| Broadcasting Licenses | |||||||||
| Carrying Amount | |||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | |||||||||
| Beginning of period balance as of January 1, | $ | 718,656 | $ | 715,902 | |||||
| Impairment loss | - | (22,307) | |||||||
| Acquisitions | - | 25,061 | |||||||
| Dispositions | (114) | - | |||||||
| Ending period balance as of December 31, | $ | 718,542 | $ | 718,656 | |||||