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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
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Commitments and Contingencies

On August 19, 2025, the Radio Music Licensing Committee ("RMLC") announced that they had entered into settlement agreements with American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ("ASCAP") and BMI concerning licensing
arrangements. The settlements established final license fee rates, which apply retrospectively for the period January 1, 2022 through
December 31, 2029. The rate increase results in additional royalties to be paid by the Company to ASCAP and BMI for periods dating back to January 1, 2022. The Company recorded an accrual of $
1.5 million related to the ASCAP settlement in the other operating expenses during the third quarter of 2025. In December 2025, the Company was provided with the information necessary to

reasonably estimate the additional royalties payable under the BMI settlement and recorded an accrual of $1.4 million in other operating expenses during the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Company has various commitments for rating services and on-air programming including sports broadcast rights for the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, and New England Patriots. As of December 31, 2025, future minimum payments for the next five years and thereafter are summarized as follows:

 

2026

 

$

22,850,000

 

2027

 

 

23,250,000

 

2028

 

 

7,287,500

 

2029

 

 

7,525,000

 

2030

 

 

7,525,000

 

Thereafter

 

 

22,200,000

 

Total

 

$

90,637,500

 

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is party to various legal matters. The ultimate disposition of these matters will not, in management’s judgment, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.