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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
(NASDAQ:SBGI) 

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. operates as a diversified television media company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Broadcast and Local Sports. It owns or provides various programming, operating, sales, and other non-programming operating services to television stations. Th...

Founded: 1986
Full Time Employees: 11,800
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting

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      revenue:
                                                                                                      
      media revenue
    830,000,000 765,000,000                                                                                                 
      non-media revenue
    6,000,000 8,000,000                                                                                                 
      total revenue
    836,000,000 773,000,000                                                                                                 
      yoy
                                                                                                      
      qoq
    8.15%                                                                                                  
      operating expenses:
                                                                                                      
      media programming and production expenses
    402,000,000 413,000,000 420,000,000 418,000,000 414,000,000 414,000,000 425,000,000 408,000,000 400,000,000 400,000,000 413,000,000 398,000,000 385,000,000 396,000,000 403,000,000 758,000,000 901,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,023,000,000 447,000,000 1,077,000,000 383,000,000 828,000,000 858,000,000 560,000,000                                                                         
      media selling, general and administrative expenses
    211,000,000 203,000,000 200,000,000 192,000,000 203,000,000 201,000,000 194,000,000 196,000,000 190,000,000 176,000,000 190,000,000 191,000,000 207,000,000 190,000,000 195,000,000 220,000,000 233,000,000 228,000,000 234,000,000 213,000,000 224,000,000 212,000,000 186,000,000 210,000,000 222,000,000 185,000,000 164,755,000 159,923,000 177,645,000 154,581,000 150,794,000 146,899,000 148,165,000 133,605,000 127,046,000 124,721,000 131,420,000 126,672,000 128,488,000 115,009,000                                                           
      amortization of program costs
    14,250,000 21,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000                                                                                            
      non-media expenses
    12,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 21,000,000 30,000,000 36,000,000 42,000,000 39,210,000 39,300,000 37,771,000 32,476,000 31,021,000 21,223,000                                                                   
      depreciation of property and equipment
    29,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 30,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 24,000,000 22,305,000 23,020,000 29,763,000 25,035,000 23,117,000 27,325,000 25,077,000 24,442,000 23,603,000 23,981,000 24,199,000 25,886,000 24,409,000 24,035,000 27,495,000 25,476,000 25,273,000 25,189,000 28,319,000 25,342,000 25,252,000 24,378,000 23,446,000 17,408,000 15,105,000 14,595,000 12,389,000 12,846,000 12,655,000 9,489,000 9,351,000 7,602,000 7,859,000 8,058,000 8,563,000 9,022,000 9,097,000 9,625,000 10,436,000 9,995,000 10,528,000 11,933,000 10,953,000 11,700,000 11,559,000 10,553,000 10,487,000 10,555,000 11,632,000 10,897,000 10,367,000 10,907,000 12,686,000 12,288,000                 10,076,000 9,635,000 
      corporate general and administrative expenses
    48,000,000 40,000,000 45,000,000 52,000,000 36,000,000 41,000,000 50,000,000 58,000,000 529,000,000 45,000,000 62,000,000 58,000,000 45,000,000 30,000,000 38,000,000 47,000,000 38,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 61,000,000 37,000,000 30,000,000 32,000,000 49,000,000 70,000,000 237,000,000 51,655,000 27,726,000 22,467,000 34,322,000 29,685,000 24,596,000 41,795,000 25,831,000 25,051,000 20,576,000 18,884,000 19,052,000 14,279,000 21,341,000 17,867,000 16,209,000 14,154,000 16,016,000 19,184,000 16,991,000 17,403,000 15,835,000 14,320,000 16,109,000 11,447,000 11,250,000 8,225,000 8,286,000 7,513,000 9,367,000 6,784,000 5,789,000 7,073,000 8,664,000 6,737,000 6,236,000 7,250,000 6,577,000 7,147,000 6,109,000 6,017,000 6,359,000 6,162,000 5,919,000 7,483,000 6,721,000 5,446,000 5,497,000 7,427,000 5,964,000 5,736,000 5,141,000 6,211,000 5,806,000 5,632,000 5,199,000 4,595,000 5,386,000 5,665,000 4,559,000 5,344,000 7,434,000 7,432,000 5,538,000 6,445,000 5,840,000       
      amortization of definite-lived intangible assets
    27,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 28,250,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 31,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 44,750,000 43,000,000 43,000,000                          29,859,750 40,014,000 39,445,000 39,980,000    24,728,000    16,002,000    5,899,000 4,028,000 4,393,000 4,028,000 4,550,000                                       
      gain on asset dispositions and other
    -4,750,000 -36,000,000                                                                                                 
      total operating expenses
    756,000,000 715,000,000 763,000,000 762,000,000 738,000,000 738,000,000 765,000,000 756,000,000 1,212,000,000 730,000,000 771,000,000 752,000,000 -189,750,000 689,000,000 730,000,000  1,311,000,000 1,462,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,476,000,000 887,000,000 5,755,000,000 791,000,000 1,282,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,131,000,000 664,720,000 628,505,000 630,371,000 608,450,000 598,561,000 558,038,000 376,421,000 567,444,000 560,441,000 492,306,000 564,245,000 539,841,000 537,460,000 492,550,000 487,547,000 448,798,000 439,827,000 420,228,000 404,869,000 393,293,000 352,097,000 331,648,000 324,479,000 265,796,000 229,874,000 218,962,000 205,827,000 181,932,000 181,562,000 163,914,000 149,276,000 128,635,000 129,029,000 129,027,000 144,211,000 130,357,000 128,860,000 123,401,000 249,420,000 124,394,000 132,448,000 261,445,000 611,402,000 140,789,000 150,303,000 140,439,000 151,062,000 143,765,000 138,806,000 129,527,000 159,530,000 130,403,000 137,911,000 128,111,000 134,535,000 125,499,000 131,293,000 132,167,000 114,622,000 142,341,000 147,950,000 146,085,000 147,084,000 137,726,000 140,245,000 140,663,000 102,918,750 136,580,000 142,578,000 139,609,000 162,659,000 168,400,000 
      operating income
    80,000,000 58,000,000 21,000,000 14,000,000 266,000,000 179,000,000 64,000,000 42,000,000 -386,000,000 37,000,000 -3,000,000 21,000,000 253,000,000 154,000,000 107,000,000 3,466,000,000 165,000,000 73,000,000 -178,000,000 35,000,000 625,000,000 -4,216,000,000 492,000,000 327,000,000 277,000,000 -6,000,000 105,999,000 93,598,000 262,954,000 157,810,000 131,582,000 107,314,000 357,582,000 103,447,000 118,849,000 157,629,000 233,446,000 153,994,000 129,074,000 86,339,000 124,243,000 99,606,000 114,340,000 84,547,000 208,949,000 101,663,000 103,039,000 81,000,000 103,236,000 72,848,000 84,280,000 63,656,000 119,035,000 78,557,000 71,992,000 59,922,000 63,888,000 52,233,000 57,558,000 50,460,000 81,344,000 56,095,000 56,691,000 46,227,000  35,733,000 25,824,000  31,733,000 37,402,000 43,312,000 46,218,000 47,007,000 32,934,000 41,859,000 37,328,000 38,591,000 38,055,000 47,181,000 35,356,000 44,249,000 40,291,000 52,340,000 32,517,000 34,681,000 39,128,000 53,064,000 30,408,000 45,768,000 41,711,000 55,530,000 30,014,000 30,201,000 42,957,000 49,039,000 27,871,000 4,920,000 24,188,000 
      yoy
    -69.92% -67.60% -67.19% -66.67% -168.91% 383.78% -2233.33% 100.00% -252.57% -75.97% -102.80% -99.39% 53.33% 110.96% -160.11% 9802.86% -73.60% -101.73% -136.18% -89.30% 125.63% 70166.67% 364.16% 249.37% 5.34% -103.80% -19.44% -12.78% -26.46% 52.55% 10.71% -31.92% 53.18% -32.82% -7.92% 82.57% 87.89% 54.60% 12.89% 2.12% -40.54% -2.02% 10.97% 4.38% 102.40% 39.55% 22.26% 27.25% -13.27% -7.27% 17.07% 6.23% 86.32% 50.40% 25.08% 18.75% -21.46% -6.88% 1.53% 9.16%  56.98% 119.53%   -4.46% -40.38%  -32.49% 13.57% 3.47% 23.82% 21.81% -13.46% -11.28% 5.58% -12.79% -5.55% -9.86% 8.73% 27.59% 2.97% -1.36% 6.94% -24.22% -6.19% -4.44% 1.31% 51.54% -2.90% 13.24% 7.69% 513.84% 77.60%     
      qoq
    37.93% 176.19% 50.00% -94.74% 48.60% 179.69% 52.38% -110.88% -1143.24% -1333.33% -114.29% -91.70% 64.29% 43.93% -96.91% 2000.61% 126.03% -141.01% -608.57% -94.40% -114.82% -956.91% 50.46% 18.05% -4716.67% -105.66% 13.25% -64.41% 66.63% 19.93% 22.61% -69.99% 245.67% -12.96% -24.60% -32.48% 51.59% 19.31% 49.50% -30.51% 24.73% -12.89% 35.24% -59.54% 105.53% -1.34% 27.21% -21.54% 41.71% -13.56% 32.40% -46.52% 51.53% 9.12% 20.14% -6.21% 22.31% -9.25% 14.07% -37.97% 45.01% -1.05% 22.64%   38.37%   -15.16% -13.65% -6.29% -1.68% 42.73% -21.32% 12.14% -3.27% 1.41% -19.34% 33.45% -20.10% 9.82% -23.02% 60.96% -6.24% -11.37% -26.26% 74.51% -33.56% 9.73% -24.89% 85.01% -0.62% -29.69% -12.40% 75.95% 466.48% -79.66%  
      operating margin %
    9.57% 7.50% 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% 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% Infinity% NaN% 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% 
      other income:
                                                                                                      
      interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
    -84,000,000 -85,000,000 -82,000,000 -144,000,000 -74,000,000 -78,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -78,000,000 -77,000,000 -76,000,000 -74,000,000 -68,000,000 -59,000,000 -54,000,000 -115,000,000 -152,000,000 -155,000,000 -160,000,000 -151,000,000 -154,000,000 -157,000,000 -165,000,000 -180,000,000                                                                           
      gain on extinguishment of debt
      4,000,000 2,000,000    1,000,000  4,000,000 11,000,000    3,000,000      1,250,000  3,000,000                                                                            
      income from equity method investments
    70,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000 26,000,000  78,000,000 14,000,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000 31,000,000 8,000,000 33,000,000 3,000,000 12,000,000 22,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000                                                                               
      other income
    57,000,000 29,000,000  -66,000,000 7,000,000 24,000,000  40,000,000 -12,000,000 -21,000,000  11,000,000 26,000,000 10,000,000 -105,000,000 -60,000,000 -73,000,000 -4,000,000 -61,000,000 124,000,000 156,000,000 169,000,000 4,000,000 -4,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 5,533,000 2,195,000 -9,760,000 5,674,000 4,184,000 3,271,000 3,275,000 2,342,000 1,563,000 1,696,000 789,000 789,000 1,104,000 462,000 320,000 -48,000 1,050,000 218,000 2,415,000 651,000 1,015,000 917,000 599,000 488,000 482,000 457,000 500,000 547,000 705,000 452,000 59,000 583,000 585,000 469,000 900,000 557,000 571,000 639,000 438,000 446,000 403,000 648,000 955,000 1,441,000 1,024,000 367,000   455,000 221,000 711,000  607,000  -34,000 206,000 71,000 76,000 323,000 183,000 225,000 164,000 490,000 190,000 422,000 366,000 505,750 426,000 849,000 750,000 536,000 289,000 
      total other expense
    43,000,000 -58,000,000 -97,000,000 -214,000,000 -41,000,000 -54,000,000 -40,000,000 -21,000,000 -76,000,000 -94,000,000 -104,000,000 -32,000,000 -34,000,000 -16,000,000 -153,000,000 -163,000,000   -219,000,000 -18,000,000   -165,000,000 -188,000,000 -198,000,000 -138,000,000 -59,989,000 -66,068,000 -69,462,000 -95,458,000 -105,570,000 -78,948,000                                                                   
      income before income taxes
    123,000,000  -76,000,000 -200,000,000 225,000,000 125,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 -462,000,000 -57,000,000 -107,000,000 -11,000,000 219,000,000 138,000,000 -46,000,000 3,303,000,000 -45,000,000 -74,000,000 -397,000,000 17,000,000 599,000,000 -4,214,000,000   79,000,000 -144,000,000 46,010,000 27,530,000 193,492,000 62,352,000 26,012,000 28,366,000 298,864,000 49,684,000 70,915,000 99,282,000 178,857,000 79,019,000 77,205,000 37,809,000 40,560,000 51,244,000 69,733,000 41,263,000                                         11,103,750 5,837,000 38,109,000 469,000 22,642,000 17,533,000 2,236,000        
      income tax benefit
    -7,000,000 1,000,000 14,000,000 46,000,000 -46,000,000 -29,000,000 -5,000,000 4,000,000 122,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000 204,000,000 -157,000,000 -109,000,000 40,000,000 -687,000,000 4,000,000 91,000,000 69,000,000 9,000,000 -85,000,000 847,000,000  12,000,000 8,000,000 95,000,000 -2,627,000 -4,759,000 14,202,000 2,648,000 3,297,000 15,628,000                                    18,800,000       1,195,000 843,000  12,318,000              2,643,000   2,646,000 491,000 19,907,000 3,261,000 
      net income
    116,000,000 1,000,000 -62,000,000 -154,000,000 179,000,000 96,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 -340,000,000 -45,000,000 -87,000,000 193,000,000 62,000,000 29,000,000 -6,000,000 2,616,000,000 -41,000,000 17,000,000 -328,000,000 26,000,000 514,000,000 -3,367,000,000 273,000,000 151,000,000 87,000,000 -49,000,000 43,383,000 22,771,000 207,694,000 65,000,000 29,309,000 43,994,000 444,801,000 32,566,000 46,035,000 70,703,000 122,500,000 52,033,000 50,600,000 25,629,000 60,830,000 44,034,000 46,399,000 24,836,000 97,089,000 48,768,000 41,601,000 27,657,000 4,237,000 36,651,000 18,059,000 16,870,000 59,395,000 26,352,000 30,132,000 29,074,000 23,242,000 19,331,000 18,477,000 15,127,000 32,957,000 14,145,000 16,952,000 10,994,000 -67,760 16,100,000 2,586,000 -85,655 -282,837,000 11,655,000 13,278,000 16,413,000 12,990,000 9,901,000 2,197,000  11,111,000 22,565,000 10,283,000 11,165,000 -717,000 31,578,000 145,140,000 11,309,000 -2,586,000 3,508,000 22,811,000 289,000 18,607,000 6,463,000 670,000       -17,720,000 
      yoy
    -35.20% -98.96% -426.32% -716.00% -152.65% -313.33% -121.84% -87.05% -648.39% -255.17% 1350.00% -92.62% -251.22% 70.59% -98.17% 9961.54% -107.98% -100.50% -220.15% -82.78% 490.80% 6771.43% 529.28% 563.12% -58.11% -175.38% 48.02% -48.24% -53.31% 99.59% -36.33% -37.78% 263.10% -37.41% -9.02% 175.87% 101.38% 18.17% 9.05% 3.19% -37.35% -9.71% 11.53% -10.20% 2191.46% 33.06% 130.36% 63.94% -92.87% 39.08% -40.07% -41.98% 155.55% 36.32% 63.08% 92.20% -29.48% 36.66% 9.00% 37.59% -48737.84% -12.14% 555.53% -12935.21% -99.98% 38.14% -80.52% -100.52% -2277.34% 17.72% 504.37%  16.91% -56.12% -78.63%  -1649.65% -28.54% -92.92% -1.27% -72.27% 800.17% 536.27% 3813.15% -113.90% -45.72% 3304.63%            
      qoq
    11500.00% -101.61% -59.74% -186.03% 86.46% 405.26% -24.00% -107.35% 655.56% -48.28% -145.08% 211.29% 113.79% -583.33% -100.23% -6480.49% -341.18% -105.18% -1361.54% -94.94% -115.27% -1333.33% 80.79% 73.56% -277.55% -212.95% 90.52% -89.04% 219.53% 121.77% -33.38% -90.11% 1265.84% -29.26% -34.89% -42.28% 135.43% 2.83% 97.43% -57.87% 38.14% -5.10% 86.82% -74.42% 99.08% 17.23% 50.42% 552.75% -88.44% 102.95% 7.05% -71.60% 125.39% -12.54% 3.64% 25.09% 20.23% 4.62% 22.15% -54.10% 132.99% -16.56% 54.19% -16324.91% -100.42% 522.58% -3119.09% -99.97% -2526.74% -12.22% -19.10% 26.35% 31.20% 350.66%   -50.76% 119.44% -7.90% -1657.18% -102.27% -78.24% 1183.40% -537.32% -173.72% -84.62% 7793.08% -98.45% 187.90% 864.63%         
      net income margin %
    13.88% 0.13% -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% 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% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% -Infinity% 
      net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests
    -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000    -25,000,000    -34,000,000   -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000  -1,086,000 -1,099,000 -1,493,000 -1,125,000 -1,268,000 -871,000 -1,271,000 -1,929,000 -1,390,000 -13,501,000 -1,603,000 -1,188,000 -1,181,000 -1,489,000 -2,630,000 -779,000 -612,000         127,000    285,000   102,000 152,000   321,000                                    
      net income attributable to sinclair
    109,000,000 -1,000,000 -64,000,000 -156,000,000 176,000,000 94,000,000 17,000,000 23,000,000 -341,000,000 -46,000,000 -89,000,000                                                                                        
      earnings per common share attributable to sinclair:
                                                                                                      
      basic earnings per share
    1.59 -0.02 -0.91 -2.3 2.66 1.43 0.27 0.35 -5.21 -0.74 -1.38 2.65 0.95 0.32 -0.17 35.85 -1.18 0.25 -4.41 -0.16 4.97 -43.53 3.13 1.36 0.47 -0.65 0.46 0.23 2.06 0.63 0.27 0.42 4.43 0.3 0.43 0.62 1.3 0.54 0.52 0.25 0.62 0.46 0.48 0.26 0.99 0.5 0.43 0.27 0.01 0.37 0.19  0.73 0.33 0.37    0.23    0.22              0.125 0.26                     
      diluted earnings per share
    1.59 -0.02 -0.91 -2.3 2.64 1.43 0.27 0.35 -5.21 -0.74 -1.38 2.64 0.95 0.32 -0.17 35.84 -1.18 0.25 -4.41 -0.16 4.97 -43.53 3.12 1.35 0.46 -0.64 0.45 0.23 2.04 0.62 0.27 0.42 4.4 0.3 0.43 0.61 1.3 0.54 0.52 0.25 0.61 0.45 0.48 0.25 0.98 0.49 0.42 0.27  0.36 0.19  0.73 0.32 0.37    0.23    0.21              0.125 0.25                     
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
    69,118 69,660 69,589 67,489 65,782 66,355 66,189 64,156 65,125 63,325 64,012 69,744 70,653 69,907 70,897 72,164 75,050 75,472 75,331 74,389 79,924 74,810                                                                             
      diluted weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
    69,118 69,660 69,589 67,489 66,096 66,526 66,189 64,403 65,125 63,325 64,012 69,864 70,656 69,907 70,897 72,176 75,050 75,516 75,331 74,389 79,924 74,810                                                                             
      revenues:
                                                                                                      
      media revenues
      777,000,000 770,000,000 992,000,000 908,000,000 819,000,000 792,000,000 821,000,000 758,000,000 761,000,000 766,000,000 952,000,000 836,000,000 831,000,000 1,275,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,526,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,497,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,519,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,574,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,070,000,000 720,898,000 673,364,000 848,853,000 730,361,000 695,862,000 643,651,000 685,399,000 624,169,000 631,822,000 602,486,000 726,689,000 635,269,000 606,268,000 531,323,000                                                           
      non-media revenues
      7,000,000 6,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 22,000,000 20,000,000 23,000,000 35,000,000 41,000,000 55,000,000 49,821,000 48,739,000 44,472,000 35,899,000 34,281,000 21,701,000                                                                   
      total revenues
      784,000,000 776,000,000 1,004,000,000 917,000,000 829,000,000 798,000,000 826,000,000 767,000,000 768,000,000 773,000,000 960,000,000 843,000,000 837,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,535,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,511,000,000 1,512,000,000 1,539,000,000 1,283,000,000 1,609,000,000 1,622,000,000 1,125,000,000 770,719,000 722,103,000 893,325,000 766,260,000 730,143,000 665,352,000 734,003,000 670,891,000 679,290,000 649,935,000 797,691,000 693,835,000 666,534,000 578,889,000 611,790,000 548,404,000 554,167,000 504,775,000 613,818,000 494,956,000 455,136,000 412,648,000 427,715,000 338,644,000 314,154,000 282,618,000 324,862,000 260,489,000 253,554,000 223,836,000 213,164,000 180,868,000 186,587,000 179,487,000 225,555,000 186,452,000 185,551,000 169,628,000 183,340,000 160,127,000 158,272,000 154,738,000 196,011,000 178,191,000 193,615,000 186,657,000 198,069,000 176,699,000 180,665,000 166,855,000 198,121,000 168,458,000 185,092,000 163,467,000 178,784,000 165,790,000 183,633,000 164,684,000 149,303,000 181,469,000 201,014,000 176,493,000 192,852,000 179,437,000 195,775,000 170,677,000 133,119,750 179,537,000 191,617,000 167,480,000 167,579,000 192,588,000 
      loss on asset dispositions and other
      9,000,000 8,000,000                                                                                               
      other expense
      -18,000,000    -42,000,000    -38,000,000                                                                                        
      loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary
             10,000,000                                                                                         
      loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
        -9,000,000 -13,000,000 2,000,000  -8,000,000  5,000,000 6,000,000                                                                                       
      net loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests
               4,000,000                                                                                       
      amortization of program contract costs
           19,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000                                                                            
      gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
                   -3,357,000,000                                                                                   
      net income attributable to sinclair broadcast group
               185,000,000 55,000,000 21,000,000 -11,000,000 2,587,000,000 -89,000,000 19,000,000 -332,000,000 -12,000,000 467,000,000 -3,256,000,000 252,000,000 123,000,000 43,000,000 -60,000,000 42,297,000 21,672,000 206,201,000 63,875,000 28,041,000 43,123,000 443,530,000 30,637,000 44,645,000 57,202,000 120,897,000 50,845,000 49,419,000 24,140,000 58,200,000 43,255,000 45,787,000 24,282,000 95,445,000 48,341,000 41,335,000 27,158,000 2,303,000 36,342,000 17,826,000 16,997,000 59,002,000 26,245,000 30,060,000 29,359,000 22,702,000 19,238,000 18,579,000 15,279,000 33,079,000 14,276,000 17,273,000 11,520,000 -67,760,000 14,938,000 2,783,000 -85,655,000                               
      earnings per common share attributable to sinclair broadcast group:
                                                                                                      
      gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
                -27,000,000 -28,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -45,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000 -14,000,000 -16,000,000 -39,000,000 -28,000,000 -32,000,000 -35,000,000 -35,000,000 -13,988,000 -7,909,000                                                                       
      net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests
                -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -19,000,000 -12,000,000 -20,000,000 -37,000,000 -11,000,000                                                                         
      net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests
                -1,000,000 -3,000,000   -43,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000  -42,000,000 130,000,000                                       244,500 131,000  526,000                                   
      amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets
                   93,000,000 113,000,000 120,000,000 119,000,000 125,000,000 123,000,000 149,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 144,000,000 96,000,000 43,537,000 43,464,000 43,526,000 44,600,000 43,117,000 43,605,000 46,523,000 43,368,000 43,377,000 45,554,000 46,598,000 47,807,000 45,625,000 43,765,000     41,301,000 34,478,000 24,989,000  22,093,000 17,168,000 15,557,000  11,405,000 10,669,000 10,126,000                                            
      total operating (gains) expenses
                   -2,178,000,000                                                                                   
      impairment of goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets
                         4,264,000,000                                                                             
      total other income
                    -96,000,000 -147,000,000   -87,750,000 2,000,000           -40,011,000 -53,763,000 -47,934,000 -58,347,000 -54,589,000 -74,975,000 -51,869,000 -48,530,000 -52,690,000 -48,362,000 -44,607,000                         868,000                               
      loss from equity method investments
                        -13,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,844,000 -13,637,000                                                                       
      income before income tax
                          327,000,000 139,000,000                                                                           
      income tax provision
                          -54,000,000          -17,644,250 -17,118,000 -24,880,000 -28,579,000 -56,357,000 -26,986,000 -26,605,000 -12,180,000 -10,723,000 -7,210,000 -23,334,000                                                        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                          80,425 90,609 92,015 92,086 91,764 92,302 100,913 102,083 102,224 101,899 99,844 102,245 102,649 92,630 93,567 93,948 95,026 94,701 95,003 95,002 95,307 95,131 97,114 97,154 97,174 98,824 93,207 99,473 92,083 81,191 81,020 81,081 81,036 80,852 80,217 80,940 80,912 80,579 80,245 80,344 80,307 79,957 79,981 79,739 79,566 80,815 85,652 86,158 87,459 87,246 86,910 87,175,000 87,122,000 86,140,000 85,680   85,533 85,380 85,428 85,395 85,235 85,590 85,311 85,630 85,936 85,651 85,666 85,604 85,599  85,492 85,430 84,876 84,247 84,312 
      weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
                          80,737 91,226 93,185 93,435 93,163 93,218 101,718 102,789 102,986 102,917 100,789 103,055 103,665 93,692 94,433 94,766 95,934 95,614 95,728 95,692 96,050 95,771 97,819 97,896 97,864 99,502 93,845 100,239 93,604 82,064 81,310 81,379 81,294 81,127 80,532 81,195 81,169 80,836 83,606 80,627 86,985 79,957 79,981 86,155 79,566 80,815 85,652 86,158 87,463 93,958 87,015 87,227,000 87,282,000 86,140,000 85,694   85,535 85,389 85,448 85,399 85,236 85,741 85,319 85,936 86,212 85,793 85,806 85,758 85,661  85,727 85,750 85,037 84,247 84,313 
      amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments
                           23,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,084,000 23,937,000 24,757,000 24,482,000 24,710,000 26,950,000 27,561,000 28,047,000 28,896,000 31,019,000 31,158,000 32,441,000 30,821,000 33,460,000 34,605,000 29,841,000 29,782,000 30,391,000 30,492,000 28,622,000 23,574,000 23,941,000 24,179,000 19,229,000 18,656,000 18,861,000 16,793,000 14,495,000 15,467,000 14,280,000 13,962,000 12,833,000 12,666,000 12,618,000 13,700,000 15,945,000 15,303,000 15,914,000 15,443,000 17,021,000 19,865,000 20,758,000 21,175,000 21,744,000 21,794,000 19,709,000 22,908,000 29,172,000 23,108,000 21,384,000 25,318,000 24,122,000 22,683,000 18,623,000 18,535,000 18,587,000 16,425,000 17,230,000 15,532,000 25,367,000 22,478,000 26,561,000 26,063,000 26,470,000 23,859,000 28,690,000 23,361,250 30,728,000 33,015,000 33,781,000 27,254,000 27,374,000 
      gain from extinguishment of debt
                           2,000,000                                         -521,000   18,986,000 5,305,000 432,000          901,000                   
      interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
                            -185,000,000 -129,000,000 -53,678,000 -54,626,000 -54,210,000 -75,753,000 -92,271,000 -69,742,000 -52,295,000 -51,743,000 -50,959,000 -57,318,000 -54,324,000 -53,488,000 -53,916,000 -49,415,000 -48,569,000 -48,566,000 -47,664,000                                                        
      media production expenses
                              335,162,000 319,044,000 297,827,000 303,782,000 300,858,000 288,549,000 267,934,000 267,993,000 268,992,000 258,155,000 250,712,000 242,880,000 243,620,000 215,877,000                                                           
      gain on asset dispositions, net of impairment
                                -9,169,500 -10,828,000 -4,741,000 -21,109,000                                                                   
      loss from equity investments
                                -13,834,750 -25,379,000                                                                     
      loss from extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                      
      income from equity investments
                                  -17,483,000      697,250 1,423,000                                                 858,000 2,521,000 145,250  662,000 185,000      86,000 
      dividends declared per share
                                  0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.185 0.18 0.18 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 1.15 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12         0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2     0.125 0.125 0.1                    
      loss from equity and cost method investments
                                   -12,477,000                                                                   
      revenues realized from station barter arrangements
                                    29,146,000 31,787,000 32,460,000 27,570,000 42,992,000 32,061,000 34,003,000 26,510,000 31,387,000 28,618,000 30,373,000 20,959,000 36,419,000 28,482,000 33,336,000 24,025,000 27,750,000 20,653,000 22,047,000 18,230,000 26,250,000 21,600,000 21,391,000 17,684,000 19,541,000 17,512,000 18,498,000 17,222,000 24,637,000 17,812,000 17,985,000 14,776,000 19,355,000 13,010,000 13,919,000 11,898,000 14,829,000 14,562,000 15,848,000 14,638,000 17,572,000 14,786,000 15,772,000 13,799,000 16,480,000 12,772,000 13,629,000 11,805,000 13,483,000 12,039,000 15,001,000 14,536,000 12,255,000 14,455,000 17,140,000 14,189,000 16,166,000 15,725,000 16,387,000 14,117,000 11,311,000 14,664,000 15,847,000 15,785,000 13,127,000 15,096,000 
      other non-media revenues
                                    19,458,000 14,935,000 15,008,000 19,879,000 28,010,000 26,505,000 26,263,000 21,056,000                                                           
      expenses realized from barter arrangements
                                    19,372,750 26,696,000 27,550,000 23,245,000 19,841,250 27,181,000                                                             
      other non-media expenses
                                    18,278,000 14,945,000 14,731,000 17,245,000 22,702,000 20,488,000 19,761,000 17,697,000                                                           
      research and development expenses
                                    4,947,000 2,551,000 1,345,000 1,157,000 1,030,000 745,000 1,209,000 1,101,000 2,888,750 4,803,000 4,237,000 2,515,000                                                       
      gain on asset dispositions
                                    -13,382,750 -34,000 -150,000 -53,347,000 -1,495,500 -3,311,000                                                             
      income from extinguishment of debt
                                    -351,000   -1,404,000  -23,699,000                                                             
      income from equity and cost method investments
                                    -9,698,000 -4,362,000 1,462,000    943,000 423,000 -4,441,000 252,000 2,007,000 3,146,000 -455,000 1,928,000 742,000 98,000 506,000 1,571,000   1,327,000 1,919,000 5,148,000 1,276,000 363,000 2,080,000 815,000 11,000    543,000 -117,000 453,000 463,000     695,000  711,000                         
      basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to sinclair broadcast group:
                                                                                                      
      income from equity investments and cost method investments
                                       -1,321,000                                                               
      expenses recognized from station barter arrangements
                                          29,259,000 22,925,000 26,306,000 23,105,000 26,381,000 17,412,000 31,947,000 24,764,000 29,528,000 21,477,000 23,871,000 18,082,000 19,382,000 16,014,000 24,189,000 19,693,000 19,714,000 16,257,000 17,669,000 15,815,000 16,531,000 15,727,000 22,388,000 15,716,000 15,748,000 13,231,000 15,434,000 11,164,000 11,293,000 10,228,000 12,933,000 12,760,000 14,117,000 13,517,000 15,667,000 13,317,000 14,279,000 12,465,000 14,729,000 11,451,000 12,503,000 10,825,000 12,013,000 11,158,000 13,884,000 13,430,000 11,141,000 13,375,000 15,814,000 13,164,000 14,244,000 14,844,000 15,372,000 12,905,000 10,124,500 13,259,000 14,397,000 13,868,000   
      gain on asset disposition
                                          -11,000 -2,660,000                                                           
      station broadcast revenues, net of agency commissions
                                            365,963,500 497,353,000 502,338,000 464,163,000 556,638,000 448,056,000 404,151,000 373,881,000 382,281,000 303,028,000 279,270,000 252,925,000 283,040,000 226,377,000 220,014,000 192,204,000 181,183,000 151,701,000 159,259,000 155,859,000 189,938,000 158,809,000 158,709,000 147,922,000 153,857,000 136,427,000 133,008,000 131,305,000 164,405,000 150,119,000 163,747,000 160,892,000 165,671,000 149,425,000 161,427,000 150,169,000 171,784,000 152,362,000 163,771,000 147,925,000 157,864,000 149,027,000 163,117,000 145,227,000 134,773,000 164,169,000 179,944,000 158,300,000 122,171,750 161,290,000 174,916,000 152,481,000 120,996,500 163,875,000 174,632,000 150,582,000 153,091,000 175,640,000 
      other operating divisions revenues
                                            15,885,500 22,433,000 21,456,000 19,653,000 20,761,000 18,418,000 17,649,000 14,742,000 17,684,000 14,963,000 12,837,000 11,463,000 15,572,000 12,512,000 12,149,000 13,948,000 12,440,000 11,655,000 8,830,000 6,406,000 10,980,000 9,831,000 8,857,000 6,930,000 10,128,000 10,690,000 11,345,000 11,535,000                               
      station production expenses
                                            134,638,000 186,449,000 181,088,000 171,015,000 165,408,000 150,263,000 134,303,000 127,039,000 120,038,000 98,939,000 85,694,000 80,433,000 70,309,000 61,967,000 63,350,000 60,203,000 51,857,000 41,493,000 42,917,000 42,345,000 40,951,000 38,619,000 38,645,000 35,918,000 36,215,000 34,368,000 36,889,000 34,943,000 40,739,000 38,959,000 40,412,000 38,855,000 39,151,000 35,741,000 39,279,000 36,626,000 36,934,000 36,148,000 37,046,000 38,109,000 40,026,000 35,486,000 38,829,000 38,055,000 31,147,000 38,165,000 39,483,000 37,941,000 39,957,000 34,617,000 36,609,000 36,754,000       
      station selling, general and administrative expenses
                                            77,471,000 105,196,000 102,801,000 101,887,000 108,783,000 97,303,000 82,595,000 81,925,000 78,382,000 66,115,000 53,297,000 51,938,000 49,503,000 43,604,000 42,234,000 36,129,000 31,843,000 31,341,000 30,192,000 30,562,000 33,665,000 32,230,000 30,554,000 30,642,000 31,446,000 28,484,000 31,993,000 30,910,000 33,644,000 33,867,000 34,020,000 34,611,000 38,669,000 33,710,000 34,637,000 34,278,000 36,946,000 34,853,000 34,574,000 34,146,000 34,463,000 34,218,000 34,209,000 35,063,000 33,837,000 39,719,000 41,693,000 38,998,000 37,604,000 36,668,000 36,917,000 34,706,000       
      other operating divisions expenses
                                            12,548,500 17,705,000 16,666,000 15,823,000 17,206,000 14,919,000 14,453,000 12,325,000 14,758,000 12,746,000 10,736,000 9,869,000 13,014,000 10,372,000 10,503,000 12,290,000 13,384,000 9,369,000 7,763,000 6,503,000 8,657,000 7,902,000 7,580,000 6,777,000 11,098,000 11,280,000 10,891,000 12,251,000                5,053,000 2,276,000 3,506,000 4,832,000 4,253,000   4,218,000 5,221,000       
      loss on asset dispositions
                                                152,750 611,000                                                     
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                149,103,000 56,292,000 64,675,000 42,477,000 22,494,000 35,040,000 22,610,000 25,364,000 84,357,000 45,729,000 48,535,000 33,947,000 36,437,000 30,316,000 30,852,000 22,859,000 50,626,000 19,367,000 27,712,000 18,146,000  19,168,000 9,053,000  18,169,750 21,079,000 23,590,000 28,010,000 27,731,000 13,904,000 631,000  12,167,000 10,522,000 19,291,000 15,701,000 19,062,000 15,954,000 23,793,000 13,810,000               
      income from continuing operations
                                                97,089,000 48,768,000 41,601,000 27,657,000 4,237,000 30,551,000 12,956,000 16,515,000 58,716,000 26,576,000 30,199,000 29,141,000 23,353,000 19,441,000 18,376,000 14,834,000 33,332,000 14,213,000 17,020,000 11,060,000  15,855,000 2,695,000  10,334,250 11,693,000 13,100,000 16,544,000 11,248,000 9,577,000 1,826,000  7,938,000 22,840,000 10,793,000 8,223,000 -1,547,000 13,369,000       1,446,250 6,463,000 670,000        
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax benefit of 0, 6,107, 0 and 10,806, respectively
                                                                                                      
      basic earnings per share from continuing operations
                                                0.99 0.5 0.43 0.27  0.3 0.14  0.72 0.33 0.37    0.23    0.22              0.12 0.27     0.15                
      basic earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                    0.033 0.06 0.06                          0.008      1.52                
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
                                                0.98 0.49 0.42  0.01 0.3 0.14  0.72 0.33 0.37    0.23    0.21              0.12 0.26     0.15                
      diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                    0.033 0.06 0.05                          0.008      1.52                
      amounts attributable to sinclair broadcast group common shareholders:
                                                                                                      
      income from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                95,445 48,341 41,335 27,158 2,303 30,242 12,723 16,642 58,323 26,469 30,127 29,426 22,813 19,348 18,494 15,137     -67,651 14,693 2,892                                
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                     6,100 5,103 355       85 142     245                                 
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax benefit of 0, 4,973, 0 and 4,682, respectively
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 0 and 292, respectively
                                                                                                      
      net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests
                                                        26,500    40,250                                          
      diluted earnings per share from continuing operation
                                                   0.27                                                   
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax benefit of 6,107, (36), 10,806 and (220), respectively
                                                    2,889,500 6,100,000                                                 
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax benefit of 4,973, (67), 4,682 and (134), respectively
                                                      5,103,000                                                
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 292 and 77, respectively
                                                       355,000                                               
      earnings per share from continuing operations
                                                       0.2    0.36 0.165 0.24  0.19 0.135 0.18  0.14 -0.85 0.18 0.04 -1.06 -3.3 0.14 0.15 0.19        0.1 -0.02 0.16  0.07               
      earnings per share
                                                       0.21    0.36 0.165 0.24  0.19 0.135 0.18  0.14 -0.85 0.19 0.04 -1.06 -3.3 0.14 0.15 0.19                           
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax benefit of (24), 110, 194 and 366, respectively
                                                                                                      
      gain on insurance settlement
                                                          10,000 19,000 19,000   1,723,000                                       
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 67, 82, 134 and 189, respectively
                                                                                                      
      impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets
                                                                    119,458,000 243,000  130,098,000                               
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 67 and 107, respectively
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 110, 68, 300 and 202, respectively
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 140, 244, 365 and 447, respectively
                                                              101,000                                        
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 332 and 204, respectively
                                                               293,000                                       
      earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                   0.03 0.02 0.21  0.03               
      amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                3,521,750 4,687,000 4,683,000 4,717,000 4,672,000 6,230,000 6,252,000 5,201,000 4,648,000 4,606,000 4,547,000 4,539,000 4,563,000 4,546,000 4,365,000 4,367,000 4,826,000 4,435,000 4,435,000 4,325,000 4,443,000 4,475,000 4,527,000 4,543,000 4,175,000 4,759,000 4,805,000 4,805,000 4,808,000 4,811,000 4,812,000 4,857,000 3,628,250 4,646,000 5,055,000    
      gain on asset exchange
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 68, 24, 202 and 241, respectively
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 68, 109, 134 and 217, respectively
                                                                                                      
      total other (expense) income
                                                                                                      
      income tax (provision) benefit
                                                                    2,282,250                                  
      loss from discontinued operations, includes income tax provision of 66 and 108, respectively
                                                                                                      
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                                      
      interest income
                                                                    19,000 3,000 11,000 26,000 144,000 224,000 194,000 181,000 50,000 89,000 1,701,000 388,000 745,000 913,000 304,000 46,000 234,000 187,000 108,000 121,000 51,000 23,000 46,000 71,000 91,000 64,000 237,000 168,000 199,000 250,000 76,000 470,000 895,000 535,000 
      gain from sale of assets
                                                                    -51,000 49,000 50,000 27,000 18,000  13,000 38,000   4,000   4,000 18,000                    
      gain from derivative instruments
                                                                           999,000 1,292,000 1,897,000                         
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 24, 187, 241, and 232 respectively
                                                                    7,000 245,000                                 
      net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
                                                                    131,750  197,000 1,492,000                               
      basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to sinclair broadcast group:
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of (109), 94, (217), and (45) respectively
                                                                                                      
      loss from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 108 and 139, respectively
                                                                                                      
      amounts attributable to sinclair broadcast group common shareholders
                                                                                                      
      loss from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                                       -85,547                               
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                      
      other operating divisions’ revenues
                                                                        9,664,250 13,510,000 14,020,000 11,127,000 4,710,250 12,488,000 3,466,000 2,887,000 3,688,250 3,324,000 7,692,000 3,737,000 3,790,000 4,724,000 5,515,000                
      other operating divisions’ expenses
                                                                        10,019,000 13,397,000 14,745,000 11,934,000 14,171,000 11,227,000 4,079,000 3,546,000 9,085,000 3,346,000 7,773,000 3,989,000 6,944,000 3,699,000 5,248,000      4,316,000 2,620,000         
      impairment of goodwill
                                                                        406,500  1,626,000                            
      gain from equity and cost method investments
                                                                         658,000                             
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 187, 436, 232 and 176, respectively
                                                                        2,250                              
      basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of 94, 278, (45) and 261, respectively
                                                                          178,000                            
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 139 and 17, respectively
                                                                                                      
      other income (loss)
                                                                            236,000 268,000                         
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of (436), (307), (176) and 182, respectively
                                                                            135,500 324,000                         
      gain from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 0, 0, 0 and 885, respectively
                                                                                                      
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                                      
      basic earnings per common share from continuing operations
                                                                            27.5 110     130                    
      basic earnings per common share from discontinued operations
                                                                            2.5      -10                    
      basic earnings per common share
                                                                            27.5 110     120    1.67                
      diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations
                                                                            27.5 110     130                    
      diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations
                                                                            2.5      -10                    
      diluted earnings per common share
                                                                            27.5 110     120    1.67                
      dividends declared per common share
                                                                            112.5 150 150 150    0.1                   
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of 371, (510), 232 and 604, respectively
                                                                              371,000                        
      earnings per common share from continuing operations
                                                                              20 -30                       
      earnings per common share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                      
      earnings per common share
                                                                              30 -30    0.13  0.37  0.1             -0.39  
      income from sale of assets
                                                                                      11,000                
      unrealized gain from derivative instruments
                                                                               1,057,000   26,000 2,881,000 4,291,000 5,761,000 2,827,000 8,899,000 8,812,000 1,602,000             
      income from equity and cost investees
                                                                                146,000 57,000 36,000 6,099,000  24,000  1,179,000 845,000              
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 139 and tax benefit of 1,114 respectively
                                                                                                      
      gain from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 885
                                                                                   1,774,000                   
      net income available to common shareholders
                                                                               -2,389,000 11,111,000 22,565,000 10,283,000 11,165,000 -717,000 31,578,000 142,638,000 8,807,000 -5,088,000 1,005,000   16,020,000 3,875,000         
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax (provision) benefit of (275), (343), 329 and (2,413), respectively
                                                                                95,750                      
      gain from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of 0, (10,494), 259 and (80,002), respectively
                                                                                443,500                      
      preferred stock dividends
                                                                                      2,502,000 2,502,000 2,502,000 2,503,000 2,579,000 2,588,000 2,587,000 2,588,000 2,587,000 2,588,000 1,940,750 2,588,000 2,587,000 2,588,000   
      excess of preferred stock carrying value over redemption value
                                                                                                      
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                 85,719 85,692,000                    
      weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding
                                                                                 99,149 85,734,000                    
      gain on insurance proceeds
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of (510), (550), 604 and (2,070), respectively
                                                                                                      
      gain from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 0, 69,508, 885 and 69,508, respectively
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of 1,114 and tax provision of 1,519, respectively
                                                                                   1,168,000                   
      basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                      
      stock-based compensation expense
                                                                                    541,000 502,000 440,000 218,000 305,000 317,000 451,000 530,000 371,750 391,000 504,000 592,000       
      depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
                                                                                    9,584,250 12,175,000 13,136,000 13,189,000 10,544,000 12,574,000 13,050,000 12,399,000 12,649,000 11,767,000 11,509,000 11,098,000 7,510,250 10,611,000 9,710,000 9,964,000   
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 343, 1,133, 2,413 and 3,893, respectively
                                                                                    1,210,250 701,000                 
      gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 10,494 and 80,002, respectively
                                                                                    36,506,000 17,508,000                 
      dividends per common share
                                                                                    0.1 0.075 0.075 0.05 0.025 0.025             
      gain from insurance settlement
                                                                                      401,000                
      net income from continuing operations
                                                                                      15,345,000 8,408,000               
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 550, 1,500, 2,070 and 2,760, respectively
                                                                                      1,279,000                
      gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 69,508
                                                                                      128,516,000                
      other operating divisions revenue
                                                                                       4,921,000 2,275,000 2,845,000 3,930,000 4,004,000   4,472,000 4,079,000       
      loss on sale of assets
                                                                                                      
      total other incomes
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 1,538 and 1,301, respectively
                                                                                       2,901,000               
      subsidiary trust minority interest expense
                                                                                                      
      income from extinguishment of securities
                                                                                                      
      basic and diluted earnings per share
                                                                                        0.055 0.01 0.24            
      unrealized gain (loss) from derivative instrument
                                                                                          19,069,000            
      loss from extinguishment of securities
                                                                                                      
      total other income and expense
                                                                                                      
      net income (loss) available to common stockholders
                                                                                          20,232,000            
      unrealized gain from derivative instrument
                                                                                            2,023,500 9,241,000  1,071,000       
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                                                           -2,299,000   -1,917,000 -3,936,000 -18,398,500 -24,029,000 -4,011,000 -45,554,000 -32,447,000 -20,307,000 
      basic and diluted loss per share
                                                                                           -0.03           
      other operating divisions’ revenue
                                                                                            3,595,000 2,422,000         
      gain on sale of assets
                                                                                                 172,000    446,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax provision of 8,388 and 8,522, respectively
                                                                                                      
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of 30,383
                                                                                                      
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                      
      income per common share from continuing operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                            -0.005 0.05         
      loss per share from cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                   -0.49   
      income per common share
                                                                                            -0.005 0.05         
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                      
      income per common share from continued operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                            -0.005 0.05         
      unrealized income from derivative instrument
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of (133) and 479, respectively
                                                                                                      
      loss per common share from continuing operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                              -0.02 -0.05       
      loss per common share
                                                                                              -0.02 -0.05   -0.05 -0.54  -0.24 
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 479
                                                                                                      
      loss per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                      
      other revenue
                                                                                                812,250 998,000 1,138,000 1,113,000   
      program and production
                                                                                                25,860,250 32,773,000 36,907,000 34,449,000 35,223,000 37,159,000 
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                32,044,000 44,018,000 42,920,000 42,183,000 42,904,000 45,033,000 
      stock-based compensation
                                                                                                390,250 545,000 574,000 449,000 575,000 402,000 
      impairment and write down charge of long-lived assets
                                                                                                      
      restructuring costs
                                                                                                    1,069,000  
      contract termination costs
                                                                                                    5,135,000  
      unrealized income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                      
      gain from equity investments
                                                                                                 176,000     
      income from discontinued operations, net of taxes of 8,388, 166, 8,522 and 197, respectively
                                                                                                1,972,750 7,764,000     
      extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax benefit of 2,370, 0, 2,762 and 2,553, respectively
                                                                                                      
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of 22,404
                                                                                                      
      loss per common share from continuing operations before discontinued operations, extraordinary item, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                -0.103 -0.32 -0.05    
      income per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                0.023 0.09 0.01    
      loss per share from extraordinary item
                                                                                                   -0.01  -0.06 
      loss on derivative instruments
                                                                                                      
      income before benefit for income taxes
                                                                                                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of taxes of 612, 177, 134 and 363, respectively
                                                                                                  585,000    
      extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax benefit of 0, 2,553, 392 and 2,553, respectively
                                                                                                      
      amortization of acquired intangible broadcast assets and other assets
                                                                                                   4,915,000   
      gain on derivative instruments
                                                                                                   10,925,000   
      income before income tax benefit
                                                                                                      
      extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of related income tax benefit of 392
                                                                                                      
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of related income tax benefit of 22,404
                                                                                                      
      loss per common share from continuing operations before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                   -0.04   
      software development and consulting revenues
                                                                                                    1,361,000 1,852,000 
      expenses realized from station barter arrangements
                                                                                                    11,678,000 13,400,000 
      amortization of acquired intangible broadcast assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                                    28,745,000  
      impairment and write down of long-lived assets
                                                                                                     5,590,000 
      cumulative adjustment for change in assets held for sale
                                                                                                      
      interest expense, amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
                                                                                                      
      net income from continuing operations before extraordinary item
                                                                                                      
      net income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provisionof 983 and 3,159, respectively
                                                                                                      
      gain on sale of broadcast assets, net of taxes of 24,862
                                                                                                      
      extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of related income tax benefit of 2,553
                                                                                                      
      prefered stock dividends
                                                                                                    2,588,000  
      loss per common share from continuing operations before extraordinary item
                                                                                                    -0.39 -0.19 
      amortization of acquired intangible broadcasting assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                                     29,807,000 
      interest and amortization of debt discount expense
                                                                                                      
      net income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 1,641 and 2,176, respectively
                                                                                                      
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                                                       
        current assets:
                                                                                                       
        cash and cash equivalents
      866,000,000 526,000,000 616,000,000 631,000,000 697,000,000 536,000,000 378,000,000 655,000,000 662,000,000 643,000,000 728,000,000 623,000,000 884,000,000 607,000,000 420,000,000 521,000,000 816,000,000 1,058,000,000 964,000,000 941,000,000 1,259,000,000 632,000,000 622,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,333,000,000 1,399,000,000 929,038,000 975,347,000 1,060,330,000 1,022,974,000 1,014,718,000 810,232,000 681,326,000 602,193,000 796,047,000 815,700,000 259,984,000 104,545,000 103,727,000 141,524,000 149,972,000 119,389,000 64,579,000 57,843,000 17,682,000 99,350,000 395,546,000 317,811,000 280,104,000 228,994,000 550,812,000 25,825,000 22,865,000 44,625,000 31,078,000 26,802,000 12,967,000 61,367,000 50,531,000 123,367,000 21,974,000 41,497,000 42,820,000 52,334,000 23,224,000 10,224,000 13,080,000 11,232,000 16,470,000 11,646,000 10,911,000 12,594,000 20,980,000 10,443,000 9,181,000 15,450,000 67,408,000 32,495,000 7,610,000 7,753,000 9,655,000 18,126,000 4,646,000 21,331,000 10,491,000 9,096,000 7,379,000 16,363,000 28,730,000 12,907,000 16,238,000 49,690,000 44,069,000 7,164,000    
        accounts receivable
      687,000,000 633,000,000 624,000,000 676,000,000 637,000,000 617,000,000 662,000,000 642,000,000 616,000,000 597,000,000 582,000,000 603,000,000 612,000,000 586,000,000 606,000,000 620,000,000 1,245,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,148,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,060,000,000 1,108,000,000 985,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,132,000,000 1,137,000,000 589,952,000 581,226,000 598,597,000 609,742,000 566,170,000 538,472,000 566,464,000 523,111,000 537,286,000 510,079,000 513,954,000 519,662,000 489,884,000 417,060,000 424,608,000 387,110,000 384,570,000 368,696,000 383,503,000 327,618,000 300,272,000 285,260,000 308,974,000 250,054,000 210,802,000 196,898,000 183,480,000 151,517,000 159,842,000 136,242,000 132,915,000 114,771,000 118,614,000 113,303,000 121,283,000 106,032,000 112,707,000 102,762,000 106,792,000 96,122,000 93,163,000 92,382,000 107,376,000 103,210,000 117,462,000 117,634,000 127,891,000 123,456,000 133,752,000 120,315,000 130,227,000 118,004,000 127,678,000 118,176,000 127,913,000 113,407,000 130,780,000 120,789,000 132,062,000 124,233,000 141,636,000 122,454,000 139,761,000 133,255,000 141,521,000 127,018,000 128,346,000 141,158,000 117,958,000 136,774,000 150,855,000 
        income taxes receivable
          5,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 171,000,000 174,000,000 156,000,000 152,000,000 273,000,000 180,000,000 235,000,000 230,000,000 248,000,000 110,000,000 137,000,000 103,000,000 50,000,000 8,212,000     27,909,000 28,150,000 5,080,000 11,670,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 9,234,000   823,000    3,314,000            225,000     8,572,000 7,382,000 7,894,000 8,073,000 318,000 2,764,000 2,368,000 2,334,000 19,214,000 14,341,000 13,039,000 16,228,000 17,542,000 12,665,000 7,812,000 3,625,000 2,581,000 3,260,000 2,072,000                  
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      147,000,000 180,000,000 186,000,000 161,000,000 146,000,000 195,000,000 174,000,000 177,000,000 189,000,000 206,000,000 190,000,000 216,000,000 182,000,000 199,000,000 165,000,000 170,000,000 173,000,000 206,000,000 175,000,000 194,000,000 170,000,000 218,000,000 150,000,000 152,000,000 287,000,000 237,000,000 86,574,000 84,337,000 60,732,000 70,891,000 78,214,000 68,784,000 54,310,000 37,384,000 36,343,000 41,049,000 36,267,000 37,909,000 38,949,000 52,093,000 26,903,000 35,951,000 41,661,000 33,213,000 21,338,000 32,473,000 25,186,000 25,136,000 30,599,000 14,780,000 11,788,000 9,936,000 7,404,000 9,112,000 8,444,000 18,757,000 17,274,000 8,244,000 8,875,000 6,086,000 6,064,000 6,959,000 6,488,000 5,555,000 6,130,000 7,993,000 9,090,000 8,731,000 9,453,000 9,818,000 10,551,000 9,489,000 13,448,000 11,774,000 14,661,000 7,223,000 13,922,000 8,938,000 13,033,000 7,594,000 17,616,000 9,869,000 18,284,000 9,772,000 17,525,000 10,131,000 16,842,000 9,073,000 14,091,000 9,406,000 17,045,000 11,837,000 18,320,000 23,164,000 17,537,000 17,953,000 9,930,000 
        total current assets
      1,700,000,000 1,339,000,000 1,459,000,000 1,504,000,000 1,485,000,000 1,355,000,000 1,222,000,000 1,481,000,000 1,475,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,447,000,000 1,683,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,467,000,000 2,471,000,000 2,792,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,970,000,000 3,217,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,592,000,000 3,069,000,000 2,913,000,000 2,903,000,000 1,635,630,000 1,683,002,000 1,783,906,000 1,790,735,000 1,678,759,000 1,714,691,000 1,714,747,000 1,589,431,000 1,422,442,000 1,440,810,000 905,088,000 790,090,000 678,019,000 682,532,000 701,763,000 672,249,000 543,799,000 533,777,000 526,165,000 573,276,000 763,005,000 785,755,000 697,871,000 587,582,000 806,921,000 292,932,000 304,448,000 289,158,000 230,368,000 222,264,000 209,717,000 245,645,000 246,584,000 321,370,000 204,281,000 227,331,000 228,359,000 252,858,000 225,798,000 183,042,000 158,240,000 168,880,000 203,125,000 222,668,000 195,176,000 207,585,000 238,616,000 256,496,000 221,467,000 216,121,000 291,365,000 253,397,000 214,565,000 200,053,000 223,008,000 217,833,000 222,184,000 313,291,000 330,150,000 220,594,000 217,095,000 211,753,000 260,793,000 241,882,000 234,233,000 262,795,000 299,659,000 372,748,000 231,007,000 315,554,000 268,275,000 
        property and equipment
      655,000,000 662,000,000 665,000,000 674,000,000 705,000,000 712,000,000 717,000,000 720,000,000 715,000,000 719,000,000 715,000,000 725,000,000 728,000,000 720,000,000 713,000,000 715,000,000 833,000,000 785,000,000 789,000,000 804,000,000 823,000,000 814,000,000 809,000,000 786,000,000 765,000,000 740,000,000 699,505,000 687,217,000 683,134,000 674,440,000 666,636,000 654,432,000 738,298,000 724,125,000 705,483,000 712,467,000 717,576,000 713,088,000 727,806,000 723,762,000 717,137,000 746,662,000 741,854,000 742,397,000 752,538,000 712,677,000 636,112,000 574,091,000 596,071,000 513,382,000 454,814,000 431,542,000 439,713,000 365,685,000 372,049,000 314,434,000 281,521,000 276,670,000 277,581,000 270,786,000 272,231,000 278,018,000 281,433,000 286,565,000 296,227,000 303,868,000 309,535,000 317,363,000 336,964,000 359,289,000 360,744,000 343,776,000 284,551,000 276,028,000 263,721,000 270,538,000 274,962,000 283,732,000 287,854,000 295,798,000 304,355,000 312,002,000 319,874,000 329,712,000 339,779,000 360,284,000 356,941,000 356,021,000 355,817,000 354,556,000 349,300,000 335,784,000 322,498,000 313,270,000 299,288,000 282,869,000 276,376,000 
        operating lease assets
      110,000,000 115,000,000 117,000,000 120,000,000 123,000,000 128,000,000 133,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 127,000,000 133,000,000 138,000,000 145,000,000 146,000,000 149,000,000 152,000,000 207,000,000 177,000,000 179,000,000 189,000,000 197,000,000 206,000,000 220,000,000 226,000,000 223,000,000 222,000,000 192,390,000 193,792,000                                                                      
        goodwill
      2,085,000,000 2,086,000,000 2,087,000,000 2,094,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,091,000,000 2,092,000,000 2,092,000,000 4,716,000,000 4,716,000,000 4,716,000,000 4,048,000,000 2,123,902,000 2,123,902,000 2,123,902,000 2,125,402,000 2,022,073,000 2,021,970,000 2,124,033,000 2,113,651,000 2,002,809,000 1,998,135,000 1,990,746,000 1,989,578,000 2,017,382,000 2,081,936,000 1,931,093,000 1,951,428,000 1,951,302,000 1,951,074,000 1,964,553,000 1,820,042,000 1,341,998,000 1,336,748,000 1,380,082,000 1,297,638,000 1,105,005,000 1,067,330,000 1,074,032,000 908,037,000 912,862,000 728,306,000 660,117,000 660,117,000 659,705,000 659,605,000 660,017,000 660,017,000 660,017,000 660,017,000 660,017,000 754,727,000 754,727,000 754,727,000 824,188,000 1,016,028,000 1,015,638,000 1,023,428,000 1,010,594,000 1,017,485,000 1,017,813,000 1,007,268,000 1,007,268,000 1,017,524,000 1,040,234,000 1,040,234,000 1,040,234,000 1,047,958,000 1,047,958,000 1,041,452,000 1,041,452,000 1,118,534,000 1,118,534,000 1,118,534,000 1,118,534,000 1,120,123,000 1,123,403,000 1,123,080,000 1,730,386,000 1,734,508,000    
        indefinite-lived intangible assets
      149,000,000 149,000,000 149,000,000 149,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 171,000,000 163,000,000 163,000,000 158,000,000 158,000,000 158,000,000 158,364,000 158,364,000 158,222,000 158,222,000 156,654,000 156,629,000 159,371,000 168,720,000 160,357,000 157,106,000 156,306,000 153,125,000 157,725,000 167,075,000                                                          
        customer relationships
      269,000,000 285,000,000 289,000,000 304,000,000 302,000,000 318,000,000 334,000,000 352,000,000 369,000,000 387,000,000 405,000,000 424,000,000 444,000,000 464,000,000 484,000,000 504,000,000 3,904,000,000 3,994,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,189,000,000 4,286,000,000 4,384,000,000 5,728,000,000 5,853,000,000 5,979,000,000                                                                         
        other definite-lived intangible assets
      264,000,000 285,000,000 287,000,000 308,000,000 328,000,000 348,000,000 368,000,000 389,000,000 410,000,000 434,000,000 458,000,000 480,000,000 502,000,000 525,000,000 548,000,000 571,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,338,000,000 1,363,000,000 1,936,000,000 1,961,000,000 1,998,000,000                                                                         
        other assets
      717,000,000 646,000,000 617,000,000 626,000,000 710,000,000 692,000,000 680,000,000 725,000,000 742,000,000 730,000,000 752,000,000 990,000,000 964,000,000 949,000,000 952,000,000 1,015,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,358,000,000 1,273,000,000 1,222,000,000 1,058,000,000 660,000,000 605,000,000 591,000,000 613,000,000 598,000,000 195,868,000 194,541,000 184,831,000 188,097,000 218,458,000 229,563,000 241,645,000 223,690,000 246,861,000 223,379,000 220,630,000 224,736,000 212,475,000 212,906,000 175,566,000 189,708,000 192,836,000 204,559,000 208,230,000 222,202,000 208,321,000 205,614,000 208,209,000 229,677,000 188,705,000 195,713,000 189,984,000 174,439,000 170,998,000 129,204,000 123,409,000 117,099,000 116,307,000 117,654,000 108,416,000 121,010,000 119,566,000 119,301,000 116,653,000 95,428,000 90,865,000 88,223,000 86,687,000 84,662,000 74,202,000 61,184,000 64,348,000 43,681,000 43,568,000 43,880,000 35,049,000 37,788,000 38,545,000 41,787,000 47,255,000 53,104,000 82,070,000 74,637,000 82,428,000 87,992,000 84,069,000 101,454,000 106,749,000 112,644,000 120,586,000 109,262,000 94,048,000 72,606,000 50,752,000 112,133,000 97,230,000 
        total assets
      5,949,000,000 5,567,000,000 5,670,000,000 5,779,000,000 5,885,000,000 5,785,000,000 5,686,000,000 6,038,000,000 6,085,000,000 6,083,000,000 6,201,000,000 6,436,000,000 6,704,000,000 6,605,000,000 6,449,000,000 6,662,000,000 12,541,000,000 12,845,000,000 12,780,000,000 13,132,000,000 13,382,000,000 12,483,000,000 16,769,000,000 17,360,000,000 17,370,000,000 17,779,000,000 6,553,666,000 6,634,208,000 6,572,092,000 6,627,414,000 6,581,543,000 6,663,411,000 6,784,470,000 6,687,069,000 6,289,536,000 6,317,323,000 5,963,168,000 5,866,188,000 5,779,677,000 5,747,198,000 5,432,315,000 5,480,447,000 5,380,981,000 5,417,479,000 5,452,172,000 5,294,256,000 4,181,962,000 4,110,113,000 4,147,472,000 3,617,673,000 3,343,393,000 2,734,528,000 2,729,697,000 2,245,536,000 2,160,241,000 1,771,245,000 1,571,417,000 1,563,850,000 1,497,298,000 1,571,190,000 1,485,924,000 1,536,164,000 1,539,845,000 1,576,554,000 1,597,721,000 1,629,148,000 1,606,141,000 1,626,264,000 1,816,677,000 2,305,726,000 2,264,027,000 2,258,962,000 2,224,655,000 2,219,399,000 2,182,782,000 2,186,806,000 2,272,598,000 2,274,183,000 2,258,009,000 2,255,585,000 2,285,653,000 2,312,541,000 2,329,161,000 2,421,689,000 2,465,663,000 2,511,713,000 2,493,910,000 2,513,885,000 2,564,582,000 2,564,438,000 2,557,330,000 2,574,092,000 3,223,101,000 3,257,742,000 3,201,653,000 3,398,591,000 3,331,129,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                                       
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                       
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      496,000,000 459,000,000 558,000,000 439,000,000 416,000,000 479,000,000 503,000,000 854,000,000 913,000,000 419,000,000 452,000,000 402,000,000 397,000,000 412,000,000 414,000,000 392,000,000 655,000,000 624,000,000 588,000,000 469,000,000 533,000,000 466,000,000 573,000,000 526,000,000 782,000,000 630,000,000 424,580,000 376,287,000 413,227,000 428,471,000 455,463,000 356,792,000 370,403,000 290,848,000 290,758,000 245,987,000 322,505,000 291,213,000 271,926,000 261,888,000 251,313,000                                                         
        income taxes payable
      21,000,000 1,000,000 47,000,000 88,000,000                        24,738,000 23,314,000 14,320,000 21,923,000 2,503,000 2,503,000 1,500,000  56,004,000 23,491,000  8,566,000 9,031,000  3,295,000 18,691,000 26,431,000  10,002,000 19,499,000 19,118,000 2,504,000 1,686,000 2,456,000 8,636,000 9,939,000 6,953,000 9,963,000 10,016,000  4,985,000 3,799,000 1,884,000 298,000                    2,662,000 19,291,000 44,277,000               
        current portion of notes payable, finance leases and commercial bank financing
      25,000,000                          25,207,000 42,193,000                                                                      
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      24,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 35,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 34,000,000 38,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 22,662,000 22,779,000                                                                      
        current portion of program contracts payable
      70,000,000 81,000,000 41,000,000 52,000,000 69,000,000 85,000,000 47,000,000 57,000,000 76,000,000 85,000,000 48,000,000 68,000,000 83,000,000 102,000,000 59,000,000 74,000,000 97,000,000 116,000,000 63,000,000 77,000,000 92,000,000 111,000,000 49,000,000 69,000,000 88,000,000 107,000,000 53,775,000 73,583,000 93,480,000 114,115,000 46,440,000 77,442,000 108,053,000 130,892,000 65,102,000 87,462,000 109,702,000 131,553,000 63,492,000 85,779,000 108,260,000 130,337,000 62,311,000 83,632,000 104,922,000 118,300,000 50,493,000 69,586,000 90,933,000 99,900,000 53,201,000 66,712,000 88,015,000 91,274,000 50,569,000 59,713,000 63,825,000 71,394,000 41,751,000 55,156,000 68,301,000 83,544,000 63,256,000 76,684,000 91,995,000 105,005,000 75,555,000 83,848,000 91,366,000 105,434,000 75,141,000 84,086,000 90,208,000 96,028,000 66,706,000 76,385,000 85,746,000 94,196,000 67,539,000 77,064,000 88,510,000 103,797,000 87,524,000 105,784,000 113,108,000 127,322,000 107,380,000 114,683,000 120,873,000 127,352,000 104,614,000 114,613,000 124,753,000 99,816,000 112,202,000 123,385,000 98,109,000 
        other current liabilities
      67,000,000 76,000,000 74,000,000 93,000,000 60,000,000 85,000,000 77,000,000 70,000,000 57,000,000 64,000,000 66,000,000 77,000,000 67,000,000 108,000,000 79,000,000 79,000,000 346,000,000 307,000,000 293,000,000 288,000,000 317,000,000 287,000,000 169,000,000 133,000,000 155,000,000 247,000,000                                                                        
        total current liabilities
      703,000,000 666,000,000 772,000,000 724,000,000 605,000,000 709,000,000 686,000,000 1,040,000,000 1,103,000,000 624,000,000 624,000,000 605,000,000 608,000,000 688,000,000 617,000,000 603,000,000 1,202,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,036,000,000 922,000,000 1,034,000,000 974,000,000 903,000,000 840,000,000 1,134,000,000 1,093,000,000 526,224,000 539,580,000 572,585,000 600,604,000 568,017,000 591,681,000 726,349,000 911,223,000 537,488,000 467,468,000 636,473,000 599,745,000 531,740,000 537,706,000 535,003,000 491,920,000 396,881,000 431,179,000 494,006,000 463,027,000 336,684,000 397,881,000 343,381,000 340,711,000 226,288,000 311,164,000 307,600,000 303,238,000 231,778,000 218,403,000 195,582,000 199,899,000 177,567,000 261,002,000 167,896,000 189,555,000 176,214,000 204,780,000 202,701,000 201,028,000 500,361,000 215,199,000 248,335,000 243,922,000 213,460,000 210,181,000 225,246,000 220,991,000 197,384,000 191,174,000 285,946,000 217,563,000 195,476,000 189,028,000 224,688,000 239,364,000 305,003,000 238,009,000 288,661,000 244,931,000 234,586,000 228,707,000 245,218,000 239,726,000 203,741,000 194,475,000 213,254,000 206,249,000 197,669,000 215,173,000 180,740,000 
        notes payable, finance leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion
      4,358,000,000                          3,762,794,000 3,840,952,000                                                                      
        operating lease liabilities, less current portion
      112,000,000 118,000,000 122,000,000 126,000,000 130,000,000 135,000,000 143,000,000 148,000,000 152,000,000 140,000,000 145,000,000 148,000,000 154,000,000 156,000,000 159,000,000 163,000,000 205,000,000 185,000,000 187,000,000 194,000,000 198,000,000 203,000,000 211,000,000 216,000,000 217,000,000 213,000,000 194,259,000 193,970,000                                                                      
        program contracts payable, less current portion
      13,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 29,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 34,000,000 31,000,000 35,000,000 39,000,000 43,000,000 40,894,000 45,445,000 50,060,000 54,691,000 33,847,000 37,170,000 41,909,000 46,026,000 42,072,000 48,278,000 53,836,000 57,724,000 45,110,000 51,033,000 56,921,000 60,313,000 49,586,000 55,013,000 60,605,000 63,806,000 28,217,000 29,710,000 34,681,000 38,054,000 14,933,000 15,417,000 16,341,000 19,517,000 21,300,000 23,753,000 27,625,000 33,670,000 22,507,000 27,226,000 29,593,000 34,206,000 36,334,000 43,804,000 48,448,000 57,291,000 54,839,000 64,857,000 81,315,000 80,973,000 66,412,000 79,032,000 79,985,000 88,969,000 76,919,000 87,337,000 97,369,000 103,438,000 87,441,000 79,589,000 65,239,000 69,123,000 35,599,000 44,773,000 60,782,000 76,398,000 60,422,000 75,914,000 92,299,000 106,209,000 91,472,000 107,376,000 136,473,000 108,854,000 123,445,000 143,438,000 103,275,000 
        deferred tax liabilities
      213,000,000 236,000,000 193,000,000 196,000,000 335,000,000 288,000,000 263,000,000 258,000,000 252,000,000 376,000,000 387,000,000 407,000,000 610,000,000 465,000,000 360,000,000 395,000,000       455,000,000 429,000,000 407,000,000 361,000,000 415,579,000 414,873,000 413,253,000 444,940,000 441,707,000 498,719,000 515,236,000 661,745,000 601,078,000 605,167,000 609,317,000 612,961,000 587,289,000 551,518,000 585,072,000 6,689,000 6,689,000 6,689,000 6,689,000 43,000 4,480,000 4,480,000 1,738,000 36,000 6,368,000 4,668,000 607,000 245,277,000 243,513,000 241,620,000 247,552,000 235,413,000 226,087,000 216,248,000 210,335,000 199,101,000 193,217,000 183,950,000 177,219,000 194,989,000 191,615,000 185,355,000 199,204,000 345,608,000 329,949,000 321,297,000 313,364,000 290,888,000 278,357,000 274,960,000 282,317,000 284,186,000 294,547,000 286,902,000 278,399,000 263,833,000 258,866,000 223,914,000 216,937,000 206,812,000 204,361,000 189,498,000 190,614,000         
        other long-term liabilities
      180,000,000 184,000,000 199,000,000 189,000,000 195,000,000 195,000,000 198,000,000 200,000,000 204,000,000 207,000,000 212,000,000 214,000,000 220,000,000 228,000,000 234,000,000 235,000,000 351,000,000 397,000,000 417,000,000 506,000,000 622,000,000 364,000,000 520,000,000 431,000,000 434,000,000 640,000,000 84,917,000 80,235,000 85,983,000 78,984,000 77,196,000 77,063,000 79,009,000 70,818,000 86,554,000 82,553,000 76,493,000 71,619,000 72,429,000 71,687,000 68,631,000 72,593,000 78,512,000 78,174,000 77,000,000 73,718,000 68,569,000 66,819,000 67,338,000 63,751,000 47,221,000 53,140,000 48,291,000 50,970,000 47,231,000 46,824,000 47,204,000 46,139,000 46,948,000 45,273,000 45,869,000 47,135,000 47,863,000 48,113,000 48,894,000 47,391,000 48,409,000 49,187,000 49,039,000 51,971,000 52,999,000 54,323,000 52,659,000 55,022,000 61,687,000 63,382,000 28,263,000 31,586,000 50,250,000 49,384,000 52,438,000 59,507,000 65,616,000 70,024,000 80,796,000 90,824,000 95,543,000 113,866,000 114,705,000 124,598,000 137,198,000 137,173,000 142,106,000 115,827,000 111,746,000 112,291,000 83,718,000 
        total liabilities
      5,579,000,000 5,291,000,000 5,377,000,000 5,411,000,000 5,369,000,000 5,436,000,000 5,411,000,000 5,769,000,000 5,864,000,000 5,499,000,000 5,560,000,000 5,605,000,000 5,829,000,000 5,775,000,000 5,620,000,000 5,775,000,000 14,050,000,000 14,211,000,000 14,142,000,000 14,130,000,000 14,377,000,000 13,966,000,000 14,448,000,000 15,182,000,000 14,598,000,000 14,742,000,000 5,024,667,000 5,115,055,000 4,971,772,000 5,041,860,000 4,996,125,000 5,091,868,000 5,250,104,000 5,578,770,000 5,164,564,000 5,220,424,000 5,405,232,000 5,379,522,000 5,236,783,000 5,227,300,000 4,932,637,000 5,029,186,000 4,934,722,000 5,005,039,000 5,046,829,000 4,939,813,000 3,811,789,000 3,767,746,000 3,741,768,000 3,201,435,000 2,957,385,000 2,831,815,000 2,829,750,000 2,297,920,000 2,226,523,000 1,858,456,000 1,682,779,000 1,689,208,000 1,632,605,000 1,715,769,000 1,643,006,000 1,692,137,000 1,710,213,000 1,764,321,000 1,799,943,000 1,761,322,000 1,754,797,000 1,777,882,000 1,884,078,000 2,058,533,000 1,994,625,000 1,987,105,000 1,968,814,000 1,964,005,000 1,925,081,000 1,921,516,000 2,005,268,000 2,006,384,000 2,002,193,000 2,028,443,000 2,062,670,000 2,075,757,000 2,117,540,000 2,187,863,000 2,237,845,000 2,275,271,000 2,249,649,000 2,280,478,000 2,333,011,000 2,350,124,000 2,347,706,000 2,163,505,000 2,307,898,000 2,319,404,000 2,260,424,000 2,377,759,000 2,278,389,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                       
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                                                       
        class a common stock, 0.01 par value...
      1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000                                                             469,000 463,000 463,000  455,000 460,000 460,000  440,000 439,000 438,000 429,000 424,000 419,000 409,000 399,000 
        class b common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                       385,000 390,000 390,000  396,000 396,000 400,000  417,000 417,000 417,000 418,000 423,000 427,000 434,000 443,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      613,000,000 608,000,000 603,000,000 597,000,000 570,000,000 565,000,000 560,000,000 554,000,000 517,000,000 514,000,000 510,000,000 602,000,000 624,000,000 623,000,000 628,000,000 657,000,000 691,000,000 747,000,000 740,000,000 735,000,000 721,000,000 711,000,000 787,000,000 864,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,028,000,000 1,024,155,000 1,038,332,000 1,121,054,000 1,293,169,000 1,336,251,000 1,332,432,000 1,320,298,000 1,318,155,000 1,346,657,000 1,343,793,000 843,691,000 876,895,000 964,818,000 973,663,000 962,726,000 961,709,000 981,607,000 979,914,000 979,202,000 1,001,947,000 1,021,460,000 1,018,869,000 1,094,918,000 1,097,098,000 1,088,639,000 608,235,000 600,928,000 622,133,000 621,556,000 620,855,000 617,375,000 617,584,000 617,191,000 616,600,000 609,640,000 609,452,000 609,136,000 608,725,000 605,340,000 605,387,000 604,960,000 604,637,000 588,399,000 601,552,000 617,425,000 616,295,000 614,156,000 613,894,000 613,579,000 610,437,000 596,667,000 595,372,000 595,213,000 592,059,000 590,377,000 590,158,000 589,851,000 753,885,000 752,135,000 751,746,000 758,177,000 765,495,000 762,720,000 761,680,000 761,286,000 760,704,000 752,708,000 752,198,000 751,355,000 749,025,000 748,451,000 
        (accumulated deficit) retained earnings
      -171,000,000 -263,000,000 -244,000,000 -163,000,000     -234,000,000            -1,986,000,000                                                                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
       1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000                                                                                     
        total sinclair shareholders' equity
      443,000,000     415,000,000 340,000,000 333,000,000  646,000,000 702,000,000                                                                                       
        noncontrolling interests
      -73,000,000 -71,000,000 -68,000,000 -68,000,000 -67,000,000 -66,000,000 -65,000,000 -64,000,000 -64,000,000 -62,000,000 -61,000,000 -59,000,000 -67,000,000 -66,000,000 -64,000,000 -62,000,000 64,000,000 53,000,000 72,000,000 93,000,000 89,000,000 60,000,000 202,000,000 197,000,000 192,000,000 180,000,000 -40,116,000 -40,248,000 -38,516,000 -37,979,000 -35,749,000 -36,164,000 -34,372,000 -33,696,000 -33,204,000 -32,254,000 -30,047,000 -29,850,000 -27,618,000 -27,150,000 -26,132,000 -25,518,000 -22,800,000    7,395,000 9,573,000 9,334,000 7,717,000 7,289,000 7,441,000 16,897,000 9,365,000 10,305,000 10,607,000  7,834,000 7,845,000 8,150,000  8,575,000 8,844,000 9,202,000                                  
        total equity
      370,000,000 276,000,000 293,000,000 368,000,000 516,000,000 349,000,000 275,000,000 269,000,000 221,000,000 584,000,000 641,000,000 831,000,000 681,000,000 640,000,000 642,000,000 703,000,000       1,811,000,000 1,656,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,528,999,000 1,519,153,000 1,600,320,000 1,585,554,000 1,585,418,000 1,571,543,000 1,534,366,000 1,108,299,000 1,124,972,000 1,096,899,000 557,936,000 486,666,000 542,894,000 519,898,000 499,678,000 451,261,000 446,259,000 412,440,000 405,343,000 354,443,000 370,173,000 342,367,000 405,704,000 416,238,000 386,008,000                                               
        total liabilities and equity
      5,949,000,000 5,567,000,000 5,670,000,000 5,779,000,000 5,885,000,000 5,785,000,000 5,686,000,000 6,038,000,000                   6,553,666,000 6,634,208,000 6,572,092,000 6,627,414,000 6,581,543,000 6,663,411,000 6,784,470,000 6,687,069,000 6,289,536,000 6,317,323,000 5,963,168,000 5,866,188,000 5,779,677,000 5,747,198,000 5,432,315,000 5,480,447,000 5,380,981,000 5,417,479,000 5,452,172,000 5,294,256,000 4,181,962,000 4,110,113,000 4,147,472,000 3,617,673,000 3,343,393,000 2,734,528,000 2,729,697,000 2,245,536,000 2,160,241,000 1,771,245,000 1,571,417,000 1,563,850,000 1,497,298,000 1,571,190,000 1,485,924,000 1,536,164,000 1,539,845,000 1,576,554,000 1,597,721,000 1,629,148,000 1,606,141,000 1,626,264,000                              
        current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing
       25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 36,000,000 69,000,000 66,000,000 66,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 72,000,000 71,000,000 71,000,000 71,000,000 71,000,000                                                                        
        notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion
       4,076,000,000 4,081,000,000 4,166,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,093,000,000 4,106,000,000 4,112,000,000 4,139,000,000 4,145,000,000 4,185,000,000 4,221,000,000 4,227,000,000 4,226,000,000 4,233,000,000 4,362,000,000 12,271,000,000 12,464,000,000 12,473,000,000 12,482,000,000 12,493,000,000 12,391,000,000 12,328,000,000 13,231,000,000 12,367,000,000 12,392,000,000                                                                        
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                       
        class a common stock, .01 par value...
       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  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 1,000,000 1,000,000 670,000 662,000 689,000 750,000 766,000 765,000 761,000 760,000 770,000 769,000 646,000 655,000 687,000 691,000 688,000 688,000 695,000 695,000 696,000 705,000 714,000 713,000 741,000 739,000 735,000 529,000 523,000 523,000 523,000 522,000 520,000 520,000 520,000 520,000 503,000 493,000 493,000 488,000 474,000 473,000 451,000 450,000 465,000 505,000 532,000 530,000 528,000 528,000 516,000 508,000 476,000 474,000 474,000 473,000 471,000    460,000    446,000         
        class b common stock, .01 par value...
                                250,000 255,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 263,000 262,000 288,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 289,000 301,000 310,000 310,000 315,000 325,000 325,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 345,000 357,000 362,000 383,000 383,000 383,000 383,000 383,000    391,000    412,000         
        total sinclair shareholders’ equity
       347,000,000 361,000,000 436,000,000 583,000,000    285,000,000                                                                                         
        assets held-for-sale
        33,000,000 36,000,000                                                                                              
        liabilities held-for-sale
        4,000,000 5,000,000                                                                                              
        retained earnings
          10,000,000     122,000,000 184,000,000 289,000,000 122,000,000 84,000,000 79,000,000 109,000,000       832,000,000 596,000,000 492,000,000 467,000,000 544,824,000 520,936,000 517,620,000 330,780,000 285,316,000 275,676,000 248,845,000                                                               73,003,000 105,450,000 
        accumulated deficit
           -149,000,000 -227,000,000 -227,000,000         -2,460,000,000 -2,357,000,000 -2,360,000,000 -2,013,000,000              -176,370,000 -188,701,000 -214,859,000 -255,804,000 -360,459,000 -394,418,000 -426,731,000 -437,029,000 -479,600,000 -507,215,000                                                       
        liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests, and equity
                                                                                                       
        liabilities , redeemable non-controlling interests, and equity
                                                                                                       
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
                  194,000,000 190,000,000 187,000,000 184,000,000 197,000,000 194,000,000 190,000,000 188,000,000 190,000,000 194,000,000 510,000,000 522,000,000 1,078,000,000 1,362,000,000                                                                        
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity
              6,085,000,000 6,083,000,000 6,201,000,000 6,436,000,000 6,704,000,000 6,605,000,000 6,449,000,000 6,662,000,000 12,541,000,000    13,382,000,000 12,483,000,000 16,769,000,000 17,360,000,000 17,370,000,000 17,779,000,000                                                                        
        total sinclair broadcast group shareholders’ equity
                 890,000,000 748,000,000 706,000,000 706,000,000 765,000,000       1,609,000,000 1,459,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,495,000,000 1,569,115,000 1,559,401,000 1,638,836,000 1,623,533,000 1,621,167,000 1,607,707,000 1,568,738,000 1,141,995,000 1,158,176,000 1,129,153,000 587,983,000 516,516,000 570,512,000 547,048,000 525,810,000 476,779,000 469,059,000 437,244,000  374,735,000 362,778,000 332,794,000  408,521,000                                                
        prepaid sports rights
                      85,000,000 81,000,000 190,000,000 542,000,000 498,000,000 335,000,000 725,000,000 338,000,000                                                                          
        deferred tax assets
                      293,000,000 293,000,000 293,000,000 202,000,000 197,000,000 259,000,000                                4,351,000 3,390,000 4,515,000 4,940,000 9,658,000 9,658,000 9,658,000 9,658,000 7,277,000 7,277,000 7,277,000 7,277,000 9,022,000 9,022,000 9,022,000 9,022,000 7,752,000 7,752,000 7,752,000 7,752,000 8,313,000 8,313,000 8,340,000 8,340,000 9,446,000 8,617,000 9,446,000 10,591,000 11,653,000 21,500,000 20,375,000 20,354,000 12,441,000 12,441,000 12,441,000 12,443,000 7,627,000 7,627,000 7,627,000 2,032,000 2,395,000 2,080,000 11,954,000 11,954,000 
        restricted cash
                      3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000            312,802,000 2,000,000 3,200,000    3,000,000 3,725,000  1,500,000   104,330,000 12,430,000 12,426,000 11,747,000 41,257,000 33,859,000 25,170,000 225,000   38,729,000                                          
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                   -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -784,000 -784,000 -784,000 -1,423,000 -1,423,000 -1,423,000 -1,423,000 -807,000 -807,000 -807,000 -807,000 -834,000 -834,000 -834,000 -834,000 -6,277,000 -6,287,000                                                       
        total sinclair broadcast group shareholders’ deficit
                      -1,770,000,000 -1,613,000,000 -1,624,000,000 -1,279,000,000                         427,882,000    396,370,000  378,719,000                                               
        total deficit
                      -1,706,000,000 -1,560,000,000 -1,552,000,000 -1,186,000,000                                                                              
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and deficit
                       12,845,000,000 12,780,000,000 13,132,000,000                                                                              
        total sinclair broadcast group shareholders’ (deficit) equity
                          -1,274,000,000 -1,737,000,000                                                                            
        total (deficit) equity
                          -1,185,000,000 -1,677,000,000                                                                            
        retained (deficit) earnings
                           -2,438,000,000                                                                            
        current portion of program contract costs
                              58,000,000 80,000,000 21,854,000 42,092,000 64,247,000 87,128,000 19,657,000 42,736,000 71,387,000 97,768,000 28,267,000 55,148,000 83,601,000 110,228,000 36,359,000 62,704,000 91,466,000 120,598,000 44,538,000 66,405,000 88,198,000 107,403,000 35,085,000 53,475,000 74,324,000 82,583,000 29,348,000 39,265,000 56,581,000 61,033,000 23,171,000 32,452,000 38,906,000 48,458,000 17,678,000 28,381,000 37,000,000 47,830,000 25,310,000 35,857,000 43,741,000 54,948,000 25,957,000 40,698,000 55,751,000 68,007,000 30,699,000 44,380,000 50,276,000 61,173,000 39,623,000 53,999,000 65,322,000 74,728,000 46,983,000 52,318,000 51,528,000 58,711,000 28,831,000 39,741,000 49,062,000 60,719,000 35,209,000 47,257,000 61,053,000 73,577,000 46,624,000 60,569,000 84,946,000 53,704,000 74,650,000 98,353,000 62,850,000 
        program contract costs, less current portion
                              5,000,000 6,000,000 7,524,000 9,369,000 11,217,000 13,080,000 1,590,000 2,178,000 3,202,000 4,513,000 5,080,000 7,152,000 8,919,000 12,245,000 10,484,000 14,543,000 18,996,000 23,533,000 24,013,000 30,703,000 38,531,000 42,917,000 17,630,000 20,264,000 24,708,000 30,249,000 10,931,000 11,173,000 12,767,000 14,947,000 11,124,000 13,471,000 15,584,000 19,063,000 6,042,000 7,988,000 8,729,000 11,544,000 11,603,000 15,820,000 16,417,000 21,141,000 17,109,000 21,523,000 27,548,000 29,003,000 23,418,000 32,733,000 32,683,000 40,614,000 31,739,000 40,286,000 49,187,000 59,302,000 49,617,000 46,042,000 36,494,000 42,459,000 16,191,000 22,359,000 27,175,000 33,439,000 21,846,000 26,138,000 34,218,000 42,196,000 32,213,000 40,594,000 65,004,000 48,787,000 54,444,000 82,162,000 54,754,000 
        definite-lived intangible assets
                               9,104,000,000 1,540,483,000 1,584,021,000 1,626,880,000 1,670,340,000 1,686,263,000 1,729,563,000 1,801,670,000 1,841,938,000 1,725,508,000 1,757,280,000 1,944,403,000 1,983,326,000 1,975,786,000 1,861,444,000 1,751,570,000 1,763,693,000 1,792,919,000 1,822,211,000 1,818,263,000 1,652,634,000 1,081,518,000 1,077,769,000 1,127,755,000 819,678,000 656,081,000 624,982,000 623,406,000 379,757,000 391,890,000 266,695,000 175,341,000 178,030,000 143,854,000 146,562,000 184,652,000 186,033,000 186,493,000 189,521,000 193,405,000 194,707,000 199,430,000 199,313,000 205,743,000 191,232,000 192,005,000 189,126,000 192,733,000 183,965,000 194,854,000 199,093,000 205,147,000 212,820,000 217,574,000 222,039,000 224,673,000 229,550,000 231,249,000 233,539,000 237,972,000 246,954,000 251,514,000 256,075,000 257,583,000 262,113,000 266,646,000 271,182,000 280,420,000 284,713,000    
        restricted cash, current
                                     226,558,000 313,110,000                                                                 
        restricted cash, less current portion
                                   1,508,000 1,506,000 1,505,000 1,504,000                     42,874,000 223,000  58,726,000 20,224,000 223,000 223,000 223,000 223,000 386,000 484,000 37,216,000                                 
        deferred spectrum auction proceeds
                                      84,341,000 310,802,000                                                                
        current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing
                                  42,564,000 43,698,000 44,191,000 154,944,000 159,382,000 164,485,000 168,279,000 64,595,000 171,131,000 165,238,000 175,044,000 168,388,000 164,184,000 67,222,000 61,935,000 58,826,000 113,116,000 43,130,000 56,034,000 52,696,000 46,346,000 16,622,000 19,094,000 46,366,000 47,622,000 44,577,000 42,432,000 36,237,000 38,195,000 26,559,000 24,556,000 87,718,000 19,556,000 20,914,000 37,421,000 51,355,000 40,632,000 35,549,000 355,371,000 66,645,000  58,209,000 52,651,000 45,043,000  42,723,000 43,441,000 38,881,000  33,848,000    33,775,000 33,744,000 10,235,000  40,043,000            
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion
                                  3,849,891,000 3,858,558,000 3,864,048,000 3,875,025,000 3,875,116,000 3,876,134,000 3,884,159,000 4,002,553,000 4,014,932,000 4,022,437,000 3,984,262,000 3,998,674,000 3,669,160,000 3,804,877,000 3,808,085,000 3,831,823,000 3,796,666,000 3,725,185,000 3,038,768,000 2,954,108,000 2,966,402,000 2,436,386,000 2,407,680,000 2,201,629,000 2,210,866,000 1,664,883,000 1,667,809,000 1,312,127,000 1,148,271,000 1,156,757,000 1,141,405,000 1,147,186,000 1,169,740,000 1,201,870,000 1,235,508,000 1,261,569,000 1,297,964,000 1,235,127,000 933,319,000 1,236,288,000 1,275,324,000 1,303,747,000 1,299,221,000 1,289,402,000 1,274,386,000 1,289,859,000 1,292,060,000 1,284,909,000 1,290,899,000 1,354,432,000 1,358,871,000 1,407,934,000 1,426,754,000 1,427,810,000 1,435,609,000 1,593,306,000 1,571,346,000 1,635,171,000 1,632,557,000 1,648,080,000  1,671,883,000 1,716,610,000 1,525,915,000 1,552,371,000 1,253,000 705,000   
        assets held for sale
                                   5,590,000 149,604,000 152,880,000             6,504,000 40,848,000  97,909,000  5,900,000  15,714,000 30,357,000 14,605,000     37,870,000 36,797,000              20,722,000       3,678,000 3,683,000 15,392,000 98,062,000 97,822,000         125,058,000    
        liabilities held for sale
                                   4,083,000 11,310,000 12,210,000             2,477,000 4,310,000  10,335,000    1,948,000 2,397,000 325,000     27,281,000 25,753,000              1,411,000       1,407,000 1,460,000 9,279,000 12,365,000 13,447,000         17,733,000    
        notes receivable from affiliates
                                       19,500,000 19,500,000 19,500,000 19,500,000                                                             
        current portion of notes payable and capital leases payable to affiliates
                                      1,667,000    3,604,000    3,166,000    2,625,000    2,367,000    1,704,000    3,014,000    3,196,000    2,995,000                                 
        long-term liabilities
                                                                                                       
        notes payable and capital leases to affiliates, less current portion
                                      12,485,000 12,824,000 13,213,000 14,405,000 14,181,000 15,036,000 15,953,000 16,682,000 17,850,000 15,870,000 16,775,000 17,605,000 16,309,000 16,901,000 17,606,000 18,290,000 18,925,000 19,619,000 20,220,000 20,777,000 13,187,000 14,035,000 14,892,000 15,729,000 16,545,000 17,330,000 18,091,000 18,834,000 19,573,000 20,270,000 21,077,000 22,105,000 24,717,000 25,496,000 26,254,000 26,996,000 30,861,000 32,312,000 32,584,000 32,870,000 23,174,000 18,276,000 18,674,000 19,754,000 20,474,000 15,179,000 15,608,000 15,606,000 15,152,000                 
        equity:
                                                                                                       
        sinclair broadcast group shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                       
        deferred barter costs
                                       11,093,000 10,829,000 10,134,000 5,782,000 8,512,000 9,100,000 9,151,000 7,991,000 9,201,000 8,451,000 7,620,000 5,626,000 6,407,000 6,692,000 5,958,000 3,688,000 5,271,000 4,142,000 4,084,000 3,345,000 3,401,000 3,500,000 2,661,000 2,238,000 3,068,000 3,300,000 3,718,000 3,156,000 3,987,000 3,862,000 3,280,000 2,825,000 4,366,000 5,107,000 4,391,000 2,654,000 2,962,000 3,403,000 2,568,000 2,026,000 3,043,000 3,260,000 2,968,000 2,509,000 2,942,000 3,121,000 2,694,000 2,027,000 2,384,000 2,751,000 2,533,000 2,210,000 3,563,000 3,449,000 3,218,000 2,763,000 3,726,000 3,857,000 3,573,000 3,169,000 3,727,000 3,807,000 3,925,000 4,393,000 
        current portion of notes and capital leases payable to affiliates
                                       2,183,000 2,424,000 2,477,000  3,599,000 3,501,000 3,362,000  3,036,000 2,881,000 2,778,000  2,676,000 2,569,000 2,466,000  2,271,000 2,178,000 2,090,000  3,294,000 3,198,000 3,105,000  2,926,000 2,972,000 3,083,000  3,323,000 3,316,000 3,070,000  2,903,000 2,866,000 2,869,000 2,845,000 2,069,000 2,454,000 2,808,000 3,839,000 3,435,000 3,804,000 3,727,000 3,985,000 4,238,000 1,999,000 3,091,000 4,135,000 4,218,000 5,434,000 5,857,000 5,209,000 4,873,000            
        deferred barter revenues
                                       10,513,000 10,925,000 10,943,000 6,040,000 8,142,000 9,211,000 9,258,000 8,080,000 8,871,000 8,135,000 7,768,000 5,806,000 6,226,000 6,246,000 5,864,000 3,319,000 5,005,000 4,378,000 4,492,000 3,499,000 3,274,000 3,253,000 2,652,000 1,978,000 2,747,000 3,005,000 3,317,000 2,522,000 3,462,000 3,481,000 3,305,000 2,810,000 4,997,000 5,188,000 4,454,000 2,657,000 2,968,000 3,496,000 2,813,000 2,143,000 2,766,000 3,044,000 2,799,000 2,388,000 3,230,000 3,464,000 3,129,000 2,501,000 2,660,000 3,118,000 2,773,000 2,684,000 3,659,000 3,623,000 3,637,000 3,153,000 3,954,000 4,193,000 3,707,000 3,597,000 4,287,000 4,591,000 4,274,000 4,723,000 
        long-term liabilities:
                                                                                                       
        broadcast licenses
                                              132,465,000 133,174,000 130,915,000 130,915,000 135,075,000 125,330,000 120,948,000 97,446,000 101,029,000 98,210,000 87,077,000 85,686,000 85,122,000 70,639,000 70,727,000 58,142,000 47,002,000 47,002,000 47,002,000 47,002,000 47,375,000 51,988,000 51,988,000 51,988,000 51,988,000 76,235,000 76,235,000 76,235,000 132,422,000 402,844,000 402,844,000 401,130,000 401,130,000 401,130,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 409,620,000 406,694,000 406,694,000 443,900,000 443,900,000 443,900,000 429,507,000 429,507,000 429,507,000 429,928,000 429,573,000 429,573,000    
        accounts payable
                                               6,683,000 17,844,000 7,346,000 12,248,000 18,814,000 9,751,000 8,303,000 13,989,000 14,412,000 9,775,000 9,208,000 10,086,000 6,207,000 7,302,000 4,941,000 8,872,000 2,970,000 3,685,000 2,340,000 5,952,000 2,605,000 3,794,000 3,155,000 3,746,000 3,882,000 3,637,000 4,055,000 4,817,000 4,687,000 4,889,000 3,817,000 3,732,000 4,648,000 4,189,000 3,657,000 4,849,000 2,543,000 2,857,000 4,677,000 3,799,000 3,922,000 7,584,000 6,324,000 7,056,000 6,219,000 6,152,000 7,315,000 8,301,000 6,025,000 6,084,000 9,464,000 8,180,000 10,552,000 9,693,000 5,156,000 4,919,000 
        accrued liabilities
                                               265,787,000 218,395,000 237,709,000 246,123,000 263,836,000 187,612,000 225,033,000 182,185,000 200,779,000 128,838,000 167,044,000 143,731,000 147,334,000 115,061,000 101,739,000 79,698,000 88,318,000 70,518,000 81,751,000 68,071,000 75,707,000 64,946,000 67,211,000 60,523,000 48,692,000 57,744,000 53,328,000 79,584,000 70,555,000 74,829,000 71,614,000 82,374,000 69,980,000 76,200,000 65,725,000 90,713,000 79,508,000 85,968,000 67,367,000 84,623,000 66,992,000 84,665,000 68,542,000 77,291,000 62,815,000 74,062,000 59,229,000 70,609,000 60,266,000 68,917,000 62,205,000 72,372,000 68,605,000 66,757,000 76,200,000 66,746,000 
        equity
                                                                                                       
        sinclair broadcast group shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                       
        affiliate receivable
                                                   25,000 224,000 206,000 182,000  29,000 1,210,000 416,000 514,000 943,000 835,000 252,000 79,000 58,000 60,000 88,000 56,000 67,000 56,000 69,000 49,000 57,000 56,000 65,000 59,000 57,000 129,000 15,000 30,000 12,000 14,000 12,000 4,263,000 4,263,000                   
        current portion of restricted cash
                                                                  5,058,000 5,121,000 22,446,000 37,843,000 27,667,000                                 
        noncontrolling interest
                                                              9,813,000    8,341,000    9,728,000 11,094,000 10,032,000 10,229,000                              
        other comprehensive loss
                                                                                                       
        liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                                       
        current portion notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing
                                                                          67,066,000    42,950,000    98,265,000  33,649,000 33,700,000 33,802,000    43,737,000             
        minority interest in consolidated entities
                                                                          16,302,000 17,014,000 18,200,000 17,721,000 3,067,000 1,098,000 705,000 724,000 685,000 728,000 823,000 766,000 966,000 5,782,000 6,152,000 971,000 1,267,000 3,071,000   2,566,000         
        shareholders’ (deficit) equity:
                                                                                                       
        total shareholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                                       
        total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                          1,816,677,000                             
        revenues:
                                                                                                       
        station broadcast revenues, net of agency commissions
                                                                          639,163,000                             
        revenues realized from station barter arrangements
                                                                          59,877,000                             
        other operating divisions revenue
                                                                          55,434,000                             
        total revenues
                                                                          754,474,000                             
        operating expenses:
                                                                                                       
        station production expenses
                                                                          158,965,000                             
        station selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                          136,142,000                             
        expenses recognized from station barter arrangements
                                                                          53,327,000                             
        amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments
                                                                          84,422,000                             
        other operating divisions expenses
                                                                          59,987,000                             
        depreciation of property and equipment
                                                                          44,765,000                             
        corporate general and administrative expenses
                                                                          26,285,000                             
        amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                          18,340,000                             
        gain on asset exchange
                                                                                                       
        impairment of goodwill and broadcast licenses
                                                                          463,887,000                             
        total operating expenses
                                                                          1,042,933,000                             
        operating income
                                                                                                       
        other income
                                                                          3,787,000                             
        interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
                                                                                                       
        interest income
                                                                          743,000                             
        gain from sale of assets
                                                                          66,000                             
        gain from extinguishment of debt
                                                                          5,451,000                             
        gain from derivative instruments
                                                                          999,000                             
        income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                       
        total other income
                                                                                                       
        income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                                                       
        income tax benefit
                                                                          116,484,000                             
        income from continuing operations
                                                                                                       
        discontinued operations:
                                                                                                       
        income from discontinued operations, net of related income tax benefit of (358), 270 and 3,121, respectively
                                                                                                       
        gain from discontinued operations, net of related income tax provision of 0, 489 and 885, respectively
                                                                                                       
        net income
                                                                          -241,491,000                             
        basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                                       
        earnings per share from continuing operations
                                                                          -2,820                             
        earnings per share from discontinued operations
                                                                                                       
        earnings per share
                                                                          -2,820                             
        weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                          85,652,000                             
        weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
                                                                          85,652,000                             
        dividends declared per share
                                                                          800                             
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                       
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                           230,179,000 251,202,000 254,136,000 252,774,000 254,296,000 256,996,000 264,566,000 266,645,000 267,071,000 254,993,000 226,376,000 222,017,000 231,002,000 205,469,000 232,855,000 226,551,000 233,371,000   229,005,000 211,623,000        
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                           2,305,726,000 2,264,027,000 2,258,962,000 2,224,655,000 2,219,399,000 2,182,782,000 2,186,806,000 2,272,598,000 2,274,183,000 2,258,009,000 2,255,585,000 2,285,653,000 2,312,541,000 2,329,161,000 2,421,689,000 2,465,663,000 2,511,713,000   2,564,582,000 2,564,438,000        
        deferred gain on sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                      3,249,000 3,249,000 29,378,000 26,129,000 26,129,000             
        loans to affiliates
                                                                                     12,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 5,000 13,000 16,000 11,000 10,000 1,381,000 1,417,000 1,442,000 1,467,000      
        series d preferred stock, .01 par value...
                                                                                          33,000    35,000         
        notes and capital leases payable to affiliates, less current portion
                                                                                       16,120,000 16,847,000 17,837,000 19,323,000 21,135,000 22,180,000 24,413,000 25,641,000 25,904,000 26,739,000 28,130,000 30,209,000     
        series d preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                         33,000  33,000 34,000 35,000  35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 
        taxes receivable
                                                                                         688,000 624,000 411,000 139,000 947,000 1,952,000         
        additional paid-in capital-deferred stock compensation
                                                                                                       
        additional paid-in capital - deferred stock compensation
                                                                                                       
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                       
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing - current portion
                                                                                            38,703,000    15,605,000       
        notes and capital leases payable to affiliates - current portion
                                                                                            4,666,000 3,655,000 3,296,000  4,328,000       
        minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                            3,339,000 3,543,000  2,691,000 2,668,000 2,694,000 11,388,000 11,540,000 11,530,000 3,916,000 4,169,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                       
        deferred compensation
                                                                                                       
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                            240,922,000 229,864,000   206,956,000 207,893,000 703,815,000 726,798,000 729,699,000 816,916,000 848,571,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                            2,493,910,000 2,513,885,000   2,557,330,000 2,574,092,000   3,201,653,000   
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing -current portion
                                                                                             40,188,000          
        notes payable, capital leases, and commercial bank financing - current portion
                                                                                              38,986,000         
        notes payable, capital leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion
                                                                                              1,664,534,000         
        commitments and contingencies company obligated mandatorily redeemable securities of subsidiary trust holding solely kdsm senior debentures
                                                                                                       
        additional paid-in capital – deferred compensation
                                                                                                       
        refundable income taxes
                                                                                               1,384,000 1,321,000 2,481,000 18,777,000 16,378,000 7,603,000 39,612,000 26,878,000 
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, current portion
                                                                                               37,716,000        
        notes and capital leases payable to affiliates, current portion
                                                                                               4,413,000        
        deferred tax liability
                                                                                               181,804,000 171,946,000 170,436,000 233,485,000 223,490,000 217,336,000 258,404,000 264,912,000 
        company obligated mandatorily redeemable securities of subsidiary trust holding solely kdsm senior debentures
                                                                                                 200,000,000  200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                       
        additional paid-in capital deferred compensation
                                                                                                       
        retained deficit
                                                                                                       
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing – current portion
                                                                                                 329,000      
        notes and capital leases payable to affiliates – current portion
                                                                                                 4,157,000 264,000     
        loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                  1,513,000 1,537,000 1,570,000 10,502,000 10,573,000 
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, – current portion
                                                                                                  4,088,000     
        company obligated mandatorily redeemable securities of subsidiary
                                                                                                       
        trust holding solely kdsm senior debentures
                                                                                                  200,000,000     
        total stockholders’ equity and liabilities
                                                                                                  3,223,101,000 3,257,742,000    
        notes and capital leases payable to affiliates
                                                                                                   4,003,000 3,721,000 6,045,000 6,031,000 
        notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing
                                                                                                   1,634,010,000 1,581,509,000 113,000 212,000 
        additional paid-in capital — deferred compensation
                                                                                                       
        cash
                                                                                                    7,372,000 6,983,000 1,415,000 
        acquired intangible broadcast assets
                                                                                                    2,564,592,000 2,595,371,000 2,623,921,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                                       
        equity put option
                                                                                                       
        commitments and contingencies stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                       
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                                     3,398,591,000 3,331,129,000 
                                                                                                       
      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 2002-09-30 2002-06-30 2002-03-31 2001-09-30 
                                                                                                        
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                        
          net income
        116,000,000 1,000,000 -62,000,000 -154,000,000 179,000,000 96,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 -340,000,000 -45,000,000 -87,000,000 193,000,000 62,000,000 29,000,000 -6,000,000 2,616,000,000   -328,000,000 26,000,000 514,000,000 -3,367,000,000 273,000,000 151,000,000 87,000,000 -48,154,000 43,383,000 22,771,000 207,694,000 65,000,000 29,310,000 43,994,000 444,801,000 32,565,000 46,035,000 70,703,000 122,500,000 52,033,000 50,600,000 25,629,000 60,830,000 44,034,000 46,399,000 24,836,000 97,089,000 48,768,000 41,601,000 27,657,000 4,237,000 36,651,000 18,059,000 16,870,000 59,395,000 26,352,000 30,132,000 29,074,000 23,242,000 19,331,000 18,477,000 15,127,000 32,957,000 14,145,000 16,952,000 10,994,000 -69,568,000 16,100,000 2,586,000 -87,147,000 -282,837,000 11,655,000 13,278,000 16,413,000 12,990,000 9,901,000 2,197,000 -2,389,000 11,111,000 22,565,000 9,136,000 11,165,000 -717,000 31,578,000 145,140,000 11,309,000 -2,586,000 3,508,000 22,811,000 289,000 18,607,000 6,463,000 670,000 -1,348,000 -21,441,000 -1,424,000 -42,966,000 -29,859,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          amortization of definite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                                        
          depreciation of property and equipment
        29,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 30,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 23,675,000 22,305,000 23,020,000 29,763,000 25,035,000 23,117,000 27,325,000 25,077,000 24,442,000 23,603,000 23,981,000 24,199,000 25,886,000 24,409,000 24,035,000 27,495,000 25,476,000 25,273,000 25,189,000 28,319,000 25,342,000 25,252,000 24,378,000 23,446,000 17,281,000 15,168,000 14,659,000 13,344,000 13,171,000 12,726,000 9,630,000 9,428,000 7,673,000 7,927,000 8,125,000 8,625,000 9,081,000 9,166,000 9,691,000 10,504,000 10,064,000 10,595,000 12,054,000 11,023,000 11,771,000 11,618,000 10,615,000 10,468,000 10,435,000 11,632,000 10,897,000 10,367,000 10,907,000 12,686,000 12,288,000                10,075,000 
          amortization of program costs
        17,000,000 21,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000                                                                                           
          stock-based compensation
        9,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 22,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 27,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 23,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 29,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 33,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 7,000,000 6,364,000 8,817,000 10,819,000                 2,863,000 3,003,000                  2,321,000  362,000 238,000 289,000 629,000 784,000 2,691,000 1,979,000 601,000 456,000 1,975,000 698,000 463,000 422,000 521,000 499,000                217,000 
          deferred tax provision
        -23,000,000 43,000,000 -3,000,000 -138,000,000 46,000,000 27,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 -121,000,000 -10,000,000 -20,000,000 -207,000,000 147,000,000 105,000,000 -35,000,000 689,000,000           910,000 2,075,000                             18,673,000 9,625,000 9,756,000 5,918,000                                     
          loss on asset dispositions and other
        9,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000                                                                                             
          loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary
                                                                                                       
          income from equity method investments
            -26,000,000 -78,000,000 -14,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -31,000,000  -33,000,000 -3,000,000 -12,000,000                                                                                 
          loss from investments
        -49,000,000 -20,000,000 30,000,000 73,000,000 2,000,000 -15,000,000 47,000,000 -27,000,000 13,000,000 25,000,000 51,000,000 2,000,000 -11,000,000 -15,000,000 105,000,000 54,000,000 93,000,000 5,000,000 63,000,000 -123,000,000                                                                             
          distributions from investments
        70,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 28,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 28,000,000 13,000,000 43,000,000 6,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 24,000,000 3,000,000 974,000                                                             5,000 32,000 19,000       
          gain on extinguishment of debt
        -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000  -4,000,000           -3,000,000 -2,000,000                                                                         
          debt issuance costs
        -15,000,000 68,000,000                 -12,000,000    -17,000,000                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                                        
          increase in accounts receivable
           -33,000,000                                 5,400,000 -30,876,000                                                           
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
        9,000,000    23,000,000            44,000,000 -57,000,000 -36,000,000 -37,000,000 44,000,000 -29,000,000 -11,000,000 44,000,000                                        672,000  1,096,000 -358,000 722,000 281,000 733,000 -1,062,000 4,169,000  2,958,000 -5,534,000 6,729,000  4,100,000 -5,416,000 10,034,000    7,629,000    5,425,000    12,867,000     
          increase in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities
        31,000,000 -92,000,000 80,000,000 24,000,000 -87,000,000 -26,000,000 -347,000,000 -35,000,000 490,000,000 -40,000,000 41,000,000 21,000,000 -63,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 5,000,000 33,000,000 45,000,000   103,000,000 47,000,000                                                                           
          net change in current and long-term net income taxes payable/receivable
                                                                                                        
          decrease in program contracts payable
        -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -25,000,000 -27,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -23,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,193,000 -24,359,000 -24,448,000  -19,077,000                                                                   
          other
        -7,000,000 -23,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000  7,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   -9,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 -7,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000 26,000,000 17,102,000 12,011,000 15,887,000 10,362,000 16,953,000 5,157,000 4,759,000 15,111,000 8,143,000 8,328,000 6,054,000 6,130,000 3,034,000 3,352,000 1,599,000 10,376,000 -3,964,000 6,089,000 1,244,000 -5,085,000 5,735,000 -5,078,000 6,279,000 9,518,000 -2,377,000 4,453,000 8,333,000 10,259,000 -5,864,000 5,185,000 5,092,000 6,965,000 -5,722,000 6,774,000 3,487,000 8,045,000 2,477,000                                   
          net cash flows from operating activities
        98,000,000 -36,000,000 122,000,000 5,000,000     92,000,000 1,000,000 80,000,000 62,000,000 341,000,000 251,000,000 137,000,000 70,000,000 92,000,000   -206,000,000 709,000,000 505,000,000   422,000,000 271,309,000 123,016,000 99,675,000 274,513,000 116,207,000 155,755,000 100,943,000 152,693,000 136,929,000 71,840,000 69,642,000 261,506,000 120,602,000 75,643,000 134,015,000 89,207,000 133,472,000 66,397,000 111,619,000 72,057,000 178,413,000 43,724,000 136,260,000 9,938,000 97,269,000 3,668,000 49,702,000 74,171,000 83,029,000 12,792,000 67,483,000 20,163,000 60,563,000 13,291,000 54,496,000 48,026,000 46,770,000 24,215,000 35,950,000 21,861,000 32,116,000 27,687,000 23,772,000 73,038,000 48,331,000 41,725,000 48,040,000 55,088,000 50,874,000 17,010,000 23,242,000 48,192,000 47,350,000 36,325,000 23,466,000 4,598,000 2,024,000 24,989,000 22,938,000 40,741,000 36,764,000 15,718,000 26,890,000 34,872,000 32,218,000 7,642,000 74,021,000 46,642,000    
          cash flows (used in) from investing activities
                                                                                                        
          acquisition of property and equipment
        -19,000,000 -22,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -23,000,000 -17,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -22,000,000 -30,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -31,000,000 -29,000,000 -24,000,000 -21,000,000 -18,000,000 -24,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -27,000,000 -33,000,000 -51,000,000 -46,000,000 -60,000,000 -34,405,000 -32,587,000 -29,008,000 -27,443,000 -25,350,000 -30,049,000 -22,219,000 -28,349,000 -21,956,000 -12,733,000 -20,774,000 -25,864,000 -18,815,000 -23,935,000 -25,851,000 -18,945,000 -25,414,000                                                       
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
        -4,000,000 -25,000,000                -2,000,000             -1,474,000 -241,470,000 -20,329,000 -8,000,000 -1,000 -2,752,000 -38,445,000 -384,659,000                                                         
          purchases of investments
        -25,000,000 -6,000,000 -12,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -29,000,000 -3,000,000 -28,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -33,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -56,000,000 -5,000,000 -12,000,000 -80,000,000 -115,000,000 -49,000,000 -54,000,000 -37,000,000 -23,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -383,406,000                                                                       
          distributions and proceeds from investments
        17,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000 107,000,000 77,000,000                                                                                         
          net cash flows (used in) from investing activities
        -27,000,000 -28,000,000 -23,000,000 -42,000,000                         -31,723,000 -29,073,000 -36,465,000 -20,950,000                                                                 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing
        375,000,000 1,430,000,000           351,000,000 6,000,000 872,000,000 74,000,000 873,000,000 503,000,000 9,452,491,000    1,327,000 1,653,000 363,000  2,952,000 163,089,000  403,757,000 8,705,000 598,850,000                                                  2,000,000 262,336,000 54,000,000 487,000,000 16,500,000 300,000,000  
          repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases
                     -9,000,000 -838,000,000 -7,000,000  -15,000,000 -359,000,000 -26,000,000      -606,446,000 -97,492,000 -11,062,000                                                                     
          repurchase of outstanding class a common stock
                -100,000,000 -53,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 -36,000,000 -68,000,000     -82,000,000 -85,000,000 -176,000,000 -20,000,000 34,000 -20,049,000 -104,985,000 -174,985,000       -35,119,000 -89,917,000   -21,020,000                                                       
          dividends paid on class a and class b common stock
        -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -14,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -14,000,000 -14,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,235,000 -18,409,000 -18,356,000 -19,361,000 -18,410,000 -18,403,000 -18,392,000 -18,315,000 -18,305,000 -18,487,000 -16,257,000 -16,242,000 -16,886,000 -17,106,000 -15,675,000 -15,629,000 -15,640,000                                                       
          repurchase of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                -190,000,000                                                                                     
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
        -9,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -32,000,000 -13,000,000 -20,000,000 -30,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000    -2,030,000 -3,355,000    -2,421,000 -2,340,000 -15,708,000                                                             
          net cash flows from financing activities
        269,000,000 -26,000,000 -114,000,000 -29,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 -27,000,000 -57,000,000 -28,000,000 -54,000,000 -148,000,000 -279,000,000 -35,000,000 -41,000,000 -175,000,000 -102,000,000  -64,000,000     -1,045,000,000 71,000,000 -435,000,000 9,594,534,000 -135,031,000 -137,503,000     -36,697,000 -68,254,000 -37,701,000 330,915,000         96,769,000           147,312,000                                         
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                           -317,000,000 629,000,000   9,000,000 -66,000,000 470,292,000 -46,309,000 -84,983,000 35,848,000 8,258,000 -22,071,000 42,355,000                                                                 
          cash, and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year
                                                                                                        
          cash, and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year
                                                                                                        
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets
         37,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 93,000,000 113,000,000 120,000,000 119,000,000 125,000,000 123,000,000 149,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 144,000,000 95,999,000 43,537,000 43,464,000  44,600,000 43,117,000 43,605,000  43,368,000 43,377,000 45,554,000  47,807,000 45,625,000 43,765,000  40,014,000 39,445,000 39,980,000  34,478,000 24,989,000 24,728,000  17,179,000 15,546,000 16,002,000  10,852,000 10,126,000 5,899,000  4,393,000 4,613,000 5,195,000  4,687,000 4,683,000 4,717,000                                 
          loss from equity method investments
         2,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000             -22,000,000 -12,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 -3,000,000 12,519,000 11,844,000 13,637,000                                                                     
          change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                        
          decrease in accounts receivable
         -3,000,000   -23,000,000 43,000,000 -21,000,000 -27,000,000 -19,000,000 -15,000,000 22,000,000 4,000,000 -28,000,000 19,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 -71,000,000 -26,000,000 -96,000,000 6,000,000 46,000,000 -124,000,000 114,000,000 34,000,000 7,000,000 57,514,000 -10,501,000 15,987,000    26,504,000    1,543,000    26,918,000  -2,870,000 -16,186,000 19,619,000            8,370,000    7,579,000    5,392,000 -11,692,000 -2,836,000 -1,575,000 16,926,000  14,326,000 114,000 11,237,000  10,185,000 -8,643,000 10,370,000  9,722,000 -9,502,000 9,737,000                 
          net change in net income taxes payable/receivable
         -48,000,000 -43,000,000 92,000,000  -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000  -1,000,000    2,000,000 -18,000,000 -3,000,000  -92,000,000 54,000,000 -4,000,000 18,000,000 -139,000,000 28,000,000 -34,000,000 -54,000,000 -41,474,000 -32,950,000 1,424,000 8,736,000 -7,603,000 47,329,000 241,000 -21,803,000 8,090,000 -62,174,000 32,513,000 27,225,000 -17,800,000 -465,000 9,854,000 -2,420,000                                                        
          cash flows (used in) from investing activities:
                                                                                                        
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                        
          repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases
         -6,000,000 -83,000,000 -1,331,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -34,000,000 -9,000,000 -38,000,000 -29,000,000 -9,000,000         -794,000,000 -17,000,000 -908,000,000 -20,000,000                                                                         
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
         -90,000,000 -15,000,000 -66,000,000  158,000,000 -277,000,000 -7,000,000  -85,000,000 105,000,000 -261,000,000  187,000,000 -101,000,000 -298,000,000  93,000,000                                                                               
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
         697,000,000  662,000,000  884,000,000  819,000,000  1,262,000,000  1,333,000,000  -330,000 1,060,330,000  995,940,000                                                                 
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
         -90,000,000 -15,000,000 631,000,000  158,000,000 -277,000,000 655,000,000  -85,000,000 105,000,000 623,000,000  187,000,000 -101,000,000 521,000,000  93,000,000 23,000,000 945,000,000  11,000,000 -720,000,000 1,342,000,000  469,962,000 -46,309,000 975,347,000  8,258,000 -22,071,000 1,038,295,000                                                                 
          increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
          -9,000,000 -29,000,000   -5,000,000 -3,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 -5,000,000 -42,000,000  12,000,000 -8,000,000 -99,000,000         29,000,000 -30,643,000 -2,121,000 -23,236,000 10,416,000 7,475,000 -9,443,000 -18,353,000 -8,352,000 -363,000 4,845,000 -5,539,000 3,375,000 1,273,000 13,316,000 -18,933,000 8,169,000 7,112,000                                                     673,000  
          amortization of sports programming rights
                    326,000,000 438,000,000 531,000,000 829,000,000 552,000,000 50,000,000 632,000,000 5,000,000 391,000,000                                                                         
          loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
            -9,000,000 -9,000,000   -8,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000                                                                                     
          sports programming rights payments
                    -325,000,000 -496,000,000 -328,000,000 -403,000,000 -607,000,000 -221,000,000 -99,000,000 -413,000,000 -612,000,000                                                                         
          rebate payments to distributors
                    -15,000,000 -69,000,000 -133,000,000                                                                             
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and deconsolidation of subsidiary:
                                                                                                        
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                        
          deconsolidation of subsidiary cash
                    -315,000,000                                                                                 
          net cash flows from investing activities
            -9,000,000 -24,000,000 56,000,000 54,000,000 -45,000,000 -32,000,000 173,000,000 -44,000,000 -29,000,000 -23,000,000 -63,000,000 -266,000,000 -15,000,000 -90,000,000 -115,000,000 -26,000,000 -61,000,000 -27,000,000 -48,000,000 -23,000,000  -9,395,551,000 -34,294,000 -47,155,000           -73,814,000 -454,636,000                                                         
          dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                    -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000   -23,000,000                                                                        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year
                                                                                                        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year
                                                                                                        
          cash flows (used in) from operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows (used in) from operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          net cash flows (used in) from operating activities
             210,000,000 -306,000,000 -4,000,000                -39,000,000                                                                         
          amortization of program contract costs
               19,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 19,000,000                                                                           
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                       
          spectrum repack reimbursements
                   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 28,000,000 24,000,000  27,881,000                                                                       
          proceeds from the sale of assets
                            18,000,000 18,000,000     529,000 82,000 956,000 49,000                     -21,000 16,000   3,000 25,000 15,000 26,000     24,000 64,000 10,000 28,000 22,000 32,000 16,000 129,000 18,000 666,000 1,000 11,000 1,036,000 18,000 18,000 1,358,000                 
          distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests
                        -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -378,000,000                                                                         
          change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and deconsolidation of subsidiary:
                                                                                                        
          gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
                    -3,357,000,000                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of assets
                     5,000,000 4,000,000  4,000,000 11,000,000 28,000,000                                                                            31,000 
          impairment of goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                                       
          gain on asset disposition and other, net of impairment
                              -28,000,000 -32,000,000                                                                         
          measurement adjustment loss on variable payment obligations
                       3,000,000                                                                                 
          increase in other long-term liabilities
                       -7,000,000 2,000,000    78,000,000 35,000,000                             1,622,000 2,202,000  2,551,000   -78,000 -45,000 2,282,000 40,000                                    38,914,000 
          redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                            -349,000,000 -198,000,000                                                                         
          gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
                     -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000  -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -14,000,000      -28,205,000 -13,775,000 -8,020,000                                                                     
          deferred tax benefit
                        1,000,000 -90,000,000 -3,000,000 56,000,000 -709,000,000 27,000,000 22,000,000 46,000,000     3,234,000 -56,829,000 -16,342,000  -5,074,000 -3,942,000 -4,269,000 -513,000 9,428,000 -1,840,000 -957,000 -8,823,000 -2,255,000                                                       
          measurement adjustment gain on variable payment obligations
                            9,000,000                                                                            
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                        
          cash flows (used in) from financing activities:
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                                                                                                       
          net cash flows (used in) from financing activities
                           -85,000,000 -19,000,000        -206,942,000 -78,876,000 -141,361,000 -37,638,000                                                                 
          net loss
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities
                           -72,000,000    -240,000,000                                                                         
          net loss from investments
                                                                                                        
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                        
          amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments
                               23,000,000 22,000,000 21,979,000 22,084,000 23,937,000 24,757,000 24,482,000 24,710,000 26,950,000 27,561,000 28,047,000 28,896,000 31,019,000 31,158,000 32,441,000 30,821,000 33,460,000 34,605,000 29,841,000 29,782,000 30,391,000 30,492,000 28,622,000 23,574,000 23,941,000 24,179,000 19,035,000 18,686,000 19,025,000 17,696,000 14,500,000 15,467,000 14,280,000 13,962,000 12,833,000 12,666,000 12,618,000 13,700,000 15,945,000 15,303,000 15,914,000 15,443,000 17,021,000 19,865,000 20,758,000 21,175,000 21,744,000 21,794,000 19,709,000 22,907,000 29,194,000 23,108,000 21,384,000 25,318,000 24,122,000 22,683,000 18,623,000 18,600,000 18,827,000 16,560,000 17,350,000 19,774,000 25,367,000 22,478,000 26,561,000 26,063,000 26,470,000 23,859,000 28,690,000 30,728,000 34,504,000 33,781,000 27,254,000 
          loss from extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                        
          additions to sports programming rights
                                                                                                        
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                124,000,000 185,811,000   -30,391,000 -31,007,000   63,094,000 -4,827,000 35,535,000 -58,945,000 23,800,000 17,383,000 7,971,000 10,932,000 -24,029,000    -23,069,000   37,997,000 -20,070,000   13,689,000 -5,140,000 23,079,000 -3,189,000 21,135,000 -7,576,000 18,921,000 -3,639,000 17,358,000 7,394,000 8,657,000 6,416,000 10,845,000     8,083,000 1,543,000                           
          spectrum repack reimbursements and auction proceeds
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from the sale of class a common stock
                                          487,883,000             513,000                                               
          amortization of prepaid program rights
                                                                                                        
          additions to prepaid program rights
                                                                                                        
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                   -17,642,000    -8,473,000                                                                 
          payments for debt and equity investments
                                   -25,725,000                                                                     
          distributions from equity method investees
                                   695,000                                                                     
          gain on asset dispositions, net of impairment
                                                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                                        
          payments on program contracts payable
                                       -28,492,000 -26,971,000 -27,347,000 -28,552,000 -28,600,000 -26,881,000 -27,383,000 -28,627,000 -28,615,000 -26,463,000 -26,918,000                                                       
          spectrum auction proceeds
                                                                                                        
          purchase of alarm monitoring contracts
                                        -5,682,000 -11,063,000 -7,527,000 -14,599,000 -7,017,000 -7,845,000 -14,667,000                                                       
          investments in equity investees
                                    -10,181,000 -7,628,000                                                                   
          loans to affiliates
                                            -19,500,000                                                         
          proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases
                                                  356,987,000 7,866,000 439,230,000 958,766,000 96,839,000 5,885,000 1,079,478,000 36,471,000 1,061,216,000 101,128,000 631,548,000 60,573,000 370,652,000 184,482,000 15,384,000 3,398,000 4,618,000 128,333,000 250,874,000 24,031,000 4,180,000 4,845,000 849,108,000 17,803,000 24,880,000 89,084,000 41,416,000 89,275,000 64,441,000 79,511,000 26,393,000 53,516,000 395,200,000 276,500,000 6,000,000 20,000,000 49,000,000                 
          repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases
                                    -12,541,000 -12,167,000 -125,127,000 -16,950,000 -18,192,000 -17,141,000 -16,746,000 -284,422,000 -17,228,000 -374,412,000 -18,345,000 -261,230,000 -20,043,000 -14,624,000                                                       
          payments for deferred financing costs
                                                                                                        
          stock-based compensation expense
                                     7,092,000 6,784,000 6,956,000  1,457,000 3,877,000 7,571,000  3,501,000 3,641,000 6,328,000  3,201,000 4,520,000 7,057,000                                                     
          gain on asset disposition, net of impairment
                                     5,000 -3,911,000 -20,324,000                                                                 
          loss from equity investments
                                     24,970,000                                                                   
          distributions from equity investees
                                     8,358,000                                                                   
          net proceeds from the sale of class a common stock
                                                                                                        
          loss on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                        1,404,000                           289,000     840,000 1,119,000 41,000 32,000 1,167,000 2,232,000                     
          loss from equity and cost method investments
                                       12,593,000                                    445,000                             
          investments in equity and cost method investees
                                       -7,750,000 -32,827,000 -1,612,000 -17,610,000 -3,080,000 -17,023,000 -12,381,000 -1,969,000 -19,874,000 -1,647,000 -5,259,000                                                       
          distributions from equity and cost method investees
                                       10,832,000          1,804,000 4,016,000 4,152,000   783,000 739,000 937,000 1,050,000 1,043,000 2,228,000 76,000 3,522,000                                           
          loss on the sale of assets
                                                                                                        
          net cash flow used in investing activities
                                                                                                        
          noncontrolling interests distributions
                                                -3,263,000 -4,191,000                                                       
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                        79,133,000 -193,854,000 -19,653,000 555,716,000 155,439,000 818,000 -37,797,000 -8,448,000 30,583,000 54,810,000 6,736,000 40,161,000   77,735,000 37,707,000 51,110,000 -321,818,000 524,987,000 2,960,000 -21,760,000 13,547,000 4,276,000 13,835,000  10,557,000 -72,836,000 101,672,000  -1,323,000 -9,514,000 29,110,000                    10,840,000     15,823,000 -3,331,000 -33,452,000 44,363,000     
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                                        
          cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
                                                                                                        
          gain on asset dispositions
                                         -34,000 -150,000 -53,347,000                                                             
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                     10,214,000 -10,336,000 17,498,000                                                 
          cash flows from (used in) investing activities:
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of non-media business
                                         -5,000 490,000 192,149,000                                                             
          cash flows from (used in) financing activities:
                                                                                                        
          payments for deferred financing cost
                                                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                         259,984,000  149,972,000  17,682,000  280,104,000  22,865,000  12,967,000  279,000 21,695,000  23,224,000  16,470,000  20,980,000  67,408,000  9,655,000  10,491,000  28,730,000 5,327,000 32,063,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                         -193,854,000 -19,653,000 815,700,000  818,000 -37,797,000 141,524,000  54,810,000 6,736,000 57,843,000  -296,196,000 77,735,000 317,811,000  -321,818,000 524,987,000 25,825,000  13,547,000 4,276,000 26,802,000  10,836,000 -72,836,000 123,367,000  -1,323,000 -9,514,000 52,334,000  -2,856,000 1,848,000 11,232,000  735,000 -1,683,000 12,594,000  1,262,000 -6,269,000 15,450,000  24,885,000 -143,000 7,753,000  13,480,000 -16,685,000 21,331,000  1,717,000 -8,984,000 16,363,000 15,823,000 -3,331,000 -33,452,000 49,690,000 36,905,000 -208,000 7,372,000 5,568,000 
          net cash flows from (used in) investing activities
                                          -53,792,000 155,159,000                           7,101,000 20,680,000                 -8,173,000 20,433,000             4,719,000  
          (gain) loss on the sale of assets
                                                                                                        
          real estate held for development and sale
                                                2,866,000 -1,151,000                                                       
          cash flows used in investing activities:
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                                            42,652,000                                            
          proceeds from termination of life insurance policies
                                                    17,042,000                                                 
          net cash flows from (used in) financing activities
                                            -57,591,000 -90,707,000 -39,626,000 312,173,000         535,671,000 11,019,000   444,090,000 -16,615,000      55,400,000           -1,723,000 6,955,000                    2,205,000     
          net cash flows used in investing activities
                                                 -37,640,000                                                       
          gain on the sale of assets
                                                                                                        
          original debt issuance discount paid
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisitions of television stations, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from the sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                                        
          increase in restricted cash
                                                                                                        
          investment in marketable securities
                                                                                                        
          distributions from cost method investees
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisition of assets in other operating divisions
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of broadcast assets
                                                         13,680,000 14,312,000                                             
          net cash flows used in financing activities
                                                 -41,022,000                                                       
          increase in income taxes payable
                                                  -12,081,000 29,786,000 -13,316,000 4,574,000 369,000 16,626,000    441,000 2,197,000 -3,010,000 -53,000 10,016,000  1,194,000 1,947,000 2,218,000                 -5,567,000    -16,719,000 -26,662,000               
          (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                                        
          decrease increase in restricted cash
                                                                                                        
          net cash flows (used in) investing activities
                                                                                                        
          redemption of 3% convertible notes
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from class a common stock sold by variable interest entity
                                                        9,863,000 1,045,000     1,808,000                                     
          proceeds from sale of assets in other operating divisions
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from the sale of real estate investment
                                                           5,516,000                                             
          repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates
                                                                                                        
          impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets
                                                                        119,458,000 243,000 130,098,000                             
          decrease in income taxes receivable
                                                               225,000        179,000                                 
          increase in other assets
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisitions of television stations
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisitions of assets of other operating divisions
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisitions in other operating divisions
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.5 million and 0.2 million, respectively
                                                         62,000                                               
          investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from insurance settlement
                                                             9,000 4,000 19,000  1,736,000                      3,000               
          proceeds from sale of real estate investment
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from loans to affiliates
                                                          64,000 13,000 43,000 -368,000 91,000 417,000 90,000 35,000 28,000 89,000 2,000 45,000 24,000 46,000 4,000 71,000 40,000 42,000 44,000 49,000 45,000 41,000 39,000 39,000 44,000 35,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 34,000 32,000 31,000 34,000 28,000 -671,000 174,000 202,000 1,806,000 351,000 164,000 98,000 290,000     
          other investing activities
                                                           335,000                                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.4 million and 0.2 million, respectively
                                                           1,242,000                                             
          amortization of debt discount, net of debt premium
                                                                    1,240,000 1,202,000 1,214,000 1,307,000  2,768,000 2,717,000 2,861,000 878,000 812,000 813,000 787,000 774,000 750,000 452,000 702,000 700,000                    
          investment in debt securities
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from insurance settlements
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.3 million, 0.7 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests
                                                                                                        
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                         842,000 892,000 896,000 1,010,000 998,000 998,000 1,048,000 975,000 973,000 825,000 539,000 556,000 587,000 495,000 871,000 737,000 685,000 700,000 654,000 654,000 658,000 773,000 754,000 742,000 740,000 752,000 756,000 874,000 1,175,000 1,138,000  
          stock based compensation
                                                                                                        
          recognition of deferred revenue
                                                                                                        
          acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisition of assets of other operating divisions
                                                                                                        
          purchase of investments
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of equity investments
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.2 million and 0.7 million, respectively
                                                             48,000                                           
          decrease in restricted cash
                                                              38,500,000 20,000,000   5,058,000  17,488,000 15,495,000 26,556,000                                 
          decrease (increase) in other assets
                                                               395,000                2,702,000                         
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.2 million and 0.6 million, respectively
                                                               279,000                                         
          gain on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable
                                                                              -1,278,000 3,189,000                         
          proceeds from the sale of equity method investment
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from share based awards, including excess tax benefits of 0.7 million, 0 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          repurchase of class a common stock
                                                                                                        
          noncontrolling interests (distributions) contributions
                                                                                                        
          amortization of deferred financing cost
                                                                                                        
          original debt issuance discount paid on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                        
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                        
          increase in income taxes receivable
                                                                                                        
          acquisition of intangibles
                                                                                                        
          dividends and distributions from equity and cost method investees
                                                                 1,284,000 516,000 832,000 751,000 122,000 21,000  133,000 415,000 286,000 547,000 441,000 304,000 401,000 1,474,000 489,000                       
          proceeds from sale of equity investment
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.7 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                 -114,000                                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.6 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                   1,737,000                                     
          increase in other assets and liabilities
                                                                                                        
          consolidation of variable interest entity
                                                                            -858,000 2,186,000             239,000         
          payments for acquisitions of other operating divisions companies
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from derivative terminations
                                                                            8,001,000                         
          deferred tax provision related to operations
                                                                             14,296,000 8,652,000 8,036,000 18,529,000 11,576,000 3,397,000 877,000  -9,778,000 8,593,000 8,935,000 19,757,000 7,288,000 12,237,000 5,297,000 -5,990,000 2,452,000           
          decrease in other assets
                                                                                                        
          decrease in other long-term liabilities
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit related to operations
                                                                                               47,000      6,184,000 5,509,000 -6,497,000 
          deferred tax provision (benefit) related to operations
                                                                       6,682,000                                 
          noncontrolling interests contributions
                                                                                                        
          amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                        4,672,000 6,230,000 6,252,000 5,201,000 4,648,000 4,606,000 4,547,000 4,539,000 4,561,000 4,587,000 4,365,000 4,367,000 4,826,000 4,435,000 4,435,000 4,325,000 4,446,000 4,471,000 4,537,000 4,543,000 4,666,000 4,759,000 4,805,000 4,805,000   4,812,000 4,857,000 4,771,000    
          (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                                        
          increase in taxes receivable
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in other assets and liabilities
                                                                                                        
          dividends and distributions from cost method investees
                                                                        41,000 62,000 201,000 1,197,000 715,000 860,000 -137,000                       
          proceeds from the sale of broadcast assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                                    1,400,000 5,771,000               
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million, 0 million and 1.9 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          contributions/distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                                        
          gain on asset exchange
                                                                                                        
          accretion of capital leases
                                                                         34,000 18,000 50,000 196,000 212,000 214,000 222,000 219,000 230,000 232,000 231,000 118,000 60,000 123,000 152,000 109,000 195,000 159,000 175,000 174,000 177,000 176,000 179,000 161,000 189,000       
          gain on sale of property
                                                                                                    -172,000 418,000 48,000  
          loss from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          excess tax benefit for stock options exercised
                                                                                                        
          amortization of derivative instruments
                                                                               39,000 103,000 133,000 424,000 134,000 135,000 134,000 135,000 134,000 134,000 134,000 136,000 134,000 135,000 134,000 415,000 414,000 415,000 414,000 415,000 414,000 485,000 255,000 254,000 220,000 
          amortization of net periodic pension benefit costs
                                                                         88,000 87,000 88,000 30,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 366,000 59,000 59,000 60,000                     
          deferred tax (benefit) provision related to operations
                                                                                                        
          net effect of change in deferred barter revenues and deferred barter costs
                                                                         550,000 18,000 60,000    128,000                45,000         
          purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                        
          noncontrolling interest contributions
                                                                         -100,000                               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                        
          gain from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          excess tax provision for stock options exercised
                                                                                                        
          contributions from noncontrolling interest
                                                                           226,000                             
          loss (income) income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                        
          (gain) loss on sale of property
                                                                                                        
          gain on sale of broadcast assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                        
          impairment of intangibles
                                                                            462,261,000                           
          deferred tax provision related to discontinued operations
                                                                                4,508,000        4,159,000                
          decrease (increase) in taxes receivable
                                                                                                    -19,574,000    
          increase in minority interest
                                                                               5,000   -19,000 39,000                     
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million, 1.9 million and 0.1 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          payments for derivative terminations
                                                                                                        
          loss on sale of property
                                                                                -17,000 30,000 -4,000 12,000  -4,000 -18,000 287,000 11,000   11,000 7,000 12,000 -36,000 69,000  2,000 367,000 20,000     
          excess tax benefits on employee stock awards
                                                                               18,000                         
          payments for acquisitions of other operating divisions’ companies
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 34 and 1,851, respectively
                                                                                                        
          income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                        
          (gain) income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 and 1,844, respectively
                                                                                                        
          (income) income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million and 1,574 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          excess tax benefits for stock options exercised
                                                                                                        
          (increase) decrease in taxes receivable
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                                -5,906,000 8,260,000       
          (increase) decrease in other assets
                                                                                                        
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                13,027,000                        
          increase (decrease) in minority interest
                                                                                1,281,000                        
          proceeds from the sale of equity investees
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 1.9 million, 0.1 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                                                        
          dividends paid on series d convertible exchangeable preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          increase in affiliate receivable
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisition of television station
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 1,851
                                                                                                        
          loss (income) from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                        
          decrease in income taxes payable
                                                                                                        
          payments for acquisition of an other operating divisions’ company
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 1,844
                                                                                                        
          loss (income) from equity and cost investees
                                                                                   180,000                     
          unrealized gain from derivative instruments
                                                                                               95,000         
          dividends and distributions from equity and cost investees
                                                                                   88,000  136,000 219,000 6,000,000 1,549,000 608,000               
          dividends and distributions from cost investees
                                                                                   435,000                     
          investments in equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                                   11,357,000     105,000 55,000 5,000 13,000 95,000 1,057,000 988,000 160,000 255,000 28,000 506,000 655,000 1,275,000 362,000 
          loss from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          gain on involuntary conversion, non-cash portion
                                                                                                        
          loss from extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                                       
          deferred tax provision related to continuing operations
                                                                                                        
          (increase) decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                                        
          (increase) decrease in other long-term assets
                                                                                                        
          decrease in minority interest
                                                                                                        
          dividends and distributions of earnings from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          payments on program contracts
                                                                                                        
          repurchase of series d convertible exchangeable preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                        
          decrease in taxes receivable
                                                                                          -213,000 -272,000 808,000 1,005,000  -63,000 1,160,000 36,425,000   37,207,000  
          decrease in other long-term assets
                                                                                     97,000                   
          amortization of debt discount, net of
                                                                                                        
          amortization of debt premium
                                                                                                        
          income from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                          4,000          
          decrease (increase) in other long-term assets
                                                                                       177,000                 
          depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
                                                                                        11,952,000 12,201,000 13,489,000 13,189,000 12,804,000 12,574,000 13,100,000 12,399,000  11,767,000 11,509,000 11,098,000 10,617,000 9,760,000 9,964,000  
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                                                        
          distribution from equity investments
                                                                                        -37,000                
          redemption of high yield trust originated preferred securities
                                                                                                        
          (income) income from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          amortization of deferred compensation
                                                                                         484,000 443,000 233,000 1,781,000 3,000 21,000 101,000 -112,000 117,000 117,000 144,000 183,000 183,000 183,000  
          decrease in accounts receivables
                                                                                           11,769,000             
          decrease in other long term assets
                                                                                         -74,000    238,000 -233,000 509,000  -1,423,000 2,000 2,560,000     
          payment for acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                        
          contributions in equity and cost investees
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from the sale of property
                                                                                         26,000               
          proceeds from commercial bank financing and notes payable
                                                                                         19,000,000   22,000,000 42,000,000           
          dividends paid on series d convertible preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          dividends paid on class a common stock
                                                                                                        
          repurchase of series d convertible preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit related to deferred gain
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax provision related to sale of assets from discontinued operations
                                                                                          21,209,000 1,659,000             
          increase in accounts receivables
                                                                                                        
          payment for acquisition of television station
                                                                                                        
          contributions in equity investments
                                                                                                        
          unrealized (gain) income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in minority interest
                                                                                           17,000             
          increase in other long term assets
                                                                                                      1,834,000  
          dividends and distributions in investments
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of property
                                                                                           21,000 16,000 6,000 5,000 12,000 30,000 108,000 623,000 25,000 29,000  
          amortization of debt (premium) discount
                                                                                                        
          gain on involuntary conversion-non cash portion
                                                                                                        
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                    41,608,000  
          deferred tax benefit related to sale of broadcast assets from discontinued operations
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax provision related to extraordinary loss
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit related to change in accounting principle
                                                                                                        
          dividends and distributions from equity investees
                                                                                            2,007,000            
          payments for acquisition of television station and related assets
                                                                                                        
          repayment of note receivable
                                                                                                    30,257,000  
          dividends paid on common stock
                                                                                                        
          repurchase of series d preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from termination of derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          amortization of debt discount
                                                                                                    25,000 24,000 25,000 25,000 
          decrease in receivables
                                                                                               17,315,000  7,777,000 -12,990,000 23,233,000 13,523,000 -23,175,000 25,628,000  
          payment for acquisition of television station licenses and related assets
                                                                                                        
          contributions in investments
                                                                                                        
          dividends paid on series d preferred stock
                                                                                                        
          income from equity investments
                                                                                                    -176,000 -14,000 1,625,000  
          unrealized loss from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          (increase) decrease in receivables
                                                                                                        
          (increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                                        
          dividends from equity method investees
                                                                                                        
          repurchases of class a common stock
                                                                                                        
          net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                        
          deposit related to the acquisition of broadcast assets
                                                                                                        
          additional investments
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities-
                                                                                                        
          non-cash (gain)/income from equity investments
                                                                                                        
          impairment and write down of long-lived assets
                                                                                                       -1,000 
          contract termination costs
                                                                                                        
          unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                        
          extinguishment of securities, non-cash portion
                                                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit related to extraordinary loss
                                                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                                        
          payments relating to the acquisition of broadcast assets
                                                                                                        
          deposits received on future sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                                       
          payment from equity put options premium
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                        
          (income) income from equity investments
                                                                                                        
          gain on sale of broadcasting assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                        
          amortization from definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                                                        
          income from cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                                        
          repayment of notes and capital leases to affiliates
                                                                                                        
          unrealized income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                        
          extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                        
          distributions from joint ventures
                                                                                                   251,000 20,000 269,000  
          contributions in investments in affiliates
                                                                                                        
          receivables from affiliates
                                                                                                        
          deferred financing costs
                                                                                                        
          extraordinary loss
                                                                                                    6,265,000 -363,000 1,036,000 1,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions-
                                                                                                        
          decrease (increase) in other long term assets
                                                                                                    387,000    
          income tax payments related to the sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                                        
          loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                        
          payment of equity put option premium
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities—
                                                                                                        
          unrealized loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions—
                                                                                                        
          repayments of loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                     50,000 6,607,000 -188,000 
          (gain) loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                        
          amortization of acquired intangible broadcast assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                                      4,915,000  
          net cash flows from (used in) operating activities
                                                                                                      66,170,000  
          amortization of acquired intangible broadcasting assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                                       27,135,000 
          cumulative adjustment for change in assets held for sale
                                                                                                        
          proceeds from commercial bank financing
                                                                                                       47,500,000 
          payment of equity put options premium
                                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities-
                                                                                                        
          unrealized gain on derivative instrument
                                                                                                        
          gain from equity investments
                                                                                                        
          distributions from (investments in) joint ventures
                                                                                                        
          net cash flows used in investing activities..