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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement Abstract    
NET REVENUES $ 300,560 $ 99,001
OPERATING EXPENSE:    
Station operating expenses, including non-cash compensation expense 255,725 77,166
Depreciation and amortization expense 8,471 2,647
Corporate general and administrative expenses, including non-cash compensation expense 18,669 10,565
Integration Costs 9,729 0
Restructuring Charges 1,481 0
Merger and acquisition costs and restructuring charges 1,383 10,271
Total Restructuring Charge and Transition Services 0  
Net time brokerage agreement (income) fees (426) 34
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets (161) 13,334
Total operating expense 294,871 114,017
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 5,689 (15,016)
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:    
Net interest expense 23,404 5,977
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT) (17,715) (20,993)
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT) (3,509) (11,662)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (14,206) (9,331)
Preferred stock dividend 0 (550)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (14,206) (9,881)
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax 328 0
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (13,878) $ (9,881)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC    
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.1) $ (0.25)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income (taxes) benefit 0 0
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC (0.1) (0.25)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED    
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED (0.1) (0.25)
DIVIDENDS DECLARED AND PAID PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.09 $ 0.075
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:    
Basic 138,939,309 38,910,322
Diluted 138,939,309 38,910,322