ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Details Textual)

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ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT TRANSACTIONS (Details Textual) - USD ($)																		1 Months Ended																									3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 10, 2016	Dec. 15, 2015	Dec. 11, 2015	Dec. 08, 2015	Dec. 07, 2015	Dec. 04, 2015	Sep. 10, 2015	Sep. 03, 2015	Jul. 02, 2015	Jun. 04, 2015	May. 12, 2015	May. 07, 2015	May. 06, 2015	Apr. 07, 2015	Feb. 06, 2015	Jan. 10, 2014	Mar. 14, 2013	Jan. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 18, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 29, 2015	Sep. 15, 2015	Sep. 02, 2015	Mar. 27, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 23, 2014	Dec. 22, 2014	Nov. 28, 2014	Nov. 24, 2014	Oct. 02, 2014	Sep. 29, 2014	Jun. 06, 2014	May. 22, 2014	May. 06, 2014	Apr. 15, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 07, 2014	Dec. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 10, 2013
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Payments for Loans																										$ 2,000,000	$ 4,000,000			$ 4,000,000			$ 5,000,000					$ 2,250,000		$ 750,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total																	$ 33,000																																		$ (41,000)	$ (391,000)	$ (27,795,000)
Amortization of Financing Costs																																																			628,000	643,000	853,000
Dividends Payable, Date Declared																																															Dec. 02, 2014	Sep. 02, 2014	May 27, 2014	Mar. 06, 2014
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared																																											$ 0.0650	$ 0.0650	$ 0.0650	$ 0.0650
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock																																											$ 1,700,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,646,000	$ 1,579,000	$ 1,514,000	$ 1,444,000	6,612,000	6,183,000	5,158,000
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid																																															Dec. 29, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Dividends Payable, Date of Record																																															Dec. 15, 2014	Sep. 16, 2014	Jun. 16, 2014	Mar. 17, 2014
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																																																			17,271,000	18,656,000
Goodwill																			$ 24,563,000								24,684,000																24,563,000				$ 24,684,000				24,563,000	24,684,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																																																			300,000	500,000
Business Acquisition Initial Purchase Price																			16,885,000								12,682,000																16,885,000				12,682,000				16,885,000	12,682,000
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount																																																			1,357,000	0	$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.0650
Instapray Mobile Applications [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Dec. 07, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total					$ 100,000
Term B Loan [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Payments for Loans																											4,000,000			$ 4,000,000			$ 5,000,000					$ 2,250,000														15,300,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																										300,000,000	300,000,000																				300,000,000					300,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total																										15,000																									100,000	100,000
Amortization of Financing Costs																										27,000																									27,000	300
Time Brokerage Agreement [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Assets Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized																			1,200,000																								$ 1,200,000								$ 1,200,000
First Quarter Dividend [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date Declared																																														Mar. 05, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid																																														Mar. 31, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date of Record																																														Mar. 17, 2015
Second Quarter Dividend [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date Declared																																													Jun. 02, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid																																													Jun. 30, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date of Record																																													Jun. 16, 2015
Fourth Quarter Dividend [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date Declared																																											Dec. 01, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid																																											Dec. 29, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date of Record																																											Dec. 15, 2015
Third Quarter Dividend [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date Declared																																												Sep. 01, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid																																												Sep. 30, 2015
Dividends Payable, Date of Record																																												Sep. 16, 2015
Radio station, WDYZ-AM in Orlando, Florida (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																									Mar. 27, 2015																										Mar. 27, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																									$ 1,300,000																										$ 1,300,000
Goodwill																									$ 3,000
Bryan Perry Newsletters (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition															Feb. 06, 2015																																				Feb. 06, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total															$ 600,000																																				$ 158,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities, Total															400,000
Goodwill															$ 3,000
Percentage Of Amount Payable To Seller															50.00%
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized															$ 200,000
WPGP-AM (formerly WDDZ-AM), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition											May 12, 2015																																								May 12, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total											$ 1,000,000																																								$ 1,000,000
Goodwill											$ 5,000
Purchase of domain names and digital media assets (asset purchases)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																																																			$ 134,000
WDWD-AM, Atlanta, Georgia (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition												May 07, 2015																																							May 07, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total												$ 2,800,000																																							$ 2,750,000
Goodwill												$ 5,000
Radio station KKSP-FM in Little Rock, Arkansas [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Goodwill																					$ 16,000
Domain names and mobile applications for Daily Bible Devotion [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition													May 06, 2015																																						May 06, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																																																			$ 1,242,000
Goodwill													$ 100,000
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized													165,000
Business Combination, Assets Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized													100,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net													1,100,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High													$ 300,000
Gene Smart Wellness e-commerce website [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition										Jun. 04, 2015																																									Jun. 04, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total										$ 100,000																																									$ 100,000
Radio station KEXB-AM in Dallas, Texas [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																							Sep. 15, 2015																												Sep. 15, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																							$ 3,000,000																												$ 3,000,000
Goodwill																							$ 12,000
Radio station WBIX-AM in Boston, Massachusetts [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition							Sep. 10, 2015																																												Sep. 10, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total							$ 500,000																																												$ 500,000
Goodwill							$ 5,000
Spanish Bible Mobile Applications (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition								Sep. 03, 2015																																											Sep. 03, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total								$ 500,000																																											$ 500,000
Goodwill								$ 10,000
Daily Bible Devotion mobile applications [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																								Sep. 01, 2015																											Sep. 01, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																								$ 1,500,000																											$ 1,500,000
Goodwill																																												$ 45,000
DividendInvestor.com (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition									Jul. 01, 2015																																										Jul. 01, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total									$ 1,000,000																																										$ 1,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities, Total									70,000
Goodwill									$ 82,000
Radio station WWMI-AM in Tampa, Florida [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition			Dec. 11, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 800,000
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount			$ 300,000
Radio station KDDZ-AM in Denver, Colorado [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition				Dec. 08, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total				$ 600,000
Goodwill				$ 9,000
Radio station KDIZ-AM in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Florida [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Dec. 15, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 400,000
Radio station KDZR-AM in Portland, Oregon [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition						Dec. 04, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total						$ 300,000
Goodwill						$ 9,000
Radio station WSDZ-AM in St. Louis, Missouri [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																				Dec. 18, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																				$ 300,000
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount		300,000																		$ 800,000
DividendYieldHunter,com [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																						Oct. 29, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																			$ 21,250			$ 42,500
DividendYieldHunter,com [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current																		$ 21,250
Radio Station KKSP-AM in Little Rock, Arkansas [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																					Oct. 01, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total																					$ 1,500,000
FM Translator in Columbus, Ohio [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net		$ 400,000
Eagle Publishing (business acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Amortization of Financing Costs																										2,400,000
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																Jan. 10, 2014
Goodwill																$ 2,300,000
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized																2,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Asset																8,500,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																3,500,000
Business Acquisition Deferred Payment																										$ 2,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current																8,500,000
Additional Purchase Price Adjustment Payments																400,000
Business Acquisition Initial Purchase Price																3,500,000
Eagle Publishing (business acquisition) [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Amortization of Financing Costs																		$ 2,300,000
Eagle Publishing (business acquisition) [Member] | January 2015 [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Future Fixed Cash Payment																																																			2,500,000
Business Combination Undiscounted Amount Of Deferred Payment Due In Future																$ 900,000
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Cash Payment Made																																		$ 1,500,000
WLTE-FM Pendleton, South Carolina (asset acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																												Dec. 23, 2014
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																												$ 500,000
FM Translator, Pickens, South Carolina (asset acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																												Dec. 23, 2014
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																												$ 200,000
FM Translator, Bayshore Gardens, Florida (asset acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																													Dec. 22, 2014
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																													$ 100,000
FM Translator, Traveler's Rest, South Carolina (asset acquisition) [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																															Nov. 24, 2014	Oct. 01, 2014
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																															$ 200,000
KXXT-AM Phoenix, Arizona (business acquisition)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Goodwill																																$ 1,400,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																$ 600,000
WOCN-AM Miami, Florida (business acquisition)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																																			May 22, 2014
Goodwill																																			$ 12,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																			$ 2,500,000
WRTH-FM (formerly WOLT-FM), Greenville, South Carolina (business acquisition)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																																				May 06, 2014
Goodwill																																				$ 6,400
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																				$ 1,100,000
Business Acquisition One [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																					$ 400,000
KDIS-FM, Little Rock, Arkansas and KRDY-AM, San Antonio, Texas [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																																							Feb. 07, 2014
Goodwill																																							$ 18,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																							$ 2,000,000
Business Acquisition Thirteen [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized																																																						$ 2,000,000
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Net																																																						$ 900,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned																											$ 400,000																				$ 400,000					$ 400,000
FM Translators, Orlando, Florida, Tampa, Florida, Omaha, Nebraska (asset purchase)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition																																					Apr. 15, 2014
Land And Real Estate In Greenville, South Carolina [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total														$ 200,000
WSDZ-AM [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount																																																			800,000
KDIZ-AM [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount																																																			300,000
WWMI-AM [Member]
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Reportable Data [Line Items]
Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount																																																			$ 300,000