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FCC Broadcasting Licenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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FCC Broadcasting Licenses
(6) FCC Broadcasting Licenses

The changes in the carrying amount of FCC broadcasting licenses for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 are as follows:

 

Balance as of January 1, 2014

   $ 108,961,730   

Acquisitions of translator licenses

     155,000   

FCC broadcasting licenses received from asset exchange (see Note 3)

     125,211,600   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

     234,328,330   

Acquisitions of translator licenses

     391,175   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2015

   $ 234,719,505   
  

 

 

 

On February 14, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of one FM translator license from Starboard Media Foundation, Inc. for $15,000, and on March 1, 2014, the Company placed in service one FM translator license acquired from CTC Media Group for $65,000. These translator licenses allow the Company to rebroadcast the programming of two of its radio stations in Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC on the FM band over an expanded area of coverage. On May 1, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of one FM translator license from Eastern Airwaves, LLC for $75,000. This translator license allows the Company to rebroadcast the programming of one of its radio stations in Fayetteville, NC on the FM band over an expanded area of coverage.

On February 27, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of one FM translator license from Reach Communications, Inc. for $0.2 million. This translator license allows the Company to rebroadcast the programming of one of its radio stations in Boca Raton, FL on the FM band over an expanded area of coverage. On June 25, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of two FM translator licenses from the University of Northwestern for $0.2 million. These translator licenses allow the Company to rebroadcast the programming of one of its radio stations in Tampa, FL and one of its radio stations in Fort Myers, FL on the FM band over an expanded area of coverage.

Translator licenses are generally granted for renewable terms of eight years and are tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired.