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Loss Contingency, Period for Ongoing Compliance Monitoring

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

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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 loss contingency liability.

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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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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2014 station
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Number of television stations with attributable interest (station) \| station						1
Percentage of ad time to be considered an owner						15.00%
Net revenue	$ 666,534	$ 554,167	$ 1,245,423	$ 1,058,942
Period subject to ongoing compliance monitoring by the FCC			36 months
FCC Consent Decree Settlement \| Subsequent Event
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Subject payment amount to the United States Treasury					$ 9,500
Joint Sales Agreements
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Net revenue	$ 14,300	$ 11,800	$ 26,400	$ 22,700