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Table 3-3
Private radio broadcasters, by type of broadcaster, revenue and expense statement — English language

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English language: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 771,766 825,546 867,460 916,549 972,065
National and network 218,373 252,098 271,396 297,220 319,601
Sales of air time, total 990,138 1,077,644 1,138,856 1,213,769 1,291,665
Production and other, total 12,444 16,724 20,228 26,742 23,300
Operating revenue, total 1,002,582 1,094,368 1,159,084 1,240,511 1,314,965
Expenses  
Program 266,923 282,045 311,821 327,331 347,934
Technical services 30,630 31,443 33,965 35,942 39,825
Sales and promotion 263,775 270,923 289,624 309,317 323,332
Administration and general 212,152 225,289 234,111 269,205 268,676
Depreciation 32,749 32,788 34,565 33,645 33,252
Operating expenses, total 806,229 842,487 904,086 975,439 1,013,020
Profit before interest and taxes 196,354 251,881 254,998 265,072 301,945
Interest expense 22,819 19,245 18,654 19,365 16,902
Expenses, total 829,048 861,733 922,739 994,804 1,029,922
Net operating income 173,535 232,636 236,344 245,707 285,043
Other adjustments-income (expense) 7,366 -4,574 39,435 28,224 36,304
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 180,901 228,061 275,780 273,931 321,347
Provision for income taxes 45,207 51,092 44,019 52,782 29,730
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 135,693 176,969 231,761 221,149 291,618
Salaries and other staff benefits 430,448 441,628 465,139 491,627 515,974
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 7,067 7,167 7,704 8,005 8,154
Number of stations 443 456 485 506 523
English language: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 77.0 75.4 74.8 73.9 73.9
National and network 21.8 23.0 23.4 24.0 24.3
Sales of air time, total 98.8 98.5 98.3 97.8 98.2
Production and other, total 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.2 1.8
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 26.6 25.8 26.9 26.4 26.5
Technical services 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0
Sales and promotion 26.3 24.8 25.0 24.9 24.6
Administration and general 21.2 20.6 20.2 21.7 20.4
Depreciation 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5
Operating expenses, total 80.4 77.0 78.0 78.6 77.0
Profit before interest and taxes 19.6 23.0 22.0 21.4 23.0
Interest expense 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3
Expenses, total 82.7 78.7 79.6 80.2 78.3
Net operating income 17.3 21.3 20.4 19.8 21.7
Other adjustments-income (expense) 0.7 -0.4 3.4 2.3 2.8
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 18.0 20.8 23.8 22.1 24.4
Provision for income taxes 4.5 4.7 3.8 4.3 2.3
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 13.5 16.2 20.0 17.8 22.2
Salaries and other staff benefits 42.9 40.4 40.1 39.6 39.2
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.