Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]

1.	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Gray Television, Inc. (and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as the context otherwise provides,“Gray,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) as of December 31, 2018, which was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2018, and our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2019 and for the periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Subsequent to the Raycom Merger (as defined herein) we manage our business on the basis of two operating segments, broadcasting and production companies. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”). Our financial condition as of, and operating results for the six-months ended June 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the financial condition or results that may be expected for any future interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2019. In addition, we have changed our reporting increment for dollars from thousands to millions.

Overview

We are a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. On January 2, 2019, we completed the Raycom Merger (as defined herein), which completed our transformation from a small, regional broadcaster to a leading media company with nationwide scale based on high-quality stations with exceptional talent in attractive markets. Upon the completion of the Raycom Merger on January 2, 2019, we became the largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets in the United States. Currently, we own television stations in 93 television markets broadcasting over 400 separate program streams including approximately 150 affiliates of the ABC Network (“ABC”), the NBC Network (“NBC”), the CBS Network (“CBS”) and the FOX Network (“FOX”). We refer to these major broadcast networks collectively as the “Big Four” networks. Our television stations ranked first or second among all local television stations in 87 of our 93 markets between December 2017 and November 2018. Our station portfolio reaches approximately 24% of total United States television households. We also own video program production, marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios, the producer of PowerNation programs and content which we refer to collectively as our “production companies”.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Our actual results could differ materially from these estimated amounts. Our most significant estimates are of our allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of program rights and intangible assets, pension costs, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment and contingencies.

Earnings Per Share

We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the relevant period. The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding does not include restricted shares. These shares, although classified as issued and outstanding, are considered contingently returnable until the restrictions lapse and, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not included in the basic earnings per share calculation until the shares vest. Diluted earnings per share is computed by including all potentially dilutive common shares, including restricted shares and shares underlying stock options, in the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding calculation, unless their inclusion would be antidilutive.

The following table reconciles basic weighted-average shares outstanding to diluted weighted-average shares outstanding for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively (in millions):

	*Three Months Ended*				*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*				*June 30,*
	*2019*		*2018*		*2019*		*2018*

Weighted-average shares outstanding-basic		100		88		100		88
Common stock equivalents for stock options and restricted shares		1		-		-		1
Weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted		101		88		100		89

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss balances as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, consist of adjustments to our pension liability and the related income tax effect. Our comprehensive (loss) income for the six -months ended June 30, 2019 consisted of net (loss) income and an adjustment to the tax effect of our pension liability as a result of our adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 the balances were as follows (in millions):

	*June 30,*			*December 31,*
	*2019*			*2018*

Accumulated balances of items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Increase in pension liability	$	(35	)	$	(35	)
Income tax benefit		(9	)		(14	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(26	)	$	(21	)

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method. The following table lists the components of property and equipment by major category (dollars in millions):

							*Estimated*
	*June 30,*			*December 31,*			*Useful Lives*
	*2019*			*2018*			*(in years)*
Property and equipment:
Land	$	115		$	52
Buildings and improvements		272			166			7	to	40
Equipment		734			548			3	to	20
		1,121			766
Accumulated depreciation		(435	)		(403	)
Total property and equipment, net	$	686		$	363

Maintenance, repairs and minor replacements are charged to operations as incurred; major replacements and betterments are capitalized. The cost of any assets divested, sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts at the time of disposition, and any resulting profit or loss is reflected in income or expense for the period.

In April 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) began a process of reallocating the broadcast spectrum (the “Repack”). Specifically, the FCC is requiring certain television stations to change channels and/or modify their transmission facilities. The U.S. Congress passed legislation which provides the FCC with a $1.7 billion fund to reimburse all reasonable costs incurred by stations operating under a full power license and a portion of the costs incurred by stations operating under a low power license that are reassigned to new channels. Subsequent legislation in March 2018 appropriated an additional $1.0 billion for the Repack fund, of which up to $750.0 million may be made available to reimburse the Repack costs of full power, Class A television stations and multichannel video programming distributors. Other funds are earmarked to assist low power television stations and for other transition costs. The sufficiency of the FCC’s fund to reimburse for Repack costs is dependent upon a number of factors including the amounts to be reimbursed to other industry participants for Repack costs. Therefore, we cannot predict whether the fund will be sufficient to reimburse our Repack costs to the extent authorized under the legislation. Forty-seven of our current full power stations and thirty-seven of our current low power stations are affected by the Repack. The Repack process began in the summer of 2017 and will take approximately three years to complete. The majority of our costs associated with the Repack qualify for capitalization, rather than expense. Upon receipt of funds reimbursing us for our Repack costs, we record those proceeds as a component of our (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net.

The following tables provide additional information related to gain on disposal of assets, net included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and purchases of property and equipment included in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):

	*Three Months Ended*					*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*					*June 30,*
	*2019*			*2018*		*2019*			*2018*
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets, net:
Proceeds from sale of assets	$	1		$	-	$	3		$	-
Proceeds from FCC - Repack		5			1		17			2
Net book value of assets disposed		(2	)		-		(4	)		-
Other		(1	)		-		(3	)		-
Total	$	3		$	1	$	13		$	2

Purchase of property and equipment:
Recurring purchases - operations						$	14		$	10
Repack							30			10
Total						$	44		$	20

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Our allowance for doubtful accounts is equal to a portion of our receivable balances that are 120 days old or older. We may provide allowances for certain receivable balances that are less than 120 days old when warranted by specific facts and circumstances. We generally write-off accounts receivable balances when the customer files for bankruptcy or when all commonly used methods of collection have been exhausted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 amends the guidance of U.S. GAAP with the intent of simplifying how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. After adoption of the standard, the annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test will be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge would be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized will not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The standard allows for early adoption, but we have not yet made a determination as to whether to early-adopt this standard. We do not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation Retirement Benefits Defined Benefit Plans General (Subtopic 715-20) - Disclosure Framework Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans ASU 2018-14 adds, removes, and modifies disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The update amends only annual disclosure requirements. Retrospective adoption of the update is required in fiscal 2022. The standard allows for early adoption, but we have not yet made a determination as to whether to early-adopt this standard. The adoption of this guidance requires a change in disclosures only and is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Adoption of Accounting Standards and Reclassifications

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 superseded Topic 840, Leases, and thus superseded nearly all existing lease guidance by requiring the reclassification of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements, which provided the option of applying the requirements of the new lease standard in the period of adoption using the modified retrospective approach with no restatement of comparative periods. We adopted the standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach provided in ASU 2018-11. The transition guidance allowed for the election of a number of practical expedients. We elected the package of practical expedients and the short term lease practical expedient. The package of practical expedients allowed us to carryforward our classification of existing leases. With the election of the short-term practical expedient, we are not required to recognize on our consolidated balance sheet, the present value of leases with an initial term of twelve months or less. We also implemented internal controls and key system functionality to enable the preparation of financial information on adoption. The standard had a material impact in our consolidated balance sheets, but did not have an impact in our consolidated income statements. Upon the adoption of this standard, we recorded a right of use (“ROU”) asset and a lease obligation liability of approximately $21 million. In addition, upon the completion of the Raycom Merger on January 2, 2019, we implemented these standards to the leases acquired in the Raycom Merger and recorded a ROU asset and a lease obligation liability of approximately $52 million for each. Please refer to Note 3 “Acquisitions and Divestitures” and Note 10 “Leases” for further information.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU 2018-02 allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”). Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the TCJA and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. However, because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the TCJA, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. We have adopted this standard effective on January 1, 2019 and have recorded an adjustment of $5 million to increase our retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) – Clarifying the Definition of a Business. ASU 2017-01 adds guidance to assist entities in the determination of whether an acquisition (or disposal) represents assets or a business. The update provides a test to determine whether or not an acquisition is a business. If substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the acquired assets do not represent a business. If this test is not met, the update provides further guidance to evaluate if the acquisition represents a business. The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2019. The adoption did not have an impact on our financial statements.

Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows have also been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Note 2 - Revenue

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

2.	Revenue

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when we have completed a specified service and effectively transferred the control of that service to a customer in return for an amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to receive. The amount of revenue recognized is determined by the amount of consideration specified in a contract with our customers. We have elected to exclude taxes assessed by a governmental authority on transactions with our customers from our revenue. Any unremitted balance is included in current liabilities on our balance sheet.

We record a deposit liability for cash deposits received from our customers that are to be applied as payment once the performance obligation arises and is satisfied in the manner stated above. These deposits are recorded as deposit liabilities on our balance sheet. When we invoice our customers for completed performance obligations, we are unconditionally entitled to receive payment of the invoiced amounts. Therefore, we record invoiced amounts in accounts receivable on our balance sheet. We generally require amounts payable under advertising contracts with our political advertising customers to be paid for in advance. We record the receipt of this cash as a deposit liability. Once the advertisement has been broadcast, the revenue is earned, and we record the revenue and reduce the balance in this deposit liability account. We recorded $3 million of revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2019 that was included in the deposit liability balance as of December 31, 2018. The deposit liability balance is included in deferred revenue on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The deposit liability balance was $8 million and $3 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue from our production companies segment is generated through our direct sales channel. Revenue from our broadcast and other segment is generated through both our direct and advertising agency intermediary sales channels. The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by type of service and sales channel (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Market and service type:
Advertising:
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	$	226	$	113	$	437	$	219
National		56		30		106		54
Political		5		18		8		24
Total advertising		287		161		551		297
Retransmission consent		201		85		405		171
Production companies		9		-		46		-
Other		11		4		24		9
Total revenue	$	508	$	250	$	1,026	$	477

Sales channel:
Direct	$	307	$	135	$	640	$	269
Advertising agency intermediary		201		115		386		208
Total revenue	$	508	$	250	$	1,026	$	477

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]

3.	Acquisitions and Divestitures

During the six-months ended June 30, 2019, we completed acquisition and divestiture transactions which we believe will, among other things, increase our revenues and cash flows from operating activities, and allow us to operate more efficiently and effectively by increasing our scale and could provide us with, among other things, the ability to negotiate more favorable terms in our agreements with third parties.

Raycom Merger

On January 2, 2019, we completed an acquisition of all the equity interests of Raycom Media, Inc. (“Raycom”). In connection with the acquisition of Raycom and on the same date, Gray assumed and completed Raycom’s pending acquisitions of WUPV-DT in the Richmond, VA market and KYOU-TV in the Ottumwa, IA market. To facilitate regulatory approval of the acquisition of Raycom and to satisfy the conditions placed on the acquisition by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the FCC, we completed the divestiture of nine television stations in overlapping markets. We refer to the acquisition of Raycom, WUPV-DT and KYOU-TV and the divestiture of the stations in the nine overlapping markets collectively as the “Raycom Merger.”

We believe the completion of the Raycom Merger is a significant step in our pursuit of strategic growth through accretive acquisition opportunities. The Raycom Merger completed our transformation from a small, regional broadcaster to a leading media company with nationwide scale based on high-quality stations with exceptional talent in attractive markets. The following table lists the stations acquired and retained, net of divestitures:

		Station
DMA	Designated Market Area	Call	Network
Rank	("DMA")	Letters	Affiliation

11	Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota), FL	WWSB	ABC
19	Cleveland-Akron (Canton)	WOIO	CBS
19	Cleveland-Akron (Canton)	WUAB	CW
23	Charlotte, NC	WBTV	CBS
35	Cincinnati, OH	WXIX	FOX
37	West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL	WFLX	FOX
43	Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)	WBRC	FOX
48	Louisville, KY	WAVE	NBC
50	New Orleans, LA	WVUE	FOX
51	Memphis, TN	WMC	NBC
56	Richmond- Petersburg, VA	WWBT	NBC
56	Richmond- Petersburg, VA	WUPV	CW
66	Honolulu, HI	KHNL	NBC
66	Honolulu, HI	KGMB	CBS
66	Honolulu, HI	KHBC	NBC/CBS
66	Honolulu, HI	KOGG	NBC/CBS
73	Tucson (Nogales), AZ	KOLD	CBS
74	Columbia, SC	WIS	NBC
79	Huntsville- Decatur (Florence), AL	WAFF	NBC
88	Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau, MO/
	Harrisburg, IL	KFVS	CBS
90	Shreveport, LA	KSLA	CBS
92	Jackson, MS	WLBT	NBC
93	Savannah, GA	WTOC	CBS
94	Charleston, SC	WCSC	CBS
95	Myrtle Beach-Florence	WMBF	NBC
97	Baton Rouge, LA	WAFB	CBS
97	Baton Rouge, LA	WBXH	MY
100	Boise, ID	KNIN	FOX
103	Evansville, IN	WFIE	NBC
114	Tyler-Longview, TX	KLTV	ABC
114	Tyler-Longview, TX	KTRE	ABC
116	Montgomery, AL	WSFA	NBC
127	Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)	WTVM	ABC
129	Wilmington, NC	WECT	NBC
131	Amarillo, TX	KFDA	CBS
131	Amarillo, TX	KEYU	TEL
142	Odessa/Midland, TX	KCWO	CW
142	Odessa/Midland, TX	KTLE	TEL
143	Lubbock, TX	KCBD	NBC
148	Wichita Falls, TX & Lawton, OK	KSWO	ABC
148	Wichita Falls, TX & Lawton, OK	KKTM	TEL
152	Albany, GA	WALB	NBC/ABC
156	Biloxi-Gulfport, MS	WLOX	ABC/CBS
168	Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS	WDAM	NBC/ABC
180	Jonesboro, AR	KAIT	ABC/NBC
200	Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville, MO	KYOU	FOX/NBC

The divestiture transactions included one station owned by us. On December 31, 2018, we sold the assets of WSWG-TV (DMA-152) in the Albany, Georgia television market for $8.5 million, excluding transaction related expenses to Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. and Marquee Broadcasting Georgia, Inc. In connection with the divestiture of the assets of WSWG-TV, we recorded a gain of approximately $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

On January 2, 2019, the following stations were acquired from Raycom and their assets were immediately divested in eight markets as follows (dollars in millions):

	Total
	Cash
	Consideration		Television
Purchaser	Received		Station	Location	DMA

Lockwood Broadcasting, Inc.	$	67	WTNZ	Knoxville, TN		60
			WFXG	Augusta, GA		105
			WPGX	Panama City, FL		150
			WDFX	Dothan, AL		173

Scripps Media, Inc.		55	KXXV	Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX		89
			KRHD	Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX		89
			WTXL	Tallahassee, FL		112

TEGNA, Inc.		109	WTOL	Toledo, OH		71
			KWES	Odessa - Midland, TX		142
Total	$	231

The allocated portion of net consideration paid for the assets and liabilities divested for the stations in these eight overlap markets was approximately $234 million.

The net consideration paid to acquire Raycom consisted of $2.84 billion of cash, 11.5 million shares of our common stock, valued at $170 million (a non-cash financing transaction), and $650 million of a new series of preferred stock (a non-cash financing transaction), for a total of $3.66 billion. Please refer to Note 6 “Stockholders Equity” and Note 7 “Preferred Stock” for further information. The cash consideration paid to acquire the two stations that Raycom had previously agreed to acquire (KYOU-TV and WUPV-TV listed above) was $17 million. The following table summarizes the consideration paid related to the Raycom Merger and the amount representing the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions):

				KYOU
				and		Net
	Raycom			WUPV		Consideration

Purchase Price	$	3,660		$	17	$	3,677
Less - consideration allocated to all assets acquired and net of liabilites assumed for the Raycom overlap market stations which were also divested on January 2, 2019		(234	)		-		(234	)
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures	$	3,426		$	17	$	3,443

United Acquisition

On May 1, 2019, we acquired the assets of WWNY-TV (CBS) and WNYF-CD (FOX) in Watertown, New York (DMA 178) and KEYC-TV (CBS/FOX) in Mankato, Minnesota (DMA 199) from United Communications Corporation (the “United Acquisition”) for an adjusted purchase price of $48 million of cash, excluding transaction related expenses. We began operating those stations on March 1, 2019 under a local programming and marketing agreement, which increased the total number of our markets from 91 to 93.

The following table summarizes the preliminary values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill of the Raycom Merger and the United Acquisition, together, the “2019 Acquisitions,” (in millions):

	Raycom			United		Total
Cash	$	116		$	-	$	116
Accounts receivable, net		245			3		248
Program broadcast rights		12			-		12
Other current assets		8			-		8
Property and equipment		311			10		321
Operating lease right of use asset		52			-		52
Goodwill		836			3		839
Broadcast licenses		2,004			24		2,028
Other intangible assets		493			8		501
Other non-current assets		22			-		22
Accrued compensation and benefits		(29	)		-		(29	)
Program broadcast obligations		(16	)		-		(16	)
Other current liabilities		(60	)		-		(60	)
Income taxes payable		(12	)		-		(12	)
Deferred income taxes		(462	)		-		(462	)
Operating lease liabilities		(52	)		-		(52	)
Other long-term liabilities		(25	)		-		(25	)
Total	$	3,443		$	48	$	3,491

These amounts are based upon management’s preliminary estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches. In determining the preliminary fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, the fair values were determined based on, among other factors, expected future revenue and cash flows, expected future growth rates, and estimated discount rates. Because of the magnitude and complexity of the calculations involved and the inherent issues related to the integration of our operations, the valuation of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill of the 2019 Acquisitions are not yet final. However, we expect that any adjustments to these amounts reported in subsequent periods will not be material to our financial statements as a whole.

Accounts receivable are recorded at their fair value representing the amount we expect to collect. Gross contractual amounts receivable are approximately $2 million more than their recorded fair value.

Property and equipment are recorded at their fair value and are being depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 years to 40 years.

Amounts related to other intangible assets represent primarily the estimated fair values of retransmission agreements of $313 million; favorable income leases of $76 million; and network affiliation agreements of $48 million. These intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 4.6 years for retransmission agreements; approximately 9.2 years for favorable income leases; and approximately 4.2 years for network affiliation agreements.

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce, as well as future synergies that we expect to generate from each acquisition. We recorded $836 million of goodwill related to stations acquired and retained in the Raycom Merger, and $3 million of goodwill related to the stations acquired in the United Acquisition. A portion of the goodwill acquired, in the amount of approximately $150 million that was deductible by Raycom will be deductible by us for income tax purposes.

The Company’s consolidated results of operations for three and six-months ended June 30, 2019 include the results of the Raycom Merger beginning on January 2, 2019 and the United Acquisition beginning on March 1, 2019. Revenues attributable thereto and included in our consolidated statement of operations for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2019 were $264 million and $545 million, respectively. Operating income attributable thereto and included in our consolidated statement of operations was $53 million and $49 million for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

The following table summarizes the approximate “Transaction Related Expenses” incurred in connection with the 2019 Acquisitions, during the three and six-months ended June 30, 2019, by type and by financial statement line item (in millions):

	June 30, 2019
	Three Months		Six Months
	Ended		Ended
Transaction Related Expenses by type:
Legal, consulting and other professional fees	$	1	$	23
Incentive compensation and other severance costs		-		18
Termination of sales representation agreements		1		29
Total transaction related expenses	$	2	$	70

Transaction Related Expenses by financial statement line item:
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net:
Broadcast	$	1	$	37
Corporate and administrative		1		33
Total transaction related expenses	$	2	$	70

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.

The following table sets forth certain unaudited pro forma information for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 assuming that the 2019 Acquistions occurred on January 1, 2018 (in millions, except per share data):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	1,029	$	995

Net income	$	44	$	61

Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	18	$	35

Basic net income per common share	$	0.18	$	0.40

Diluted net income per common share	$	0.18	$	0.40

This pro forma financial information is based on Gray’s historical results of operations and the historical results of operations of the television stations acquired, net of divestitures, included in the 2019 Acquisitions, adjusted for the effect of fair value estimates and other acquisition accounting adjustments, and is not necessarily indicative of what our results would have been had we completed the 2019 Acquisitions on January 1, 2018 or on any other historical date, nor is it reflective of our expected results of operations for any future period. The pro forma adjustments for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 reflect depreciation expense and amortization of finite-lived intangible assets related to the fair value of the assets acquired, transaction related expenses and the related tax effects of the adjustments. This pro forma financial information has been prepared based on estimates and assumptions that we believe are reasonable as of the date hereof, and are subject to change based on, among other things, changes in the fair value estimates or underlying assumptions.

Note 4 - Long-term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

4.	Long-term Debt

As of June 30, 2019, long-term debt primarily consisted of obligations under our 2019 Senior Credit Facility (as defined below), our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), our 5.875% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and our 7.0% senior notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”). As of December 31, 2018, long-term debt primarily consisted of obligations under our 2017 Senior Credit Facility (as defined below), our 2024 Notes, our 2026 Notes and our 2027 Notes as follows (in millions):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
Long-term debt :
2017 Term Loan	$	595		$	595
2019 Term Loan		1,393			-
2024 Notes		525			525
2026 Notes		700			700
2027 Notes		750			750
Total outstanding principal, including current portion		3,963			2,570
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2017 Term Loan		-			(9	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2019 Term Loan		(47	)		-
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2024 Notes		(5	)		(6	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2026 Notes		(8	)		(8	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2027 Notes		(12	)		(2	)
Unamortized premium - 2026 Notes		4			4
Long-term debt, less deferred financing costs		3,895			2,549
Less current portion		(14	)		-
Long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs	$	3,881		$	2,549

Borrowing availability under Revolving Credit Facility	$	200		$	100

In connection with the Raycom Merger, on January 2, 2019, we amended our senior credit facility (the “2017 Credit Facility” and, as amended, the “2019 Senior Credit Facility”) as follows: (1) we replaced our existing $100 million revolving credit facility under our prior senior credit facility with a new 5 year revolving credit facility (the “2019 Revolving Credit Facility”), the terms of which provide for up to $200 million in available borrowings and a maturity date of January 2, 2024, and (2) we incurred a $1.4 billion term loan (the “2019 Term Loan”), which matures on January 2, 2026 and (3) assumed the outstanding $556 million term loan facility (the “2017 Initial Term Loan”) and $85 million incremental term loan (the “2017 Incremental Term Loan” and, together with the 2017 Initial Term Loan, the “2017 Term Loan”). Since the Raycom Merger was not completed by December 15, 2018, we incurred a ticking fee of $0.8 million at a rate of 1.25% of the 2019 Term Loan amount, from December 16, 2018 to January 2, 2019. In addition, we assumed $750 million of the 2027 Notes, which were issued by our special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary on November 16, 2018. The proceeds of the 2019 Term Loan and the 2027 Notes were used to fund a portion of the cash consideration payable in the Raycom Merger.

Borrowings under the 2019 Term Loan bear interest, at our option, at either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the Base Rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin is 2.5% for LIBOR borrowings and 1.5% for Base Rate borrowings. As of June 30, 2019, the interest rate on the balance outstanding under the 2019 Term Loan was 4.9%. The 2019 Term Loan matures on January 2, 2026.

Borrowings under the 2017 Term Loan bear interest, at our option, at either the LIBOR or the Base Rate (as defined below), in each case, plus an applicable margin. Currently, the applicable margin is 2.25% for LIBOR borrowings and 1.25% for Base Rate borrowings. The applicable margin is determined quarterly based on our leverage ratio as set forth in the 2019 Senior Credit Facility (the “Leverage Ratio”). If our Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.25 to 1.00, the applicable margin is 2.25% for all LIBOR borrowings and 1.25% for all Base Rate borrowings, and if the Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.25 to 1.00, the applicable margin is 2.5% for all LIBOR borrowings and 1.5% for all Base Rate borrowings. As of June 30, 2019, the interest rate on the balance outstanding under the 2017 Term Loan was 4.7%. The 2017 Term Loan matures on February 7, 2024.

Borrowings under the 2019 Revolving Credit Facility currently bear interest, at our option, at either LIBOR plus the applicable margin or Base Rate plus the applicable margin, in each case based on a first lien leverage ratio test as set forth in the 2019 Senior Credit Facility (the “First Lien Leverage Ratio”). Base Rate is defined as the greatest of (i) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (ii) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (iii) LIBOR plus 1.50%. We are required to pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the 2019 Revolving Credit Facility, which may range from 0.375% to 0.50% on an annual basis, based on the First Lien Leverage Ratio. The 2019 Revolving Credit Facility matures on January 2, 2024.

We incurred $42.5 million of transaction fees and expenses related to the 2019 Senior Credit Facility. At June 30, 2019 these were recorded as a reduction of the balance of the outstanding debt and are amortized over the life of the 2019 Senior Credit Facility. The amortization of these fees is included in our interest expense.

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate minimum principal maturities of our long term debt for the remainder of 2019 and the succeeding 5 years were as follows (in millions):

	Minimum Principal Maturities
Year	2019 Senior Credit Facility		2024 Notes		2026 Notes		2027 Notes		Total
Remainder of 2019	$	7	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	7
2020		14		-		-		-		14
2021		14		-		-		-		14
2022		14		-		-		-		14
2023		14		-		-		-		14
2024		609		525		-		-		1,134
Thereafter		1,316		-		700		750		2,766
Total	$	1,988	$	525	$	700	$	750	$	3,963

Our obligations under the 2019 Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of our consolidated assets, excluding real estate. In addition, substantially all of our subsidiaries are joint and several guarantors of, and our ownership interests in those subsidiaries are pledged to collateralize, our obligations under the 2019 Senior Credit Facility. Gray Television, Inc. is a holding company, and has no material independent assets or operations. For all applicable periods, the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several, senior unsecured basis, by substantially all of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries. Any subsidiaries of Gray Television, Inc. that do not guarantee the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes are minor. As of June 30, 2019, there were nosignificant restrictions on the ability of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries to distribute cash to Gray or to the guarantor subsidiaries.

The 2019 Senior Credit Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants with which we must comply, including: (a) limitations on additional indebtedness, (b) limitations on liens, (c) limitations on the sale of assets, (d) limitations on guarantees, (e) limitations on investments and acquisitions, (f) limitations on the payment of dividends and share repurchases, (g) limitations on mergers and (h) maintenance of the First Lien Leverage Ratio while any amount is outstanding under the revolving credit facility, as well as other customary covenants for credit facilities of this type. The 2024 Notes, the 2026 Notes and the 2027 Notes include covenants with which we must comply which are typical for borrowing transactions of their nature. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all required covenants under all our debt obligations.

For all of our interest bearing obligations, we made interest payments of approximately $105 million and $47 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We did not capitalize any interest payments during the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Note 5 - Fair Value Measurement

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

5.	Fair Value Measurement

For purposes of determining a fair value measurement, we utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized into a hierarchy that gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (“Level 1”) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs that require assumptions to measure fair value (“Level 3”). Level 2 inputs are those that are other than quoted prices on national exchanges included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly (“Level 2”).

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of other financial instruments is determined using market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Interpreting market data to develop fair value estimates involves considerable judgment. The use of different market assumptions or methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange, or the value that ultimately will be realized upon maturity or disposition.

The carrying amounts of the following instruments approximate fair value due to their short term to maturity: (i) accounts receivable, (ii) prepaid and other current assets, (iii) accounts payable, (iv) accrued employee compensation and benefits, (v) accrued interest, (vi) other accrued expenses, (vii) acquisition-related liabilities and (viii) deferred revenue.

The carrying amount of our long-term debt was $3.9 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, and the fair value was $4.1 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Fair value of our long-term debt is based on observable estimates provided by third-party financial professionals as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and as such is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

6.	Stockholders’ Equity

We are authorized to issue 245 million shares in total of all classes of stock consisting of, 25 million shares of Class A common stock, 200 million shares of common stock, and 20 million shares of “blank check” preferred stock for which our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the rights, powers, limitations and restrictions. The rights of our common stock and Class A common stock are identical, except that our Class A common stock has 10 votes per share and our common stock has one vote per share. Our common stock and Class A common stock are entitled to receive cash dividends if declared, on an equal per-share basis. For the six-months ending June 30, 2019 and 2018, we did not declare or pay any common stock or Class A common stock dividends.

On January 2, 2019, we issued 11.5 million shares of our common stock at a price of $14.74 per share, the closing price for our common stock on the last trading day preceding the transaction, to certain former shareholders of Raycom as part of the total consideration paid for the Raycom Merger. We incurred transaction fees and expenses of approximately $0.1 million related to the issuance of these shares that were recorded as a reduction of the balance outstanding of our common stock in our balance sheets.

In each of March and November 2004, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 2.0 million shares of the Company's common stock and Class A common stock. In March 2006, this authorization was increased to an aggregate of 5.0 million shares (the “2004-2006 Repurchase Authorization”). As of June 30, 2019, 279,200 shares remain available for repurchase under this authorization, which has no expiration date. On November 6, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to an additional $75 million of our outstanding common stock prior to December 31, 2019 (the “2016 Repurchase Authorization”). The 2016 Repurchase Authorization prohibits the Company from purchasing shares directly from the Company’s officers, directors, or the Gray Television, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan (the “401k Plan”). As of June 30, 2019, $50 million remains available to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2016 Repurchase Authorization.

The extent to which the Company repurchases any of its shares, the number of shares and the timing of any repurchases will depend on general market conditions, regulatory requirements, alternative investment opportunities and other considerations. The Company is not required to repurchase a minimum number of shares, and the repurchase authorizations may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Under our various employee benefit plans, we may, at our discretion, issue authorized and unissued shares, or previously issued shares held in treasury, of our common stock or Class A common stock. During the six-months ended June 30, 2019, we issued 196,509 shares of our common stock, valued at $4 million, to the qualifying participants in our 401(k) plan for our discretionary profit sharing contribution for the year ended December 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, we had reserved 6,163,624 shares and 1,503,254 shares of our common stock and Class A common stock, respectively, for future issuance under various employee benefit plans.

Note 7 - Preferred Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Preferred Stock [Text Block]

7.	Preferred Stock

In connection with the Raycom Merger, on January 2, 2019, we issued 650,000 shares of our Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, with a stated face value and liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive mandatory and cumulative dividends paid quarterly in cash or, at the Company’s option, paid quarterly in kind by issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“PIK Election Dividends”). The per-share amount of such quarterly mandatory and cumulative dividends will be calculated by multiplying the face value by 8% per annum if the dividends are to be paid in cash or 8.5% per annum if such dividends are to be paid in additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock. If the Company elects to pay any portion of accrued dividends with PIK Election Dividends, it will be prohibited from repurchasing, redeeming or paying dividends on any stock that is junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, through the end of that quarter and the subsequent two quarters, subject to certain exceptions.

With respect to the payment of dividends, the Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to all classes and series of our common stock and all other equity securities designated as ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, and no new issuances of common or preferred stock will rank on a parity with, nor senior to, the Series A Preferred Stock.

All or any portion of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed at the Company’s option at any time, upon written notice to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock at least 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date of such optional redemption. The per-share redemption price for Series A Preferred Stock will be equal to the sum of the liquidation value and the per-share amount of any unpaid dividends for the current quarterly dividend period, up to and including the date of redemption. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed will be paid in cash.

The Series A Preferred Stock is also subject to mandatory redemption upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions or upon the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock do not have any right to exchange or convert the shares into any other securities.

In general, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights except as set forth in the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock or as otherwise required by law, in which case, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote.

The approval of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, is required in order to authorize, create, issue new shares of Series A Perpetual Preferred stock (other than to pay dividends) or alter the rights of any other shares that are or would be equal to or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, or to amend, alter or repeal the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended from time to time if such amendment, alteration or repeal adversely affects the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.

The Series A Preferred Stock does not have preemptive rights as to any of our other securities, or any warrants, rights, or options to acquire any of our securities.

In the event that the Company voluntarily or involuntarily liquidates, dissolves or winds up its affairs, holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, out of the Company’s assets or proceeds thereof available for distribution to shareholders, subject to the rights of any creditors, payment in full in an amount equal to the liquidation value and the per-share amount of any unpaid dividends for the current quarterly dividend period. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock would be entitled to receive this amount before any distribution of assets or proceeds to holders of our common stock and any other stock whose rights are junior to the Series A Preferred Stock. If in any distribution described above, our assets are not sufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any stock whose rights are equal to the Series A Preferred Stock, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock would share ratably in any such distribution in proportion to the full respective distributions to which they are entitled. Shareholders are not subject to further assessments on their shares of the New Preferred Stock.

Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

9.	Stock-based Compensation

We recognize compensation expense for stock-based payment awards made to our employees, consultants and directors. Our current stock-based compensation plans include our 2017 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2017 EICP”); our 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2007 Incentive Plan”); and our Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan. The following table provides our stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefit for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions):

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Stock-based compensation expense, gross	$	2		$	1	$	5		$	3
Income tax benefit at our statutory rate associated with stock-based compensation		(1	)		-		(1	)		(1	)
Stock-based compensation expense, net	$	1		$	1	$	4		$	2

All shares of common stock and Class A common stock underlying outstanding options, restricted stock units and performance awards are counted as issued at target levels under the 2017 EICP, the 2007 Incentive Plan and the Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan for purposes of determining the number of shares available for future issuance.

During the six-months ended June 30, 2019, we granted under the 2017 EICP:

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99,905 shares of restricted Class A common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $15.36 to an employee, of which 33,302 shares will vest on each of January 31, 2020 and 2021 and 33,301 shares will vest on January 31, 2022;

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99,905 shares of restricted Class A common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $15.36 to an employee, subject to the achievement of certain performance measures, which will vest on January 31, 2022;

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340,993 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $14.85 to certain employees that will vest on January 2, 2021;

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277,048 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value of $16.55 to certain employees, of which 92,349 shares will vest on each of January 31, 2020 and 2021, and 92,350 shares will vest on January 31, 2022;

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48,338 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $16.55 to an employee, subject to the achievement of certain performance measures, which will vest on January 31, 2022; and

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11,223 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $17.83 to an employee that will vest on February 15, 2020.

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41,181 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value of $22.10 to our non-employee directors that will vest on April 30, 2020.

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Restricted stock units representing 398,000 shares of our common stock with a grant date fair value of $18.21 that will vest on June 1, 2020.

During the six-months ended June 30, 2018, we granted under the 2017 EICP:

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110,040 shares of restricted Class A common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $12.65 to an employee, of which 36,680 shares vested on February 28, 2019, and 36,680 shares will vest on each of February 28, 2020 and 2021;

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110,040 shares of restricted Class A common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $12.65 to an employee, subject to the achievement of certain performance measures, which will vest on February 28, 2021;

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318,196 shares of restricted common stock with a grant date fair value per share of $15.25 to certain employees; net of forfeitures, 131,106 shares vested on February 28, 2019; 69,651 shares will vest on February 28, 2020; and 69,652 shares will vest on February 28, 2021; and

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73,640 shares of restricted common stock to our non-employee directors, all of which will vest on May 31, 2019.

A summary of restricted common stock and Class A common stock activity for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, is as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2019					June 30, 2018
				Weighted-					Weighted-
				average					average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
	Number of			Fair Value		Number of			Fair Value
	Shares			Per Share		Shares			Per Share
Restricted stock - common:
Outstanding - beginning of period		578,894		$	13.14		503,685		$	11.14
Granted		718,783		$	16.08		391,836		$	14.63
Vested		(352,810	)	$	12.98		(225,570	)	$	11.21
Forfeited		-		$	0.00		(91,057	)	$	13.27
Outstanding - end of period		944,867		$	15.44		578,894		$	13.14

Restricted stock - Class A common:
Outstanding - beginning of period		407,786		$	11.82		462,632		$	10.63
Granted		199,810		$	15.36		220,080		$	12.65
Vested		(158,312	)	$	11.38		(274,926	)	$	10.48
Outstanding - end of period		449,284		$	13.55		407,786		$	11.82

Restricted stock units - common stock:
Outstanding - beginning of period		-		$	0.00		209,500		$	15.70
Granted		398,000		$	18.21		-		$	0.00
Vested		-		$	0.00		(209,500	)	$	15.70
Outstanding - end of period		398,000		$	18.21		-		$	0.00

(1)	For awards subject to future performance conditions, amounts assume target performance.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had outstanding options to acquire 274,746 shares of our common stock, all of which were vested and exercisable. The exercise price of all outstanding stock options is $1.99 per share. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not have any options outstanding for our Class A common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of our outstanding stock options was approximately $4 million based on the closing market price of our common stock on June 30, 2019.

Note 10 - Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases, Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Leases

Operating Leases

We lease various assets with non-cancellable lease terms that range between 1 and 99 years. Many of these leases have optional renewal periods ranging between 1 and 20 years. We define the lease term as the original lease base period plus optional renewal periods that we reasonably expect to be exercised. We do not include renewal periods exercisable more than ten years from the commencement date in the lease term as we cannot reasonably expect to exercise an option that far into the future. Some of our leases have free rent periods, tenant allowances and/or fixed or variable rent escalators. We record operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expense is included in operating expenses in our statements of operations.

We lease land, buildings, transmission towers, right of way easements, and equipment through operating leases. We generally lease land for the purpose of erecting transmission towers for our broadcast operations. Our building leases consist of office space and broadcast studios. For transmission towers we do not own, we lease space for our transmission equipment on third-party towers. We lease right of ways for various purposes including ingress and egress for tower locations and guyed wire space. Our equipment leases consist of office, transmission and production equipment.

We allocate consideration paid in the contract to lease and non-lease components based upon the contract or associated invoice received if applicable. Lease components include base rent, fixed rate escalators and in-substance fixed payments associated with the leased asset. Non-lease components include common area maintenance and operating expenses associated with the leased asset. We have not elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components. As such, we only include the lease component in the calculation of right-of-use asset and lease liability. The incremental borrowing rate we use for the calculation is the rate of interest that we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term based upon our borrower risk profile.

Variable lease payments are not significant and are included in operating lease expense as a component of operating expense in our statement of operations. Variable lease payments are generally associated with usage based leases and variable payment escalators such as consumer price index increases (CPI) incurred after the date of the adoption of ASC 842. Some of our land leases require us to pay a percentage of the revenue earned from leasing space on the towers we erect on the leased land. We included the payment level of CPI and percentage rent amounts at the time of the adoption of ASC 842 in the base rent for calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability. CPI adjustments and percentage rent amounts that differ from the amount included in ASC 842 calculation are included in variable lease payments.

We recognize leases with an initial term of 12 months or less as short-term leases. Lease payments associated with short-term leases are expensed as incurred in our operating lease expense and are not included in our calculation of right-of-use assets or lease liabilities. Short-term leases generally consist of rentals of production or broadcast equipment for short periods of time.

Our operating lease costs, including variable lease costs, for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 were $3 million and $6 million, respectively. Our short-term lease costs for the three-month period ended June 30, 2019 were not significant and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 were $1 million. Cash flows from operations included cash paid for operating leases of $7 million in the six-months ended June 30, 2019. Additional right of use assets recognized in the six-months ended June 30, 2019 were not material. As of June 30, 2019, the weighted average remaining term of our operating leases was 10.5 years. The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the values associated with our operating leases was 6.75%.

The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019, for the remainder of 2019 and the succeeding years were as follows (in millions):

Year ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2019	$	5
2020		10
2021		9
2022		9
2023		9
Thereafter		53
Total lease payments		95
Less: Imputed interest		(28	)
Present value of lease liabilties	$	67

We had no material capital leases as of December 31, 2018. Our aggregate minimum lease payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2018 were as follows (in millions):

Year ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2019	$	3
2020		3
2021		3
2022		3
2023		2
Thereafter		12
Total	$	26

Our aggregate lease payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2018 are based on ASC 840 that was superseded upon the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019. Our maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 was significantly higher than our aggregate lease payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2018 due primarily to our completion of the Raycom Merger on January 2, 2019.

Financing Leases

We lease certain vehicles through a financing master lease. The weighted average remaining lease term of the vehicles under this lease is 2.3 years. The interest rate for each vehicle leased is 4.25%. We recorded a right-of-use asset and lease liability of $2 million, respectively, upon the adoption of ASC 842 related to these financing leases. The right-of-use asset is recorded in other noncurrent assets in our balance sheets. The current portion of the lease liability is recorded in the balance of other accrued expenses in current liabilities and the long term portion is recorded in the balance of other liabilities in non-current liabilities in our balance sheets.

Amortization expense associated with this lease is included in amortization expense as a component of operating expense, and interest expense is included in interest expense in our statement of operations. Amortization and interest expenses were not material in the three and six-months ended June 30, 2019. Cash paid for financing leases is included in our cash flows from financing activities and cash paid for interest on financing leases is included in our cash flow from operating activities.

For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2019, cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities for operating cash flows from finance leases and financing cash flows from finance leases as well as ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities were not material.

Note 12 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

12.	Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the six-months ended June 30, 2019, we completed the 2019 Acquisitions that included the acquisition of goodwill, broadcast licenses and finite-lived intangible assets. See Note 3 “Acquisitions and Divestitures” for more information regarding these transactions. A summary of changes in our goodwill and other intangible assets, on a net basis, for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 is as follows (in millions):

	Net Balance at												Net Balance at
	December 31,												June 30,
	2018		Additions		Dispositions			Impairments		Amortization			2019

Goodwill	$	612	$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,452
Broadcast licenses		1,530		2,028		-			-		-			3,558
Finite-lived intangible assets		53		501		-			-		(57	)		497
Total intangible assets net of accumulated amortization	$	2,195	$	3,598	$	(229	)	$	-	$	(57	)	$	5,507

A summary of the changes in our goodwill, on a gross basis, for the six-months ended June 30, 2019, is as follows (in millions):

	As of										As of
	December 31,										June 30,
	2018			Additions		Dispositions			Impairments		2019

Goodwill, gross	$	711		$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	1,551
Accumulated goodwill impairmant		(99	)		-		-			-		(99	)
Goodwill, net	$	612		$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	1,452

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following (in millions):

	As of June 30, 2019							As of December 31, 2018
			Accumulated							Accumulated
	Gross		Amortization			Net		Gross		Amortization			Net
Intangible assets not currently subject to amortization:
Broadcast licenses	$	3,612	$	(54	)	$	3,558	$	1,583	$	(53	)	$	1,530
Goodwill		1,452		-			1,452		612		-			612
	$	5,064	$	(54	)	$	5,010	$	2,195	$	(53	)	$	2,142

Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Network affiliation agreements	$	54	$	(11	)	$	43	$	6	$	(6	)	$	-
Other definite lived intangible assets		596		(142	)		454		143		(90	)		53
	$	650	$	(153	)	$	497	$	149	$	(96	)	$	53

Total intangibles	$	5,714	$	(207	)	$	5,507	$	2,344	$	(149	)	$	2,195

Amortization expense for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $57 million and $11 million, respectively. Based on the current amount of intangible assets subject to amortization, we expect that amortization expense for the remainder of 2019 will be approximately $56 million, and, for the succeeding five years, amortization expense will be approximately as follows: 2020, $99 million; 2021, $95 million; 2022, $91 million; 2023, $85 million; and 2024, $22 million. If and when acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future, actual amounts may vary materially from these estimates.

Impairment of goodwill and broadcast licenses

Our intangible assets are primarily comprised of broadcast licenses. There were no triggering events that required a test of our goodwill or intangible assets for impairment during the six-month period ended June 30, 2019.

Note 13 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

13.	Income Taxes

For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, our income tax expense and effective income tax rates were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Income tax expense	$	18		$	15		$	21		$	21
Effective income tax rate		29	%		27	%		45	%		26	%

We estimate our differences between taxable income or loss and recorded income or loss on an annual basis. Our tax provision for each quarter is based upon these full year projections, which are revised each reporting period. These projections incorporate estimates of permanent differences between U.S. GAAP income or loss and taxable income or loss, state income taxes and adjustments to our liability for unrecognized tax benefits to adjust our statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate. For the six-months ended June 30, 2019, these estimates increased or decreased our statutory Federal income tax rate to our effective income tax rate of 45% as follows: state income taxes added 5%, permanent differences between our U.S. GAAP income and taxable income resulted in an increase of 3%. Restricted stock vesting resulted in an decrease of 1%. Divestiture of component 2 goodwill resulted in a increase of 17%. For the six-months ended June 30, 2018, these estimates increased or decreased our statutory Federal income tax rate to our effective income tax rate of 26% as follows: state income taxes added 5%, permanent differences between our U.S. GAAP income and taxable income added 1%, and a discrete share-based compensation adjustment resulted in a reduction of 1%.

We have approximately $770 million of federal operating loss carryforwards, that expire during the years 2021 through 2037. We expect to have federal taxable income in the carryforward periods, therefore we believe that it is more likely than not that these federal operating loss carryforwards will be fully utilized. Additionally, we have an aggregate of approximately $858 million of various state operating loss carryforwards, of which we expect that the majority will be utilized.

Note 14 - Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

14.

Segment information

The Company operates in two business segments: broadcasting and production companies. The broadcasting segment operates television stations located across 93 local markets in the United States. The production companies segment includes the production of television and event content. Costs identified as other are primarily corporate and administrative expenses. The following tables present certain financial information concerning the Company’s operating segments (in millions):

				Production
As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2019:	Broadcast			Companies			Other			Consolidated

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	980		$	46		$	-		$	1,026
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net:		670			44			69			783
Depreciation and amortization		90			6			1			97
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		(13	)		-			-			(13	)
Operating expenses		747			50			70			867
Operating income	$	233		$	(4	)	$	(70	)	$	159

Interest expense	$	-		$	-		$	116		$	116
Capital expenditures (excluding business combinations)	$	39		$	-		$	5		$	44
Goodwill	$	1,412		$	40		$	-		$	1,452
Total Assets	$	6,505		$	131		$	365		$	7,001

For the six months ended June 30, 2018:

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	477		$	-		$	-		$	477
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net:		292			-			19			311
Depreciation and amortization		37			-			1			38
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		(2	)		-			-			(2	)
Operating expenses		327			-			20			347
Operating income	$	150		$	-		$	(20	)	$	130

Interest expense	$	-		$	-		$	49		$	49
Capital expenditures (excluding business combinations)	$	20		$	-		$	-		$	20

As of December 31, 2018:

Goodwill	$	612		$	-		$	-		$	612
Total Assets	$	3,242		$	-		$	971		$	4,213

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

	*Three Months Ended*				*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*				*June 30,*
	*2019*		*2018*		*2019*		*2018*

Weighted-average shares outstanding-basic		100		88		100		88
Common stock equivalents for stock options and restricted shares		1		-		-		1
Weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted		101		88		100		89

Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	*June 30,*			*December 31,*
	*2019*			*2018*

Accumulated balances of items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Increase in pension liability	$	(35	)	$	(35	)
Income tax benefit		(9	)		(14	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(26	)	$	(21	)

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property and Equipment

							*Estimated*
	*June 30,*			*December 31,*			*Useful Lives*
	*2019*			*2018*			*(in years)*
Property and equipment:
Land	$	115		$	52
Buildings and improvements		272			166			7	to	40
Equipment		734			548			3	to	20
		1,121			766
Accumulated depreciation		(435	)		(403	)
Total property and equipment, net	$	686		$	363

	*Three Months Ended*					*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*					*June 30,*
	*2019*			*2018*		*2019*			*2018*
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets, net:
Proceeds from sale of assets	$	1		$	-	$	3		$	-
Proceeds from FCC - Repack		5			1		17			2
Net book value of assets disposed		(2	)		-		(4	)		-
Other		(1	)		-		(3	)		-
Total	$	3		$	1	$	13		$	2

Purchase of property and equipment:
Recurring purchases - operations						$	14		$	10
Repack							30			10
Total						$	44		$	20

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of Accounting Standards and Reclassifications

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]

	*Three Months Ended*				*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*				*June 30,*
	*2019*		*2018*		*2019*		*2018*

Weighted-average shares outstanding-basic		100		88		100		88
Common stock equivalents for stock options and restricted shares		1		-		-		1
Weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted		101		88		100		89

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	*June 30,*			*December 31,*
	*2019*			*2018*

Accumulated balances of items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Increase in pension liability	$	(35	)	$	(35	)
Income tax benefit		(9	)		(14	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(26	)	$	(21	)

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

							*Estimated*
	*June 30,*			*December 31,*			*Useful Lives*
	*2019*			*2018*			*(in years)*
Property and equipment:
Land	$	115		$	52
Buildings and improvements		272			166			7	to	40
Equipment		734			548			3	to	20
		1,121			766
Accumulated depreciation		(435	)		(403	)
Total property and equipment, net	$	686		$	363

Schedule of Disposal of Assets and Purchase of Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	*Three Months Ended*					*Six Months Ended*
	*June 30,*					*June 30,*
	*2019*			*2018*		*2019*			*2018*
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets, net:
Proceeds from sale of assets	$	1		$	-	$	3		$	-
Proceeds from FCC - Repack		5			1		17			2
Net book value of assets disposed		(2	)		-		(4	)		-
Other		(1	)		-		(3	)		-
Total	$	3		$	1	$	13		$	2

Purchase of property and equipment:
Recurring purchases - operations						$	14		$	10
Repack							30			10
Total						$	44		$	20

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

	Total
	Cash
	Consideration		Television
Purchaser	Received		Station	Location	DMA

Lockwood Broadcasting, Inc.	$	67	WTNZ	Knoxville, TN		60
			WFXG	Augusta, GA		105
			WPGX	Panama City, FL		150
			WDFX	Dothan, AL		173

Scripps Media, Inc.		55	KXXV	Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX		89
			KRHD	Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX		89
			WTXL	Tallahassee, FL		112

TEGNA, Inc.		109	WTOL	Toledo, OH		71
			KWES	Odessa - Midland, TX		142
Total	$	231

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

				KYOU
				and		Net
	Raycom			WUPV		Consideration

Purchase Price	$	3,660		$	17	$	3,677
Less - consideration allocated to all assets acquired and net of liabilites assumed for the Raycom overlap market stations which were also divested on January 2, 2019		(234	)		-		(234	)
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures	$	3,426		$	17	$	3,443

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Raycom			United		Total
Cash	$	116		$	-	$	116
Accounts receivable, net		245			3		248
Program broadcast rights		12			-		12
Other current assets		8			-		8
Property and equipment		311			10		321
Operating lease right of use asset		52			-		52
Goodwill		836			3		839
Broadcast licenses		2,004			24		2,028
Other intangible assets		493			8		501
Other non-current assets		22			-		22
Accrued compensation and benefits		(29	)		-		(29	)
Program broadcast obligations		(16	)		-		(16	)
Other current liabilities		(60	)		-		(60	)
Income taxes payable		(12	)		-		(12	)
Deferred income taxes		(462	)		-		(462	)
Operating lease liabilities		(52	)		-		(52	)
Other long-term liabilities		(25	)		-		(25	)
Total	$	3,443		$	48	$	3,491

Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2019
	Three Months		Six Months
	Ended		Ended
Transaction Related Expenses by type:
Legal, consulting and other professional fees	$	1	$	23
Incentive compensation and other severance costs		-		18
Termination of sales representation agreements		1		29
Total transaction related expenses	$	2	$	70

Transaction Related Expenses by financial statement line item:
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net:
Broadcast	$	1	$	37
Corporate and administrative		1		33
Total transaction related expenses	$	2	$	70

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	1,029	$	995

Net income	$	44	$	61

Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	18	$	35

Basic net income per common share	$	0.18	$	0.40

Diluted net income per common share	$	0.18	$	0.40

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Note 4 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	June 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
Long-term debt :
2017 Term Loan	$	595		$	595
2019 Term Loan		1,393			-
2024 Notes		525			525
2026 Notes		700			700
2027 Notes		750			750
Total outstanding principal, including current portion		3,963			2,570
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2017 Term Loan		-			(9	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2019 Term Loan		(47	)		-
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2024 Notes		(5	)		(6	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2026 Notes		(8	)		(8	)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2027 Notes		(12	)		(2	)
Unamortized premium - 2026 Notes		4			4
Long-term debt, less deferred financing costs		3,895			2,549
Less current portion		(14	)		-
Long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs	$	3,881		$	2,549

Borrowing availability under Revolving Credit Facility	$	200		$	100

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

	Minimum Principal Maturities
Year	2019 Senior Credit Facility		2024 Notes		2026 Notes		2027 Notes		Total
Remainder of 2019	$	7	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	7
2020		14		-		-		-		14
2021		14		-		-		-		14
2022		14		-		-		-		14
2023		14		-		-		-		14
2024		609		525		-		-		1,134
Thereafter		1,316		-		700		750		2,766
Total	$	1,988	$	525	$	700	$	750	$	3,963

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Stock-based compensation expense, gross	$	2		$	1	$	5		$	3
Income tax benefit at our statutory rate associated with stock-based compensation		(1	)		-		(1	)		(1	)
Stock-based compensation expense, net	$	1		$	1	$	4		$	2

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2019					June 30, 2018
				Weighted-					Weighted-
				average					average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
	Number of			Fair Value		Number of			Fair Value
	Shares			Per Share		Shares			Per Share
Restricted stock - common:
Outstanding - beginning of period		578,894		$	13.14		503,685		$	11.14
Granted		718,783		$	16.08		391,836		$	14.63
Vested		(352,810	)	$	12.98		(225,570	)	$	11.21
Forfeited		-		$	0.00		(91,057	)	$	13.27
Outstanding - end of period		944,867		$	15.44		578,894		$	13.14

Restricted stock - Class A common:
Outstanding - beginning of period		407,786		$	11.82		462,632		$	10.63
Granted		199,810		$	15.36		220,080		$	12.65
Vested		(158,312	)	$	11.38		(274,926	)	$	10.48
Outstanding - end of period		449,284		$	13.55		407,786		$	11.82

Restricted stock units - common stock:
Outstanding - beginning of period		-		$	0.00		209,500		$	15.70
Granted		398,000		$	18.21		-		$	0.00
Vested		-		$	0.00		(209,500	)	$	15.70
Outstanding - end of period		398,000		$	18.21		-		$	0.00

Note 10 - Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

Year ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2019	$	5
2020		10
2021		9
2022		9
2023		9
Thereafter		53
Total lease payments		95
Less: Imputed interest		(28	)
Present value of lease liabilties	$	67

Lessee, Operating Lease, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Year ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2019	$	3
2020		3
2021		3
2022		3
2023		2
Thereafter		12
Total	$	26

Note 12 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of Changes in Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	Net Balance at												Net Balance at
	December 31,												June 30,
	2018		Additions		Dispositions			Impairments		Amortization			2019

Goodwill	$	612	$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,452
Broadcast licenses		1,530		2,028		-			-		-			3,558
Finite-lived intangible assets		53		501		-			-		(57	)		497
Total intangible assets net of accumulated amortization	$	2,195	$	3,598	$	(229	)	$	-	$	(57	)	$	5,507

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	As of										As of
	December 31,										June 30,
	2018			Additions		Dispositions			Impairments		2019

Goodwill, gross	$	711		$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	1,551
Accumulated goodwill impairmant		(99	)		-		-			-		(99	)
Goodwill, net	$	612		$	1,069	$	(229	)	$	-	$	1,452

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	As of June 30, 2019							As of December 31, 2018
			Accumulated							Accumulated
	Gross		Amortization			Net		Gross		Amortization			Net
Intangible assets not currently subject to amortization:
Broadcast licenses	$	3,612	$	(54	)	$	3,558	$	1,583	$	(53	)	$	1,530
Goodwill		1,452		-			1,452		612		-			612
	$	5,064	$	(54	)	$	5,010	$	2,195	$	(53	)	$	2,142

Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Network affiliation agreements	$	54	$	(11	)	$	43	$	6	$	(6	)	$	-
Other definite lived intangible assets		596		(142	)		454		143		(90	)		53
	$	650	$	(153	)	$	497	$	149	$	(96	)	$	53

Total intangibles	$	5,714	$	(207	)	$	5,507	$	2,344	$	(149	)	$	2,195

Note 14 - Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

				Production
As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2019:	Broadcast			Companies			Other			Consolidated

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	980		$	46		$	-		$	1,026
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net:		670			44			69			783
Depreciation and amortization		90			6			1			97
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		(13	)		-			-			(13	)
Operating expenses		747			50			70			867
Operating income	$	233		$	(4	)	$	(70	)	$	159

Interest expense	$	-		$	-		$	116		$	116
Capital expenditures (excluding business combinations)	$	39		$	-		$	5		$	44
Goodwill	$	1,412		$	40		$	-		$	1,452
Total Assets	$	6,505		$	131		$	365		$	7,001

For the six months ended June 30, 2018:

Revenue (less agency commissions)	$	477		$	-		$	-		$	477
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortization and (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net:		292			-			19			311
Depreciation and amortization		37			-			1			38
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net		(2	)		-			-			(2	)
Operating expenses		327			-			20			347
Operating income	$	150		$	-		$	(20	)	$	130

Interest expense	$	-		$	-		$	49		$	49
Capital expenditures (excluding business combinations)	$	20		$	-		$	-		$	20

As of December 31, 2018:

Goodwill	$	612		$	-		$	-		$	612
Total Assets	$	3,242		$	-		$	971		$	4,213

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset		$ 66,000			$ 0
Operating Lease, Liability, Total		67,000
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Reclassification from AOCI to Retained Earnings, Tax Effect		0	$ 0
Retained Earnings [Member]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Reclassification from AOCI to Retained Earnings, Tax Effect		$ 3,000	$ 2,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 21,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	21,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] \| Raycom [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset				$ 52,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Total				$ 52,000
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] \| Retained Earnings [Member]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Reclassification from AOCI to Retained Earnings, Tax Effect	$ 5,000

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted-average Shares Outstanding (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Weighted-average shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	100,000	88,000	100,000	88,000
Common stock equivalents for stock options and restricted shares (in shares)	1,000	0	0	1,000
Weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	101,000	88,000	100,000	89,000

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accumulated balances of items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Increase in pension liability	$ (35)	$ (35)
Income tax benefit	(9)	(14)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (26)	$ (21)

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,121	$ 766
Accumulated depreciation	(435)	(403)
Total property and equipment, net	686	363
Land [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	115	52
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 272	166
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives (Year)	7 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives (Year)	40 years
Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 734	$ 548
Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives (Year)	3 years
Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives (Year)	20 years

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Disposal of Assets and Purchase of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Proceeds from sale of assets	$ 1,000	$ 0	$ 3,000	$ 0
Proceeds from FCC Repack (Note 1)	5,000	1,000	17,000	2,000
Net book value of assets disposed	(2,000)	0	(4,000)	0
Other	(1,000)	0	(3,000)	0
Total	$ 3,000	$ 1,000	13,000	2,000
Recurring purchases - operations			14,000	10,000
Repack			30,000	10,000
Total			$ 44,000	$ 20,000

Note 2 - Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	$ 508,000	$ 250,000	$ 1,026,000	$ 477,000
Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	307,000	135,000	640,000	269,000
Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	201,000	115,000	386,000	208,000
Local Advertising [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	226,000	113,000	437,000	219,000
National Advertising [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	56,000	30,000	106,000	54,000
Political Advertising [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	5,000	18,000	8,000	24,000
Advertising [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	287,000	161,000	551,000	297,000
Retransmission Consent [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	201,000	85,000	405,000	171,000
Production Companies [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	9,000	0	46,000	0
Service, Other [Member]
Local (including internet/digital/mobile)	$ 11,000	$ 4,000	$ 24,000	$ 9,000

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019	Jan. 02, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2018
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses						$ 231,000	$ 0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business			$ 1,000		$ (0)	3,000	$ (0)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired						501,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 839,000		1,452,000	$ 612,000		1,452,000		$ 612,000	$ 612,000
Raycom [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration			234,000			234,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 2,840,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		3,660,000				3,677,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance		836,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount		150,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual			264,000			545,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual			53,000			49,000
Raycom [Member] \| Retransmission Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 313,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		4 years 7 months 6 days
Raycom [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 76,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		9 years 2 months 12 days
Raycom [Member] \| Network Affiliation Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 48,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		4 years 2 months 12 days
Raycom [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life		3 years
Raycom [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life		40 years
Raycom [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		11,500,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable		$ 170,000
Raycom [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member] \| Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		650,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable		$ 650,000
KYOU-TV and WUPV-TV [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration			$ (0)			(0)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		17,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total						$ 17,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Gross Contractual Receivables above Their Fair Value		2,000
WWNY-TV, WNYF-CD, and KEYC-TV [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	48,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 3,000
WSWG-TV [Member]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses								$ 8,500
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business				$ 4,800
Stations Acquired from Raycom [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business		(234,000)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration		$ 8,000

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures - Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	May 01, 2019
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures			$ 3,491,000
Raycom, Excluding KYOU and WUPV [Member]
Purchase Price		$ 3,660,000
Less - consideration allocated to all assets acquired and net of liabilites assumed for the Raycom overlap market stations which were also divested on January 2, 2019		(234,000)
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures		3,426,000
KYOU-TV and WUPV-TV [Member]
Purchase Price		17,000
Less - consideration allocated to all assets acquired and net of liabilites assumed for the Raycom overlap market stations which were also divested on January 2, 2019		0
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures		17,000
Raycom [Member]
Purchase Price	$ 3,660,000	3,677,000
Less - consideration allocated to all assets acquired and net of liabilites assumed for the Raycom overlap market stations which were also divested on January 2, 2019		(234,000)
Purchase consideration for assets acquired and liabilities assumed net of divestitures	$ 3,443,000	$ 3,443,000

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures - Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	May 01, 2019	Jan. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2018
Cash		$ 116,000
Accounts receivable, net		248,000
Program broadcast rights		12,000
Other current assets		8,000
Property and equipment		321,000
Operating lease right of use asset		52,000
Goodwill	$ 1,452,000	839,000		$ 612,000	$ 612,000
Broadcast licenses		2,028,000
Other intangible assets		501,000
Other non-current assets		22,000
Accrued compensation and benefits		(29,000)
Program broadcast obligations		(16,000)
Other current liabilities		(60,000)
Income taxes payable		(12,000)
Deferred income taxes		(462,000)
Operating lease liabilities		(52,000)
Other long-term liabilities		(25,000)
Total		3,491,000
Raycom [Member]
Cash			$ 116,000
Accounts receivable, net			245,000
Program broadcast rights			12,000
Other current assets			8,000
Property and equipment			311,000
Operating lease right of use asset			52,000
Goodwill			836,000
Broadcast licenses			2,004,000
Other intangible assets			493,000
Other non-current assets			22,000
Accrued compensation and benefits			(29,000)
Program broadcast obligations			(16,000)
Other current liabilities			(60,000)
Income taxes payable			(12,000)
Deferred income taxes			(462,000)
Operating lease liabilities			(52,000)
Other long-term liabilities			(25,000)
Total	$ 3,443,000		$ 3,443,000
United Acquisition [Member]
Cash		0
Accounts receivable, net		3,000
Program broadcast rights		0
Other current assets		0
Property and equipment		10,000
Operating lease right of use asset		0
Goodwill		3,000
Broadcast licenses		24,000
Other intangible assets		8,000
Other non-current assets		0
Accrued compensation and benefits		0
Program broadcast obligations		0
Other current liabilities		0
Income taxes payable		0
Deferred income taxes		0
Operating lease liabilities		0
Other long-term liabilities		0
Total		$ 48,000

Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures - Unaudited Pro Forma Results (Details) - Raycom [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenue (less agency commissions)	$ 1,029	$ 995
Net income	44	61
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 18	$ 35
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.40
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.40

Note 4 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jan. 01, 2019	Nov. 16, 2018
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 2,570,000	$ 3,963,000
Interest Costs Capitalized				$ 0
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities			$ 105,000	$ 47,000
2024 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.125%
Long-term Debt, Gross		525,000	$ 525,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		6,000	$ 5,000
2026 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.875%
Long-term Debt, Gross		700,000	$ 700,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		8,000	$ 8,000
2027 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross		750,000	$ 750,000			$ 750,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		2,000	$ 12,000
The 2017 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2017 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.70%
The 2017 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2017 Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.25%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate if Leverage Ratio is Less Than or Equal to 5.25			2.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Applicable Margin, If Leverage Ratio is Greater than 5.25			2.50%
The 2017 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2017 Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.25%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate if Leverage Ratio is Less Than or Equal to 5.25			1.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Applicable Margin, If Leverage Ratio is Greater than 5.25			1.50%
The 2017 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 100,000
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 1,988,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total			$ 42,500
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2019 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,400,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Fee		$ 800
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Fee Percentage		1.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			4.90%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2019 Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2019 Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2017 Term Loan [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	$ 556,000
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| The 2017 Incremental Term Loan [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	85,000
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	5 years
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage			0.375%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage			0.50%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread Used to Define Base Rate			1.50%
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread Used to Define Base Rate			0.50%

Note 4 - Long-term Debt - Long-term Debt Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 3,963,000	$ 2,570,000
Long-term debt, less deferred financing costs	3,895,000	2,549,000
Less current portion	(14,000)	0
Long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs	3,881,000	2,549,000
Borrowing availability under Revolving Credit Facility	200,000	100,000
The 2017 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	595,000	595,000
Unamortized deferred loan costs	0	(9,000)
The 2019 Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,393,000	0
Unamortized deferred loan costs	(47,000)	0
2024 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	525,000	525,000
Unamortized deferred loan costs	(5,000)	(6,000)
2026 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	700,000	700,000
Unamortized deferred loan costs	(8,000)	(8,000)
Unamortized premium	4,000	4,000
2027 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	750,000	750,000	$ 750,000
Unamortized deferred loan costs	$ (12,000)	$ (2,000)

Note 4 - Long-term Debt - Aggregate Minimum Principal Maturities on Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018
Remainder of 2019	$ 7,000
2020	14,000
2021	14,000
2022	14,000
2023	14,000
2024	1,134,000
Thereafter	2,766,000
Total Debt	3,963,000	$ 2,570,000
The 2019 Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Remainder of 2019	7,000
2020	14,000
2021	14,000
2022	14,000
2023	14,000
2024	609,000
Thereafter	1,316,000
Total Debt	1,988,000
2024 Notes [Member]
Remainder of 2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	525,000
Thereafter	0
Total Debt	525,000	525,000
2026 Notes [Member]
Remainder of 2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0
Thereafter	700,000
Total Debt	700,000	700,000
2027 Notes [Member]
Remainder of 2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0
Thereafter	750,000
Total Debt	$ 750,000	$ 750,000	$ 750,000

Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)	Jan. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 shares	Nov. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2006 shares	Mar. 31, 2004 shares
Capital Units, Authorized			245,000,000
Common Stock, Shares Authorized			200,000,000		200,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized			20,000,000
Common Stock, Voting Rights, Votes Per Share			1
Dividends, Common Stock, Total \| $			$ 0	$ 0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan \| $		$ 4,000,000
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			6,163,624
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Benefit Plan		196,509	196,509
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan \| $		$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000
March 2004 Authorization [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased								2,000,000.0
The 2004-2006 Repurchase Authorization [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased							5,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased			279,200
The 2016 Repurchase Authorization [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount \| $						$ 75,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount \| $			$ 50,000,000
Raycom [Member]
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs \| $	$ 100,000
Raycom [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	11,500,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 14.74
Common Class A [Member]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized			25,000,000		25,000,000
Common Stock, Voting Rights, Votes Per Share			10
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			1,503,254
Common Class A [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Benefit Plan		0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan \| $		$ 0

Note 7 - Preferred Stock (Details Textual) - Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]	Jan. 02, 2019 $ / shares shares
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Cash, Percentage	8.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Additional Preferred Stock, Percentage	8.50%
Raycom [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares	650,000

Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Jun. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2018

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance

274,746

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance

$ 1.99

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value

$ 4

Common Class A [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance

Service Based Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | Employee [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

99,905

110,040

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 15.36

$ 12.65

Service Based Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | Employee [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

33,302

36,680

Service Based Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | Employee [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

33,301

36,680

Performance Based Restricted Stock [Member] | Employee [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

48,338

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 16.55

Performance Based Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | Employee [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

99,905

110,040

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 15.36

$ 12.65

Restricted Stock [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

^[1]

718,783

391,836

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

^[1]

$ 16.08

$ 14.63

Restricted Stock [Member] | Employee [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

11,223

318,196

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 17.83

$ 15.25

Restricted Stock [Member] | Employee [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

131,106

Restricted Stock [Member] | Employee [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

69,651

Restricted Stock [Member] | Employee [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

69,652

Restricted Stock [Member] | Certain Employees One [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

340,993

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 14.85

Restricted Stock [Member] | Certain Employees Two [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

277,048

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 16.55

Restricted Stock [Member] | Certain Employees Two [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

92,349

Restricted Stock [Member] | Certain Employees Two [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

92,350

Restricted Stock [Member] | Nonemployee Directors [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

41,181

73,640

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 22.10

Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

^[1]

199,810

220,080

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

^[1]

$ 15.36

$ 12.65

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

398,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

$ 18.21

$ 0.00

[1]	For awards subject to future performance conditions, amounts assume target performance.

Note 9 - Stock-based Compensation - Summary of Restricted Common Stock Activity (Details) - $ / shares

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Jun. 30, 2018

Restricted Stock [Member]

Outstanding, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

578,894

503,685

$ 13.14

$ 11.14

Granted, Shares (in shares)

^[1]

718,783

391,836

Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

^[1]

$ 16.08

$ 14.63

Vested, Shares (in shares)

(352,810)

(225,570)

Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

$ 12.98

$ 11.21

Forfeited, Shares (in shares)

(91,057)

Forfeited, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

$ 0.00

$ 13.27

Outstanding, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

944,867

578,894

$ 15.44

$ 13.14

Restricted Stock [Member] | Common Class A [Member]

Outstanding, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

407,786

462,632

$ 11.82

$ 10.63

Granted, Shares (in shares)

^[1]

199,810

220,080

Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

^[1]

$ 15.36

$ 12.65

Vested, Shares (in shares)

(158,312)

(274,926)

Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

$ 11.38

$ 10.48

Outstanding, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

449,284

407,786

$ 13.55

$ 11.82

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]

Outstanding, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

209,500

$ 0.00

$ 15.70

Granted, Shares (in shares)

398,000

Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

$ 18.21

$ 0.00

Vested, Shares (in shares)

(209,500)

Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)

$ 0.00

$ 15.70