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Acquisition and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2023	Sep. 11, 2023	Jun. 22, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from dispositions							$ 250,000	$ 1,185,312
FCC licenses impairment losses					$ 78,204,065		88,245,065	4,619,772
Reporting Unit, Zero or Negative Carrying Amount, Amount of Allocated Goodwill					$ 900,000		$ 900,000
Payment to acquire business gross								$ 2,000,000
Guarantee Digital L L C [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business gross			$ 2,000,000
FCC License [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
FCC licenses impairment losses				$ 1,900,000		$ 10,000,000
West Palm Beach Boca Raton [Member] \| WWNNAM [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from dispositions				$ 1,250,000
Atlanta, GA [Member] \| WWWE-AM [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from dispositions		$ 250,000
Wilmington \| WJBR-FM
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from dispositions	$ 5,000,000