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FCC Broadcasting Licenses (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Carrying amount of broadcasting licenses
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$ 178,913,816
Acquisition of translator licenses	195,000
Balance as of December 30, 2012	183,251,728
KOAS-FM [Member]
Carrying amount of broadcasting licenses
Acquisition of KOAS-FM license (see Note 13)	$ 4,142,912

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Acquired translator licenses.

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Carrying amount (original costs adjusted for previously recognized amortization and impairment) as of the balance sheet date for the capitalized costs to acquire rights under a license arrangement (for example, to sell specified products in a specified territory) having an indefinite period of benefit.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16323-109275

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