Note 2 - Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Market and service type:
Advertising:
Local	$	106,929	$	110,033	$	325,319	$	330,547
National		29,199		31,027		83,584		86,822
Political		48,018		4,005		71,863		9,034
Total advertising		184,146		145,065		480,766		426,403
Retransmission consent		91,603		70,150		262,461		207,094
Other		3,561		3,762		12,685		15,622
Total revenue	$	279,310	$	218,977	$	755,912	$	649,119
Sales channel:
Direct	$	138,731	$	117,998	$	407,455	$	352,811
Advertising agency intermediary		140,579		100,979		348,457		296,308
Total revenue	$	279,310	$	218,977	$	755,912	$	649,119