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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments Abstract    
Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Market Based  
Nine MonthsYear
EndedEnded
September 30,December 31,
20152014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation Of RSUs With Market Conditions
Beginning of period balance290-
Number of RSUs granted165290
Number of RSUs forfeited --
Number of RSUs vested(65)-
End of period balance390290
Average fair value of RSUs issued with market
conditions$8.39$6.90
Schedule Of Other Options Dislcosure  
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Option Exercise Data20152014
(amounts in thousands)
Intrinsic value of options exercised$101$232
Tax benefit from options exercised (1)$38$88
Cash received from exercise price of options exercised$35$42
Stock Option Valuation Assumptions  
Nine Months EndedYear Ended
September 30,December 31,
20152014
Expected Volatility Term Structure (1)34% to 39%33% to 42%
Risk-Free Interest Rate (2)0.1% to 1.1%0.1% to 0.4%
Dividend Yield (3)0.0%0.0%
Schedule Of significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options  
Options OutstandingOptions Exercisable
Number Of Weighted Number Of
OptionsAverageWeighted OptionsWeighted
Range OfOutstandingRemaining AverageExercisable Average
Exercise PricesSeptember 30,ContractualExerciseSeptember 30,Exercise
FromTo2015LifePrice2015Price
$1.341.34432,9253.4$1.34432,925$1.34
$2.0211.7834,0002.9$9.5034,000$9.50
$1.3411.78466,9253.3$1.93466,925$1.93
Schedule of recognized stock-based compensation expense
Three Months Ended
September 30,
20152014
(amounts in thousands)
Station operating expenses$334$277
Corporate general and administrative expenses1,221981
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses1,5551,258
Income tax benefit (1)577378
Net stock-based compensation expense$978$880
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20152014
(amounts in thousands)
Station operating expenses$880$672
Corporate general and administrative expenses3,2173,079
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses4,0973,751
Income tax benefit (1)1,5131,121
Net stock-based compensation expense$2,584$2,630
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Vested and Expected to Vest  
NumberWeightedAggregate
OfWeightedAverageIntrinsic
Restricted AverageRemainingValue As Of
StockPurchaseContractualSeptember 30,
Period EndedUnitsPriceTerm (Years)2015
RSUs outstanding as of: December 31, 20141,258,685
RSUs awarded701,527
RSUs released(394,130)
RSUs forfeited(53,498)
RSUs outstanding as of: September 30, 20151,512,584$-1.3$15,367,853
RSUs vested and expected
to vest as of:September 30, 20151,424,839$-1.2$13,649,545
RSUs exercisable (vested and
deferred) as of:September 30, 201581,380$--$826,821
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years2.0
Unamortized compensation
expense, net of estimated
forfeitures$8,404,214
Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding  
WeightedIntrinsic
WeightedAverageValue
AverageRemainingAs Of
Number OfExerciseContractualSeptember 30,
Period EndedOptionsPriceTerm (Years)2015
Options outstanding as of:December 31, 2014486,675$2.11
Options granted--
Options exercised(11,750)3.02
Options forfeited(3,750)8.72
Options expired(4,250)13.63
Options outstanding as of:September 30, 2015466,925$1.933.3$3,871,714
Options vested and expected to
vest as of:September 30, 2015466,925$1.933.3$3,871,714
Options vested and exercisable as of:September 30, 2015466,925$1.933.3$3,871,714
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years-
Unamortized compensation expense,
net of estimated forfeitures$11,947
Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Performance Based [Text Block]  
Nine MonthsYear
EndedEnded
September 30,December 31,
20152014
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation Of RSUs With Performance Conditions
Beginning of period balance8-
Number of RSUs granted2211
Number of RSUs that did not meet criteria-(3)
Number of RSUs vested--
End of period balance308
Average fair value of RSUs issued with performance
conditions$11.11$9.60