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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement Abstract    
NET REVENUES $ 78,420us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 78,235us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
OPERATING EXPENSE:    
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense 59,367us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses 57,961us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses
Depreciation and amortization expense 1,955us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 1,974us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense 6,279us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 6,416us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Impairment loss 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Merger and acquisition costs 1,723us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts 0us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees 0etm_NetTimeBrokerageAgreement 0etm_NetTimeBrokerageAgreement
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets (157)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (40)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Total operating expense 69,167us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 66,311us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 9,253us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 11,924us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:    
Net interest expense 9,279us-gaap_InterestExpense 9,903us-gaap_InterestExpense
Net (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Net (gain) loss on derivative instruments 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax
Net (gain) loss on investments 0us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments 0us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Other income 0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (55)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE 9,279us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense 9,848us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT) (26)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2,076us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT) 67us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 713us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (93)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,363us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC $ 0us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.04us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED $ 0us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.04us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:    
Basic 38,026,469us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 37,660,123us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Diluted 38,026,469us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 38,501,319us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding