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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of the changes in broadcasting license |
|  | Broadcasting Licenses
|  | Carrying Amount
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Broadcasting licenses balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 2,649,959 |  | $ | 823,195
Disposition of an FCC broadcasting license to facilitate the CBS Merger |  |  | - |  |  | (13,500)
Deconsolidation of a VIE - 2017 Charlotte Acquisition |  |  | - |  |  | (15,738)
Acquisition of radio stations - 2017 Charlotte Acquisition |  |  | - |  |  | 17,174
Acquisition of radio stations - CBS Radio Merger |  |  | - |  |  | 1,880,400
Disposition of FCC broadcasting licenses - EMF Sale |  |  | - |  |  | (54,661)
Acquisition of a radio station - Beasley Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | 35,944
Acquisition of radio stations - iHeartMedia Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | 50,621
Disposition of radio stations - iHeartMedia Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | (7,462)
Assets held for sale - Bonneville Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | (66,014)
Acquisition of radio stations - Emmis Acquisition |  |  | 12,785 |  |  | -
Acquisition of a radio station - Jerry Lee Transaction |  |  | 27,346 |  |  | -
Loss on impairment |  |  | (148,564) |  |  | -
Disposition of a radio station - WXTU Transaction |  |  | (24,901) |  |  | -
Ending period balance |  | $ | 2,516,625 |  | $ | 2,649,959
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licences impairment testing |
| Estimates And Assumptions
| Fourth |  | Second |  | Second |  | Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2018 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Discount rate | 9.00% |  | 9.00% |  | 9.25% |  | 9.5% |  | 9.7%
Operating profit margin ranges expected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
for average stations in the markets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
where the Company operates | 22% to 37% |  | 22% to 37% |  | 19% to 40% |  | 14% to 40% |  | 25% to 40%
Long-term revenue growth rate range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of the Company's markets | 0.0% to 0.9% |  | 0.5% to 1.0% |  | 1.0% to 2.0% |  | 1.0% to 2.0% |  | 1.5% to 2.0%
Schedule of changes in goodwill |
|  | Goodwill Carrying Amount
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss |  |  |  |  |
on impairment as of January 1, | $ | 988,056 |  | $ | 158,333
Accumulated loss on impairment as of January 1, |  | (126,056) |  |  | (125,615)
Goodwill beginning balance after cumulative loss |  |  |  |  |
on impairment as of January 1, |  | 862,000 |  |  | 32,718
Loss on impairment during year |  | (317,138) |  |  | (441)
Acquisition of radio stations - 2017 Charlotte Acquisition |  |  | - |  |  | 43
Acquisition of radio stations - CBS Radio Merger |  | - |  |  | 820,961
Disposition of goodwill - EMF sale |  |  | - |  |  | (266)
Acquisition of a radio station - Beasley Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | 289
Acquisition of radio stations -iHeartMedia Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | 11,700
Disposition of radio stations - iHeartMedia Transaction |  |  | - |  |  | (14)
Assets held for sale - Bonneville Transaction |  | - |  |  | (2,990)
Disposition of a radio station - WXTU Transaction |  |  | (8,623) |  |  | -
Measurement period adjustments to acquired goodwill |  | (21,498) |  |  | -
Acquisition of radio stations - Emmis Acquisition |  | 332 |  |  | -
Acquisition of a radio station - Jerry Lee Transaction |  |  | 24,396 |  |  | -
Ending period balance | $ | 539,469 |  | $ | 862,000
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss |  |  |  |  |
on impairment as of December 31, | $ | 982,663 |  | $ | 988,056
Accumulated loss on impairment as of December 31, |  | (443,194) |  |  | (126,056)
Goodwill ending balance as of December 31, | $ | 539,469 |  | $ | 862,000
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for goodwill impairment testing |
| Estimates And Assumptions
| Fourth |  | Second |  | Second |  | Second |  | Second
| Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter |  | Quarter
| 2018 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Discount rate | 9.00% |  | 9.00% |  | 9.25% |  | 9.5% |  | 9.7%
Market multiple used in the market |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
valuation approach | not applicable |  | not applicable |  | 7.5x to 8.0x |  | 7.5x to 8.0x |  | 7.5x to 8.0x

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