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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 2,493,239 | $ 3,025,621 |
| GM payments and liabilities | 80,742 | 194,976 |
| Deferred revenue | 511,700 | 410,812 |
| Severance accrual | 46 | 21 |
| Accrued bonus | 23,798 | 17,296 |
| Expensed costs capitalized for tax | 26,569 | 35,227 |
| Loan financing costs | 428 | 1,575 |
| Investments | 39,915 | 40,880 |
| Stock based compensation | 64,636 | 89,862 |
| Other | 34,705 | 42,924 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 3,275,778 | 3,859,194 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | (185,007) | (405,892) |
| FCC license | (772,550) | (781,742) |
| Other intangible assets | (165,227) | (188,988) |
| Other | 0 | (189) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,122,784) | (1,376,811) |
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 2,152,994 | 2,482,383 |
| Valuation allowance | (9,835) | (3,360,740) |
| Total net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ 2,143,159 | $ (878,357) |
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowance of deferred tax assets attributable to loan financing costs. No definition available.
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Deferred tax assets payments and liabilities. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax liabilities attributable to taxable temporary differances from other intangible assets other than our FCC licenses. No definition available.
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Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from equity method investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee bonuses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from severance costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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