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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 42,531 |  |  | $ | 4,633 |  |  | $ | - |
State and local |  |  | 11,447 |  |  |  | 3,261 |  |  |  | 2,730 |
State and local - reserve for uncertain tax positions |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | (698 | )
Current income tax expense |  |  | 53,915 |  |  |  | 8,651 |  |  |  | 2,032 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal (1) |  |  | 17,385 |  |  |  | (81,666 | ) |  |  | 38,214 |
State and local |  |  | 5,547 |  |  |  | 4,341 |  |  |  | 3,172 |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |  |  | 22,932 |  |  |  | (77,325 | ) |  |  | 41,386 |
Total income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 76,847 |  |  | $ | (68,674 | ) |  | $ | 43,418 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net book value of property and equipment |  | $ | 21,097 |  |  | $ | 18,131 |
Broadcast licenses, goodwill and other intangibles |  |  | 286,299 |  |  |  | 272,330 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 307,396 |  |  |  | 290,461 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability for accrued vacation |  |  | 1,461 |  |  |  | 1,438 |
Liability for accrued bonus |  |  | 3,993 |  |  |  | 2,391 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | 1,358 |  |  |  | 1,170 |
Liability under health and welfare plan |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | 608 |
Liability for pension plan |  |  | 8,437 |  |  |  | 9,611 |
State and local operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 2,358 |  |  |  | 4,719 |
Alternative minimum tax carryforwards |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,925 |
Acquisition costs |  |  | 1,946 |  |  |  | 2,104 |
Restricted stock |  |  | 2,083 |  |  |  | 2,636 |
Other |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | 244 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 22,506 |  |  |  | 28,846 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  |  | - |  |  |  | (75 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 22,506 |  |  |  | 28,771 |
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets |  | $ | 284,890 |  |  | $ | 261,690 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Statutory federal rate applied to income before income tax expense |  | $ | 60,406 |  |  | $ | 67,647 |  |  | $ | 36,992 |
Current year permanent items |  |  | 3,065 |  |  |  | 2,408 |  |  |  | 1,830 |
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  |  | 14,004 |  |  |  | 7,889 |  |  |  | 5,056 |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | (1,457 | ) |  |  | (151 | )
Reserve for uncertain tax positions |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | (698 | )
Rate change due to enactment of tax reform |  |  | - |  |  |  | (145,997 | ) |  |  | - |
Other items, net |  |  | (490 | ) |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 389 |
Income tax expense (benefit) as recorded |  | $ | 76,847 |  |  | $ | (68,674 | ) |  | $ | 43,418 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 26.7% |  |  |  | 35.5% |  |  |  | 41.1% |

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