NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type and segment (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2019								September 30, 2018
	Local News		Sports		Other		Total		Local News		Sports		Other		Total
Distribution revenue	$	340	$	306	$	33	$	679	$	303	$	—	$	28	$	331
Advertising revenue	301		43		32		376		366		—		19		385
Other media and non-media revenues	10		3		57		70		10		—		40		50
Total revenues	$	651	$	352	$	122	$	1,125	$	679	$	—	$	87	$	766
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019								September 30, 2018
	Local News		Sports		Other		Total		Local News		Sports		Other		Total
Distribution revenue	$	995	$	306	$	97	$	1,398	$	882	$	—	$	83	$	965
Advertising revenue	904		43		77		1,024		1,003		—		58		1,061
Other media and non-media revenues	31		3		162		196		32		—		104		136
Total revenues	$	1,930	$	352	$	336	$	2,618	$	1,917	$	—	$	245	$	2,162