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Note 2 - Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details Textual) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 07, 2016	Jun. 27, 2016	Jun. 01, 2016	Feb. 16, 2016	Feb. 16, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 443,400,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses				16,000,000
WLUC Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Net Gains and Losses				0
KYES-TV Acquisition [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 500,000
WBXX Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred									$ 30,000,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses
Accounts Receivable Contractual Amounts in Excess of Fair Value						$ 200,000			$ 200,000
Schurz Acquisition and Related Transaction [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life									3 years
Schurz Acquisition and Related Transaction [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life									40 years
Schurz Acquisition and Related Transaction [Member] \| Retransmission Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired									$ 14,900,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life									4 years 328 days
Schurz Acquisition and Related Transaction [Member] \| Advertising Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired									$ 1,600,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life									5 years 182 days
Schurz Acquisition and Related Transaction [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired									$ 2,600,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life									9 years 182 days
Clarksburg Acquisition [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred								$ 26,500,000
Clarksburg Acquisition [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 16,500,000
Acquisition of WBAY-TV and KWQC-TV [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							$ 270,000,000
The Fairbanks Acquistion [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 8,000,000
KAKE-TV [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses					$ 11,200,000				11,200,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business					2,000,000
2016 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt				$ 425,000,000	$ 425,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred									473,448,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses									11,200,000	$ 0
Long-term Debt						1,800,000,000			1,800,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired									19,566,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period									72,584,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual						37,100,000			87,900,000
Business Acquisition, Operating Incom (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Changes in Accounting and Extraordinary Items, Net of Tax						16,200,000			35,300,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs						$ 500,000			$ 7,700,000