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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Change In Contract With Customer Asset [Abstract]

Change in Contract Assets and Liabilities Table

		Year Ended
		December 31,
		2018
Description			Unearned Revenue
		(amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance on January 1, 2018		$	30,519
Revenue recognized during the period that was included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities			(14,986)
Additional amounts recognized during period			8,297
Ending balance		$	23,830

Contract With Customer Asset And Liability [Abstract]

Contract Assets and Liabilities Table

		December 31,
Description		2018			2017
		(amounts in thousands)
Receivables, included in "Accounts receivable
net of allowance for doubtful accounts"		$	330,983		$	331,799
Contract assets			-			-
Unearned revenue - current			22,692			17,519
Unearned revenue - noncurrent			1,138			13,000

Disaggregation Of Revenue [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue Table

		Years Ended
		December 31,
		2018			2017			2016
Revenue by Source		(amounts in thousands)
Broadcast revenues		$	1,327,803		$	530,553		$	428,266
Event and other revenues			115,399			51,434			31,805
Trade and barter revenues			19,365			10,897			4,700
Net revenues		$	1,462,567		$	592,884		$	464,771

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Tabular disclosure of contract balances and changes in contract balances.

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