7. OTHER ASSETS

Deferred charges and other assets consist of the following:

	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

The following table presents the various categories of amortization expense, including deferred financing costs which are reflected as interest 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

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense, for each of the five succeeding years for: (1) deferred charges and other assets; and (2) definite-lived assets:

	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