Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and Equipment

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Property and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

NOTE 7.  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

We account for property and equipment in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment.  

The following is a summary of the categories of our property and equipment:

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Land

 

$

31,822

 

 

$

30,913

 

Buildings

 

 

30,104

 

 

 

30,009

 

Office furnishings and equipment

 

 

36,756

 

 

 

36,758

 

Antennae, towers and transmitting equipment

 

 

85,998

 

 

 

78,055

 

Studio, production and mobile equipment

 

 

29,040

 

 

 

29,059

 

Computer software and website development costs

 

 

27,603

 

 

 

27,914

 

Record and tape libraries

 

 

17

 

 

 

12

 

Automobiles

 

 

1,570

 

 

 

1,453

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

19,357

 

 

 

18,665

 

Construction-in-progress

 

 

4,833

 

 

 

5,957

 

 

 

$

267,100

 

 

$

258,795

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(170,756

)

 

 

(170,478

)

 

 

$

96,344

 

 

$

88,317

 

 

Depreciation expense was approximately $2.7 million and $3.0 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.5 million and $9.1 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We periodically review long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. This review requires us to estimate the fair value of the assets using significant unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions about the estimates that market participants would use in measuring fair value, including assumptions about risk. If actual future results are less favorable than the assumptions and estimates we used, we are subject to future impairment charges, the amount of which may be material. There were no indications of impairment during the period ended September 30, 2019.