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Table 4-6
Private radio broadcasters, by selected census metropolitan areas, revenue and expense statement — Top 5 census metropolitan areas

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Top 5 census metropolitan areas: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 439,267 461,646 482,873 498,824 512,532
National and network 138,622 169,675 189,396 200,573 213,400
Sales of air time, total 577,889 631,321 672,269 699,397 725,932
Production and other, total 6,224 9,589 12,495 20,224 19,953
Operating revenue, total 584,113 640,910 684,764 719,620 745,885
Expenses  
Program 162,623 169,672 191,532 200,785 214,061
Technical services 14,016 14,514 16,028 17,330 20,366
Sales and promotion 144,634 144,382 156,338 162,793 168,341
Administration and general 117,414 120,100 119,724 138,708 138,019
Depreciation 14,763 13,936 17,350 15,110 16,015
Operating expenses, total 453,450 462,604 500,971 534,726 556,802
Profit before interest and taxes 130,663 178,306 183,793 184,895 189,084
Interest expense 22,532 17,556 16,558 22,058 4,002
Expenses, total 475,983 480,160 517,529 556,784 560,804
Net operating income 108,130 160,749 167,235 162,837 185,082
Other adjustments-income (expense) 13,248 5,171 21,190 18,863 45,274
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 121,379 165,921 188,425 181,699 230,356
Provision for income taxes 30,620 35,103 31,831 39,089 26,115
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 90,759 130,818 156,594 142,610 204,241
Salaries and other staff benefits 228,528 237,234 245,156 260,409 269,046
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 3,063 3,152 3,337 3,505 3,537
Number of stations 95 98 104 110 109
Top 5 census metropolitan areas: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 75.2 72.0 70.5 69.3 68.7
National and network 23.7 26.5 27.7 27.9 28.6
Sales of air time, total 98.9 98.5 98.2 97.2 97.3
Production and other, total 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.8 2.7
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 27.8 26.5 28.0 27.9 28.7
Technical services 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.7
Sales and promotion 24.8 22.5 22.8 22.6 22.6
Administration and general 20.1 18.7 17.5 19.3 18.5
Depreciation 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.1
Operating expenses, total 77.6 72.2 73.2 74.3 74.6
Profit before interest and taxes 22.4 27.8 26.8 25.7 25.4
Interest expense 3.9 2.7 2.4 3.1 0.5
Expenses, total 81.5 74.9 75.6 77.4 75.2
Net operating income 18.5 25.1 24.4 22.6 24.8
Other adjustments-income (expense) 2.3 0.8 3.1 2.6 6.1
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 20.8 25.9 27.5 25.2 30.9
Provision for income taxes 5.2 5.5 4.6 5.4 3.5
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 15.5 20.4 22.9 19.8 27.4
Salaries and other staff benefits 39.1 37.0 35.8 36.2 36.1
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2009-08-25

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