Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

2013 Acquisition [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Acquisition
	Yellowstone			Excalibur
Cash	$	95		$	-
Other current assets		280			91
Property and equipment		7,249			2,740
Goodwill		9,421			4,466
Broadcast licenses		14,305			4,161
Other intangible assets		1,709			633
Other non-current assets		70			-
Current liabilities		(304	)		(91	)
Long-term debt, less current portion		(86	)		-
Total	$	32,739		$	12,000

2014 Acquisition [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Acquisition
	Hoak			SJL			KEVN			KNDX			Parker			WQCW			Helena
Cash	$	-		$	-		$	615		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Accounts receivable		10,722			7,132			569			-			765			-			14
Other current assets		509			1,946			96			39			964			45			49
Property and equipment		45,382			23,508			3,888			2,576			722			991			1,230
Goodwill		131,632			50,941			2,717			1,839			1,932			802			70
Broadcast licenses		91,958			86,685			1,675			500			-			3,691			146
Other intangible assets		35,386			10,091			1,786			2,584			3,163			15			431
Other non-current assets		-			253			29			15			16			-			-
Current liabilities		(3,544	)		(4,936	)		(211	)		(36	)		(826	)		(45	)		(90	)
Other long-term liabilities		-			(379	)		(38	)		(17	)		(5	)		-			-
Deferred income tax liabilities		(12,188	)		(43,712	)		(2,341	)		-			-			-			-
Total	$	299,857		$	131,529		$	8,785		$	7,500		$	6,731		$	5,499		$	1,850

The 2015 Acquisitions [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Acquisition
	Cedar Rapids			Odessa			Twin Falls			Wausau			Presque Isle			Laredo
Other current assets	$	503		$	87		$	93		$	87		$	45		$	22
Property and equipment		13,754			4,629			5,172			1,985			2,822			1,411
Goodwill		25,006			3,719			2,587			11,616			245			5,154
Broadcast licenses		55,676			22,253			6,333			-			6,150			-
Other intangible assets		5,849			3,067			3,485			397			1,039			2,435
Other non-current assets		13			13			32			87			-			13
Current liabilities		(792	)		(155	)		(170	)		(85	)		(51	)		(22	)
Other long-term liabilities		(13	)		(13	)		(32	)		(87	)		-			(13	)
Total	$	99,996		$	33,600		$	17,500		$	14,000		$	10,250		$	9,000

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31, 2015		Year Ended December 31, 2014
Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	621,530	$	559,538
Net income	$	46,181	$	59,342
Basic net income per share	$	0.68	$	1.03
Diluted net income per share	$	0.67	$	1.02

	Year Ended December 31, 2014		Year Ended December 31, 2013
Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	565,251	$	445,443
Net income	$	50,771	$	20,665
Basic net income per share	$	0.88	$	0.36
Diluted net income per share	$	0.87	$	0.36