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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of the changes in broadcasting license |
|  | Broadcasting Licenses
|  | Carrying Amount
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Beginning of period balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 707,852 |  | $ | 707,852
Impairment loss |  |  | - |  |  | -
Acquisition (Note ##AcqN) |  |  | 8,050 |  |  | -
Ending period balance as of September 30, |  | $ | 715,902 |  | $ | 707,852
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licences impairment testing |
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2011 |  | 2010
Discount rate | 10.0% |  | 10.0%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets | 19.5% to 41.5% |  | 21.0% to 42.5%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets | 1.5% to 2.0% |  | 1.5% to 2.0%
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2010 |  | 2009
Discount rate | 10.0% |  | 10.6%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets | 21.0% to 42.5% |  | 21.0% to 44.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets | 1.5% to 2.0% |  | 1.0% to 2.5%
Schedule of changes in goodwill |
|  |  | Goodwill
|  |  | Carrying Amount
|  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss |  |  |  |  |
on impairment as of January 1, | $ | 163,783 |  | $ | 163,783
Accumulated loss on impairment as of January 1, |  | (125,615) |  |  | (125,615)
Goodwill beginning balance after cumulative loss |  |  |  |  |
on impairment as of January 1, |  | 38,168 |  |  | 38,168
Loss on impairment during year |  | 0 |  |  | 0
Acquisition (Note ##AcqN) |  | 723 |  |  | 0
Goodwill ending balance as of September 30, | $ | 38,891 |  | $ | 38,168
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for goodwill impairment testing |
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2011 |  | 2010
Discount rate | 10.0% |  | 10.0%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets | 25.0% to 46.6% |  | 26.0% to 39.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets | 1.5% to 2.0% |  | 1.5% to 2.0%
| Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2010 |  | 2009
Discount rate | 10.0% |  | 10.6%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets | 26.0% to 39.0% |  | 21.0% to 41.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets | 1.5% to 2.0% |  | 1.0% to 2.5%

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