v3.20.2

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of the Changes in Broadcasting License | The following table presents the changes in the carrying value of broadcasting licenses. Refer to Note 2, Business Combinations, and Note 14, Assets Held For Sale, for additional information.
| Broadcasting Licenses Carrying Amount |  |
| June 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| (amounts in thousands) |  |
Broadcasting licenses balance as of January 1, | $ | 2,508,121 |  |  | $ | 2,516,625 |
Disposition of radio stations (See Note 2) | — |  |  | (17,940) |
Acquisitions (See Note 2) | — |  |  | 19,576 |
Loss on impairment | (4,143) |  |  | — |
Assets held for sale (See Note 14) | (432) |  |  | (10,140) |
Ending period balance | $ | 2,503,546 |  |  | $ | 2,508,121 |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill | The following table presents the changes in goodwill. Refer to Note 2, Business Combinations, for additional information.
| Goodwill Carrying Amount |  |
| June 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| (amounts in thousands) |  |
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss on impairment as of January 1, | $ | 1,024,467 |  |  | $ | 982,663 |
Accumulated loss on impairment as of January 1, | (980,547) |  |  | (443,194) |
Goodwill beginning balance after cumulative loss on impairment as of January 1, | 43,920 |  |  | 539,469 |
Loss on impairment during year | — |  |  | (537,353) |
Dispositions (See Note 2) | — |  |  | (4,862) |
Acquisitions (See Note 2) | — |  |  | 46,666 |
Measurement period adjustments to acquired goodwill (See Note 2) | (28) |  |  | — |
Ending period balance | $ | 43,892 |  |  | $ | 43,920 |
Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licenses impairment testing | The following table reflects the estimates and assumptions used in the interim and annual broadcasting licenses impairment assessments for each respective period.
| Estimates And Assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Second Quarter 2020 |  | Fourth Quarter 2019 |  | Fourth Quarter 2018 |  | Second Quarter 2018 |  | Second Quarter 2017
Discount rate | 8.00 | % |  | 8.50 | % |  | 9.00 | % |  | 9.00 | % |  | 9.25 | %
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates | 22% to 36% |  | 18% to 36% |  | 22% to 37% |  | 22% to 37% |  | 19% to 40%
Forecasted growth rate (including long-term growth rate) range of the Company's markets | 0.0% to 0.8% |  | 0.0% to 0.8% |  | 0.0% to 0.9% |  | 0.5% to 1.0% |  | 1.0% to 2.0%

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