SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments Abstract

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Market Based

			Years Ended December 31,
			2018			2017			2016
			(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
			(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation of RSUs with Service And Market Conditions
	Beginning of period balance			650			630			390
	Number of RSUs granted			-			70			470
	Number of RSUs forfeited			(110)			-			-
	Number of RSUs vested			(314)			(50)			(230)
	End of period balance			226			650			630
	Weighted average fair value of RSUs granted
	with market conditions		$	-		$	9.81		$	7.34

Schedule Of Other Options Dislcosure

		Years Ended December 31,
Option Issuance and Exercise Data		2018						2017						2016
		(amounts in thousands except for per share and years)
		From			To			From			To			From			To
Exercise price range of options issued		$	1.34		$	2.02		$	1.34		$	11.31		$	1.34		$	11.69
Upon vesting, period to exercise in years			1			10			1			10			1			10
Fair value per share upon grant		$	-					$	4.33					$	-
Number of options granted			-						686						-
Intrinsic value per share upon exercise		$	7.33					$	7.24					$	12.21
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$	829					$	60					$	1,678
Tax benefit from options exercised		$	220					$	21					$	636
Cash received from exercise price of
options exercised		$	152					$	42					$	265

Schedule Of significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options

						Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
						Number of		Weighted					Number of
						Options		Average		Weighted			Options		Weighted
Range of						Outstanding		Remaining		Average			Exercisable		Average
Exercise Prices						December 31,		Contractual		Exercise			December 31,		Exercise
From			To			2018		Life		Price			2018		Price
$	1.34		$	1.34		184,800		0.1		$	1.34		184,800		$	1.34
$	4.76		$	13.98		570,410		1.8		$	12.04		570,410		$	12.04
$	1.34		$	13.98		755,210		1.4		$	9.42		755,210		$	9.42

Schedule of recognized stock-based compensation expense

		Years Ended December 31,
		2018			2017			2016
			(amounts in thousands)

Station operating expenses		$	6,855		$	1,694		$	1,363
Corporate general and administrative expenses			8,294			7,873			5,176
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses			15,149			9,567			6,539
Income tax benefit ⁽¹⁾			3,160			3,328			2,321
After-tax stock-based compensation expense		$	11,989		$	6,239		$	4,218

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Vested And Released

		Years Ended December 31,
		2018						2017						2016
		Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount			Shares			Amount
		(amounts in thousands, except per share)

RSUs issued			1,292		$	10,078			3,064		$	35,628			1,123		$	10,381
RSUs forfeited - service based			(396)			(1,228)			(379)			(1,117)			(27)			(280)
Net RSUs issued and increase
(decrease) to paid-in capital			896		$	8,850			2,685		$	34,511			1,096		$	10,101
Weighted average grant date
fair value per share		$	9.71					$	13.42					$	9.24
Fair value of shares vested per share		$	11.07					$	10.76					$	9.30
RSUs vested and released			1,496						474						611

Resticted Stock Unit Valuation Assumptions

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2018		2017		2016

Expected Volatility Structure ⁽¹⁾	-		54%		35% to 45%
Risk Free Interest Rate ⁽²⁾	-		1.8%		0.4% to 1.1%
Annual Dividend Payment Per Share (Constant) ⁽³⁾	-		3.3%		7.5%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Vested and Expected to Vest

				Number					Weighted		Aggregate
				of		Weighted			Average		Intrinsic
				Restricted		Average			Remaining		Value as of
				Stock		Purchase			Contractual		December 31,
	Period Ended			Units		Price			Term (Years)		2018
	(amounts in thousands)

RSUs outstanding as of:	December 31, 2017			4,285
RSUs awarded				1,292
RSUs released				(1,496)
RSUs forfeited				(396)
RSUs outstanding as of:	December 31, 2018			3,685		$	-		1.1		$	20,971
RSUs vested and expected
to vest as of:	December 31, 2018			3,685		$	-		1.1		$	20,971
RSUs exercisable (vested and
deferred) as of:	December 31, 2018			49		$	-		-		$	278
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years				1.9
Unamortized compensation
expense			$	22,458

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding

									Weighted		Intrinsic
						Weighted			Average		Value
						Average			Remaining		as of
			Number of			Exercise			Contractual		December 31,
	Period Ended		Options			Price			Term (Years)		2018

Options outstanding as of:	December 31, 2017			883,347		$	8.38
Options granted				-			-
Options exercised				(113,137)			1.35
Options forfeited				-			-
Options expired				(15,000)			9.30
Options outstanding as of:	December 31, 2018			755,210		$	9.42		1.4		$	789,550
Options vested and expected to
vest as of:	December 31, 2018			755,210		$	9.42		1.4		$	789,550
Options vested and exercisable as of:	December 31, 2018			755,210		$	9.42		1.4		$	789,550
Weighted average remaining
recognition period in years				-
Unamortized compensation expense			$	-

Schedule Of Restricted Stock Units Performance Based [Text Block]

			Years Ended December 31,
			2018			2017			2016
			(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
			(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation of RSUs with Service and Performance
Conditions
	Beginning of period balance			-			-			29
	Number of RSUs granted			-			-			-
	Number of RSUs that did not meet criteria			-			-			(29)
	Number of RSUs vested			-			-			-
	Average fair value of RSUs granted with performance
	conditions		$	-		$	-		$	-