Organization and Nature of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Nature of Business

(1) Organization and Nature of Business

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries owns 17 radio stations in the Los Angeles, New York, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco markets. In addition, we own and operate six television stations, which operate as one television operation, branded as “MegaTV.” We also have various MegaTV broadcasting outlets under affiliation or programming agreements. As part of our operating business, we produce live concerts and events and maintain multiple bilingual websites, including www.LaMusica.com, Mega.tv, various station websites, as well as the LaMusica mobile app providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture.

Our primary source of revenue is the sale of advertising time on our stations to local and national advertisers. Our revenue is affected primarily by the advertising rates that our stations are able to charge, as well as the overall demand for advertising time in each respective market. Seasonal net broadcasting revenue fluctuations are common in the broadcasting industry and are due to fluctuations in advertising expenditures by local and national advertisers. Typically for the broadcasting industry, the first calendar quarter generally produces the lowest revenue.

The broadcasting industry is subject to extensive federal regulation which, among other things, requires approval by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) for the issuance, renewal, transfer and assignment of broadcasting station operating licenses and limits the number of broadcasting properties we may acquire.