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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Market Based

			Years Ended December 31,
			2012				2011			2010
			(amounts in thousands, except years)
RSUs Granted With Market Conditions
	Number of RSUs issued			-				-			300
	Fair value of RSUs issued		$	-			$	-		$	3,219
	Amortization period of grant in years			-				-			1.6 to 2.0
Reconciliation Of RSUs With Market Conditions
	Beginning of period balance			300				300			113
	Number of RSUs granted			-				-			300
	Number of RSUs forfeited			-				-			(57)
	Number of RSUs vested			(100)				-			(56)
	End of period balance			200				300			300

Schedule Of Other Options Dislcosure

		Years Ended December 31,
Other Option Disclosures		2012						2011						2010
		From			To			From			To			From			To
Exercise price range of options issued		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	12.08		$	12.08
Upon vesting, period to exercise			-			-			-			-			1			10
Fair value per option issued		$	-					$	-					$	7.84
		(amounts in thousands)
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$	508					$	528					$	899
Tax benefit from options exercised, before
impact of valuation allowance		$	192					$	209					$	355
Cash received from exercise price of
options exercised		$	135					$	71					$	130
Number of options issued			-						-						3

Stock Option Valuation Assumptions

	Option Valuation Estimates
	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Expected life (years)		no options issued			no options issued		6.3
Expected volatility factor (%)							69.2%
Risk-free interest rate (%)							3.0%
Expected dividend yield (%)							0.0%

Schedule Of significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options

						Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
						Number Of		Weighted					Number Of
						Options		Average		Weighted			Options		Weighted
						Outstanding		Remaining		Average			Exercisable		Average
						December 31,		Contractual		Exercise			December 31,		Exercise
Exercise Prices						2012		Life		Price			2012		Price
$	1.34		$	1.34		680,800		6.1		$	1.34		462,239		$	1.34
$	2.02		$	6.62		20,000		6.8		$	5.52		15,000		$	5.52
$	10.90		$	11.69		20,500		5.0		$	11.46		20,500		$	11.46
$	11.78		$	48.21		18,500		3.1		$	27.24		18,500		$	27.24
$	1.34		$	48.21		739,800		6.0		$	2.38		516,239		$	2.79

Schedule of recognized stock-based compensation expense

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
		(amounts in thousands)
Station operating expenses	$	584		$	776		$	1,357
Corporate general and administrative expenses		5,170			6,895			4,171
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses		5,754			7,671			5,528
Income tax benefit before an valuation allowance		1,540			2,107			1,762
Net stock-based compensation expense	$	4,214		$	5,564		$	3,766

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Vested And Released

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012						2011						2010
		Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
		(amounts in thousands)
RSUs issued			307		$	2,133			445		$	4,721			1,024		$	11,361
RSUs forfeited			(26)			(235)			(28)			(474)			(85)			(1,242)
Net RSUs issued and increase
(decrease) to paid-in capital			281		$	1,898			417		$	4,247			939		$	10,119
RSUs vested and released			659						886						527

Resticted Stock Unit Valuation Assumptions

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2010
Expected Volatility Structure	59% to 78%
Risk Free Interest Rate	0.1% to 1.1%
Expected Dividend Yield	0.0%

Restricted Stock Units Activity [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

				Number					Weighted		Aggregate
				Of		Weighted			Average		Intrinsic
				Restricted		Average			Remaining		Value As Of
				Stock		Purchase			Contractual		December 31,
	Period Ended			Units		Price			Term (Years)		2012
RSUs outstanding as of:	December 31, 2011			1,860,577
RSUs awarded				306,556
RSUs released				(659,381)
RSUs forfeited				(26,484)
RSUs outstanding as of:	December 31, 2012			1,481,268		$	-		1.1		$	10,339,251
RSUs vested and expected
to vest as of:	December 31, 2012			1,388,230		$	-		1.1		$	9,082,613
RSUs exercisable (vested and
deferred) as of:	December 31, 2012			86,996		$	-		0.0		$	607,232
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years				1.9
Unamortized compensation
expense, net of estimated
forfeitures			$	5,714,641

Options Activity [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

									Weighted		Intrinsic
						Weighted			Average		Value
						Average			Remaining		As Of
			Number Of			Exercise			Contractual		December 31,
	Period Ended		Options			Price			Term (Years)		2012
Options outstanding as of:	December 31, 2011			876,025		$	2.84
Options granted				-
Options exercised				(101,350)			1.34
Options forfeited				(12,500)			2.41
Options expired				(22,375)			25.23
Options outstanding as of:	December 31, 2012			739,800		$	2.38		6.0		$	3,868,897
Options vested and expected to vest as of:	December 31, 2012			737,780		$	2.38		6.0		$	3,858,687
Options vested and exercisable as of:	December 31, 2012			516,239		$	2.79		6.0		$	2,628,917
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years				0.1
Unamortized compensation expense,
net of estimated forfeitures			$	32,617

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