COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Programming Rights Agreements and Other Commitments (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Programming purchase obligations [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
2015	$ 37,213,000
2016	36,029,000
2017	21,105,000
2018	14,613,000
2019	8,443,000
2020 and thereafter	4,182,000
Total	121,585,000	$ 128,200,000
Digital transmission obligations [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
2015	15,976,000
2016	5,372,000
2017	10,869,000
2018	375,000
2019	335,000
2020 and thereafter	382,000
Total	33,309,000
Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
2015	945,000
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0
2020 and thereafter	0
Total	$ 945,000