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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 2,207,583 | $ 2,493,239 |
| GM payments and liabilities | 1,984 | 80,742 |
| Deferred revenue | 606,430 | 511,700 |
| Severance accrual | 388 | 46 |
| Accrued bonus | 25,830 | 23,798 |
| Expensed costs capitalized for tax | 22,679 | 26,569 |
| Loan financing costs | 664 | 428 |
| Investments | 45,078 | 39,915 |
| Stock based compensation | 71,794 | 64,636 |
| Other | 31,735 | 34,705 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 3,014,165 | 3,275,778 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | (188,675) | (185,007) |
| FCC license | (778,152) | (772,550) |
| Other intangible assets | (233,983) | (165,227) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,200,810) | (1,122,784) |
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 1,813,355 | 2,152,994 |
| Valuation allowance | (7,831) | (9,835) |
| Total net deferred tax asset | $ 1,805,524 | $ 2,143,159 |
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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 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 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 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 from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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