Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	Basis of Presentation Description of Business In this report, “Dial Global,” “Company,” “registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Dial Global, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries). On October 21, 2011 (the "Merger Date"), we announced the consummation of the transactions (the "Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 30, 2011 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Westwood One Inc. ("Westwood"), Radio Network Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation (since renamed Verge Media Companies LLC, "Merger Sub"), and Verge Media Companies, Inc. ("Verge".) Verge merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company. For a more detailed description of the agreements and the credit facilities entered into in connection with the Merger, please refer to the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2011 and January 5, 2012 or Westwood's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011 and the agreements filed as exhibits to these filings. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in connection with the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of previously existing Westwood common stock (22,667,591 shares) was reclassified and automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock without any further action on the part of the holders of Westwood common stock. In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of Verge was automatically converted into and exchanged for the right to receive approximately 6.838 shares of Class B Common Stock. Westwood issued 34,237,638 shares of Class B Common Stock to Verge stockholders, representing approximately 59% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Westwood on a fully diluted basis. No fractional shares of Class B Common Stock were issued in connection with the Merger and holders of fractional shares of Class B Common Stock received a whole share of Class B Common Stock. In connection with the Merger, Westwood also issued 9,691.374 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock") to Verge stockholders, as calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement. The Merger is accounted for as a reverse acquisition of Westwood by Verge under the acquisition method of accounting in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 805 Business Combinations. Under such guidance, the transaction has been recorded as the acquisition of Westwood by the Company. The historical accounting of the Company is that of Verge and the acquisition purchase price of Westwood has been recorded based on the fair value of Westwood on the date of acquisition. Verge's prior period common stock balances have been adjusted to reflect the conversion of the Verge shares to Class B common stock at a ratio of approximately 6.838 to 1, with the difference in par value being adjusted in additional paid in capital. Total stockholders' equity of the prior period was unchanged. The consideration exchanged for the Merger totaled $102,379, which is comprised of the market value as of the Merger Date of Westwood's Class A Common Stock of $81,830, the market value of the Series A Preferred Stock of $9,691 (calculated by multiplying the number of such preferred shares by the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share), the fair value of the assumed Westwood stock options and RSUs of $1,178 and the purchase accounting consideration exchanged in Verge's purchase of the 24/7 Formats business ("24/7 Formats") of $9,680, which includes the payment to Westwood under Verge's existing call option of $4,730 and the gain from the 24/7 Formats purchase of $4,950. The consideration for the 24/7 Formats is included in the Merger consideration as the Merger settled the pre-existing relationship between Verge and Westwood on the 24/7 Formats business. The preliminary purchase accounting allocations have been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of, and for the period subsequent to the Merger Date. The valuation of the net assets acquired and allocation of the consideration transferred will be finalized within a year of the Merger Date. In addition, the Company, Westwood, Gores Radio Holdings, LLC ("Gores") and Triton Media Group, LLC ("Triton") entered into the Indemnity and Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2011 and amended on October 21, 2011, whereby under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, Triton agreed to indemnify Westwood if Westwood suffers any losses arising from or directly related to the Digital Services business, and Gores agreed to indemnify Triton if Westwood suffers any losses arising from or directly related to Westwood's sale of its Metro Traffic Business which was completed prior to the Merger. See Note 3 — Acquisitions for additional information on the Merger. As part of the Merger, the pre-Merger debt of Westwood and Verge was paid and we, as borrower and guarantor, entered into new credit agreements that are described in Note 9 — Debt. The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows include the results of Westwood from October 22, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 includes the Westwood purchase accounting balances acquired in the Merger, while the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 does not include Westwood's balances. The consolidated statements of cash flows include the results of the discontinued operations of the Digital Services business until July 29, 2011, when the Digital Services business was spun-off, as is allowed by the authoritative guidance in ASC 230 - Statement of Cash Flows. We are organized as a single reporting segment, the Radio business. We are an independent, full-service network radio company that distributes, produces, and/or syndicates programming and services to more than 8,500 radio stations nationwide including representing/selling audio content of third-party producers. We produce and/or distribute over 200 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment radio programs, services and digital applications, as well as audio content from live events, turn-key music formats, prep services, jingles and imaging. We have no operations outside the United States, but sell to customers outside of the United States. As described in more detail under Note 4 — Discontinued Operations, on July 29, 2011, Verge's Board of Directors approved a spin-off of the Digital Services business to a related entity owned by its sole stockholder at that time. For all periods presented in this report, the results of the Digital Services business are presented as a discontinued operation and will continue to be presented as discontinued operations in all future filings in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Digital Services business provides streaming, measurement, advertising management and monetization and audience engagement solutions, which cover database, audience and web management systems, to thousands of radio stations worldwide.

Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

In this report, “Dial Global,” “Company,” “registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Dial Global, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries). On October 21, 2011 (the "Merger Date"), we announced the consummation of the transactions (the "Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 30, 2011 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Westwood One Inc. ("Westwood"), Radio Network Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation (since renamed Verge Media Companies LLC, "Merger Sub"), and Verge Media Companies, Inc. ("Verge".) Verge merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company. For a more detailed description of the agreements and the credit facilities entered into in connection with the Merger, please refer to the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2011 and January 5, 2012 or Westwood's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011 and the agreements filed as exhibits to these filings.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in connection with the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of previously existing Westwood common stock (22,667,591 shares) was reclassified and automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock without any further action on the part of the holders of Westwood common stock. In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of Verge was automatically converted into and exchanged for the right to receive approximately 6.838 shares of Class B Common Stock. Westwood issued 34,237,638 shares of Class B Common Stock to Verge stockholders, representing approximately 59% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Westwood on a fully diluted basis. No fractional shares of Class B Common Stock were issued in connection with the Merger and holders of fractional shares of Class B Common Stock received a whole share of Class B Common Stock. In connection with the Merger, Westwood also issued 9,691.374 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock") to Verge stockholders, as calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

The Merger is accounted for as a reverse acquisition of Westwood by Verge under the acquisition method of accounting in conformity with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 805 Business Combinations. Under such guidance, the transaction has been recorded as the acquisition of Westwood by the Company. The historical accounting of the Company is that of Verge and the acquisition purchase price of Westwood has been recorded based on the fair value of Westwood on the date of acquisition. Verge's prior period common stock balances have been adjusted to reflect the conversion of the Verge shares to Class B common stock at a ratio of approximately 6.838 to 1, with the difference in par value being adjusted in additional paid in capital. Total stockholders' equity of the prior period was unchanged.

The consideration exchanged for the Merger totaled $102,379, which is comprised of the market value as of the Merger Date of Westwood's Class A Common Stock of $81,830, the market value of the Series A Preferred Stock of $9,691 (calculated by multiplying the number of such preferred shares by the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share), the fair value of the assumed Westwood stock options and RSUs of $1,178 and the purchase accounting consideration exchanged in Verge's purchase of the 24/7 Formats business ("24/7 Formats") of $9,680, which includes the payment to Westwood under Verge's existing call option of $4,730 and the gain from the 24/7 Formats purchase of $4,950. The consideration for the 24/7 Formats is included in the Merger consideration as the Merger settled the pre-existing relationship between Verge and Westwood on the 24/7 Formats business. The preliminary purchase accounting allocations have been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of, and for the period subsequent to the Merger Date. The valuation of the net assets acquired and allocation of the consideration transferred will be finalized within a year of the Merger Date.

In addition, the Company, Westwood, Gores Radio Holdings, LLC ("Gores") and Triton Media Group, LLC ("Triton") entered into the Indemnity and Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2011 and amended on October 21, 2011, whereby under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, Triton agreed to indemnify Westwood if Westwood suffers any losses arising from or directly related to the Digital Services business, and Gores agreed to indemnify Triton if Westwood suffers any losses arising from or directly related to Westwood's sale of its Metro Traffic Business which was completed prior to the Merger. See Note 3 — Acquisitions for additional information on the Merger.

As part of the Merger, the pre-Merger debt of Westwood and Verge was paid and we, as borrower and guarantor, entered into new credit agreements that are described in Note 9 — Debt.

The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows include the results of Westwood from October 22, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 includes the Westwood purchase accounting balances acquired in the Merger, while the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 does not include Westwood's balances.

The consolidated statements of cash flows include the results of the discontinued operations of the Digital Services business until July 29, 2011, when the Digital Services business was spun-off, as is allowed by the authoritative guidance in ASC 230 - Statement of Cash Flows.

We are organized as a single reporting segment, the Radio business. We are an independent, full-service network radio company that distributes, produces, and/or syndicates programming and services to more than 8,500 radio stations nationwide including representing/selling audio content of third-party producers. We produce and/or distribute over 200 news, sports, music, talk and entertainment radio programs, services and digital applications, as well as audio content from live events, turn-key music formats, prep services, jingles and imaging. We have no operations outside the United States, but sell to customers outside of the United States.

As described in more detail under Note 4 — Discontinued Operations, on July 29, 2011, Verge's Board of Directors approved a spin-off of the Digital Services business to a related entity owned by its sole stockholder at that time. For all periods presented in this report, the results of the Digital Services business are presented as a discontinued operation and will continue to be presented as discontinued operations in all future filings in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Digital Services business provides streaming, measurement, advertising management and monetization and audience engagement solutions, which cover database, audience and web management systems, to thousands of radio stations worldwide.