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Gray Television, Inc
(NYSE:GTN) 

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Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company, owns and/or operates television stations and digital assets in the United States. The company also broadcasts secondary digital channels affiliated to ABC, CBS, and FOX, as well as channels affiliated with various other networks and program serv...

Founded: 1897
Full Time Employees: 6,912
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting

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      revenue
                                328,220,000 279,310,000 250,344,000 226,258,000 233,609,000 218,977,000 226,681,000 203,461,000 237,619,000 204,490,000 196,633,000 173,723,000 169,487,000 151,102,000 143,464,000 133,303,000 177,886,000 131,702,000 107,249,000 91,297,000  84,285,000 78,169,000 126,587,000 102,879,000 94,691,000 80,674,000    69,742,000                                   
      yoy
                                40.50% 27.55% 10.44% 11.20% -1.69% 7.08% 15.28% 17.12% 40.20% 35.33% 37.06% 30.32% -4.72% 14.73% 33.77% 46.01%  56.26% 37.20% -27.88%  -10.99% -3.11%    15.67%                                       
      qoq
                                17.51% 11.57% 10.65% -3.15% 6.68% -3.40% 11.41% -14.38% 16.20% 4.00% 13.19% 2.50% 12.17% 5.32% 7.62% -25.06% 35.07% 22.80% 17.47%   7.82% -38.25% 23.04% 8.65% 17.37%                                        
      broadcasting
    755,000,000 724,000,000 754,000,000 755,000,000 1,008,000,000 924,000,000 808,000,000 799,000,000 832,000,000 783,000,000 801,000,000 779,000,000 1,035,000,000 889,000,000 855,000,000 804,000,000 692,000,000 581,000,000 537,000,000 530,000,000 763,000,000 593,000,000 449,000,000 515,000,000 554,000,000 501,000,000 499,000,000 481,000,000                                                    47,144,500 62,281,000 67,988,000 58,309,000 86,471,000 73,658,000 71,235,000 61,910,000 66,537,000 60,372,000 63,551,000 52,601,000  29,553,847 
      production companies
    37,000,000 25,000,000 18,000,000 27,000,000 37,000,000 26,000,000 18,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 20,000,000 12,000,000 22,000,000 37,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 23,000,000 29,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 29,000,000 11,000,000 2,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 37,000,000                                                                  
      total revenue
    792,000,000 749,000,000 772,000,000 782,000,000 1,045,000,000 950,000,000 826,000,000 823,000,000 864,000,000 803,000,000 813,000,000 801,000,000 1,072,000,000 909,000,000 868,000,000 827,000,000 721,000,000 601,000,000 547,000,000 544,000,000 792,000,000 604,000,000 451,000,000 534,000,000 579,000,000 517,000,000 508,000,000 518,000,000                                                                  
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization, impairment and loss on disposal of assets, net:
                                                                                                 
      corporate and administrative
    28,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 32,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 33,000,000 23,000,000 30,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 28,000,000 84,000,000 32,000,000 25,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 21,000,000 14,000,000 21,000,000 48,000,000 10,776,000 11,041,000 10,833,000 8,260,000 7,105,000 8,318,000 8,409,000 7,709,000 8,922,000 7,223,000 8,524,000 15,678,000 11,030,000 10,022,000 6,444,000 6,847,000 7,585,000 5,271,000 9,848,000 6,499,000  5,293,000 3,824,000 5,182,000 4,010,000 3,629,000 3,106,000 3,644,000 4,089,000 3,402,000 3,038,000 3,417,000 3,369,000 3,837,000 2,922,000 3,222,000 3,308,000 3,592,000 4,046,000 4,082,000 3,754,000 2,722,000 3,539,000 3,513,000 3,932,000 3,584,000 4,061,000 4,957,000 3,481,000 2,916,000 3,743,000 105,000 4,672,000 4,082,000 2,646,000 4,242,000 2,884,000 2,163,000 2,373,000 1,539,750 1,916,000 2,107,000 2,136,000  1,116,117 
      depreciation
    34,000,000 33,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 36,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 33,000,000 33,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 13,296,000 13,350,000 13,543,000 13,694,000 13,418,000 13,085,000 12,841,000 12,629,000 11,686,000 11,494,000 11,617,000 11,126,000 9,806,000 9,354,000 8,754,000 8,798,000 8,650,000 8,228,000 6,986,000 6,384,000  5,938,000 5,800,000 5,801,000 5,725,000 5,716,000 5,891,000 6,017,000 6,530,000 6,638,000 6,998,000 7,229,000 7,495,000 7,931,000 7,975,000 8,057,000 8,025,000 8,253,000 8,261,000 8,370,000 8,598,000 8,708,000 8,885,000 9,135,000 9,956,000 9,917,000 9,551,000 9,256,000 8,769,000 8,312,000 7,737,000 5,899,000 6,855,000 5,888,000 5,814,000 5,896,000 6,088,000 5,870,000 5,801,000       
      amortization of intangible assets
    24,000,000 23,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 50,000,000 49,000,000 51,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000 36,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 4,983,000 4,998,000 5,153,000 5,436,000 6,388,000 6,460,000 6,657,000 5,567,000 4,231,000 4,235,000 4,242,000 3,888,000 3,267,000 3,213,000 2,731,000 2,771,000 3,006,000 3,823,000 1,179,000 289,000  12,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 18,000 19,000 28,000 29,000 34,000 34,000 117,000 120,000 120,000 122,000 137,000 145,000 145,000 149,000 195,000 199,000 199,000 199,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 225,000 442,000 709,000 710,000 592,000 458,000 159,000 208,000 209,000 224,000 232,000 237,000 283,000       
      impairment of intangible assets
    7,000,000  28,000,000                                                                                           
      loss on disposal of assets
    -2,000,000 -1,000,000   5,000,000 16,000,000 -1,000,000  1,000,000 -6,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000   -4,000,000 51,000,000          -10,000,000    -821,000 -18,784,750 1,660,000  527,000 -16,500 354,000   140,500 248,000                                 -3,000    82,000 -26,750 -446,000 305,000 34,000 -151,250 17,000 -626,000 4,000       
      operating expenses
    676,000,000 647,000,000 690,000,000 690,000,000 720,000,000 700,000,000 674,000,000 699,000,000 751,000,000 719,000,000 694,000,000 734,000,000 709,000,000 664,000,000 650,000,000 663,000,000 616,000,000 534,000,000 439,000,000 443,000,000 441,000,000 392,000,000 386,000,000 410,000,000 399,000,000 378,000,000 389,000,000 478,000,000 177,576,000 170,908,000 170,654,000 176,223,000 178,520,000 168,953,000 84,126,000 159,903,000 153,745,000 144,023,000 142,946,000 137,612,000 125,590,000 121,758,000 104,706,000 105,245,000 105,865,000 90,546,000 84,063,000 73,887,000  62,973,000 63,109,000    59,853,000                                       
      operating income
    116,000,000 102,000,000 82,000,000 92,000,000 325,000,000 250,000,000 152,000,000 124,000,000 113,000,000 84,000,000 119,000,000 67,000,000 363,000,000 245,000,000 218,000,000 164,000,000 105,000,000 67,000,000 108,000,000 101,000,000 351,000,000 212,000,000 65,000,000 124,000,000 180,000,000 139,000,000 119,000,000 40,000,000 150,644,000 108,402,000 79,690,000 50,035,000 55,089,000 50,024,000 142,555,000 43,558,000 83,874,000 60,467,000 53,687,000 36,111,000 43,897,000 29,344,000 38,758,000 28,058,000 72,021,000 41,156,000 23,186,000 17,410,000  21,312,000 15,060,000 58,511,000 41,063,000 33,046,000 20,821,000 26,592,000 18,222,000 19,028,000 11,506,000 52,234,000 24,650,000 18,136,000 11,940,000 18,685,000 10,630,000 8,998,000 4,766,000 -307,425,000 20,511,000 18,738,000 9,281,000 19,557,000 9,909,000 16,882,000 7,029,000 33,294,000 19,956,000 23,726,000 11,016,000 11,326,000 13,762,000 21,535,000 14,238,000 33,930,000 29,620,000 30,284,000 19,374,000 21,160,000 19,488,000 22,365,000 11,665,000  12,250,408 
      yoy
    -64.31% -59.20% -46.05% -25.81% 187.61% 197.62% 27.73% 85.07% -68.87% -65.71% -45.41% -59.15% 245.71% 265.67% 101.85% 62.38% -70.09% -68.40% 66.15% -18.55% 95.00% 52.52% -45.38% 210.00% 19.49% 28.23% 49.33% -20.06% 173.46% 116.70% -44.10% 14.87% -34.32% -17.27% 165.53% 20.62% 91.07% 106.06% 38.52% 28.70% -39.05% -28.70% 67.16% 61.16%  93.11% 53.96% -70.24%  -35.51% -27.67% 120.03% 125.35% 73.67% 80.96% -49.09% -26.08% 4.92% -3.63% 179.55% 131.89% 101.56% 150.52% -106.08% -48.17% -51.98% -48.65% -1671.94% 106.99% 10.99% 32.04% -41.26% -50.35% -28.85% -36.19% 193.96% 45.01% 10.17% -22.63% -66.62% -53.54% -28.89% -26.51% 60.35% 51.99% 35.41% 66.09%  59.08%     
      qoq
    13.73% 24.39% -10.87% -71.69% 30.00% 64.47% 22.58% 9.73% 34.52% -29.41% 77.61% -81.54% 48.16% 12.39% 32.93% 56.19% 56.72% -37.96% 6.93% -71.23% 65.57% 226.15% -47.58% -31.11% 29.50% 16.81% 197.50% -73.45% 38.97% 36.03% 59.27% -9.17% 10.13% -64.91% 227.28% -48.07% 38.71% 12.63% 48.67% -17.74% 49.59% -24.29% 38.14% -61.04% 75.00% 77.50% 33.18%   41.51% -74.26% 42.49% 24.26% 58.71% -21.70% 45.93% -4.24% 65.37% -77.97% 111.90% 35.92% 51.89% -36.10% 75.78% 18.14% 88.80% -101.55% -1598.83% 9.46% 101.90% -52.54% 97.37% -41.30% 140.18% -78.89% 66.84% -15.89% 115.38% -2.74% -17.70% -36.09% 51.25% -58.04% 14.55% -2.19% 56.31% -8.44% 8.58% -12.86% 91.73%    
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 45.90% 38.81% 31.83% 22.11% 23.58% 22.84% 62.89% 21.41% 35.30% 29.57% 27.30% 20.79% 25.90% 19.42% 27.02% 21.05% 40.49% 31.25% 21.62% 19.07% NaN% 25.29% 19.27% 46.22% 39.91% 34.90% 25.81% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 16.50% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% 
      other income:
                                                                                                 
      miscellaneous income
    1,000,000 -3,000,000  1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 110,000,000        -2,000,000    1,000,000  -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000   1,000,000 3,000,000 3,315,000 930,000 702,000 560,000 126,000 28,000 1,000 7,000 35,000 30,000 141,000 569,000 1,000 28,000 67,000 7,000 9,000 11,000 3,000   -1,000 1,000    2,000   3,000  1,000 -15,000 19,000 39,000 28,000 13,000 1,000 12,000 -179,000 36,000 63,000 27,000 -12,000 177,000 449,000 359,000 181,000 91,000 59,000 346,000 -151,000 256,000 158,000 295,000 416,000 193,000 262,000 143,000 -112,000 16,000 51,000 65,000  58,627 
      interest expense
    -119,000,000 -120,000,000 -117,000,000 -118,000,000 -122,000,000 -130,000,000 -118,000,000 -115,000,000 -116,000,000 -111,000,000 -109,000,000 -104,000,000 -100,000,000 -94,000,000 -81,000,000 -79,000,000 -62,000,000 -48,000,000 -47,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -45,000,000 -46,000,000 -52,000,000 -54,000,000 -57,000,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -32,443,000 -25,104,000 -24,831,000 -24,250,000 -24,070,000 -24,207,000 -23,791,000 -23,191,000 -23,766,000 -27,926,000 -24,269,000 -21,275,000 -18,649,000 -18,645,000 -18,587,000 -18,530,000 -19,195,000 -18,619,000 -15,825,000 -15,274,000  -12,594,000 -12,540,000 -13,999,000 -15,155,000 -15,126,000 -15,163,000 -15,269,000 -15,165,000 -15,343,000 -16,000,000 -16,332,000 -16,671,000 -17,431,000 -19,611,000 -19,568,000 -19,400,000 -20,007,000 -10,113,000 -12,252,000 -12,626,000 -13,402,000 -15,799,000 -16,579,000 -16,812,000 -16,525,000 -17,272,000 -17,123,000 -17,542,000 -16,656,000 -15,466,000 -13,002,000 -11,122,000 -11,312,000 -11,113,000 -10,621,000 -10,418,000 -10,474,000 -10,461,000 -10,637,000 -10,458,000 -10,972,000 -11,270,000  7,900,953 
      gain from early extinguishment of debt
    -1,500,000 -7,000,000   -250,000 6,000,000                                                                                        
      income before income taxes
    -26,000,000 -28,000,000 -35,000,000 -24,000,000 216,000,000 128,000,000 29,000,000 119,000,000 -12,000,000 -37,000,000 9,000,000 -42,000,000 244,000,000 150,000,000 137,000,000 83,000,000 42,000,000 18,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 291,000,000 165,000,000 17,000,000 71,000,000 126,000,000 82,000,000 62,000,000 -15,000,000 121,516,000 84,228,000 55,561,000 26,345,000 31,145,000 25,845,000 118,454,000 17,834,000 60,143,000 584,000 29,559,000 15,405,000 25,249,000 10,727,000 20,238,000 9,535,000 52,646,000 22,548,000 2,467,000 2,136,000  8,717,000 2,521,000 -2,171,000 25,908,000 17,920,000 5,660,000 11,323,000 3,057,000 3,688,000 -4,494,000 35,903,000 7,964,000 724,000 -7,981,000 -855,000 -8,757,000 -11,008,000 -13,687,000 1,707,250 7,921,000 5,399,000 -6,491,000 -9,665,000 -6,726,000 -15,555,000 -16,376,000     2,981,750 2,896,000 5,611,000 3,420,000 12,131,000 19,395,000 20,072,000 9,056,000       
      income tax expense
    -16,000,000 -18,000,000 21,000,000 -15,000,000 47,000,000 32,000,000 7,000,000 31,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 -11,000,000 58,000,000 42,000,000 38,000,000 21,000,000 13,000,000 35,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 67,000,000 43,000,000 6,000,000 18,000,000 32,000,000 23,000,000 18,000,000 3,000,000 33,249,000 22,342,000 14,856,000 6,400,000 -134,425,000 10,529,000 47,893,000 7,329,000 24,309,000 797,000 11,897,000 6,415,000 10,262,000 4,118,000 8,128,000 3,940,000 21,393,000 8,608,000 876,000 859,000  3,573,000 1,651,000 -62,000 10,035,000 6,926,000 2,289,000 3,748,000 1,073,000 1,129,000  14,039,000 2,456,000 190,000  -3,091,000 -3,237,000 -4,360,000  -113,831,000 3,277,000 2,184,000  1,478,000 -2,546,000 -5,613,000  7,765,000 909,000 2,809,000 -1,660,000 -993,000 1,153,000 2,218,000 1,345,000          1,662,000 
      net income
    -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -56,000,000 -9,000,000 169,000,000 96,000,000 22,000,000 88,000,000 -9,000,000 -40,000,000 4,000,000 -31,000,000 186,000,000 108,000,000 99,000,000 62,000,000 29,000,000 -17,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 224,000,000 122,000,000 11,000,000 53,000,000 94,000,000 59,000,000 44,000,000 -18,000,000 88,267,000 61,886,000 40,705,000 19,945,000 165,570,000 15,316,000 70,561,000 10,505,000 35,834,000 -213,000 17,662,000 8,990,000 14,987,000 6,609,000 12,110,000 5,595,000 31,253,000 13,940,000 1,591,000 1,277,000  5,144,000 870,000 -2,109,000 15,873,000 10,994,000 3,371,000 7,575,000 1,984,000 2,559,000 -3,083,000 21,864,000 5,508,000 534,000 -4,743,000 -1,959,000 -5,520,000 -6,648,000 -8,920,000 -206,025,000 4,644,000 3,215,000 -3,850,000 1,488,000 -4,180,000 -9,942,000 -10,514,000 8,587,000 1,359,000 4,320,000 -2,554,000 -3,849,000 1,743,000 3,393,000 2,075,000 14,803,000 11,782,000 12,197,000 5,502,000 1,265,000 5,556,000 7,032,000 171,000  3,086,727 
      yoy
    -105.92% -110.42% -354.55% -110.23% -1977.78% -340.00% 450.00% -383.87% -104.84% -137.04% -95.96% -150.00% 541.38% -735.29% 153.85% 58.97% -87.05% -113.93% 254.55% -26.42% 138.30% 106.78% -75.00% -394.44% 6.50% -4.66% 8.09% -190.25% -46.69% 304.06% -42.31% 89.86% 362.05% -7290.61% 299.51% 16.85% 139.10% -103.22% 45.85% 60.68% -52.05% -52.59% 661.16% 338.14%  171.00% 82.87% -160.55%  -53.21% -74.19% -127.84% 700.05% 329.62% -209.34% -65.35% -63.98% 379.21% -35.00% -1216.08% -199.78% -108.03% -46.83% -99.05% -218.86% -306.78% 131.69% -13945.77% -211.10% -132.34% -63.38% -82.67% -407.58% -330.14% 311.67% -323.10% -22.03% 27.32% -223.08% -126.00% -85.21% -72.18% -62.29% 1070.20% 112.06% 73.45% 3117.54%  80.00%     
      qoq
    0.00% -82.14% 522.22% -105.33% 76.04% 336.36% -75.00% -1077.78% -77.50% -1100.00% -112.90% -116.67% 72.22% 9.09% 59.68% 113.79% -270.59% -143.59% 0.00% -82.59% 83.61% 1009.09% -79.25% -43.62% 59.32% 34.09% -344.44% -120.39% 42.63% 52.04% 104.09% -87.95% 981.03% -78.29% 571.69% -70.68% -16923.47% -101.21% 96.46% -40.01% 126.77% -45.43% 116.44% -82.10% 124.20% 776.18% 24.59%   491.26% -141.25% -113.29% 44.38% 226.13% -55.50% 281.80% -22.47% -183.00% -114.10% 296.95% 931.46% -111.26% 142.11% -64.51% -16.97% -25.47% -95.67% -4536.37% 44.45% -183.51% -358.74% -135.60% -57.96% -5.44% -222.44% 531.86% -68.54% -269.15% -33.65% -320.83% -48.63% 63.52% -85.98% 25.64% -3.40% 121.68% 334.94% -77.23% -20.99% 4012.28%    
      net income margin %
    -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% 26.89% 22.16% 16.26% 8.82% 70.87% 6.99% 31.13% 5.16% 15.08% -0.10% 8.98% 5.17% 8.84% 4.37% 8.44% 4.20% 17.57% 10.58% 1.48% 1.40% NaN% 6.10% 1.11% -1.67% 15.43% 11.61% 4.18% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -4.42% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% 
      preferred stock dividends
    13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000                        504,000 1,233,000 1,179,000 1,179,000 1,706,000 1,957,000  1,789,000                                   
      net income attributable to common stockholders
    -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -69,000,000 -22,000,000 156,000,000 83,000,000 9,000,000 75,000,000 -22,000,000 -53,000,000 -9,000,000 -44,000,000 173,000,000 95,000,000 86,000,000 49,000,000 16,000,000 -30,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 211,000,000 109,000,000 -2,000,000 40,000,000 81,000,000 46,000,000 31,000,000 -31,000,000                        6,661,750 14,640,000 9,815,000                                        
      basic per share information:
                                                                                                 
      weighted-average shares outstanding
    97 97 97  95 95 95  92 93 93  92 91 93  95 95 95  96 95 97,000,000 98,000,000 99 100 100 99,000,000 88,084 87,765 87,765 89,058 73,061 71,636 71,821 71,877 71,848 71,879 71,878 71,791 68,330 71,638 71,637 58,224 57,862 57,863 57,862 57,847 57,630 57,561 57,523 57,170 57,155 57,151 57,148 57,117 57,118 57,115 57,112 54,322 57,071 54,453 48,565 48,510 48,519 48,506 48,489 48,302 48,370 48,235 48,153 47,788 47,760 47,688 47,734 48,408 48,072 48,791 48,741 48,649 48,725 48,639 48,599 49,643 49,951 49,958 49,856 50,111 50,095 50,406  22,127 15,676,485 
      diluted per share information:
                                                                                                 
      dividends declared per common share
    0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 80,000 0.08 0.08 0.08 80,000 0.08 0.08 0.08 80,000                                                                          
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization, impairment and gain on disposal of assets, net:
                                                                                                 
      gain on disposal of assets
      -6,000,000 -2,000,000            -5,000,000    -4,000,000    -6,000,000                -1,648,000                   -13,000    -44,000    -1,522,000    -921,000                       
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and loss on disposal of assets, net:
                                                                              48,818,000 34,514,500 47,456,000 45,538,000 45,064,000               
      gain on early extinguishment of debt
       1,000,000                                                                                          
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
       96    94    92,000,000    93,000,000    94,000,000                                                                          
      impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
             43,000,000                                                                                    
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and gain on disposal of assets, net:
                                                                      45,654,000    50,016,000                       
      loss from early extinguishment of debt
          -7,000,000  -750,000   -3,000,000                       -311,000 -2,540,000  -31,987,000       -189,000  -4,897,000                -349,000                               
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                               -87,250       -8,352,000       -16,361,000 -6,492,000  -237,000  -110,000 -1,773,000  -4,770,000            
      other expense:
                                                                                                 
      miscellaneous expense
            -3,250,000 -10,000,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000     -7,000,000                                                                           
      miscellaneous
               -2,000,000                                                                                  
      basic per common share information:
                                                                                                 
      diluted per common share information:
                                                                                                 
      miscellaneous (expense)
                    -1,750,000 -1,000,000                                                                            
      gain on disposal of assets
                      -1,000,000                                                                           
      diluted per share information:
                                                                                                 
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and gain on disposal of fixed assets, net:
                                                                                                 
      broadcast
                        246,250,000 326,000,000 324,000,000 335,000,000 339,000,000 316,000,000 314,000,000 356,000,000 159,739,000 145,091,000 141,919,000 149,654,000 150,670,000 139,430,000 133,545,000 133,471,000 128,511,000 120,717,000 117,335,000 108,568,000 101,969,000 98,921,000 86,445,000 86,847,000 86,386,000 73,218,000 66,002,000 60,384,000  51,807,000 53,494,000 56,651,000 52,034,000 52,829,000 50,772,000 49,409,000 48,678,000 47,930,000 48,179,000 52,898,000 49,796,000 46,092,000 47,567,000 50,589,000 46,173,000 45,167,000  37,095,750 49,907,000 48,460,000  36,862,250 49,583,000 49,048,000                    
      gain on disposal of fixed assets
                        -5,750,000 -10,000,000                                                                        
      gain on disposals of assets
                          -7,000,000    -3,000,000    -794,000                   -77,000    -547,000  -1,020,000 -1,030,000 -831,000  -1,300,000 -85,000 -480,000  -3,173,000 -1,835,000 -1,098,000                            
      net income attributable to common stockholders
                          -20,000                                                                       
      loss on disposal of fixed assets
                            -6,750,000 -14,000,000   -1,296,750 -3,572,000                                                                
      net income attributable to common stockholders
                              0.31                                                                   
      net income per common share
                               -310,000                                                                  
      loss on disposals of assets
                                      -77,326,000    1,228,000    332,000 -18,000 238,000 6,000 48,000 331,000   -28,000 -113,500 28,000  65,000             -289,000 -338,000 -84,000  -370,000 5,000 119,000  528,000 221,000 189,000                
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                     5,144,000 870,000    2,192,000 5,869,000 27,000 771,000  20,075,000 3,719,000   -8,414,250 -9,988,000 -0.22  -209,326,000 1,477,000 3,090,000  1,488,000 -4,180,000 -10,789,000  7,809,000 519,000 3,505,000 -3,369,000 -7,053,000 928,000 2,579,000 1,260,000 13,989,000 10,967,000 11,376,000 4,680,000 443,000 4,734,000 6,211,000    
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and loss on disposal of assets, net: - sum
                                                       45,828,500 61,816,000                 60,005,000  47,299,000 63,676,000 62,868,000      44,589,250 61,356,000 59,984,000 57,312,000           
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and gain on disposal of assets, net: - sum
                                                         61,645,000                                        
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortizationand loss on disposal of assets, net:
                                                                                                 
      basic and diluted per share information:
                                                                                                 
      revenues
                                                           55,615,250 76,518,000 76,201,000  57,865,750 85,345,000 75,636,000 70,482,000 77,517,000 66,446,000 65,057,000 61,354,000 94,803,000 82,631,000 78,743,000 70,999,000 84,273,000 73,585,000 79,750,000 69,681,000 101,921,000 80,592,000 81,391,000 68,234,000               
      preferred dividends
                                                             1,788,000  3,198,250 1,789,000 6,453,000 4,551,000 4,550,000 4,468,000 4,051,000 4,051,000 3,301,000 3,167,000 125,000    847,000 778,000 778,000 840,000 815,000 815,000 814,000 815,000 814,000 815,000 814,000 815,000 821,000 822,000 822,000 822,000 821,000 822,000  649,275 
      income tax benefit
                                                              -1,411,000    -3,238,000    -4,767,000    -2,641,000    -5,862,000                   
      net loss available to common stockholders
                                                              -4,872,000   -5,919,000 -9,294,000    -12,971,000    -3,850,000    -11,292,000                -651,000  -1,531,673 
      dividends declared per share
                                                                        0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.023 0.03 0.03            
      net (income available to common stockholders
                                                                     -10,699,000                            
      operating expenses:
                                                                                                 
      operating expenses: - sum
                                                                          61,718,000    62,652,000 68,627,000 60,636,000 57,665,000 57,218,000               
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                               16,352,000 2,268,000 7,129,000 -4,214,000               
      income from continuing operations
                                                                               8,587,000 1,359,000 4,320,000 -2,554,000               
      income from operations of discontinued publishing and wireless operations net of income tax expense of 0, 503, 0 and 2,444, respectively
                                                                                                 
      net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders
                                                                               0.003 0.01 0.07                
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                 
      income from operations of discontinued publishing and wireless operations net of income tax expense of 0, 746, 0 and 1,941, respectively
                                                                                                 
      income from operations of discontinued publishing and wireless operations net of income tax expense of 0 and 1,195, respectively
                                                                                                 
      loss from continuing operations available to common stockholders
                                                                                  -0.07               
      operating revenues:
                                                                                                 
      publishing and other
                                                                                   9,828,500 12,837,000 13,531,000 13,241,000           
      operating revenues: - sum
                                                                                   56,973,000 75,118,000 81,519,000 71,550,000 100,574,000 86,912,000 84,353,000 74,729,000 80,397,000 73,352,000 76,647,000 64,975,000  42,700,305 
      expenses:
                                                                                                 
      amortization of restricted stock awards
                                                                                   73,500 98,000 98,000 98,000 80,750 134,000 94,000 94,000       
      publishing
                                                                                       8,409,750 11,356,000 11,320,000 10,963,000 11,831,000 10,995,000 11,143,000 10,397,000  11,072,902 
      paging
                                                                                       1,388,000 1,898,000 1,798,000 1,856,000 2,029,000 1,985,000 1,953,000 1,977,000  2,073,556 
      operating expenses before depreciation and amortization
                                                                                                 
      operating expenses before depreciation and amortization - sum
                                                                                       41,679,000 57,292,000 54,069,000     53,310,000   
      federal and state income tax expense
                                                                                       4,760,500 7,613,000 7,875,000 3,554,000 9,146,000 3,490,000 4,412,000 289,000   
      operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and loss on disposal of assets:
                                                                                                 
      total operating expenses
                                                                                          55,355,000 40,364,000 53,864,000 54,282,000    
      depreciation and amortization
                                                                                           5,289,750 6,990,000 7,117,000 7,052,000  3,699,782 
      appreciation in value of derivatives
                                                                                                 
      income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                           10,411,000 9,046,000 11,444,000 460,000   
      net income before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                           1,265,000 5,556,000 7,032,000 171,000  3,086,727 
      cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income tax benefit of 8,873
                                                                                                 
      preferred dividends associated with the redemption of preferred stock
                                                                                                 
      net income before cumulative effect of accounting change available to common stockholders
                                                                                           0.01 0.09 0.12    
      cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                                 
      preferred dividends associated with the redemption of
                                                                                                 
      preferred stock
                                                                                                 
      expenses: - sum
                                                                                                30,449,897 
      appreciation (depreciation) in value of derivatives
                                                                                                340,645 
      income before income taxes, extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                4,748,727 
      net income before extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                3,086,727 
      extraordinary charge on extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit of 3,957,800
                                                                                                 
      cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income tax benefit of 8,873,400
                                                                                                 
      non-cash preferred dividends associated with exchange of preferred stock
                                                                                                3,969,125 
      net income before extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of accounting change available to common stockholders
                                                                                                -0.1 
      extraordinary charge on extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                                 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-01-02 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-12-31 2002-06-30 
                                                                                            
        assets:
                                                                                            
        current assets:
                                                                                            
        cash
      368,000,000 182,000,000 199,000,000 210,000,000 135,000,000 69,000,000 75,000,000 134,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 36,000,000 56,000,000 61,000,000 144,000,000 162,000,000 247,000,000 189,000,000 322,000,000 785,000,000 819,000,000 773,000,000 467,000,000 379,000,000 296,000,000 212,000,000 326,000,000 251,000,000  42,360,000 23,541,000 325,189,000 230,398,000 176,345,000 120,654,000 97,318,000 81,169,000 222,183,000 224,613,000 30,769,000 79,807,000 66,070,000 27,044,000 13,478,000 23,404,000 20,990,000 11,067,000 45,695,000 28,041,000 15,111,000 5,190,000 9,135,000 3,457,000 5,431,000 20,170,000 15,714,000 13,664,000 16,000,000 8,200,000                             
        accounts receivable
      205,000,000 204,000,000 216,000,000                                                                                    
        current portion of program broadcast rights
      17,000,000 25,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 17,000,000 25,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000 18,000,000 27,000,000 7,000,000 17,000,000 27,000,000 38,000,000 11,000,000 24,000,000 35,000,000  7,000,000 16,000,000 24,000,000 33,000,000 8,000,000 17,000,000 25,000,000 34,000,000 9,000,000  4,999,000 9,763,000 13,735,000 18,309,000 4,505,000 8,924,000 10,511,000 12,850,000 3,198,000 6,534,000 9,765,000 12,767,000 2,900,000 5,290,000 7,656,000 2,272,000 4,924,000 7,463,000 10,206,000 2,411,000 4,978,000 7,359,000 9,919,000 2,918,000 9,815,000 13,468,000 3,153,000 6,781,000 10,220,000 13,940,000 3,100,000 6,676,000 10,092,000 14,006,000 3,566,000 7,079,000   3,804,000 7,183,000 10,459,000 13,623,000 3,386,000 6,411,000 8,548,000 10,291,000 2,446,000 5,099,000 7,679,000 10,149,000 2,372,000 4,977,000 7,487,000   5,520,000 8,082,000  
        income tax refunds receivable
      6,000,000  6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000   21,000,000 21,000,000  21,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000  21,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000  21,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000                                                                  
        prepaid income taxes
      35,000,000 40,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 67,000,000 65,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 34,000,000 67,000,000 64,000,000 43,000,000 61,000,000 107,000,000 22,000,000 40,000,000 28,000,000 9,000,000   13,000,000                                                                 
        prepaid and other current assets
      25,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 34,000,000 21,000,000 51,000,000 49,000,000 58,000,000 48,000,000 53,000,000 52,000,000 46,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 36,000,000 60,000,000 54,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000 29,000,000 61,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 33,000,000  5,712,000 7,114,000 5,109,000 19,828,000 19,228,000 6,371,000 6,462,000 4,431,000 10,955,000 6,431,000 2,223,000 11,129,000 11,744,000 11,268,000 5,293,000 3,527,000 4,097,000 2,831,000 2,994,000 3,415,000 4,087,000 1,959,000 3,337,000 3,470,000 2,393,000 3,405,000 3,056,000 3,429,000 1,788,000 2,928,000 3,970,000 4,666,000 3,167,000 4,586,000 5,027,000 5,724,000 3,483,000 3,862,000                     
        total current assets
      656,000,000 485,000,000 478,000,000 483,000,000 541,000,000 576,000,000 538,000,000 601,000,000 468,000,000 495,000,000 512,000,000 537,000,000 857,000,000 934,000,000 951,000,000 1,018,000,000 963,000,000 872,000,000 1,257,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,304,000,000 918,000,000 759,000,000 721,000,000 672,000,000 789,000,000 683,000,000  329,372,000 212,155,000 536,311,000 467,590,000 397,361,000 323,235,000 285,454,000 228,117,000 360,421,000 355,821,000 168,304,000 233,749,000 198,975,000 147,144,000 130,587,000 103,687,000 101,533,000 96,383,000 123,027,000 97,352,000 84,704,000 79,355,000 81,159,000 68,487,000 84,691,000 94,734,000 77,313,000 78,051,000 86,784,000 77,026,000 70,158,000 77,630,000 101,807,000 109,561,000 94,307,000 87,549,000 98,007,000 81,680,000 74,306,000 67,437,000 80,158,000 80,002,000 74,644,000 72,539,000 81,184,000 73,323,000 70,344,000 97,366,000 119,909,000 123,262,000 93,808,000 84,165,000 78,035,000 74,763,000 72,800,000 76,391,000 78,870,000 46,519,783 
        property and equipment
      1,509,000,000 1,532,000,000 1,542,000,000 1,552,000,000 1,577,000,000 1,583,000,000 1,582,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,601,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,574,000,000 1,521,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,165,000,000 908,000,000 809,000,000 730,000,000 737,000,000 726,000,000 732,000,000 731,000,000 725,000,000 695,000,000 686,000,000  346,495,000 339,984,000 326,093,000 328,629,000 320,720,000 322,830,000 234,475,000 229,384,000 210,203,000 213,794,000 221,811,000 217,146,000 191,448,000 139,585,000 143,621,000 135,218,000 135,107,000 135,138,000 135,136,000 133,992,000 135,406,000 137,099,000 137,933,000 139,641,000 137,148,000 135,664,000 138,654,000 143,196,000 148,092,000 151,758,000 153,758,000 159,179,000 162,903,000 165,879,000 163,727,000 168,121,000 173,039,000                      
        operating lease right of use asset
      66,000,000   70,000,000 69,000,000   71,000,000 75,000,000    75,000,000    70,000,000    57,000,000                                                                  
        broadcast licenses
      5,309,000,000 5,310,000,000 5,310,000,000 5,312,000,000 5,311,000,000 5,311,000,000 5,320,000,000 5,320,000,000 5,320,000,000 5,320,000,000 5,320,000,000 5,331,000,000 5,331,000,000 5,326,000,000 5,314,000,000 5,309,000,000 5,303,000,000 3,784,000,000 3,584,000,000 3,584,000,000 3,579,000,000 3,577,000,000 3,574,000,000 3,573,000,000 3,573,000,000 3,558,000,000 3,558,000,000  1,522,532,000 1,492,379,000 1,340,305,000 1,340,305,000 1,338,861,000 1,338,861,000 1,114,626,000 1,058,250,000 1,023,580,000 1,023,580,000 1,023,580,000 1,023,491,000 936,806,000 838,983,000 838,982,000 820,516,000 820,435,000 819,188,000 819,185,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 818,981,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,066,000 1,059,051,000 1,023,428,000 934,742,000 935,078,000 935,078,000 926,739,000 926,711,000 925,711,000 925,711,000 925,711,000 878,108,000 878,108,000 878,631,000 878,631,000  
        goodwill
      2,642,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,660,000,000 2,663,000,000 2,663,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,649,000,000 2,649,000,000 1,633,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,448,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,449,000,000 1,452,000,000  610,494,000 571,708,000 485,318,000 485,605,000 485,597,000 484,662,000 423,236,000 398,235,000 374,980,000 374,980,000 374,390,000 371,995,000 320,127,000 184,389,000 184,409,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 170,522,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,118,000 269,536,000 269,842,000 269,972,000 268,523,000 222,394,000 158,378,000 158,128,000 158,128,000 153,858,000 153,858,000 153,858,000 153,858,000 153,858,000 174,187,000 174,150,000 174,167,000 173,341,000 53,150,505 
        other intangible assets
      157,000,000 180,000,000 203,000,000 261,000,000 290,000,000 321,000,000 352,000,000 384,000,000 415,000,000 462,000,000 537,000,000 586,000,000 636,000,000 687,000,000 739,000,000 773,000,000 825,000,000 407,000,000 349,000,000 376,000,000 395,000,000 391,000,000 408,000,000 434,000,000 460,000,000 469,000,000 497,000,000  78,364,000 70,784,000 56,250,000 60,481,000 64,675,000 69,131,000 53,280,000 51,084,000 43,874,000 46,605,000 47,802,000 48,414,000 40,972,000 2,355,000 2,644,000 606,000 619,000 637,000 656,000 675,000 693,000 712,000 740,000 769,000 837,000 954,000 1,074,000 1,194,000 1,316,000 1,453,000 1,599,000 1,744,000 1,893,000 2,088,000 2,287,000 2,486,000 2,685,000 2,885,000 3,085,000 3,285,000 3,510,000 3,952,000 4,661,000 5,371,000 3,658,000 2,255,000 2,414,000 2,622,000 2,832,000 3,055,000 3,287,000 3,524,000 3,807,000 4,193,000 5,780,000 7,038,000 8,900,000  
        investments in broadcasting and technology companies
      37,000,000 56,000,000 58,000,000  66,000,000 86,000,000 86,000,000  85,000,000  108,000,000  105,000,000  120,000,000  117,000,000  95,000,000  72,000,000  49,000,000  17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000  16,599,000  16,599,000 16,599,000 16,599,000                                                      
        deferred pension assets
      21,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000  5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000                                                                          
        other
      43,000,000 27,000,000 29,000,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 39,000,000 41,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 29,000,000 75,000,000 42,000,000  33,991,000 29,928,000 22,455,000 21,997,000 21,463,000 5,781,000 3,038,000 97,157,000 2,825,000 3,112,000 3,443,000 3,956,000 2,943,000 3,170,000 3,289,000 2,341,000 2,550,000 2,629,000 2,823,000 3,025,000 3,299,000 3,597,000 3,865,000 3,728,000 4,181,000 4,497,000 4,552,000 4,641,000 4,826,000 5,022,000 4,629,000 5,402,000 5,710,000 6,298,000 6,635,000 6,846,000 7,130,000 3,065,000 3,094,000 3,363,000 3,714,000 4,209,000 3,453,000 3,364,000 2,394,000 2,965,000 2,098,000 2,095,000 2,222,000 1,854,000 1,398,000 1,476,000 1,638,000 15,739,000 15,247,000 14,891,000 14,994,000 20,061,652 
        total assets
      10,440,000,000 10,321,000,000 10,352,000,000 10,438,000,000 10,542,000,000 10,631,000,000 10,634,000,000 10,735,000,000 10,640,000,000 10,735,000,000 10,810,000,000 10,845,000,000 11,152,000,000 11,183,000,000 11,123,000,000 11,134,000,000 11,108,000,000 7,779,000,000 7,670,000,000 7,660,000,000 7,643,000,000 7,224,000,000 7,040,000,000 7,028,000,000 6,972,000,000 7,104,000,000 7,001,000,000  2,969,822,000 2,765,512,000 2,783,331,000 2,721,206,000 2,645,276,000 2,558,099,000 2,143,161,000 2,092,078,000 2,046,532,000 2,049,340,000 1,871,580,000 1,931,839,000 1,723,139,000 1,345,931,000 1,334,424,000 1,257,372,000 1,255,646,000 1,249,788,000 1,274,000,000 1,246,735,000 1,236,546,000 1,233,980,000 1,237,629,000 1,227,251,000 1,242,293,000 1,251,959,000 1,238,017,000 1,235,815,000 1,245,739,000 1,240,000,000 1,234,674,000 1,248,442,000 1,278,265,000 1,628,578,000 1,611,827,000 1,609,991,000 1,625,969,000 1,615,343,000 1,613,581,000 1,610,390,000 1,628,287,000 1,629,463,000 1,627,600,000 1,624,155,000 1,525,054,000 1,352,183,000 1,344,553,000 1,368,261,000 1,373,469,000          
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                            
        current liabilities:
                                                                                            
        accounts payable
      144,000,000 18,000,000 82,000,000 72,000,000 75,000,000 17,000,000 32,000,000 36,000,000 23,000,000 26,000,000 33,000,000 40,000,000 55,000,000 40,000,000 66,000,000 23,000,000 59,000,000 34,000,000 33,000,000 19,000,000 10,000,000 79,000,000 86,000,000 23,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000  2,736,000 3,409,000 5,257,000 5,467,000 3,357,000 6,068,000 4,532,000 4,380,000 3,226,000 6,008,000 4,613,000 5,297,000 2,778,000 3,247,000 2,256,000 1,791,000 1,951,000 2,379,000 2,300,000 2,389,000 1,742,000 2,045,000 3,186,000 2,972,000 5,609,000    6,047,000    11,515,000    7,978,000 3,430,000                     
        employee compensation and benefits
      103,000,000 95,000,000 83,000,000 75,000,000 111,000,000 96,000,000 85,000,000 77,000,000 110,000,000 82,000,000 71,000,000 64,000,000 98,000,000 90,000,000 88,000,000 82,000,000 97,000,000 70,000,000 66,000,000 56,000,000 53,000,000 59,000,000 55,000,000 44,000,000 67,000,000 59,000,000 50,000,000  23,246,000 20,603,000 31,367,000 25,223,000 24,777,000 21,840,000 28,983,000 23,147,000 18,780,000 18,281,000 25,160,000 21,189,000 17,240,000 11,745,000 16,759,000 10,859,000 10,539,000 9,844,000 14,059,000 12,462,000 10,170,000 11,619,000 11,429,000 11,250,000 12,362,000 12,574,000 9,197,000 9,553,000 9,675,000 8,608,000 8,554,000 8,922,000 9,603,000 8,178,000 8,362,000 8,961,000 11,620,000 9,719,000 9,150,000 8,991,000 11,408,000 8,809,000 8,669,000 8,803,000 9,567,000 7,977,000 8,714,000 8,648,000 12,389,000 12,236,000 12,899,000 12,275,000       
        accrued interest
      151,000,000 103,000,000 95,000,000 97,000,000 112,000,000 120,000,000 49,000,000 93,000,000 63,000,000 92,000,000 62,000,000 87,000,000 60,000,000 86,000,000 53,000,000 82,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000 37,000,000 50,000,000 37,000,000 45,000,000 35,000,000 47,000,000 37,000,000 65,000,000 39,000,000  26,536,000 24,694,000 32,453,000 13,557,000 14,025,000 25,426,000 12,717,000 25,373,000 12,717,000 30,008,000 17,623,000 30,459,000 13,649,000 25,336,000 12,703,000 11,387,000 16,304,000 10,214,000 17,261,000 7,597,000 17,422,000 7,939,000 17,445,000 7,771,000 7,831,000 17,434,000 10,953,000 12,664,000 13,531,000 20,556,000 13,573,000 4,518,000 9,877,000 12,090,000 12,179,000 15,105,000 15,879,000 16,018,000 14,489,000 8,103,000 10,832,000 17,253,000 9,076,000 14,367,000 4,463,000 6,968,000 1,228,000 10,983,000 4,233,000 10,617,000 2,052,000 10,364,000       
        other accrued expenses
      47,000,000 110,000,000 121,000,000 109,000,000 53,000,000 63,000,000 49,000,000 50,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000 51,000,000 74,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 44,000,000 26,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 29,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000  9,599,000 8,393,000 13,802,000 9,270,000 8,027,000 11,709,000 14,348,000 13,011,000 6,630,000 7,161,000 6,218,000 8,407,000 5,831,000 15,129,000 5,158,000 6,140,000 5,155,000 5,083,000 12,302,000 8,417,000 6,874,000 6,596,000 4,209,000 3,715,000 4,201,000 5,216,000 4,312,000 4,193,000 4,814,000 5,254,000 4,293,000 4,929,000 9,128,000 8,538,000 5,561,000 4,637,000 5,772,000 5,948,000 4,924,000 5,469,000 6,569,000 7,845,000 6,589,000 10,355,000 12,366,000 11,286,000 12,874,000 10,769,000 7,710,000 9,355,000 4,346,000 3,690,000       
        federal and state income taxes
      5,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 56,000,000 22,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 8,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000   26,000,000 20,000,000 2,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 13,000,000 18,000,000 27,000,000  4,496,000 3,280,000 2,916,000 1,490,000 751,000 931,000 771,000 519,000 868,000 1,748,000 1,894,000 1,665,000 1,232,000 1,500,000 1,550,000 1,436,000 1,805,000 1,911,000 2,149,000 2,475,000 2,735,000 2,794,000 3,210,000 3,504,000 3,802,000 3,829,000 4,122,000 4,371,000 4,206,000 4,137,000 4,181,000 4,329,000 4,374,000 3,579,000 3,451,000 3,527,000 3,757,000 2,987,000 2,966,000 2,808,000 2,616,000 1,905,000 1,952,000 1,427,000 1,833,000 1,699,000 1,301,000 920,000 1,063,000 2,055,000 1,984,000        
        current portion of program broadcast obligations
      18,000,000 25,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 18,000,000 25,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000 28,000,000 8,000,000 18,000,000 29,000,000 40,000,000 12,000,000 25,000,000 37,000,000  8,000,000 17,000,000 25,000,000 34,000,000 9,000,000 18,000,000 28,000,000 37,000,000 9,000,000  5,562,000 10,099,000 13,924,000 18,599,000 5,148,000 9,853,000 10,785,000 13,144,000 3,373,000 6,683,000 9,899,000 13,101,000 3,148,000 6,448,000 9,707,000 4,419,000 7,091,000 9,648,000 12,911,000 5,126,000 7,780,000 10,124,000 13,373,000 6,793,000 14,822,000 18,530,000 8,317,000 11,883,000 15,271,000 18,914,000 8,181,000 11,752,000 15,236,000 18,741,000 8,162,000 10,618,000 13,963,000 15,071,000 5,032,000 8,454,000 12,975,000 16,739,000 7,430,000 8,284,000 10,391,000 11,988,000 4,116,000 6,664,000 9,225,000 11,903,000 3,995,000 6,507,000       
        deferred revenue
      20,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 21,000,000 29,000,000 50,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 39,000,000 51,000,000 40,000,000 43,000,000 24,000,000 64,000,000 22,000,000 20,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 22,000,000 45,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000  4,731,000 3,523,000 4,706,000 11,730,000 6,113,000 3,565,000 3,514,000 2,248,000 1,304,000 2,057,000 7,486,000 12,095,000 6,461,000 3,469,000 2,522,000 2,736,000 3,047,000 3,216,000 6,311,000 5,447,000 4,283,000 3,468,000 4,728,000 4,217,000 4,197,000 9,989,000 6,215,000 6,255,000 6,241,000 8,222,000 8,792,000 10,281,000 10,364,000 9,001,000 6,404,000 5,510,000 5,491,000 4,615,000 3,673,000 3,782,000 3,786,000 3,813,000 3,807,000 783,000 697,000 2,155,000 2,252,000 2,346,000 2,386,000 2,635,000 2,852,000 2,991,000       
        dividends payable
      16,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000                                  3,000,000 4,473,000 1,579,000 1,451,000 1,445,000    2,207,000 2,236,000       5,871,000          
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000  8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000                                                            
        current portion of long-term debt
      2,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 23,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000         14,000,000 14,000,000  6,417,000 5,564,000    4,250,000      6,453,000 5,453,000 203,000 224,000    4,823,000 4,823,000 4,823,000 4,823,000 4,823,000 4,823,000 4,823,000 5,011,000 5,011,000 8,080,000 8,080,000 8,080,000 8,080,000 8,085,000 8,085,000 8,367,000 8,598,000 9,250,000 9,250,000 6,937,000   4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,577,000 3,577,000 2,076,000 2,075,000 3,824,000 3,823,000 77,000 89,000 107,000       
        total current liabilities
      516,000,000 519,000,000 549,000,000 533,000,000 527,000,000 508,000,000 331,000,000 424,000,000 395,000,000 414,000,000 357,000,000 424,000,000 409,000,000 446,000,000 374,000,000 363,000,000 384,000,000 280,000,000 223,000,000 249,000,000 255,000,000 344,000,000 297,000,000 243,000,000 246,000,000 292,000,000 233,000,000  99,235,000 92,550,000 119,407,000 97,631,000 73,952,000 92,078,000 87,595,000 91,655,000 55,362,000 79,027,000 80,022,000 113,712,000 69,600,000 70,397,000 63,085,000 41,028,000 50,291,000 47,717,000 72,116,000 48,736,000 55,829,000 49,537,000 62,658,000 45,421,000 58,546,000 76,012,000 52,817,000 63,888,000 75,072,000 93,160,000 80,984,000 64,242,000 82,162,000 80,227,000 63,344,000 68,429,000 76,135,000 65,809,000 45,725,000 43,300,000 63,801,000 75,917,000 65,964,000 59,336,000 54,781,000 50,734,000 42,680,000 50,801,000 53,892,000 52,454,000 31,244,000 40,657,000 44,711,000 47,190,000 31,798,000 42,575,000 46,094,000 21,557,469 
        long-term debt, less current portion and less deferred financing costs
      5,742,000,000   5,589,000,000 5,601,000,000   6,139,000,000 6,145,000,000                                                                              
        deferred income taxes
      1,300,000,000 1,310,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,331,000,000 1,347,000,000 1,344,000,000 1,349,000,000 1,353,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,448,000,000 1,458,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,468,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,471,000,000 994,000,000 905,000,000 894,000,000 885,000,000 852,000,000 824,000,000 820,000,000 810,000,000 780,000,000 760,000,000  427,612,000 380,892,000 373,837,000 369,881,000 368,861,000 357,433,000 351,546,000 313,511,000 309,408,000 296,573,000 292,679,000 293,488,000 241,592,000 226,256,000 225,407,000 189,625,000 186,081,000 184,440,000 177,237,000 167,133,000 160,150,000 157,832,000 158,893,000 157,574,000 157,929,000 144,127,000 141,387,000 141,079,000 142,204,000 136,494,000 137,970,000 140,879,000 143,975,000 266,539,000 262,672,000 256,140,000 262,778,000 263,915,000 269,502,000 276,333,000 282,540,000 277,543,000 276,762,000 274,348,000 253,341,000 246,563,000 245,605,000 243,798,000 242,988,000 234,945,000 227,522,000 221,220,000 217,666,000 181,707,000 178,803,000 175,139,000 174,765,000 55,542,563 
        operating lease liabilities, less current portion
      59,000,000 61,000,000 62,000,000 63,000,000 62,000,000 62,000,000 64,000,000 65,000,000 69,000,000 70,000,000 71,000,000 72,000,000 68,000,000 65,000,000 63,000,000 64,000,000 63,000,000  50,000,000 51,000,000 51,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 56,000,000 45,000,000                                                              
        total liabilities
      7,635,000,000 7,513,000,000 7,521,000,000 7,534,000,000 7,609,000,000 7,851,000,000 7,929,000,000 8,035,000,000 8,019,000,000 8,083,000,000 8,100,000,000 8,134,000,000 8,386,000,000 8,601,000,000 8,635,000,000 8,680,000,000 8,701,000,000 5,367,000,000 5,223,000,000 5,236,000,000 5,240,000,000 5,012,000,000 4,932,000,000 4,876,000,000 4,858,000,000 5,051,000,000 4,988,000,000  2,397,767,000 2,261,461,000 2,290,470,000 2,263,098,000 2,188,233,000 2,119,998,000 1,713,887,000 1,674,840,000 1,636,853,000 1,660,131,000 1,655,388,000 1,737,262,000 1,543,488,000 1,168,858,000 1,160,414,000 1,105,844,000 1,110,651,000 1,105,853,000 1,110,858,000 1,086,613,000 1,086,461,000 1,086,186,000 1,080,841,000 1,064,443,000 1,075,705,000 1,103,085,000 1,092,978,000 1,053,988,000 1,058,733,000 1,054,747,000 1,042,919,000 1,048,804,000 1,068,975,000 1,197,794,000 1,206,278,000 1,282,564,000 1,288,124,000 1,274,342,000 1,263,194,000 1,209,774,000 1,211,082,000 1,218,179,000 1,208,580,000 1,207,866,000 1,104,968,000 935,780,000 927,837,000 953,995,000 956,229,000          
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                            
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares at each date and 650 aggregate liquidation value, at each date
      650,000,000   650,000,000 650,000,000   650,000,000 650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000                                                                  
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                            
        common stock
      1,210,000,000 1,208,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,203,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,172,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,161,000,000 1,150,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,141,000,000 1,137,000,000 1,127,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,110,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,104,000,000 1,101,000,000 1,093,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,086,000,000  659,647,000 658,909,000 658,135,000 657,470,000 656,806,000 656,141,000 655,446,000 655,012,000 654,643,000 654,358,000 486,317,000 485,717,000 485,118,000 484,519,000 483,055,000 482,352,000 480,963,000 480,773,000 480,212,000 480,035,000 479,890,000 479,869,000 479,829,000 479,788,000 479,704,000 479,639,000 479,641,000 453,987,000 453,824,000 453,474,000 453,121,000 452,769,000 452,289,000 451,534,000 450,717,000 449,908,000 448,459,000 447,307,000 446,327,000 445,336,000 443,698,000 442,931,000 442,326,000 441,721,000 441,533,000 406,358,000 405,789,000 404,575,000 402,162,000 395,950,000 395,439,000 394,563,000       
        class a common stock
      67,000,000 64,000,000 62,000,000 59,000,000 57,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000 46,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 43,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 37,000,000 36,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000  23,039,000 22,334,000 21,764,000 21,149,000 20,535,000 19,920,000 19,325,000 18,744,000 18,163,000 17,582,000 17,096,000 16,709,000 16,322,000 15,934,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,321,000 15,282,000 11,037,000 11,037,000 11,037,000 11,037,000 15,241,000 15,241,000 15,241,000       
        retained earnings
      1,205,000,000 1,237,000,000 1,268,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,227,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,151,000,000 1,084,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,242,000,000 1,076,000,000 988,000,000 910,000,000 869,000,000 861,000,000 899,000,000 880,000,000 862,000,000 651,000,000 542,000,000 544,000,000 504,000,000 423,000,000 377,000,000                                           -26,384,000 -25,460,000  -22,662,000 12,048,000 12,585,000 11,469,000 11,669,000 5,019,000 -4,446,000 -14,320,000       
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -4,000,000   -31,000,000 -30,000,000   -23,000,000 -23,000,000    -12,000,000    -27,000,000    -39,000,000                                                                  
        treasury stock
      -288,000,000 -288,000,000 -288,000,000 -287,000,000 -284,000,000 -284,000,000 -284,000,000 -284,000,000 -282,000,000 -281,000,000 -281,000,000 -281,000,000 -278,000,000 -277,000,000 -277,000,000 -227,000,000 -223,000,000 -193,000,000 -193,000,000 -193,000,000 -188,000,000 -172,000,000 -162,000,000 -117,000,000 -107,000,000 -86,000,000 -75,000,000  -49,562,000 -45,562,000 -44,688,000 -42,688,000 -42,688,000 -42,688,000 -41,890,000 -41,890,000 -41,890,000 -41,890,000 -41,072,000 -40,850,000 -40,850,000 -40,850,000 -40,559,000 -40,303,000 -40,303,000 -40,303,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -40,115,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -39,930,000 -34,412,000 -34,412,000 -28,799,000 -28,766,000 -28,766,000 -27,461,000 -26,997,000 -26,997,000 -21,934,000 -3,162,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000    -8,339,000  
        total stockholders’ equity
      2,155,000,000 2,158,000,000 2,181,000,000 2,254,000,000 2,283,000,000 2,130,000,000 2,055,000,000 2,050,000,000 1,971,000,000 2,002,000,000 2,060,000,000 2,061,000,000 2,116,000,000 1,932,000,000 1,838,000,000 1,804,000,000 1,757,000,000 1,762,000,000 1,797,000,000 1,774,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,458,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,403,000,000 1,363,000,000  572,055,000 504,051,000 492,861,000 458,108,000 457,043,000 438,101,000 429,274,000 417,238,000 409,679,000 389,209,000 216,192,000 194,577,000 179,651,000 177,073,000 174,010,000 151,528,000 144,995,000 143,935,000 149,943,000 135,126,000 125,166,000 122,953,000 125,458,000 125,390,000 129,407,000 111,811,000 108,094,000 88,140,000 93,620,000 92,168,000 98,970,000 107,154,000 117,107,000 338,901,000 336,911,000 327,427,000 337,845,000 341,001,000 350,387,000 363,144,000 379,754,000 373,853,000 379,886,000 377,178,000 380,996,000 377,335,000 377,669,000 375,241,000 378,237,000          
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      10,440,000,000 10,321,000,000 10,352,000,000 10,438,000,000 10,542,000,000 10,631,000,000 10,634,000,000 10,735,000,000 10,640,000,000 10,735,000,000 10,810,000,000 10,845,000,000 11,152,000,000 11,183,000,000 11,123,000,000 11,134,000,000 11,108,000,000 7,779,000,000 7,670,000,000 7,660,000,000 7,643,000,000 7,224,000,000 7,040,000,000 7,028,000,000 6,972,000,000 7,104,000,000 7,001,000,000  2,969,822,000 2,765,512,000 2,783,331,000 2,721,206,000 2,645,276,000 2,558,099,000 2,143,161,000 2,092,078,000 2,046,532,000 2,049,340,000  1,931,839,000 1,723,139,000 1,345,931,000  1,257,372,000 1,255,646,000      1,237,629,000 1,227,251,000 1,242,293,000 1,251,959,000 1,238,017,000 1,235,815,000 1,245,739,000 1,240,000,000 1,234,674,000 1,248,442,000 1,278,265,000 1,628,578,000 1,611,827,000 1,609,991,000 1,625,969,000 1,615,343,000 1,613,581,000 1,610,390,000 1,628,287,000 1,629,463,000 1,627,600,000 1,624,155,000 1,525,054,000 1,352,183,000 1,344,553,000 1,368,261,000 1,373,469,000          
        income tax refund receivable
       6,000,000    6,000,000    21,000,000    22,000,000    21,000,000                                                                     
        operating leases right of use asset
       68,000,000 70,000,000   69,000,000 70,000,000   77,000,000 79,000,000   73,000,000 70,000,000 72,000,000  56,000,000 55,000,000 56,000,000  58,000,000 59,000,000 61,000,000 50,000,000 52,000,000 66,000,000                                                            
        accrued network programming fees
       105,000,000 93,000,000 97,000,000 79,000,000 80,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 37,000,000 39,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 41,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 39,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000  15,912,000 12,985,000 14,982,000 12,295,000 11,754,000 8,436,000 11,945,000 9,833,000 8,464,000 7,081,000 7,129,000 5,068,000 3,895,000 3,320,000 2,467,000 2,260,000 4,399,000 5,422,000                                         
        long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs
       5,608,000,000 5,580,000,000   5,870,000,000 6,125,000,000   6,171,000,000 6,197,000,000 6,147,000,000  6,590,000,000 6,690,000,000 6,740,000,000    3,976,000,000  3,706,000,000 3,703,000,000 3,700,000,000 3,697,000,000 3,881,000,000 3,881,000,000                                                            
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares, at each date and 650 aggregate liquidation value, at each date
       650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000                                                                 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit
       -28,000,000 -31,000,000   -30,000,000 -25,000,000   -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -23,000,000  -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000  -39,000,000 -39,000,000 -39,000,000  -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000  -17,645,000 -17,645,000 -17,645,000 -17,284,000 -17,284,000 -17,284,000 -17,284,000 -13,318,000 -13,318,000 -20,812,000 -20,812,000 -10,409,000 -10,409,000 -10,409,000 -10,409,000 -20,170,000 -20,170,000 -20,170,000 -16,402,000 -16,402,000 -16,402,000 -16,402,000 -7,988,000 -7,988,000 -7,988,000 -5,444,000 -5,444,000  -9,314,000 -16,925,000 -19,758,000  -24,458,000 -11,420,000 -12,574,000  -13,047,000    -2,429,000                  
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares at each date and 650 aggregate liquidation value at each date
        650,000,000    650,000,000    650,000,000 650,000,000   650,000,000 650,000,000   650,000,000 650,000,000                                                                   
        stockholders’ equity: - sum
        2,504,000,000 2,576,000,000 2,600,000,000 2,447,000,000 2,372,000,000 2,367,000,000 2,285,000,000                                    207,696,000 206,636,000 212,456,000 197,639,000 187,679,000              399,239,000 389,755,000 400,173,000 403,329,000 412,715,000 425,472,000 436,564,000 430,663,000 431,083,000 428,342,000 432,160,000 427,195,000 427,065,000 424,637,000 422,398,000 414,959,000 404,970,000 394,033,000       
        accounts receivables
         198,000,000 337,000,000 358,000,000 344,000,000 362,000,000 342,000,000 339,000,000 329,000,000 333,000,000 650,000,000 615,000,000 614,000,000 644,000,000 624,000,000 440,000,000 408,000,000 413,000,000 425,000,000 384,000,000  385,000,000 411,000,000 402,000,000    156,756,000 146,811,000 149,864,000 147,839,000 137,842,000 121,473,000 110,812,000 105,230,000 99,388,000 106,692,000 95,934,000 84,149,000 69,429,000 70,047,000 61,934,000 58,972,000 62,472,000 61,370,000 60,723,000 57,766,000 62,085,000 56,203,000 56,077,000 64,487,000    57,179,000    54,685,000    63,070,000 61,672,000                     
        investment in broadcasting and technology companies
         72,000,000        107,000,000    117,000,000    95,000,000    46,000,000      16,599,000                                                         
        gray media, inc.
                                                                                            
        condensed consolidated balance sheets
                                                                                            
        program broadcast obligations, less current portion
          1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000  3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000  4,123,000 4,534,000 4,995,000 5,172,000 4,021,000 2,054,000 2,171,000 1,871,000 1,519,000 1,759,000 2,000,000 2,292,000 1,383,000 1,507,000 1,520,000 329,000 404,000 356,000 542,000 629,000 775,000 1,036,000 1,190,000 953,000 1,358,000 1,407,000 1,353,000 1,391,000 1,531,000 1,697,000 1,094,000 1,323,000 1,534,000 1,690,000 1,760,000 1,764,000 1,889,000 1,979,000 1,943,000 2,231,000 2,713,000 2,722,000 2,354,000 2,039,000 960,000 986,000 591,000 725,000 852,000 1,012,000 708,000 866,000 1,014,000 1,131,000 1,115,000 1,258,000 1,126,000 550,019 
        investment in broadcasting, production and technology companies
             86,000,000                                                                               
        investments in broadcasting, production and technology companies
               101,000,000    125,000,000    105,000,000    65,000,000                                                                 
        deferred pension asset
               9,000,000                                                                             
        operating lease right of use assets
                 80,000,000                                                                           
        long-term debt, less deferred financing costs
                  6,440,000,000    6,740,000,000 3,981,000,000   3,974,000,000                                                                  
        accrued pension costs
                   16,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 39,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000  33,176,000 33,338,000 34,047,000 33,419,000 34,784,000 35,857,000 36,337,000 31,322,000 33,805,000 45,735,000 43,334,000 26,823,000 27,300,000 27,535,000 26,925,000 40,752,000 39,685,000 39,051,000 34,629,000 35,656,000 35,296,000 34,417,000 20,378,000 20,217,000 18,624,000 13,415,000 14,427,000 13,761,000 13,969,000 18,404,000 19,530,000 19,483,000 18,782,000 6,287,000 8,305,000 7,615,000 6,808,000 6,974,000 7,325,000 7,477,000                   
        program broadcast rights
                       32,000,000                                               10,489,000 13,950,000                     
        program broadcast obligations
                       33,000,000                                                                     
        operating lease liabilities
                       8,000,000        47,000,000 61,000,000                                                            
        long-term debt, less deferred loan costs
                        3,979,000,000                                                                    
        accounts receivable trade, less allowance for credit losses of 15 and 11, respectively
                            354,000,000                                                                
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares at each date,
                            650,000,000                                                                
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares at each date
                             650,000,000                                                               
        restricted cash
                                                                                            
        series a perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 650,000 shares and 0 shares,
                              650,000,000 650,000,000 650,000,000                                                            
        accounts receivable trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 9 and 5, respectively
                                390,000,000                                                            
        revenue
                                 518,000,000                                                           
        net income
                                 -2,000,000                                                           
        net income attributable to common stockholders
                                 -15,000,000                                                           
        basic net income per common share
                                 -150,000                                                           
        diluted netincome per common share
                                 -150,000                                                           
        accounts receivable trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,615 and 3,163, respectively
                                  169,846,000                                                          
        fcc spectrum auction proceeds receivable
                                  90,824,000                                                          
        prepaid taxes
                                  15,631,000 14,981,000 14,641,000                                                        
        deferred tax asset
                                  31,975,000 31,975,000 30,826,000 49,191,000 49,444,000 49,444,000 49,690,000 18,855,000 18,855,000 18,855,000 18,855,000 34,112,000 34,112,000 34,113,000 34,113,000 12,550,000 12,550,000 12,550,000 2,762,000 2,762,000 2,762,000 2,762,000 2,565,000 2,565,000 2,565,000 1,597,000 1,597,000 1,597,000 1,597,000 1,830,000 1,830,000 1,830,000 1,830,000 1,450,000 1,450,000 1,450,000 1,450,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 1,626,000 1,599,000 1,775,000 1,091,000              
        long-term debt
                                  1,832,197,000    1,705,361,000 1,631,928,000    1,236,185,000      833,004,000                                           
        accumulated deficit
                                  -19,192,000 -89,753,000 -101,365,000 -137,199,000 -136,986,000 -154,648,000 -163,638,000 -178,625,000 -185,234,000 -197,344,000 -202,939,000 -234,192,000 -248,132,000 -249,723,000 -251,000,000 -263,274,000 -268,418,000 -269,288,000 -266,675,000 -281,315,000 -291,130,000 -293,322,000 -299,191,000 -299,218,000 -295,117,000 -315,192,000 -318,911,000 -312,992,000 -303,698,000 -297,189,000 -287,201,000 -276,503,000 -263,532,000 -54,206,000 -54,225,000 -55,861,000 -50,560,000 -50,604,000 -44,982,000 -32,753,000    -27,494,000               
        long-term debt, less current portion
                                   1,748,716,000 1,756,747,000 1,755,725,000   1,235,537,000 1,235,753,000 1,235,969,000  1,236,401,000 1,300,017,000 1,202,845,000 842,360,000 842,650,000  832,936,000 832,867,000 815,809,000 816,675,000 817,543,000 827,410,000 819,278,000 820,146,000 821,881,000 840,846,000 841,761,000 781,709,000 783,729,000 785,749,000 787,769,000 790,274,000 792,295,000 822,079,000 846,940,000 913,438,000 915,750,000 918,063,000 928,500,000 872,686,000 847,154,000 851,496,000 853,843,000 862,680,000 788,932,000 630,930,000 633,416,000 651,161,000 652,082,000 655,811,000 655,799,000 654,848,000 655,778,000 655,751,000 656,264,000 656,175,000 657,333,000 378,675,515 
        investment in broadcasting company
                                       13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000 13,599,000      
        deferred loan costs
                                        15,453,000 16,252,000 17,050,000 17,849,000 18,651,000 19,489,000 18,269,000 16,706,000 17,293,000 10,883,000 11,281,000 11,692,000 9,052,000 8,589,000 9,342,000 10,115,000 10,830,000 11,524,000 12,334,000 13,008,000 13,322,000 5,631,000 1,619,000 1,639,000 1,428,000 1,385,000 2,850,000 2,969,000 3,088,000 3,206,000 3,325,000 3,433,000 3,534,000 7,702,000 11,584,000 12,152,000 12,786,000 13,358,000 13,954,000 10,273,000 10,135,000 11,653,000 12,101,000 12,491,000 12,987,000 12,644,000 13,112,000 13,580,000 13,990,000 13,428,000 13,756,000 11,049,517 
        acquisition related liabilities
                                             9,978,000 9,913,000  9,739,000       129,000 255,000 376,000 899,000 863,000 863,000 863,000 863,000 885,000 885,000 980,000 980,000 980,000 980,000 980,000 980,000 1,084,000 1,155,000 1,230,000 1,060,000 1,318,000 1,204,000 1,836,000 4,033,000 641,000 774,000 989,000 1,231,000 1,438,000 1,563,000 1,659,000       
        total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ equity
                                            1,871,580,000    1,334,424,000   1,249,788,000 1,274,000,000 1,246,735,000 1,236,546,000 1,233,980,000                                     
        long-term deferred revenue
                                                 216,000 333,000 450,000 595,000 751,000 908,000 1,061,000 1,216,000 1,283,000 1,754,000 1,987,000 2,345,000 2,578,000 2,638,000 2,960,000 3,099,000 3,299,000  3,468,000 3,613,000 3,788,000  4,019,000 4,135,000 4,258,000 4,215,000 3,977,000 3,698,000 3,386,000 2,190,000              
        long-term accrued dividends
                                                    8,960,000 15,920,000 14,818,000 13,717,000 15,960,000 17,459,000 14,118,000 12,447,000 10,777,000 23,167,000 18,917,000 14,667,000 10,500,000 6,750,000                           
        series d preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,000 shares, issued and outstanding 0.00 shares and 259.21 shares,
                                                                                            
        series d perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1,000 shares, issued and outstanding 136.45 shares and 259.21 shares, respectively
                                                    13,199,000                                        
        series d perpetual preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.259 shares
                                                     24,996,000                                       
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.26 shares
                                                      24,919,000                                      
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.26 shares and 0.39 shares,
                                                       24,841,000                                     
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.33 and 0.39 shares, respectively
                                                        31,330,000                                    
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.39 shares
                                                         37,418,000                                   
        interest rate hedge derivatives
                                                             360,000 6,344,000 12,446,000 17,602,000                            
        long-term accrued facility fee
                                                           11,139,000 26,139,000 24,245,000 18,307,000                              
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.39 shares and 1.00 shares,
                                                          37,181,000                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 950 and 1,092, respectively
                                                           56,094,000                                 
        trade accounts payable
                                                           2,566,000 3,827,000 5,666,000  6,058,000 6,843,000 10,446,000  6,280,000 8,068,000 8,390,000   4,336,000 4,463,000 7,848,000 9,483,000 19,088,000 5,853,000 4,803,000 3,178,000 3,492,000 2,644,000 3,276,000 2,129,000 1,431,000 2,867,000       
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 0.39 and 1.00 shares, respectively
                                                           37,063,000 36,945,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 826 and 1,092, respectively
                                                            53,793,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 847 and 1,092, respectively
                                                             52,580,000                               
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 1.00 shares
                                                             93,687,000    92,484,000                           
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
                                                             -5,663,000    -21,920,000    -19,613,000  -8,695,000 -3,951,000 -2,432,000  -1,205,000 -1,104,000 -1,206,000 -1,257,000              
        marketable securities
                                                                  1,384,000 2,246,000 3,234,000 4,100,000 4,177,000                      
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 1.00 shares,
                                                              93,386,000 93,085,000 92,785,000                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,242 and 1,543, respectively
                                                               50,128,000                             
        cash and cash equivalents
                                                                9,786,000 14,857,000 30,649,000 32,575,000 22,568,000 15,294,000 15,338,000 1,233,000 3,378,000 1,309,000 4,741,000 4,157,000 7,441,000 7,004,000 9,315,000 4,056,000 6,203,000 36,703,000 50,566,000 56,990,000 31,761,000 24,683,000 11,947,000   22,294,000 12,915,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,372 and 1,543, respectively
                                                                51,472,000                            
        see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,108 and 1,543, respectively
                                                                 49,601,000                           
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, issued and outstanding 1.00 and 0.00 shares, respectively
                                                                  92,183,000                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 736 and 1,303, respectively
                                                                   54,698,000                         
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding 1.00 and 0.00 shares, respectively
                                                                   91,883,000                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 706 and 1,303, respectively
                                                                    58,462,000                        
        preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; redeemable; designated 1.00 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding 0.75 and 0.00 shares, respectively
                                                                    68,638,000                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,206 and 1,303, respectively
                                                                     53,902,000                       
        related party receivable
                                                                          1,710,000 3,420,000 9,000 316,000 1,645,000 1,169,000 1,334,000 1,211,000 1,411,000 1,610,000 1,610,000 1,610,000 1,610,000      
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5 shares, issued and outstanding 0 and 4 shares, respectively
                                                                                            
        related party prepaid expense
                                                                       363,000 350,000                    
        property and equipment:
                                                                                            
        land
                                                                       22,291,000 22,273,000 22,306,000 20,741,000 20,726,000 20,651,000 20,664,000 20,011,000 19,648,000 18,498,000 18,432,000 18,394,000 18,353,000 17,609,000 17,607,000 17,606,000   16,757,000 16,758,000  
        buildings and improvements
                                                                       48,512,000 48,122,000 44,740,000 44,601,000 43,916,000 41,387,000 40,350,000 35,903,000 40,472,000 38,194,000 37,692,000 37,225,000 37,243,000 35,097,000 34,573,000 34,325,000   32,869,000 32,767,000  
        equipment
                                                                       278,283,000 274,376,000 272,185,000 264,738,000 257,554,000 251,125,000 245,569,000 220,787,000 225,619,000 218,888,000 211,013,000 200,474,000 202,150,000 194,719,000 189,553,000 186,225,000   168,107,000 164,834,000  
        property and equipment: - sum
                                                                       349,086,000 344,771,000 339,231,000 330,080,000 322,196,000 313,163,000 306,583,000 276,701,000 285,739,000 275,580,000 267,137,000 256,093,000 257,746,000 247,425,000 241,733,000 238,156,000   217,733,000 214,359,000  
        accumulated depreciation
                                                                       -171,089,000 -161,592,000 -152,411,000 -142,960,000 -135,555,000 -127,174,000 -119,979,000 -113,940,000 -129,091,000 -122,823,000 -119,417,000 -113,884,000          
        related party prepaid expense, less current portion
                                                                       4,500,000 4,600,000                    
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding 0 and 4 shares, respectively
                                                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,164 and 1,033, respectively
                                                                        61,771,000                    
        other current assets
                                                                        4,403,000 4,081,000 2,302,000 3,838,000 4,067,000 3,981,000 2,149,000 3,448,000 3,409,000 3,280,000 2,188,000 2,855,000 3,498,000 3,804,000 1,865,000   4,054,000 1,925,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,135 and 1,033, respectively
                                                                         54,264,000                   
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5 shares, issued and outstanding 4 shares,
                                                                         37,472,000 37,451,000                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,033 and 564, respectively
                                                                          60,346,000                  
        related party investment
                                                                            3,430,000 1,746,000 1,682,000              
        current portion of accrued pension costs
                                                                           2,016,000 3,649,000 3,051,000 3,051,000 2,766,000 5,854,000 3,014,000 2,685,000          
        other, including non-current portion of accrued pension costs
                                                                          10,659,000 6,524,000 5,959,000 6,077,000               
        retained deficit
                                                                          -20,026,000                  
        unearned compensation
                                                                              -736,000 -834,000 -932,000 -1,030,000 -1,056,000 -1,245,000 -1,244,000 -1,338,000       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,023 and 565, respectively
                                                                           53,338,000                 
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding 4 shares, respectively
                                                                           37,431,000 39,134,000 39,111,000  39,068,000 39,047,000 39,025,000  38,982,000         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 659 and 565, respectively
                                                                            58,142,000                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 875 and 564, respectively
                                                                             53,052,000               
        assets
                                                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 564 and 733, respectively
                                                                              58,436,000              
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                            
        long term assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                            
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                            
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                            
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                            
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5 shares, issued and outstanding 4 shares
                                                                              39,090,000    39,003,000  39,320,000 39,298,000 39,276,000 39,255,000 39,233,000 39,212,000 39,190,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 682 and 947, respectively
                                                                               53,455,000             
        inventories
                                                                               904,000 909,000 1,105,000 1,101,000 956,000 1,107,000 1,116,000 1,521,000   1,082,000 1,178,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                                                                               -1,414,000 -1,414,000 -1,414,000 -1,414,000 -6,000 -20,000 -113,000       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 591 and 947 respectively
                                                                                56,043,000            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 893 and 947 respectively
                                                                                 49,968,000           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 947 and 1,145, respectively
                                                                                  56,964,000          
        unrealized loss on derivatives
                                                                                   9,000 33,000 197,000       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 971 and 1,145 respectively
                                                                                   50,702,000         
        allowance for depreciation
                                                                                   -121,334,000 -115,456,000 -109,948,000 -104,197,000   -91,173,000 -86,127,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 912 and 1,145 respectively
                                                                                    53,460,000        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,032 and 1,145 respectively
                                                                                     49,585,000       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,145 and 1,339, respectively
                                                                                      55,215,000      
        current liabilities: - sum
                                                                                      923,278,000 893,927,000 875,566,000 883,615,000 888,114,000 458,389,981 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 999 and 1,339 respectively
                                                                                         43,441,000   
        restricted cash for redemption of long-term debt
                                                                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,339 and 743, respectively
                                                                                          54,770,000  
        licenses and network affiliation agreements
                                                                                           403,794,201 
        consulting and noncompete agreements
                                                                                           688,412 
        supplemental employee benefits
                                                                                           449,252 
        redeemable serial preferred stock, no par value; cumulative; convertible; designated 5,000 shares, issued and outstanding 4,000 shares
                                                                                           39,233,478 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 
                                                                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          net income
        -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -56,000,000 -9,000,000 169,000,000 96,000,000 22,000,000 88,000,000 -9,000,000 -40,000,000 4,000,000 -31,000,000 186,000,000 108,000,000 99,000,000 62,000,000 29,000,000 -17,000,000 39,000,000 39,000,000 224,000,000 122,000,000 11,000,000 53,000,000 94,000,000 59,000,000 44,000,000 -18,000,000 88,267,000 61,886,000 40,705,000 19,945,000 165,570,000 15,316,000 70,561,000 10,505,000 35,834,000 -213,000 17,662,000 8,990,000 14,987,000 6,609,000 12,110,000 5,595,000 31,253,000 13,940,000 1,591,000 1,277,000   5,144,000 870,000 -2,109,000 15,873,000 10,994,000 3,371,000 7,575,000    21,864,000        -206,025,000    1,488,000 -4,183,000   8,587,000 1,358,000 4,320,000 -2,554,000 -3,849,000 1,743,000 3,393,000 2,075,000 14,803,000 11,782,000 12,198,000 5,502,000 1,265,000 5,556,000 7,032,000 171,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          depreciation
        34,000,000 33,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 36,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 33,000,000 33,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 13,296,000 13,350,000 13,543,000 13,694,000 13,418,000 13,085,000 12,841,000 12,629,000 11,686,000 11,494,000 11,617,000 11,126,000 9,806,000 9,354,000 8,754,000 8,798,000 8,650,000 8,228,000 6,986,000 6,384,000   5,938,000 5,800,000 5,801,000 5,725,000 5,716,000 5,891,000 6,017,000 6,530,000 6,638,000 6,998,000 7,229,000 7,495,000 7,931,000 7,975,000 8,057,000 8,024,000 8,253,000 8,261,000 8,370,000 8,598,000 8,708,000 8,885,000 9,135,000 9,956,000 9,916,000 9,551,000 9,256,000 8,769,000 8,311,000 7,737,000 7,533,000 6,855,000 5,888,000 5,814,000 5,896,000 6,088,000 5,871,000 5,801,000  5,402,000   
          amortization of intangible assets
        24,000,000 23,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 50,000,000 49,000,000 51,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000 36,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 4,983,000 4,998,000 5,153,000 5,436,000 6,388,000 6,460,000 6,657,000 5,567,000 4,231,000 4,235,000 4,242,000 3,888,000 3,267,000 3,213,000 2,731,000 2,771,000 3,006,000 3,823,000 1,179,000 289,000   12,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 18,000 19,000 28,000 29,000 34,000 34,000 117,000 120,000 120,000 122,000 137,000 146,000 145,000 149,000 195,000 199,000 199,000 199,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 225,000 442,000 709,000 710,000 592,000 458,000 159,000 208,000 209,000 224,000 232,000 236,000 283,000  1,588,000   
          amortization of deferred loan costs
        4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,158,000 1,157,000 1,158,000 1,157,000 1,158,000 1,157,000 1,158,000 1,151,000 1,220,000 1,397,000 1,196,000 1,071,000 798,000 799,000 798,000 799,000 812,000 764,000 702,000 692,000   412,000 411,000 464,000 753,000 753,000 753,000 753,000 753,000 719,000 718,000 718,000 699,000 553,000 81,000 79,000 69,000 62,000 119,000 119,000 118,000 119,000 119,000 119,000 118,000 161,000 569,000 532,000 569,000 573,000 595,000 445,000 386,000 431,000 447,000 390,000 505,000 468,000 468,000  464,000   
          accretion of original issue discount and premium related to long-term debt
                                    -152,000 -153,000 -152,000 -153,000                                                             
          stock-based compensation
                                                                                                    
          amortization of program broadcast rights
        8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 5,503,000 5,309,000 5,258,000 5,346,000 5,589,000 5,209,000 5,013,000 5,222,000 4,975,000 4,817,000 4,813,000 4,396,000 4,123,000 3,677,000 3,553,000 3,607,000 3,644,000 3,309,000 3,005,000 2,913,000   2,826,000 2,837,000 2,831,000 2,773,000 2,719,000 2,758,000 2,796,000 3,274,000 3,581,000 3,833,000 3,972,000 3,733,000 3,852,000 3,853,000 3,777,000 3,822,000 3,761,000 3,770,000 4,472,000 3,926,000 3,821,000 3,851,000 3,849,000 3,749,000 3,803,000 3,793,000 3,802,000 3,628,000 3,500,000 3,304,000 2,959,000 2,961,000 2,842,000 2,815,000 2,822,000 2,800,000 2,759,000 2,756,000  2,945,000   
          payments on program broadcast obligations
        -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -11,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -14,000,000 -5,612,000 -5,311,000 -5,392,000 -5,474,000 -5,486,000 -5,176,000 -5,274,000 -5,119,000 -4,927,000 -4,729,000 -5,153,000 -3,977,000 -4,018,000 -3,417,000 -3,553,000 -3,588,000 -3,893,000 -3,502,000 -3,869,000 -3,823,000   -2,847,000 -2,853,000 -3,453,000 -2,790,000 -2,801,000 -2,795,000 -3,463,000 -3,714,000 -4,944,000 -3,794,000 -3,883,000 -3,862,000 -3,853,000 -3,875,000 -3,804,000 -3,827,000 -3,800,000 -3,856,000 -3,819,000 -3,708,000 -2,666,000 -3,775,000 -1,284,000 -3,821,000 -3,882,000 -5,114,000 -4,380,000 -4,742,000 -1,122,000 -3,286,000 -2,880,000 -2,904,000 -2,853,000 -2,815,000         
          common stock contributed to 401(k) plan
                           1,000,000              1,000 8,000 7,000 8,000 7,000 8,000 6,000 7,000 6,000 7,000 6,000    6,000    7,000    7,000    8,000 7,000 8,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 8,000 6,000 127,000 393,000 418,000 414,000 1,155,000 255,000 444,000 453,000 1,090,000 256,000 415,000 409,000 433,000 1,033,000 403,000 393,000 455,000 1,117,000 490,000 392,000 560,000  314,000   
          deferred income taxes
        -19,000,000 -2,000,000 -19,000,000 -16,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -34,000,000 -51,000,000 -14,000,000 8,000,000 -16,000,000    -4,000,000 -39,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 34,000,000 28,000,000 4,000,000 9,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 -20,888,000 32,968,000 5,146,000 5,706,000 -141,446,000 10,389,000 46,403,000 7,329,000 23,051,000 1,020,000 11,428,000 5,887,000 9,730,000 4,103,000 8,043,000 3,894,000 20,605,000 8,598,000 886,000 849,000   3,544,000 1,641,000 -176,000 10,103,000 7,013,000 2,289,000 4,294,000 1,073,000 1,129,000 -1,411,000 14,461,000 2,740,000 167,000 -3,458,000 1,077,000 -3,286,000 -4,292,000 -4,718,000 -113,710,000 3,129,000 2,031,000 -2,440,000 796,000 -2,555,000 -5,858,000 -6,206,000 7,125,000 818,000 2,525,000 -1,492,000 2,142,000 958,000 1,807,000 810,000 8,274,000 7,413,000 6,231,000 3,554,000  3,069,000   
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
        -2,000,000                                                                                            
          gain on sale of investments
                                                                                                    
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                    
          impairment of investments
                21,000,000                                                                                    
          impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                                                                   
          other
        4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 6,000,000 -5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 -3,000,000 17,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000 -665,000 -1,668,000 -361,000 -194,000 -2,155,000 -224,000 -196,000 -768,000 -2,476,000 -72,000 1,236,000 -505,000 -2,616,000 209,000 -2,463,000 2,302,000 -564,000 -311,000 -449,000 546,000   895,000 426,000 -1,394,000 -1,227,000 188,000 627,000 824,000 -103,000 128,000 966,000 980,000 -275,000 -322,000 -64,000 3,028,000 -143,000 -204,000 -107,000 712,000 -151,000 -178,000 -126,000 343,000 -36,000 -161,000 27,000 -996,000 173,000 417,000 348,000 -1,115,000 749,000 637,000 68,000 -1,025,000 186,000 952,000 -14,000 -1,628,000 -22,000   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                    
          accounts receivable
        -1,000,000 13,000,000 -19,000,000 139,000,000 20,000,000 -14,000,000 19,000,000 -20,000,000 -3,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 317,000,000 -35,000,000 -1,000,000 30,000,000 -20,000,000 -36,000,000 -11,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000 -42,000,000 -29,000,000 31,000,000 26,000,000 -7,000,000 -12,000,000 29,000,000 12,000,000 -3,082,000 -3,798,000 -8,526,000 3,044,000    -9,873,000 2,570,000 -2,525,000 -9,397,000 3,245,000    7,304,000                                                 
          income tax receivable or prepaid
           1,000,000   -30,000,000 4,000,000    -21,000,000    18,000,000                                                                             
          other current assets
        3,000,000 -3,000,000 7,000,000 -13,000,000 29,000,000 -1,000,000 9,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 9,000,000  -17,000,000 24,000,000 -6,000,000 -23,000,000 -18,000,000 20,000,000 31,000,000 -38,000,000 -4,000,000 18,000,000 -12,000,000 8,000,000 -26,000,000 11,000,000 -3,706,000 362,000 1,771,000 -1,328,000     14,266,000 240,000 -13,369,000 895,000 -1,864,000 6,716,000 -4,436,000 -4,121,000 5,670,000 -1,190,000 6,269,000 -5,851,000   696,000 -1,142,000 288,000 547,000 796,000 -2,003,000                                     
          accounts payable
        48,000,000 -64,000,000 10,000,000 -4,000,000 58,000,000 -14,000,000 -5,000,000 13,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -15,000,000 15,000,000 -27,000,000 43,000,000 -36,000,000 -1,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 -69,000,000 -7,000,000 63,000,000 12,000,000 -3,000,000   5,000,000 2,542,000 -259,000 3,052,000 -4,772,000 3,890,000 1,146,000 -1,073,000 -1,847,000 -210,000 2,109,000 -2,710,000 1,329,000 92,000 1,154,000 -2,782,000 1,395,000 -684,000 2,519,000 -630,000 992,000   -40,000 -378,000 36,000 -203,000 647,000 -206,000                                     
          employee compensation, benefits and pension costs
                                                                                                    
          accrued other expenses
                                                                                                    
          accrued interest
        48,000,000 8,000,000 -3,000,000 -14,000,000 -7,000,000 70,000,000 -44,000,000 30,000,000 -29,000,000 30,000,000 -25,000,000 27,000,000 -26,000,000 33,000,000 -29,000,000 30,000,000 1,000,000   12,000,000  9,000,000 -11,000,000 9,000,000 -27,000,000 26,000,000 -10,000,000 14,000,000 11,252,000 -3,626,000 3,499,000 -3,460,000 3,547,000 -3,459,000 1,841,000 -7,758,000 18,895,000 -468,000 -11,400,000 12,709,000 -12,657,000 12,657,000 -17,291,000 12,384,000 -12,835,000 16,809,000 -11,687,000 12,633,000   -4,917,000 6,090,000 -7,047,000 9,664,000 -9,825,000 9,483,000 -9,506,000 9,675,000 -9,608,000 9,547,000 -9,602,000 6,481,000 -1,712,000 -867,000 -7,208,000 6,470,000 9,751,000 -5,359,000 -2,212,000 -89,000 -2,926,000 -774,000 -139,000 1,529,000 6,386,000 -2,729,000 -6,421,000 8,177,000 -5,291,000 9,904,000 -2,505,000 5,740,000 -9,755,000 6,750,000   -8,312,000 6,325,000     
          income taxes payable
         -1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -45,000,000 34,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 -9,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 -25,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 -21,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 -10,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 39,936,000 -44,773,000 9,711,000 704,000 4,073,000 183,000 1,532,000 48,000 1,426,000                                            134,000 398,000           
          deferred revenue
        -8,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 -8,000,000 -22,000,000    -12,000,000 12,000,000 -3,000,000 10,000,000 -40,000,000 42,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000 -22,000,000 34,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 6,000,000 -8,256,000 6,921,000 531,000 503,000                                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        112,000,000 14,000,000 31,000,000 132,000,000 368,000,000 297,000,000 18,000,000 68,000,000 83,000,000 106,000,000 47,000,000 412,000,000 233,000,000 266,000,000 189,000,000 141,000,000 17,000,000 45,000,000 91,000,000 147,000,000 164,000,000 181,000,000 176,000,000 131,000,000 130,000,000 150,000,000 81,000,000 24,000,000 137,142,000 88,722,000 83,045,000 14,407,000 65,669,000 55,202,000 59,627,000 -483,000 104,666,000 57,944,000 15,763,000 28,260,000 22,896,000 50,248,000 3,227,000 29,243,000 45,815,000 59,065,000 12,900,000 16,439,000 8,649,000 25,671,000 8,366,000 17,553,000 -966,000 45,231,000 18,111,000 26,996,000 526,000 20,385,000 2,402,000 14,860,000 13,387,000 10,778,000 6,975,000 6,986,000 13,465,000 5,061,000 1,673,000 -1,296,000 36,983,000 19,455,000 10,566,000 6,671,000 16,441,000 6,907,000 6,593,000 -1,581,000 19,416,000 19,925,000 21,626,000 18,893,000 11,231,000 17,552,000 2,888,000 18,811,000 20,267,000 42,784,000 15,764,000 23,921,000 10,633,000 24,555,000 4,140,000 22,989,000 
          capital expenditures
        -43,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -15,000,000 -40,000,000 -40,000,000 -29,000,000 -34,000,000 -60,000,000 -75,000,000 -103,000,000 -110,000,000 -138,000,000 -139,000,000 -112,000,000 -47,000,000 -53,000,000 -33,000,000 -108,000,000 -13,000,000 -40,000,000 -19,000,000 -24,000,000 -27,000,000 -37,000,000 -29,000,000 -26,000,000 -18,000,000 -35,081,000 -14,979,000 -13,635,000 -6,280,000 -13,090,000 -11,011,000 -6,438,000 -3,977,000 -10,366,000 -19,763,000 -7,544,000 -5,931,000 -8,972,000 -6,854,000 -5,547,000 -2,849,000 -11,763,000 -9,996,000 -6,654,000 -3,802,000 -6,028,000 -6,460,000 -6,862,000 -6,100,000 -4,722,000 -6,839,000 -2,891,000 -4,731,000 -7,454,000 -9,198,000 -8,917,000 -4,328,000 -3,262,000 -2,888,000 -4,073,000 -3,459,000 -4,776,000 -5,448,000 -4,378,000 -5,735,000 -3,237,000 -2,939,000 -2,973,000 -4,106,000 -8,187,000 -9,568,000 -12,278,000 -14,431,000 -6,928,000 -7,502,000 -10,375,000 -9,691,000 -10,436,000 -6,659,000 -10,496,000 -9,992,000 -7,577,000 -8,230,000 -6,332,000 -8,403,000 
          free cash flows
        69,000,000 -11,000,000 6,000,000 117,000,000 328,000,000 257,000,000 -11,000,000 34,000,000 23,000,000 31,000,000 -56,000,000 302,000,000 95,000,000 127,000,000 77,000,000 94,000,000 -36,000,000 12,000,000 -17,000,000 134,000,000 124,000,000 162,000,000 152,000,000 104,000,000 93,000,000 121,000,000 55,000,000 6,000,000 102,061,000 73,743,000 69,410,000 8,127,000 52,579,000 44,191,000 53,189,000 -4,460,000 94,300,000 38,181,000 8,219,000 22,329,000 13,924,000 43,394,000 -2,320,000 26,394,000 34,052,000 49,069,000 6,246,000 12,637,000 8,649,000 25,671,000 2,338,000 11,093,000 -7,828,000 39,131,000 13,389,000 20,157,000 -2,365,000 15,654,000 -5,052,000 5,662,000 4,470,000 6,450,000 3,713,000 4,098,000 9,392,000 1,602,000 -3,103,000 -6,744,000 32,605,000 13,720,000 7,329,000 3,732,000 13,468,000 2,801,000 -1,594,000 -11,149,000 7,138,000 5,494,000 14,698,000 11,391,000 856,000 7,861,000 -7,548,000 12,152,000 9,771,000 32,792,000 8,187,000 15,691,000 4,301,000 16,152,000 4,140,000 22,989,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                    
          acquisitions of businesses and broadcast licenses, net of cash acquired
                1,000,000                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of television stations
                       3,000,000           231,000,000                                                                 
          purchases of property and equipment
        -43,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -15,000,000 -40,000,000 -40,000,000 -29,000,000 -34,000,000 -60,000,000 -75,000,000 -103,000,000 -110,000,000 -138,000,000 -139,000,000 -112,000,000 -47,000,000 -53,000,000 -33,000,000 -108,000,000 -13,000,000 -40,000,000 -19,000,000 -24,000,000 -27,000,000 -37,000,000 -29,000,000 -26,000,000 -18,000,000 -35,081,000 -14,979,000 -13,635,000 -6,280,000 -13,090,000 -11,011,000 -6,438,000 -3,977,000 -10,366,000 -19,763,000 -7,544,000 -5,931,000 -8,972,000 -6,854,000 -5,547,000 -2,849,000 -11,763,000 -9,996,000 -6,654,000 -3,802,000   -6,028,000 -6,460,000 -6,862,000 -6,100,000 -4,722,000 -6,839,000 -2,891,000 -4,731,000 -7,454,000 -9,198,000 -8,917,000 -4,328,000 -3,262,000 -2,888,000 -4,073,000 -3,459,000 -4,776,000 -5,448,000 -4,378,000 -5,735,000 -3,237,000 -2,939,000 -2,973,000 -4,106,000 -8,187,000 -9,568,000 -12,278,000 -14,431,000 -6,928,000 -7,502,000 -10,375,000 -9,691,000 -10,436,000 -6,659,000 -10,496,000 -9,992,000 -7,577,000 -8,230,000 -6,332,000 -8,403,000   
          proceeds from asset sales
        30,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 23,000,000 9,000,000 14,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000   2,000,000   1,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000  112,000 63,000 41,000  22,000 76,000 50,000 1,054,000 15,000 60,000 1,850,000 3,004,000 10,000 54,000 47,000 346,000 165,000 16,000 981,000   108,000 30,000 799,000 12,000 751,000 24,000 1,232,000 1,065,000 1,010,000 17,000 9,000 29,000 235,000 11,000 89,000   182,000 397,000   155,000            16,000         
          proceeds from sale of investments
                                                                                                    
          reimbursement of development costs
                7,000,000 11,000,000                                                                                 
          investments in broadcast, production and technology companies
          -8,000,000 -3,000,000   -3,000,000 -3,000,000   -4,000,000   -4,000,000 -12,000,000   -24,000,000 -10,000,000                                                                        
          net cash from investing activities
        -29,000,000 -20,000,000 1,000,000 -15,000,000 -38,000,000 -40,000,000 -30,000,000 80,000,000 -32,000,000 -72,000,000 -92,000,000 -95,000,000 -141,000,000 -161,000,000 -148,000,000 -53,000,000 -2,870,000,000 -487,000,000 -104,000,000 -73,000,000 -82,000,000 -70,000,000 -35,000,000 -24,000,000 -10,000,000 -47,000,000 -37,000,000 -2,562,000,000 -13,904,000 -11,367,000 -14,289,000 -7,817,000 -13,465,000 76,883,000 -119,824,000 -293,393,000 -9,830,000 -21,067,000 -28,275,000 -420,162,000 -6,747,000 -191,197,000 -5,507,000 -2,931,000 -24,826,000 -141,743,000 -332,663,000 -2,660,000 -40,924,000 -5,934,000 -5,992,000 -7,677,000 -6,079,000 -6,382,000 -3,976,000 -6,869,000 -1,789,000 -3,881,000 -6,886,000 -9,313,000 -8,590,000 -4,618,000 -3,113,000 -3,185,000 -3,585,000 -4,348,000 -4,129,000 -5,469,000 -4,196,000 -5,867,000 -3,328,000 -2,949,000 -3,087,000 -4,347,000 -8,447,000 -9,781,000 -12,220,000 -13,475,000 -9,947,000 -93,663,000 -200,750,000 -14,100,000 -10,831,000 -20,244,000 -10,306,000 -11,217,000 -7,093,000 -8,936,000 -8,424,000 -9,550,000 -5,179,000 -9,843,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt
        255,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,000,000 129,000,000 45,000,000 1,975,000,000 50,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000             1,400,000,000     85,000,000 556,438,000 731,000,000 500,000,000 425,000,000     100,000,000           16,500,000         16,000,000 32,000,000 16,000,000       223,500,000 4,000,000   -1,000       
          repayments of borrowings on long-term debt
        -129,000,000 -1,690,000,000 -22,000,000 -146,000,000 -287,000,000 -242,000,000 -1,961,000,000 -54,000,000 -104,000,000 -103,000,000 -54,000,000 -349,000,000   -54,000,000 -4,000,000         -200,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -37,000,000 -1,604,000 -1,604,000 -1,604,000 -1,604,000 -1,604,000 -557,829,000 -675,000,000 -423,937,000 -1,063,000     -69,865,000 -1,601,000 -178,049,000 -108,000       -4,205,000 -10,206,000 -8,706,000 -1,206,000 -10,205,000 -1,206,000 -19,493,000 -1,252,000 -301,253,000 -2,020,000 -2,020,000 -2,020,000 -2,510,000 -2,021,000 -30,067,000 -25,092,000 -67,149,000 -18,313,000 -32,000,000 -19,500,000   -20,126,000 -22,371,000 -8,947,000 -25,283,000 -64,031,000 -6,518,000 -21,464,000 -957,000 -19,000 -36,000 -41,000 -983,000 -16,037,000 -560,000   
          payments of common stock dividends
        -9,000,000    -8,000,000    -8,000,000                                                                                    
          payments of preferred stock dividends
        -13,000,000    -13,000,000    -13,000,000                                                                                    
          deferred and other loan costs
        -1,000,000    -40,000,000 -7,000,000         -29,000,000 -1,000,000     -50,000,000     13,000 -380,000 -4,614,000 -45,000 -11,322,000 -7,860,000 -8,699,000 4,000 -162,000 -1,984,000 -7,162,000 -105,000                                             
          payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                  -1,767,000                                                         
          net cash from financing activities
        103,000,000 -11,000,000 -43,000,000 -42,000,000 -264,000,000 -263,000,000 -47,000,000 -35,000,000 -51,000,000 -49,000,000 25,000,000 -322,000,000 -175,000,000 -123,000,000 -126,000,000 -30,000,000 2,720,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -28,000,000 224,000,000 -23,000,000 -58,000,000 -23,000,000 -234,000,000 -28,000,000 -18,000,000 1,344,000,000 744,773,000 -37,000,000 -1,604,000 -25,564,000 237,341,000 -1,591,000 79,016,000 -7,772,000 -45,000 17,176,000 68,203,000 415,238,000 -65,000 -150,000 167,532,000 -70,027,000 96,415,000 358,789,000 -213,000 2,433,000 179,000 40,000 47,000 -27,583,000 -21,195,000 -1,205,000 -10,206,000 -2,682,000 -10,826,000 -1,831,000 -1,206,000 -19,536,000 -1,704,000 -1,812,000 -6,137,000 -2,080,000 -2,299,000 -2,615,000 -9,027,000 -34,713,000 -3,581,000 36,000 -3,766,000 751,000 -4,705,000 3,923,000 7,930,000 -6,612,000 -9,734,000 -11,242,000 72,459,000 194,778,000 -5,599,000 -22,557,000 -12,430,000 -16,385,000 -6,338,000 -1,593,000 -2,249,000 -470,000 -19,566,000 -6,486,000 -3,767,000 
          net increase in cash
        186,000,000 -17,000,000 -11,000,000 75,000,000 66,000,000 -6,000,000 -59,000,000 113,000,000    -5,000,000   -85,000,000 58,000,000 -133,000,000 -463,000,000 -34,000,000 46,000,000 306,000,000 88,000,000 83,000,000 84,000,000 -114,000,000 75,000,000   116,048,000 40,355,000   289,545,000 130,494,000 18,819,000 -301,648,000 94,791,000 54,053,000 55,691,000 23,336,000 16,149,000 -141,014,000 -2,430,000 193,844,000 -49,038,000 13,737,000 39,026,000 13,566,000   2,414,000 9,923,000 -34,628,000 17,654,000 12,930,000 9,921,000    4,341,000                                 
          cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash at end of year
                                                                                                    
          operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
                                                                                                    
          amortization of stock-based compensation
                                                                                                    
          gain on sale of investment
         1,000,000   -110,000,000                                                                                     
          loss from early extinguishment of debt
         7,000,000    -6,000,000    3,000,000                     311,000 2,540,000        189,000                                              
          impairment of other intangible assets
                                                                                                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                    
          income taxes receivable or prepaid
                 33,000,000                                                                                   
          employee compensation, benefits and pension cost
         13,000,000 8,000,000 -36,000,000  11,000,000 8,000,000 -33,000,000  11,000,000 7,000,000 -34,000,000  3,000,000 6,000,000 -14,000,000  6,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000  3,000,000 12,000,000 -24,000,000  8,000,000 7,000,000 -21,000,000  1,871,000 4,536,000 -8,850,000  2,005,000 2,323,000 -10,840,000                                                         
          accrued network fees and other expenses
         -2,000,000 3,000,000 17,000,000 -8,000,000 50,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 -14,000,000 -8,000,000 -23,000,000 32,000,000 -4,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 -14,000,000 21,000,000 -15,000,000 -19,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 -11,000,000 -31,000,000 8,026,000 2,601,000 6,590,000 -9,773,000                                                             
          investing activities:
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of investment
         2,000,000 21,000,000 1,000,000 110,000,000                                                                                     
          financing activities:
                                                                                                    
          payments of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                                                                                    
          cash at beginning of period
         135,000,000  21,000,000  61,000,000  189,000,000             462,399,000 325,189,000 97,318,000 30,769,000 13,478,000   11,067,000 5,190,000 5,431,000 16,000,000                             
          cash at end of period
         -17,000,000 -11,000,000 210,000,000  -6,000,000 -59,000,000 134,000,000  -15,000,000 -20,000,000 56,000,000  -18,000,000 -85,000,000 247,000,000  -463,000,000 -34,000,000 819,000,000  88,000,000 83,000,000 296,000,000  75,000,000 26,000,000 225,000,000  40,355,000 67,152,000 443,425,000 289,545,000 130,494,000 18,819,000 23,541,000 94,791,000 54,053,000 55,691,000 120,654,000 16,149,000 -141,014,000 -2,430,000 224,613,000 -49,038,000 13,737,000 39,026,000 27,044,000   2,414,000 20,990,000 -34,628,000 17,654,000 12,930,000 15,111,000 -3,945,000 5,678,000 -6,315,000 9,772,000 -14,739,000 4,456,000 2,050,000 13,664,000                             
          amortization of stock based compensation
          5,000,000 7,000,000                                                                                         
          gain on disposal of property and equipment
          1,000,000 -3,000,000                                                                                         
          investment in broadcast, production and technology companies
                                                                                                    
          payment of common stock dividends
          -8,000,000 -8,000,000   -8,000,000 -8,000,000   -7,000,000 -7,000,000   -8,000,000 -8,000,000    -8,000,000                                                                         
          payment of preferred stock dividends
          -13,000,000 -13,000,000   -13,000,000 -13,000,000   -13,000,000 -13,000,000   -13,000,000 -13,000,000    -13,000,000  -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000                                                                   
          payment of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                                                                                    
          operating activities
                                                                                                    
          loss on sale of investment
           1,000,000                                                                                         
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
           -1,000,000                                                                                         
          investing activities
                                                                                                    
          acquisitions of television businesses and licenses, net of cash acquired
           -1,000,000           -33,000,000 -7,000,000   -1,000,000 -40,000,000 -70,000,000 -20,000,000 -1,000,000  -34,000,000 -49,000,000 -2,740,000,000                                                                 
          financing activities
                                                                                                    
          payment for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
           -4,000,000    -3,000,000    -3,000,000    -5,000,000    -6,000,000    -4,000,000    -2,000,000    -4,353,000                                                             
          loss on disposal of assets
            5,000,000 16,000,000   1,000,000 -6,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000                -10,000,000    -821,000    527,000                    65,000             -289,000 -338,000   -370,000 6,000 119,000 -3,000 528,000 222,000 189,000 82,000 1,372,000 -446,000 305,000 34,000 154,000 17,000 -626,000 4,000     
          proceeds from repack reimbursement
                    2,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000                                                                         
          repurchases of common stock
                                                                                                    
          amortization of restricted stock awards
              6,000,000 6,000,000   7,000,000 2,000,000   6,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                                   14,000  34,000 34,000 34,000  58,000 58,000 58,000 1,203,000 63,000 61,000 61,000  104,000 104,000 94,000   257,000 462,000 442,000 122,000 121,000 122,000             
          proceeds from sale of television station
                                           11,200,000                                                     
          net decrease in cash
                -15,000,000                  -1,194,000,000    -18,974,000                               2,050,000 -2,336,000                             
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          borrowings - long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          repayments - long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          borrowings - revolving credit facility
                                                                                                    
          repayments - revolving credit facility
                                                                                                    
          common stock dividends
                        -8,000,000 -8,000,000                                                                           
          preferred stock dividends
                        -13,000,000 -13,000,000                                                                           
          amortization stock-based compensation
                                                                                                    
          loss on disposals of assets
                                    -11,218,000        395,000    -482,000 248,000 332,000 -18,000 238,000 6,000 48,000 331,000    -28,000                                         
          prepaid income taxes
                         -19,000,000           7,034,000 18,814,000 -3,597,000 -8,460,000                                                             
          acquisitions of businesses and licenses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                    
          borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          repayments of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          gain on disposal of assets
                      -5,000,000    -4,000,000    -6,000,000                -1,648,000              28,000    -1,030,000 -831,000 -13,000  -85,000 -480,000 -44,000  -1,835,000 -1,098,000 -1,522,000    -921,000                     
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                                    
          common stock contributed to 401
                            1,000,000 4,000,000  4,000,000                                                                 
          taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposal of assets
                                                                                                    
          payments for the repurchase of common stock
                             -10,000,000 -43,000,000 -6,000,000 -21,000,000    -19,607,000                                                           
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of period
                           773,000,000 212,000,000 1,419,000,000                                                                 
          borrowings on long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          net increase in restricted cash, included in non-current assets
                                                                                                    
          cash and restricted cash at end of period
                                                                                                    
          gain on disposals of fixed assets
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from fcc repack
                             5,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000  15,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000   909,000 937,000                                                             
          acquisition prepayments
                                 2,000,000 33,000,000 -47,000,000  -698,000 -1,645,000 -2,500,000                                                             
          amortization of restricted stock and stock option awards
                              3,000,000 4,000,000   2,000,000 3,000,000   1,214,000 2,157,000 4,000,000 1,531,000 1,434,000 1,338,000 1,272,000 1,271,000 1,272,000 1,284,000 1,008,000 1,009,000 1,009,000 993,000 980,000 980,000 981,000 2,071,000   1,328,000 136,000 554,000 170,000                                       
          gain on disposals of assets
                                -27,000,000 -14,000,000        1,660,000                                                           
          acquisitions of television businesses and licenses
                                    -375,000    -580,000 -29,000,000 -108,531,000 -277,907,000    -427,448,000                                                     
          proceeds from fcc spectrum auction
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from repack
                                    7,979,000                                                                
          proceeds from other asset sales
                                                                                                    
          net decrease in acquisition prepayments and other
                                        166,000                                                            
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                -65,000 -150,000 167,528,000       54,000 47,000         -67,000           764,000 251,000 228,000 28,000     145,000 746,000 1,557,000 3,847,000 35,000   889,000 482,000   
          tender and redemption premiums for 2020 notes
                                                                                                   
          net increase in acquisition prepayments and other
                                                                                                    
          net amortization of original issue discount and premium related to long-term debt
                                         -153,000 -152,000 -153,000    -216,000    -216,000                                                 
          accounts receivable trade
                                         3,773,000                                                           
          prepaid taxes
                                         -321,000 -651,000 -339,000                                                         
          prepaid and other current assets
                                         878,000 1,404,000 -1,911,000                                                         
          other current liabilities
                                         1,742,000 5,300,000 -8,738,000  6,495,000 3,306,000 -20,220,000  9,708,000 2,473,000 -12,662,000  9,803,000 6,635,000 -3,272,000   -1,643,000 148,000  4,103,000 4,926,000 2,066,000                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          acquisition prepayments and other
                                                                                                    
          amortization of original issue discount and premium related to long-term debt
                                            -153,000 -194,000    -215,000                                                   
          deferred revenue, current portion
                                                                                                    
          payments of acquisition related liabilities
                                                                                                    
          acquisitions of television businesses and broadcast licenses
                                             -4,772,000        -131,892,000                                               
          acquisition prepayment and other
                                                                                                    
          net amortization of original issue discount and premium related long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          deferred revenue, network compensation
                                                                                                    
          receivables
                                                 -5,582,000    -4,496,000 -3,422,000 618,000   -2,967,000 3,500,000  -646,000 -2,957,000 4,319,000                                     
          series d perpetual preferred stock dividends paid
                                                            -9,018,000                                        
          repurchase of series d perpetual preferred stock
                                                                                                    
          amortization of original issue (premium) or discount related to long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          amortization of original issue discount related to long-term debt
                                                          69,000 69,000                                         
          amortization of original issue (premium) and discount related to long-term debt
                                                       -216,000                                             
          purchase of broadcast licenses
                                                          -82,000 -1,247,000                                         
          increase in cash
                                                                                                    
          cash
                                                                                                    
          long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          borrowing availability under 2012 senior credit facility
                                                                                                    
          payments on acquisition-related liabilities
                                                             -87,000    -208,000    -229,000    -261,000    -229,000                       
          deferred loan costs
                                                                 -77,000    -385,000 -8,569,000 -4,117,000  -279,000 -105,000 -7,006,000      -16,000 -3,181,000     -5,078,000 -526,000   -8,000   -55,000   
          (payment) accrual of long-term accrued facility fee
                                                                                                    
          equipment transactions related to spectrum reallocation
                                                                    457,000 -107,000 34,000 -106,000 622,000                            
          payments on acquisition related liabilities
                                                                   -127,000    -162,000    -177,000    -171,000 -256,000 -300,000 -260,000 -196,000 -363,000 -500,000 -748,000 -1,220,000  -298,000 -260,000 -260,000  -357,000 -447,000 -713,000     
          amortization of original issue discount on 10½% senior secured second lien notes due 2015
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          repayments of borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          repurchase of preferred stock
                                                                                                    
          amortization of original issue discount on 10 1/2% senior secured second lien notes due 2015
                                                              338,000 338,000                                     
          amortization of notes’ original issue discount
                                                                338,000 339,000 338,000 338,000 338,000 339,000                               
          accrued expenses
                                                                                                    
          deferred revenue, including current portion
                                                                                                    
          dividends paid, net of accreted preferred stock dividend
                                                                                                    
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                           -15,792,000    -44,000  -2,145,000 2,069,000 -3,432,000  -3,284,000               
          amortization of stock option awards
                                                                     -1,000 4,000 97,000  283,000 284,000 292,000  295,000 292,000 199,000   53,000 58,000 69,000 68,000 72,000 76,000             
          payment of long-term facility fee, net of accrual
                                                                                                    
          receivables and other current assets
                                                                 132,000 2,657,000 4,925,000  -2,531,000 -716,000 3,084,000  2,498,000 -1,081,000 5,082,000  5,323,000 -2,896,000 7,107,000  639,000 -7,777,000 6,694,000                 
          accounts payable and other current liabilities
                                                                 1,409,000 -24,000 -4,240,000  6,360,000 -1,956,000 -1,322,000  -588,000 -3,576,000 -3,730,000  -997,000 -280,000 -3,863,000  949,000 1,600,000 -6,534,000  -3,703,000 11,629,000 -4,713,000  -2,310,000 2,478,000 -4,502,000  12,508,000 705,000 -2,850,000     
          dividends paid, net of accreted preferred dividend
                                                                           -4,476,000 -1,453,000 -1,451,000 -1,445,000 -1,440,000 -1,870,000 -4,399,000 -2,236,000 -2,262,000 -2,258,000 -2,254,000 -2,257,000 -2,257,000 -8,124,000         
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                                               6,490,000                   
          net loss
                                                                  2,559,000 -3,083,000   534,000 -4,743,000   -6,648,000 -8,920,000   3,215,000 -3,850,000    -10,514,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          accrual of long-term facility fee
                                                                      1,894,000 5,938,000                             
          impairment of goodwill and broadcast licenses
                                                                                                    
          deferred revenue other, including current portion
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                                                                                                    
          purchase of common stock
                                                                                -1,000 1,000 -5,518,000 -5,613,000     -5,235,000         
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                        7,800,000 -1,586,000   -1,926,000 10,007,000                       
          write-off loan acquisition costs from early extinguishment of debt
                                                                     349,000   8,352,000                         
          pension expense net of contributions
                                                                     -1,009,000 668,000 -205,000  -1,123,000 49,000 703,000  -2,016,000 693,000 811,000   -141,000 535,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
                                                                                                    
          from operating activities
                                                                                                    
          accrual of long-term accrued facility fee
                                                                                                    
          payment for sports marketing agreement
                                                                                                    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
                                                                                                    
          acquisition of television businesses and licenses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                -92,000   -363,000 -84,880,000 -188,568,000 -5,737,000 -95,000 -13,850,000         
          redemption and purchase of preferred stock from related party
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                        30,649,000 15,338,000 4,741,000 9,315,000  50,566,000  11,947,000  12,915,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                        7,800,000 -1,586,000 -5,071,000 14,857,000 -1,926,000 10,007,000 7,274,000 15,294,000 14,105,000 -2,145,000 2,069,000 1,309,000 584,000 -3,284,000 437,000 7,004,000  -2,147,000 -30,500,000 36,703,000  25,229,000 7,078,000 24,683,000  -4,561,000 -7,525,000 22,294,000 
          issuance of preferred stock
                                                                             22,969,000                       
          proceeds from assets sales
                                                                                  34,000 112,000   18,000 11,000             
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities
                                                                                                    
          acquisition of television businesses and licenses
                                                                                                    
          amortization of share-based awards
                                                                                                    
          write off loan acquisition costs from early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                16,361,000 6,492,000 37,000 56,000   954,000           
          amortization of bond discount
                                                                                 6,000 33,000  33,000 33,000 33,000  33,000 34,000 36,000  36,000 36,000 36,000  36,000   
          acquisition of television business
                                                                                                    
          subordinated note redemption costs
                                                                                 1,000                   
          fcc license impairment expense
                                                                                                    
          income tax benefit relating to stock plans
                                                                                        -6,000 21,000 75,000 329,000         
          distribution from spinoff of publishing and wireless businesses
                                                                                                    
          amortization of share based compensation
                                                                                                    
          payment for related party prepaid asset
                                                                                                   
          purchase of preferred stock from related party
                                                                                                  
          supplemental employee benefits
                                                                                  -11,000 -10,000  -10,000 -10,000 -9,000  -12,000 -13,000 -12,000  -11,000 -11,000 -11,000  -11,000   
          proceeds from borrowings on long term debt
                                                                                   21,000,000  20,000,000 100,000,000             
          trade accounts receivable
                                                                                                    
          trade accounts payable
                                                                                                    
          purchase of common stock from related party
                                                                                                -29,000    
          receivables, inventories and other current assets
                                                                                     3,263,000 -4,758,000 7,721,000  2,741,000 -5,927,000 6,529,000  3,552,000 -3,560,000 4,096,000     
          acquisition of television businesses and licenses, net of cash acquire
                                                                                                    
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                       -2,311,000 5,259,000 -2,147,000 -30,500,000 -13,863,000 -6,424,000 25,229,000 7,078,000 12,736,000 1,739,000 -4,561,000 -7,525,000 9,379,000 
          amortization of restricted stock award
                                                                                        97,000 98,000 98,000 98,000 189,000   94,000     
          recoverable income taxes
                                                                                                    
          inventories
                                                                                                    
          payments on purchase liabilities
                                                                                                    
          purchase of warrants from related party
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                    
          purchase of common stock from unrelated parties
                                                                                                    
          depreciation in value of derivatives
                                                                                                    
          intangible adjustment
                                                                                                    
          deferred revenue, including non-current portion
                                                                                                    
          restricted cash for redemption of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of serial redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                                    
          payments for program broadcast rights
                                                                                             -2,765,000 -2,702,000 -2,697,000  -2,817,000   
          dividends paid
                                                                                             -2,295,000 -2,303,000 -2,300,000 -1,795,000 -1,795,000   
          purchase of common stock from unrelated party
                                                                                                    
          purchase of common stock warrants from related party
                                                                                                   
          amortization of directors’ restricted stock award
                                                                                                 22,000   
          acquisition of television businesses
                                                                                                -22,000 -105,000   
          purchase of common stock warrants
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                                               21,000     
          proceeds from (expenses for) issuance of common stock
                                                                                               1,034,000     
          acquisition of investment in television business
                                                                                                    
          cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                    
          appreciation in value of derivatives
                                                                                                    
          loss on asset sales
                                                                                                 43,000   
          deferred acquisition cost
                                                                                                 -1,020,000   
          write-off of loan acquisition costs related to debt extinguished
                                                                                                    
          (appreciation) depreciation in value of derivatives
                                                                                                    
          deferred acquisition costs
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of treasury stock
                                                                                                    
          payments on long-term debt