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Represents the number of television station with attributable interest of 15% for sell off.

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Represents the number of television stations in the same market entering into an agreement that the FCC will closely scrutinize.

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Represents the the number of waivers the entity is considering seeking.

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Represents the percentage of the ad time on a particular station if it owns or controls another station in the same market that the FCC need to be considered a company an owner of a station if the companies has a JSA.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) waiver	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) waiver	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2015 station	Apr. 15, 2014 station
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Number of television stations in the same market entering into an agreement \| station					2
Number of television stations with attributable interest \| station						1
Percentage of ad time to be considered an owner						15.00%
Number of waivers sought \| waiver	1		1
Revenue	$ 548,404	$ 494,956	$ 1,607,346	$ 1,362,740
Joint Sales Agreements
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Revenue	$ 11,500	$ 11,700	$ 34,200	$ 33,800