99% non-voting interest in the parent company of Yellowstone, and it began operating the Yellowstone stations pursuant to a local marketing agreement. Subject to the receipt of regulatory and other approvals, Gray expects to acquire voting control of Yellowstone by the first quarter of 2014.

We have not yet completed our initial accounting for this acquisition, including determination of the fair value of the acquired assets, as of the date of filing this quarterly report.

Shared Services Relationship with Excalibur Broadcasting, LLC

On November 1, 2013, we announced that Gray and Excalibur Broadcasting, LLC (“Excalibur”) had consummated the previously announced acquisition of KJCT(TV) and associated low power stations (collectively, “KJCT”) broadcasting ABC, CW, Telemundo and local programming in the Grand Junction, Colorado, market. In that transaction, Excalibur acquired the license assets of KJCT, and Gray acquired various non-license assets related to KJCT for approximately $9.0 million using cash on hand. Gray now provides back office, engineering and sales support services to Excalibur pursuant to a shared services agreement. Excalibur is wholly owned by a third party, and Excalibur maintains complete responsibility for and control over programming, finances, personnel and operations of KJCT and any other stations that it acquires. However, Gray has an option to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of KJCT, subject to FCC consent.

In connection with the consummation of the transactions relating to KJCT, Gray has guaranteed approximately $3.0 million of Excalibur’s debt.

We have not yet completed our initial accounting for this transaction, including determination of the fair value of the acquired assets, as of the date of filing this quarterly report.

Issuance of $375.0 Million of Additional Notes

On October 18, 2013, Gray completed its previously announced offering of $375.0 million of Additional Notes. The Additional Notes were issued at a price of 102.125%, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $383.0 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including October 1, 2013. Based on the issue price, the Additional Notes have a yield to worst of 6.984%.

The Additional Notes are an additional issuance of, and rank equally and form a single series with, the 2020 Notes that were issued on October 9, 2012 (the “Existing Notes”). The Additional Notes have the same terms as the Existing Notes, including being senior unsecured obligations of the Company, and being guaranteed by all of the Company’s existing, and certain future, subsidiaries.

On October 18, 2013, Gray used net proceeds from the offering of Additional Notes to repay $376.0 million of the term loan outstanding under its 2012 Senior Credit Facility.