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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Abstract |
Schedule of Deferred Charges and Other Assets |
| Other Assets |  |
| December 31, |  |
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  |
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  | Period Of
| Asset |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Asset |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortization
| (amounts in thousands) |  |
Deferred contracts | $ | 1,588 |  | $ | 1,390 |  | $ | 198 |  | $ | 1,588 |  | $ | 1,341 |  | $ | 247 |  | Term of contract
Leasehold premium |  | 17,028 |  |  | 2,440 |  |  | 14,588 |  |  | 17,028 |  |  | 431 |  |  | 16,597 |  | Term of contract
Advertiser lists and customer relationships |  | 29,332 |  |  | 10,780 |  |  | 18,552 |  |  | 29,126 |  |  | 1,390 |  |  | 27,736 |  | 3 to 5 years
Other definite-lived assets |  | 7,600 |  |  | 6,601 |  |  | 999 |  |  | 6,916 |  |  | 4,996 |  |  | 1,920 |  | Term of contract
Total definite-lived intangibles |  | 55,548 |  |  | 21,211 |  |  | 34,337 |  |  | 54,658 |  |  | 8,158 |  |  | 46,500 |  |
Debt issuance costs |  | 619 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 567 |  |  | 2,487 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | 607 |  | Term of debt
Prepaid assets - long-term |  | 4,259 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,259 |  |  | 5,239 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,239 |  |
Software costs and other |  | 24,589 |  |  | 7,555 |  |  | 17,034 |  |  | 9,720 |  |  | 4,109 |  |  | 5,611 |  |
| $ | 85,015 |  | $ | 28,818 |  | $ | 56,197 |  | $ | 72,104 |  | $ | 14,147 |  | $ | 57,957 |  |
Schdule of Deferred Charges Amortization Expense |
|  | Amortization Expense
|  | Other Assets
|  | For The Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Definite-lived assets |  | $ | 12,132 |  | $ | 1,240 |  | $ | 81
Deferred financing expense |  |  | 3,189 |  |  | 2,333 |  |  | 2,585
Software costs |  |  | 3,447 |  |  | 1,091 |  |  | 1,023
Total |  | $ | 18,768 |  | $ | 4,664 |  | $ | 3,689
Schdule of Future Estimated Amortization Expense |
|  | Future Amortization Expense
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Definite-Lived
|  | Total |  | Other |  | Assets
Years ending December 31, |  | (amounts in thousands)
2019 |  | $ | 18,526 |  | $ | 6,267 |  | $ | 12,259
2020 |  |  | 16,148 |  |  | 5,682 |  |  | 10,466
2021 |  |  | 5,136 |  |  | 3,168 |  |  | 1,968
2022 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 1,955
2023 |  |  | 1,759 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 1,666
Thereafter |  |  | 6,023 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,023
Total |  | $ | 49,658 |  | $ | 15,321 |  | $ | 34,337

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