Salem Media Group, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details)

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	$ 256,304	$ 267,865
Less accumulated depreciation	(152,982)	(162,382)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Total	103,322	105,483
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	31,180	31,565
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	25,362	25,448
Office furnishings and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	36,847	38,812
Office furnishings and equipment under capital lease obligations [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	228	228
Antennae, towers and transmitting equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	83,256	83,501
Antennae, towers and transmitting equipment under capital lease obligations [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	795	795
Studio, production and mobile equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	28,245	30,598
Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	18,719	28,134
Record and tape libraries [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	27	55
Automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	1,349	1,298
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	20,059	20,799
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	$ 10,237	$ 6,632

- Definition

Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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