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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Restructuring charges table

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	-		$	32
Workforce reduction		5,283			2,338
Other restructuring costs		670			649
Total restructuring charges	$	5,953		$	3,019

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	-		$	(478)
Workforce reduction		1,489			1,410
Other restructuring costs		88			(80)
Total restructuring charges	$	1,577		$	852

Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve table

	Nine Months			Twelve Months
	Ended			Ended
	September 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance	$	7,077		$	16,086
Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio		5,953			5,830
Payments		(7,553)			(14,839)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		5,477			7,077
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion		(188)			(988)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion	$	5,289		$	6,089

Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information table

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
												Pro Forma			Pro Forma			Pro Forma			Pro Forma
Net revenues	$	386,141		$	383,975		$	1,078,270		$	1,064,123
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	38,208		$	38,693		$	68,258		$	27,140
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	-		$	358		$	-		$	1,530
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	38,208		$	39,051		$	68,258		$	28,670
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	38,208		$	39,051		$	68,258		$	28,670
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - basic	$	0.28		$	0.28		$	0.49		$	0.20
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - basic	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	0.01
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	0.28		$	0.28		$	0.49		$	0.21
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted	$	0.28		$	0.28		$	0.49		$	0.19
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - diluted	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	0.01
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	0.28		$	0.28		$	0.49		$	0.21
Weighted shares outstanding basic		136,449,453			138,740,243			137,944,486			138,901,037
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		136,452,995			139,102,560			138,295,091			139,684,890

Pineapple Street Media [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

					Useful Lives in Years
		Preliminary Value			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Accounts receivable		$	997
Pineapple Street Media brand			1,793		non-amortizing
Goodwill			12,445		non-amortizing
Total intangible and other assets			15,235
Total assets		$	15,235
Unearned revenue		$	238
Accounts payable			30
Total liabilities		$	268
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	14,967

2019 Cumulus Exchange [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

					Useful Lives in Years
		Preliminary Value			From		To
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	844		3		7
Total tangible property			844
Radio broadcasting licenses			19,576		non-amortizing
Goodwill			2,080		non-amortizing
Total intangible and other assets			21,656
Total assets		$	22,500
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	22,500

2018 Jerry Lee Transaction [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

		Final Value
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	981
Total tangible property			981
Advertising contracts			477
Radio broadcasting licenses			27,346
Goodwill			24,396
Net working capital			3,234
Total intangible and other assets			55,453
Total assets		$	56,434
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	56,434

2018 Emmis Acquisition [Member]

Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of tangible and intangible assets acquired table

		Final Value
		(amounts in thousands)
Assets
Equipment		$	1,558
Total tangible property			1,558
Advertiser relationships			207
Advertising contracts			114
Radio broadcasting licenses			12,785
Goodwill			332
Other noncurrent assets			4
Total intangible and other assets			13,442
Total assets		$	15,000
Fair value of assets acquired		$	15,000

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