Note 2 - Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Market and service type:
Advertising:
Local	$	442,728	$	451,261	$	403,336
National		114,192		118,817		98,351
Political		155,074		16,498		90,095
Total advertising		711,994		586,576		591,782
Retransmission consent		355,423		276,603		200,879
Other		16,715		19,549		19,804
Total revenue	$	1,084,132	$	882,728	$	812,465
Sales channel:
Direct	$	551,883	$	473,649	$	373,363
Advertising agency intermediary		532,249		409,079		439,102
Total revenue	$	1,084,132	$	882,728	$	812,465