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ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of merger and acquisition costs

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	143		$	-
Workforce reduction		590			-
Lease abandonment costs		257			-
Other restructuring costs		491			-
Total restructuring charges	$	1,481		$	-

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
						Actual			Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	300,560		$	339,678
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(14,206)		$	6,319
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	328		$	-
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	(13,878)		$	6,319
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	(13,878)		$	5,769
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - basic	$	(0.10)		$	0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - basic	$	-		$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	(0.10)		$	0.04
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted	$	(0.10)		$	0.04
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - diluted	$	-		$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	(0.10)		$	0.04
Weighted shares outstanding basic		138,939,309			140,317,816
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		138,939,309			141,481,456
Conversion of preferred stock for dilutive purposes
under the as if method	Not applicable			Anti-dilutive

Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve by Type

	Three			Twelve
	Months Ended			Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,
	2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance	$	16,086		$	650
Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio		1,481			15,005
Restructuring charges assumed from the Merger		-			1,095
Payments		(6,346)			(664)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		11,221			16,086
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion		(2,926)			(4,413)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion	$	8,295		$	11,673

CBS Radio [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block]

		Preliminary Value
		as of acquisition date
		(as previously			Measurement
		reported as of			period
Description		December 31, 2017)			Adjustment			As Adjusted
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Accounts receivable		$	241,548		$	-		$	241,548
Prepaid sports rights and favorable sports contracts			4,160			-			4,160
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other			20,625			-			20,625
Other current assets			7,350			421			7,771
Total current assets			273,683			421			274,104
Land			112,880			-			112,880
Land improvements			3,988			(2,640)			1,348
Leasehold improvements			26,255			9,774			36,029
Buildings			19,246			(5,206)			14,040
Furniture and fixtures			10,929			(6,849)			4,080
Equipment and towers			76,486			4,921			81,407
Construction in process			14,598			-			14,598
Total tangible property			264,382			-			264,382
Advertiser relationships			27,453			-			27,453
Radio broadcasting licenses			1,880,400			-			1,880,400
Goodwill			820,961			(2,949)			818,012
Assets held for sale			255,650			-			255,650
Favorable leases			16,580			-			16,580
Other noncurrent assets			1,050			1,926			2,976
Total intangible and other assets			3,002,094			(1,023)			3,001,071
Total assets		$	3,540,159		$	(602)		$	3,539,557
Liabilities
Accounts payable		$	36,137		$	421		$	36,558
Accrued expenses			35,154			-			35,154
Accrued salaries and benefits			26,324			-			26,324
Current portion of long-term debt			10,600			-			10,600
Unfavorable sports liability - current portion			4,803			-			4,803
Accrued interest			4,529			-			4,529
Unearned revenues - current portion			14,971			-			14,971
Total current liabilities			132,518			421			132,939
Unearned revenues - non-current portion			13,859			-			13,859
Unfavorable lease liability			12,770			-			12,770
Unfavorable sports liability - non-current portion			22,597			-			22,597
Non-current portion of long-term debt			1,376,900			-			1,376,900
Deferred tax liability			780,832			(2,949)			777,883
Other long-term liabilities			31,835			1,926			33,761
Total liabilities		$	2,371,311		$	(602)		$	2,370,709
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	1,168,848		$	-		$	1,168,848

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