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Table 2-4
Private radio broadcasters, revenue and expense statement — Ontario

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Ontario: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 359,658 385,813 402,654 412,154 421,917
National and network 94,144 108,439 119,834 134,694 150,240
Sales of air time, total 453,802 494,251 522,488 546,848 572,157
Production and other, total 5,403 7,927 9,400 14,361 13,821
Operating revenue, total 459,206 502,178 531,888 561,209 585,979
Expenses  
Program 120,173 129,830 142,053 149,525 155,461
Technical services 14,194 15,224 15,770 16,827 17,974
Sales and promotion 123,106 123,730 132,713 138,921 140,553
Administration and general 94,020 98,110 99,239 119,195 117,104
Depreciation 13,637 14,548 15,315 14,265 14,348
Operating expenses, total 365,128 381,442 405,090 438,733 445,440
Profit before interest and taxes 94,078 120,736 126,798 122,477 140,539
Interest expense 9,760 8,419 7,880 7,091 4,530
Expenses, total 374,888 389,861 412,970 445,824 449,969
Net operating income 84,318 112,317 118,918 115,386 136,009
Other adjustments-income (expense) 3,384 -2,222 16,958 11,767 28,108
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 87,702 110,095 135,875 127,152 164,118
Provision for income taxes 26,180 27,602 22,536 24,733 15,340
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 61,521 82,493 113,339 102,419 148,777
Salaries and other staff benefits 195,403 199,837 207,975 217,908 225,536
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 3,126 3,181 3,345 3,443 3,470
Number of stations 169 175 185 193 197
Ontario: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 78.3 76.8 75.7 73.4 72.0
National and network 20.5 21.6 22.5 24.0 25.6
Sales of air time, total 98.8 98.4 98.2 97.4 97.6
Production and other, total 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.4
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 26.2 25.9 26.7 26.6 26.5
Technical services 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1
Sales and promotion 26.8 24.6 25.0 24.8 24.0
Administration and general 20.5 19.5 18.7 21.2 20.0
Depreciation 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.4
Operating expenses, total 79.5 76.0 76.2 78.2 76.0
Profit before interest and taxes 20.5 24.0 23.8 21.8 24.0
Interest expense 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.3 0.8
Expenses, total 81.6 77.6 77.6 79.4 76.8
Net operating income 18.4 22.4 22.4 20.6 23.2
Other adjustments-income (expense) 0.7 -0.4 3.2 2.1 4.8
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 19.1 21.9 25.5 22.7 28.0
Provision for income taxes 5.7 5.5 4.2 4.4 2.6
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 13.4 16.4 21.3 18.2 25.4
Salaries and other staff benefits 42.6 39.8 39.1 38.8 38.5
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.