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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands								3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2026	Jul. 01, 2025 USD ($)	May 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) market	Jan. 01, 2025 segment	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) market reportingUnit	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) market	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2025
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Number of reportable segments \| segment					4						4
Number of reporting units \| reportingUnit									10
Goodwill impairment losses											$ 64,043	$ 20,174
Indefinite-lived intangible asset Impairment losses											$ 127,772
Audience guarantee, obligation to deliver additional advertising units											1 year
Advertising and promotional expenses											$ 18,100	23,400
Estimated life								3 years			3 years
Commissioned programming when in production, amortization period											5 years
Subsequent Event
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Reverse stock split	0.1
Maximum
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Commissioned programming, amortization period											10 years
Radio Broadcasting Licenses \| Minimum
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Amortization period													9 years
Radio Broadcasting Licenses \| Maximum
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Amortization period													18 years
TV One Trade Name
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Amortization period					20 years			20 years			20 years
Radio Broadcasting
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment losses											$ 3,858	0
Number of radio markets with impairment \| market				5					12	5
Radio Broadcasting Licenses
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible asset Impairment losses			$ 121,300	$ 6,400		$ 37,700	$ 80,800		$ 121,300	$ 6,400	127,800	118,500
TV One Trade Name
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible asset Impairment losses												$ 13,089
Digital
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment losses								$ 1,700	4,900
Radio Broadcasting
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Goodwill impairment losses		$ 0							$ 3,900
Cable Television
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment losses											53,100
Reach Media
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment losses											$ 500
Urban One
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent								100.00%			100.00%