Exhibit 99.1
Entercom Communications Corp.
Updates 2008 First Quarter Financial Results for Subsequent Event
(Bala Cynwyd, Pa. May 6, 2008) Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM) today announced that its net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $5.2 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to net income of $5.7 million, or $0.15 per share, previously announced in a press release on April 24, 2008.
The previously announced financial results were updated to reflect a court ruling in a pending litigation matter which occurred subsequent to the Company’s previous earnings announcement. Specifically, on April 30, 2008, the Company received notice that the California Superior court ruled on the distribution of interest income on certain funds held in escrow since 2003 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of KWOD in Sacramento California. The Company’s estimate of its share of interest income differed from the allocation as determined by the court. As a result of this ruling, the Company increased reported interest expense in the first quarter by $0.9 million ($0.5 million net of tax benefit).
Updated First Quarter Highlights
· Free cash flow increased 54% to $10.6 million
· Adjusted net income per share increased 33% from $0.09 to $0.12
· Net income (loss) per share increased from a net loss per share of $0.01 to net income per share of $0.14, which included a gain on sale of station assets
· EBITDA increased 3% to $26.5 million
· Net revenues decreased 4% to $95.4 million, station operating expenses decreased 6% to $63.7 million and station operating income decreased 1% to $31.7 million
· Same station net revenues decreased 4%, same station operating expenses decreased 3% and same station operating income decreased 5%
About Entercom
Entercom Communications Corp. is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio of 110 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and Kansas City.
Known for developing unique and highly successful, locally programmed stations, Entercom is home to some of radio’s most distinguished brands and compelling personalities. The Company is also the radio broadcast partner of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Kansas City Royals, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Sabres.
Entercom focuses on creating effective integrated marketing solutions for its customers that incorporate the Company’s audio, digital and experiential assets. Additionally, the Company has
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a long-standing commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship. Entercom stations play a vital, hands-on role in improving their communities, providing over $100 million in annual support for local charitable organizations.
The Company’s radio stations have received numerous awards, including multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards for excellence in radio broadcasting. In 2007, Forbes magazine named Entercom one of America’s “Most Trustworthy Companies.”
For more information, please visit www.entercom.com.
Certain Definitions
All references to per share data, unless stated otherwise, are presented as per diluted share. All references to station operating expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses are exclusive of non-cash compensation expense, unless stated otherwise. All references to shares outstanding, unless stated otherwise, are presented to exclude unvested restricted stock units.
Station operating income consists of operating income before depreciation and amortization, time brokerage agreement fees, corporate general and administrative expenses, non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses), impairment loss and gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets.
EBITDA consists of net income (loss) adjusted to exclude: income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of income tax provision or tax benefit), income taxes, total other expense, depreciation and amortization, time brokerage agreement fees, non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses and corporate G&A expenses), impairment loss and gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets.
Free cash flow consists of operating income: (i) plus depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses), impairment loss and income from discontinued operations before income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense and impairment loss; and less (ii) net interest expense (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), gains (loss) on sale of assets, taxes paid (refunded) and capital expenditures.
Adjusted net income consists of net income (loss) adjusted to exclude, net of income taxes (benefit): (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of income tax provision or benefit); (ii) gain/loss on sale of assets, derivative instruments and investments; (iii) non-cash compensation expense; (iv) other income; (v) impairment loss; (vi) gain/loss on early extinguishment of debt; and (vii) income taxes resulting from a change in state income tax rates.
Adjusted net income per share: includes any dilutive equivalent shares when not anti-dilutive.
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Same station operating data is computed by comparing the performance of stations operated by the Company throughout the relevant period to the comparable performance in the prior year’s corresponding period.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
It is important to note that station operating income, same station net revenues, same station operating expenses, same station operating income, EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share and free cash flow are not measures of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management believes that these measures are useful as a way to evaluate the Company and the means for management to evaluate our radio stations’ performance and operations. Management believes that these measures are useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because they are widely used in the broadcast industry to measure a radio company’s operating performance.
Certain adjusted non-GAAP financial measures are presented in this release (i.e., adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share). The adjustments exclude gain/loss on sale of assets, derivative instruments, and investments; non-cash compensation expense, other income, impairment loss and loss on early extinguishment of debt. Management believes these adjusted non-GAAP measures provide useful information to Management and investors by excluding certain income, expenses and gains and losses that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating and financial results. Similarly, Management believes these adjusted measures are a useful performance measure because certain items included in the calculation of net income (loss) may either mask or exaggerate trends in the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Further, the reconciliations corresponding to these adjusted measures, by identifying the individual adjustments, provide a useful mechanism for investors to consider these adjusted measures with some or all of the identified adjustments.
Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures on an ongoing basis to track and assess the Company’s financial performance. You, however, should not consider non-GAAP measures in isolation or as substitutes for net income (loss), operating income, or any other measure for determining our operating performance that is calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These non-GAAP measures are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. The accompanying financial tables provide reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures provided in this release.
Contact:
Steve Fisher
Executive Vice President-Operations and Chief Financial Officer
610-660-5647
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First Quarter 2008 |
Earnings Release |
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ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. |
FINANCIAL DATA |
(amounts in thousands, except per share data) |
(unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended |
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| March 31, |
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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Net Revenues |
| $ | 95,390 |
| $ | 99,855 |
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Station Operating Expenses (Excluding Non-Cash Compensation Expense) |
| 63,707 |
| 67,694 |
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Station Operating Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 383 |
| 519 |
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Corporate G & A Expenses (Excluding Non-Cash Compensation Expense) |
| 5,145 |
| 6,368 |
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Corporate G & A Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,190 |
| 1,332 |
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Depreciation And Amortization |
| 6,002 |
| 4,084 |
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Net Time Brokerage Agreement (Income) Fees |
| (98 | ) | 4,040 |
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Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposition of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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Total Operating Expenses |
| 68,308 |
| 84,155 |
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Operating Income |
| 27,082 |
| 15,700 |
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Other Expense (Income) Items: |
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Interest Expense, Including Amortization Of Deferred Financing Costs Of $428 And $402 |
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For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 And 2007, Respectively |
| 13,564 |
| 12,040 |
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Net Gain On Early Extinguishment Of Debt |
| (1,769 | ) | — |
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Interest And Dividend Income |
| (79 | ) | (184 | ) | ||
Net Gain On Derivative Instruments |
| (34 | ) | (30 | ) | ||
Net (Gain) Loss On Investments |
| 76 |
| (75 | ) | ||
Total Other Expense |
| 11,758 |
| 11,751 |
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Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
| 15,324 |
| 3,949 |
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Income Taxes |
| 6,155 |
| 1,603 |
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Income Taxes From Change In State Income Tax Rates |
| — |
| 2,910 |
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Total Income Taxes |
| 6,155 |
| 4,513 |
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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations |
| 9,169 |
| (564 | ) | ||
Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net Of Income Tax Benefit |
| (3,944 | ) | — |
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Net Income (Loss) |
| $ | 5,225 |
| $ | (564 | ) |
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Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Basic And Diluted |
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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations |
| $ | 0.24 |
| $ | (0.01 | ) |
Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net Of Income Tax Benefit |
| (0.10 | ) | — |
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Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Basic & Diluted |
| $ | 0.14 |
| $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Weighted Common Shares Outstanding - Basic |
| 37,636 |
| 39,387 |
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Weighted Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted |
| 37,736 |
| 39,387 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
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Capital Expenditures |
| $ | 3,027 |
| $ | 3,277 |
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Income Taxes Paid |
| $ | 1 |
| $ | 174 |
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA |
| March 31, |
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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Cash And Cash Equivalents |
| $ | 3,992 |
| $ | 10,751 |
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Working Capital |
| 79,065 |
| 82,717 |
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Total Assets |
| 1,876,866 |
| 1,730,113 |
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Senior Debt |
| 822,214 |
| 545,234 |
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7.625% Senior Subordinated Notes |
| 119,054 |
| 150,000 |
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Total Shareholders’ Equity |
| 650,684 |
| 751,267 |
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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA |
| Three Months Ended |
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| March 31, |
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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Dividends Declared And Paid Per Common Share |
| $ | 0.38 |
| $ | 0.38 |
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Same Station Computations: |
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Net Revenues - Reconciliation Of Same Station Net Revenues To GAAP: |
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Net Revenues |
| $ | 95,390 |
| $ | 99,855 |
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Net Acquisitions And Divestitures Of Radio Stations |
| — |
| (724 | ) | ||
Same Station Net Revenues |
| $ | 95,390 |
| $ | 99,131 |
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Station Operating Expenses - Reconciliation Of Same Station Operating Expenses To GAAP: |
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Station Operating Expenses |
| $ | 64,090 |
| $ | 68,213 |
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Non-Cash Compensation Expense Included In Station Operating Expense |
| (383 | ) | (519 | ) | ||
Station Operating Expenses Excluding Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 63,707 |
| 67,694 |
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Net Acquisitions And Divestitures Of Radio Stations |
| — |
| (1,781 | ) | ||
Same Station Operating Expenses |
| $ | 63,707 |
| $ | 65,913 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Operating Income To Station Operating Income And Same Station Operating Income: |
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Operating Income |
| $ | 27,082 |
| $ | 15,700 |
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Corporate G & A Expenses (Excluding Non-Cash Compensation Expense) |
| 5,145 |
| 6,368 |
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Corporate G & A Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,190 |
| 1,332 |
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Station Operating Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 383 |
| 519 |
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Depreciation And Amortization |
| 6,002 |
| 4,084 |
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Net Time Brokerage Agreement Expense (Fees) |
| (98 | ) | 4,040 |
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Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposition of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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Station Operating Income |
| 31,683 |
| 32,161 |
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Net Acquisitions And Divestitures Of Radio Stations |
| — |
| 1,057 |
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Same Station Operating Income |
| $ | 31,683 |
| $ | 33,218 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Net Income (Loss) To EBITDA |
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Net Income (Loss) |
| $ | 5,225 |
| $ | (564 | ) |
Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net Of Income Tax Benefit |
| 3,944 |
| — |
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Income Taxes |
| 6,155 |
| 4,513 |
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Total Other Expense |
| 11,758 |
| 11,751 |
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Corporate G & A Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,190 |
| 1,332 |
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Station Operating Expenses - Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 383 |
| 519 |
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Depreciation And Amortization |
| 6,002 |
| 4,084 |
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Net Time Brokerage Agreement Expense (Fees) |
| (98 | ) | 4,040 |
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Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposition of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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EBITDA |
| $ | 26,538 |
| $ | 25,793 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations To Free Cash Flow: |
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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations |
| $ | 9,169 |
| $ | (564 | ) |
Depreciation And Amortization |
| 6,002 |
| 4,084 |
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Deferred Financing Costs Included In Interest Expense |
| 428 |
| 402 |
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Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,573 |
| 1,851 |
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Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposition Of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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Net Gain On Derivative Instruments |
| (34 | ) | (30 | ) | ||
Net (Gain) Loss On Investments |
| 76 |
| (75 | ) | ||
Net Gain On Early Extinguishment Of Debt |
| (1,769 | ) | — |
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Income Taxes |
| 6,155 |
| 4,513 |
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Capital Expenditures |
| (3,027 | ) | (3,277 | ) | ||
Income Taxes Paid |
| (1 | ) | (174 | ) | ||
Income From Discontinued Operations, Before Income Taxes, D &A Expense And Impairment Loss |
| 16 |
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Free Cash Flow |
| $ | 10,567 |
| $ | 6,854 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Operating Income To Free Cash Flow: |
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Operating Income |
| $ | 27,082 |
| $ | 15,700 |
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Depreciation and Amortization |
| 6,002 |
| 4,084 |
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Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,573 |
| 1,851 |
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Interest Expense, Net of Interest And Dividend Income And Deferred Financing Costs |
| (13,057 | ) | (11,454 | ) | ||
Capital Expenditures |
| (3,027 | ) | (3,277 | ) | ||
Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposition Of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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Income Taxes Paid |
| (1 | ) | (174 | ) | ||
Income From Discontinued Operations, Before Income Taxes, D &A Expense And Impairment Loss |
| 16 |
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Free Cash Flow |
| $ | 10,567 |
| $ | 6,854 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Net Income (Loss)To Adjusted Net Income |
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Net Income (Loss) |
| $ | 5,225 |
| $ | (564 | ) |
Add Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net Of Income Tax Benefit |
| 3,944 |
| — |
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Add Income Taxes |
| 6,155 |
| 4,513 |
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Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes |
| 15,324 |
| 3,949 |
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Net (Gain) Loss on Sale Or Disposal Of Assets |
| (10,021 | ) | 118 |
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Net Gain On Derivative Instruments |
| (34 | ) | (30 | ) | ||
Net (Gain) Loss On Investments |
| 76 |
| (75 | ) | ||
Net Gain On Extinguishment Of Debt |
| (1,769 | ) | — |
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Non-Cash Compensation Expense |
| 3,573 |
| 1,851 |
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Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes |
| 7,149 |
| 5,813 |
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Income Taxes |
| 2,797 |
| 2,143 |
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Adjusted Net Income |
| $ | 4,352 |
| $ | 3,670 |
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Weighted Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted , As Reported |
| 37,736 |
| 39,387 |
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Weighted Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted (Adjustment Required As Not Anti-Dilutive) |
| — |
| 415 |
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Weighted Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted |
| 37,736 |
| 39,802 |
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Adjusted Net Income Per Share - Diluted |
| $ | 0.12 |
| $ | 0.09 |
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PRIOR YEAR’S DATA | ||||
Second Quarter 2007 As Reported And Same Station | ||||
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| June 30, 2007 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Net Revenues To Same Station Net Revenues: |
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Net Revenues |
| $ | 125,001 |
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Net Acquisitions And Divestitures Of Radio Stations |
| 1,639 |
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Same Station Net Revenues |
| $ | 126,640 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Station Operating Expenses: |
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Station Operating Expenses For Discontinued Operations |
| $ | 74,820 |
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Non-Cash Compensation Expense Included In Station Operating Expenses |
| (949 | ) | |
Net Acquisitions And Divestitures Of Radio Stations |
| 1,415 |
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Same Station Operating Expenses |
| $ | 75,286 |
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