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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 43 |
State and local |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 11 |
Current income tax expense |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 54 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 17 |
State and local |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 6 |
Deferred income tax expense |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 23 |
Total income tax expense |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 77 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net book value of property and equipment |  | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Broadcast licenses, goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  | 878 |  |  |  | 869 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 970 |  |  |  | 952 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability for accrued vacation |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3 |
Liability for accrued bonus |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 7 |
Deferred payroll taxes |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | - |
Allowance for credit losses |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Liability for pension plan |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 10 |
Federal operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 87 |
State and local operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 31 |
Acquisition costs |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Restricted stock |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Investments |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Interest expense limitation |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 156 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (14 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 142 |
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets |  | $ | 885 |  |  | $ | 810 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Statutory federal rate applied to income before income tax expense |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 60 |
Current year permanent items |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 3 |
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 14 |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | - |
Net operating loss carryback |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other items, net |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | - |
Income tax expense as recorded |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 77 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 25 | % |  |  | 30 | % |  |  | 27 | %

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