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ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of merger and acquisition costs

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	32		$	-
Workforce reduction		2,338			-
Lease abandonment costs		257			-
Other restructuring costs		392			-
Total restructuring charges	$	3,019		$	-

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	(478)		$	-
Workforce reduction		1,410			-
Other restructuring costs		(80)			-
Total restructuring charges	$	852		$	-

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
												Pro Forma			Pro Forma			Pro Forma			Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	379,933		$	418,902		$	1,061,891		$	1,195,338
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	38,579		$	36,659		$	29,898		$	85,270
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	358		$	-		$	1,530		$	-
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	38,937		$	36,659		$	31,428		$	85,270
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	38,937		$	35,996		$	31,428		$	83,507
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - basic	$	0.28		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.61
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - basic	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	0.28		$	0.26		$	0.23		$	0.59
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted	$	0.28		$	0.26		$	0.22		$	0.61
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - diluted	$	-		$	-		$	0.01		$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	0.28		$	0.26		$	0.23		$	0.59
Weighted shares outstanding basic		138,740,243			140,362,282			138,901,037			140,355,027
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		139,102,560			141,135,470			139,684,890			140,362,282
Conversion of preferred stock for dilutive purposes
under the as if method	Not applicable			anti-dilutive			Not applicable			anti-dilutive

Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve by Type

	Nine			Twelve
	Months Ended			Months Ended
	September 30,			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		3,019			15,005
Restructuring charges assumed from the Merger		-			1,095
Payments		(12,293)			(664)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		6,812			16,086
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion		(1,224)			(4,413)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion	$	5,588		$	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			476			21,101
Other current assets			7,350			1,741			9,091
Total current assets			273,683			2,217			275,900
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			(6,651)			814,310
Assets held for sale			255,650			-			255,650
Favorable leases			16,580			-			16,580
Other noncurrent assets			1,050			4,176			5,226
Total intangible and other assets			3,002,094			(2,475)			2,999,619
Total assets		$	3,540,159		$	(258)		$	3,539,901
Liabilities
Accounts payable		$	36,137		$	421		$	36,558
Accrued expenses			35,154			344			35,498
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			765			133,283
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		$	(258)		$	2,371,053
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	1,168,848		$	-		$	1,168,848

Emmis [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block]

					Useful Lives in Years
Description		April 30, 2018			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	1,558		3		7
Total tangible property			1,558
Advertiser relationships			207		5		15
Advertising contracts			114		1		1
Radio broadcasting licenses			12,785		non-amortizing
Goodwill			332		non-amortizing
Other noncurrent assets			4		2		2
Total intangible and other assets			13,442
Total assets		$	15,000
Preliminary fair value of assets acquired		$	15,000

WBEB [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block]

					Useful Lives in Years
Description		September 27, 2018			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	981		3		7
Total tangible property			981
Advertising contracts			477		1		1
Radio broadcasting licenses			27,346		non-amortizing
Goodwill			24,396		non-amortizing
Net working capital			3,234		not applicable
Total intangible and other assets			55,453
Total assets		$	56,434
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	56,434

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