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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
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 461,646 482,873 498,824 512,532 464,876
National and network 169,675 189,396 200,573 213,400 198,013
Sales of air time, total 631,321 672,269 699,397 725,932 662,890
Production and other, total 9,589 12,495 20,224 19,953 20,750
Operating revenue, total 640,910 684,764 719,620 745,885 683,640
Expenses  
Program 169,672 191,532 200,785 214,061 210,674
Technical services 14,514 16,028 17,330 20,366 19,837
Sales and promotion 144,382 156,338 162,793 168,341 156,155
Administration and general 120,100 119,724 138,708 138,019 121,180
Depreciation 13,936 17,350 15,110 16,015 15,816
Operating expenses, total 462,604 500,971 534,726 556,802 523,662
Profit before interest and taxes 178,306 183,793 184,895 189,084 159,978
Interest expense 17,556 16,558 22,058 7,391 5,431
Expenses, total 480,160 517,529 556,784 564,193 529,093
Net operating income 160,749 167,235 162,837 181,692 154,546
Other adjustments-income (expense) 5,171 21,190 18,863 48,663 26,074
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 165,921 188,425 181,699 230,356 180,620
Provision for income taxes 35,103 31,831 39,089 26,115 4,377
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 130,818 156,594 142,610 204,241 176,243
Salaries and other staff benefits 237,234 245,156 260,409 269,046 252,215
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 3,152 3,337 3,505 3,537 3,445
Number of stations 98 104 110 109 111
Top 5 census metropolitan areas: Part 2
  2005  2006 2007  2008 2009
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 72.0 70.5 69.3 68.7 68.0
National and network 26.5 27.7 27.9 28.6 29.0
Sales of air time, total 98.5 98.2 97.2 97.3 97.0
Production and other, total 1.5 1.8 2.8 2.7 3.0
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 26.5 28.0 27.9 28.7 30.8
Technical services 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.9
Sales and promotion 22.5 22.8 22.6 22.6 22.8
Administration and general 18.7 17.5 19.3 18.5 17.7
Depreciation 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.3
Operating expenses, total 72.2 73.2 74.3 74.6 76.6
Profit before interest and taxes 27.8 26.8 25.7 25.4 23.4
Interest expense 2.7 2.4 3.1 1.0 0.8
Expenses, total 74.9 75.6 77.4 75.6 77.4
Net operating income 25.1 24.4 22.6 24.4 22.6
Other adjustments-income (expense) 0.8 3.1 2.6 6.5 3.8
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 25.9 27.5 25.2 30.9 26.4
Provision for income taxes 5.5 4.6 5.4 3.5 0.6
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 20.4 22.9 19.8 27.4 25.8
Salaries and other staff benefits 37.0 35.8 36.2 36.1 36.9
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.