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Table 2-7
Private radio broadcasters, revenue and expense statement — Alberta

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Alberta: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 133,337 145,197 159,543 183,159 208,509
National and network 40,422 45,610 50,379 55,307 58,616
Sales of air time, total 173,759 190,808 209,922 238,466 267,124
Production and other, total 4,045 5,148 6,307 4,675 4,028
Operating revenue, total 177,805 195,955 216,229 243,141 271,152
Expenses  
Program 40,630 42,848 51,971 57,835 67,262
Technical services 4,937 5,204 6,058 6,650 7,722
Sales and promotion 45,252 48,014 52,990 57,047 66,682
Administration and general 36,445 42,030 44,423 50,916 53,147
Depreciation 6,757 5,671 6,111 6,555 7,291
Operating expenses, total 134,021 143,767 161,552 179,003 202,104
Profit before interest and taxes 43,784 52,188 54,678 64,138 69,048
Interest expense 6,058 4,640 4,103 5,395 4,877
Expenses, total 140,079 148,408 165,655 184,398 206,982
Net operating income 37,726 47,548 50,574 58,743 64,171
Other adjustments-income (expense) 919 -1,839 9,741 7,285 5,614
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 38,644 45,709 60,316 66,028 69,785
Provision for income taxes 5,435 7,469 7,498 10,937 7,887
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 33,210 38,240 52,817 55,091 61,897
Salaries and other staff benefits 67,493 73,871 81,700 89,459 103,138
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 1,074 1,135 1,292 1,442 1,592
Number of stations 67 70 77 85 94
Alberta: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 75.0 74.1 73.8 75.3 76.9
National and network 22.7 23.3 23.3 22.7 21.6
Sales of air time, total 97.7 97.4 97.1 98.1 98.5
Production and other, total 2.3 2.6 2.9 1.9 1.5
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 22.9 21.9 24.0 23.8 24.8
Technical services 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8
Sales and promotion 25.5 24.5 24.5 23.5 24.6
Administration and general 20.5 21.4 20.5 20.9 19.6
Depreciation 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7
Operating expenses, total 75.4 73.4 74.7 73.6 74.5
Profit before interest and taxes 24.6 26.6 25.3 26.4 25.5
Interest expense 3.4 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.8
Expenses, total 78.8 75.7 76.6 75.8 76.3
Net operating income 21.2 24.3 23.4 24.2 23.7
Other adjustments-income (expense) 0.5 -0.9 4.5 3.0 2.1
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 21.7 23.3 27.9 27.2 25.7
Provision for income taxes 3.1 3.8 3.5 4.5 2.9
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 18.7 19.5 24.4 22.7 22.8
Salaries and other staff benefits 38.0 37.7 37.8 36.8 38.0
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.