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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies |
11. | Commitments and Contingencies
Leases We lease certain land, buildings and equipment under noncancellable operating leases. Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1,613,000 ($1,477,000 and $1,503,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively). Minimum annual rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases consisted of the following at December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
2017 |  | $ | 1,543 |
2018 |  |  | 1,284 |
2019 |  |  | 908 |
2020 |  |  | 732 |
2021 |  |  | 618 |
Thereafter |  |  | 3,322 |
|  | $ | 8,407 |
Broadcast Program Rights We have entered into contracts for broadcast program rights that expire at various dates during the next five years. The aggregate minimum payments relating to these commitments consisted of the following at December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
2017 |  | $ | 586 |
2018 |  |  | 438 |
2019 |  |  | 274 |
2020 |  |  | 185 |
2021 |  |  | 40 |
Thereafter |  |  | 32 |
|  | $ | 1,555 |
Amounts due within one year (included in accounts payable) |  |  | 586 |
|  | $ | 969 |
Performance Fees The Company incurs fees from performing rights organizations (“PRO”) to license the Company’s public performance of the musical works contained in each PRO’s repertory. The Radio Music Licensing Committee, of which the Company is a represented participant, (1) entered into an industry-wide settlement with American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers that was effective January 1, 2017 for a five-year term; (2) is currently seeking reasonable industry-wide fees from Broadcast Music, Inc. effective January 1, 2017; (3) is currently subject to arbitration proceedings with the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers to determine fair and reasonable fees that would be retroactive to January 1, 2016; and (4) filed in November 2016 a motion in the U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania against Global Music Rights (“GMR”) arguing that GMR is a monopoly demanding monopoly prices and asking the Court to subject GMR to an antitrust consent decree. In January 2017, the Company obtained an interim license from GMR for fees effective January 1, 2017 to avoid any infringement claims by GMR for using GMR’s repertory without a license. Contingencies In 2003, in connection with our acquisition of one FM radio station, WJZK-FM serving the Columbus, Ohio market, we entered into an agreement whereby we would pay the seller up to an additional $1,000,000 if we obtain approval from the FCC for a city of license change.

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