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Local Programming Data – Public Hearing of January 25th 2016

The tables below provide revisedFootnote 1 aggregate data of revenues, costs, staff and exhibition hours associated with local programming, on the basis of the responses received by the Commission to its request for information dated 18 September 2015.

1. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada : Revised aggregated financial dataFootnote 2 by market size for the 2012/2013 broadcast year
Market size (based on population)Footnote 3 Local news Non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employeesFootnote 4 Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employeesFootnote 5 Total exhibition hours
Small markets 58,407,124 67,674,689 48,078,036 789 23,197 1,667,040 4,396,305 1,945,554 40 4,546 49
Medium-size markets 75,422,058 64,938,805 50,904,544 628 13,069 2,844,457 7,515,600 2,777,649 63 2,716 15
Large markets 163,545,937 207,424,644 157,061,996 1,762 20,361 91,796,265 116,811,649 42,256,435 513 12,602 22
Total 297,375,119 340,038,138 256,044,576 3,179 56,626 96,307,762 128,723,554 46,979,637 615 19,864 86
2. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada: Revised aggregated financial data by market size for the 2013/2014 broadcast year
Market size (based on population) Local news Non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
Small markets 54,604,266 67,500,024 48,628,879 786 23,023 1,583,190 3,477,223 1,887,226 38 4,360 49
Medium-size markets 70,502,295 66,573,643 52,178,837 632 13,548 2,994,882 7,215,461 2,535,304 60 2,846 15
Large markets 146,482,446 210,959,933 159,320,498 1,786 21,672 89,415,743 116,563,998 35,462,549 421 12,125 22
Total 271,589,007 345,033,600 260,128,213 3,204 58,243 93,993,814 127,256,683 39,885,079 520 19,331 86
3. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada: Revised aggregated financial data by market size for the period of September 2014 to February 2015
Market size (based on population) Local news Non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
Small markets 26,892,033 33,122,101 24,159,042 730 11,334 991,354 1,734,522 852,439 34 2,440 49
Medium-size markets 35,103,092 33,039,269 26,615,773 535 6,503 1,650,888 3,256,451 1,366,872 52 1,343 15
Large markets 71,224,559 107,857,654 80,807,000 1,782 10,325 51,075,996 61,450,672 16,963,465 395 6,443 22
Total 133,219,684 174,019,024 131,581,815 3,046 28,162 53,718,238 66,441,646 19,182,777 480 10,226 86
4. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada: Revised aggregated financial data by station languageFootnote 6 for the 2012/2013 broadcast year
News and non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
English-language and multilingual  stations 277,565,756 330,336,817 242,623,710 2999 63,184 66
French-language stations 116,117,126 138,424,875 60,400,503 795 13,306 20
Total 393,682,882 468,761,692 303,024,213 3794 76,490 86
5. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada: Revised aggregated financial data by station language for the 2013/2014 broadcast year
News and non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
English-language and multilingual  stations 253,395,938 331,105,637 246,661,240 3,024 65,205 66
French-language stations 112,186,883 141,184,646 53,352,053 700 12,369 20
Total 365,582,821 472,290,283 300,013,292 3,723 77,574 86
6. Local Programming on TV stations in Canada: Revised aggregated financial data by station language for the period of September 2014 to February 2015
News and non-news local programming Number of stations
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
English-language and multilingual  stations 126,467,794 168,741,833 126,001,541 2,963 31,955 66
French-language stations 60,470,129 71,718,836 24,763,050 563 6,432 20
Total 186,937,923 240,460,670 150,764,592 3,526 38,388 86
7. Official language minority communities (OLMC): English-language local programming in Montreal 2012/2013
Local news Non-news local programming
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
* * * * * * * * *

* Financial data for English-Language stations is not disclosed for the 2012-2013 broadcast year due to confidentiality concerns related to the limited number of stations in the market.

8. Official language minority communities (OLMC): English-language local programming in Montreal 2013/2014
Local news Non-news local programming
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
9,967,589 17,307,595 13,846,372 141 1531 255,061 1,938,685 1,204,285 14 795
9. Official language minority communities (OLMC): English-language local programming in Montreal for the period of September 2014 to February 2015
Local news Non-news local programming
Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours Total revenues ($) Total costs ($) Total salaries of employees ($) Total number of employees Total exhibition hours
3,929,569 8,399,580 6,787,897 129 749 112,173 970,654 631,096 15 422
10. Official language minority communities (OLMC): Revenues and costs associated to English-Language local programming in Montreal
Broadcast year 2012-2013 Broadcast year 2013-2014 September 2014 to February 2015
Aggregated Total Revenues ($) Aggregated Total Costs ($) Aggregated Total Revenues ($) Aggregated Total Costs ($) Aggregated Total Revenues ($) Aggregated Total Costs ($)
* * 10,222,650 19,246,280 4,041,742 9,370,233

* Financial data for English-Language stations is not disclosed for the 2012-2013 broadcast year due to confidentiality concerns related to the limited number of stations in the market.

The following table provides aggregate financial information related to revenues and expenses for the Coalition of Small Market Independent Stations (SMITS).

11. Coalition of Small Market Independent Television Stations (SMITS)
Broadcast year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Local Time Sales ($) 21,885,203 21,252,615 21,290,795 22,008,080 21,980,196
National Time Sales ($) 23,432,201 24,184,564 20,177,536 19,395,052 17,137,219
LPIF Received ($) 15,344,332 15,081,835 15,205,255 9,547,370 5,213,553
Network Payments ($) 18,377,881 18,852,883 18,170,375 17,512,158 17,375,548
Infomercials ($) 670,534 660,383 699,942 649,182 506,955
Syndication-Production ($) 1,033,691 1,099,222 1,000,119 1,017,555 857,176
Other Revenue ($) 8,911,949 10,018,486 10,135,828 10,377,560 8,733,811
Total  Revenue ($) 89,732,400 91,149,988 86,679,850 80,506,957 71,804,458
Programming & Production ($) 29,258,567 32,270,725 33,350,545 31,970,799 32,941,160
Technical ($) 5,463,133 5,620,643 5,420,472 5,202,835 5,085,856
Sales & Promotion ($) 13,758,848 13,643,206 13,583,401 13,521,852 12,704,922
Administration & General ($) 16,978,173 17,531,432 17,565,433 16,607,434 15,587,508
Total Operating Expenses ($) 65,458,721 69,066,006 69,919,851 67,302,920 66,319,446
Depreciation ($) 3,955,372 4,104,594 4,141,622 4,501,590 3,930,453
PBIT ($) 20,318,307 17,979,388 12,618,377 8,702,447 1,554,559
PBIT Margin (%) 22.6 19.7 14.6 10.8 2.2

Source: CRTC Financial Database System

12. Number of employees (average full time equivalents) allocated to the production of local programming for the SMITS
Broadcast year 2012-2013 Broadcast year 2013-2014 September 2014 to February 2015
Local news Non-news local programming Local news Non-news local programming Local news Non-news local programming
306 15 305 13 297 15
The following stations are included:
CFEM-DT Rouyn-Noranda CHEX-TV-2 Oshawa CFTK-TV Terrace CKPR-DT Thunder Bay
CFGS-DT Gatineau CHFD-DT Thunder Bay CFVS-DT Val d'Or CKRN-DT Rouyn
CFJC-TV Kamloops CHOT-DT Gatineau CHAT-TV Medicine Hat CKSA-DT Lloydminster
CHEX-TV Peterborough CIMT-DT Rivière-du-Loup CHAU-DT Carleton
CKPG-TV Prince George CITL-DT Lloydminster CKRT-DT Rivière-du-Loup
CJDC-TV Dawson Creek CFTF-DT Rivière-du-Loup CKWS-TV Kingston

Conventional television stations

The table below represents the stations that are included in the revised aggregated financial data. Licensees identified with an ‘'*'' indicates that they received the 18 September 2015 request for information.

Small markets

Bell Media Inc.*
Call sign Location
CFTK Terrace, BC
CJDC Dawson Creek, BC
CFCN5 Lethbridge, AB
CICC Yorkton, SK
ASN Maritimes
CIPA Prince Albert, SK
CHRO Pembroke, ON
CKVR Barrie, ON
CKCK Regina, SK
CFQC Saskatoon, SK
CHBX Sault Ste. Marie, ON
CICI Sudbury, ON
CITO Timmins, ON
CKNY North Bay, ON
CHWI Wheatley, ON
CJCB Sydney, NS
Corus Entertainment Inc.*
Call sign Location
CKWS Kingston, ON
CHEX Peterborough, ON
Groupe TVA inc.*
Call sign Location
CJPM Saguenay, QC
CFER Rimouski, QC
CHEM Trois-Rivières, QC
CHLT Sherbrooke, QC
Groupe V Media inc.
Call sign Location
CFKM Trois-Rivières, QC
CFKS Sherbrooke, QC
CFRS Saguenay, QC
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group*
Call sign Location
CFJC Kamloops, BC
CHAT Medicine Hat, AB
CKPG Prince George, BC
Newcap Radio*
Call sign Location
CITL Lloydminster, AB
CKSA Lloydminster, AB
Newfoundland Broadcasting Company*
Call sign Location
CJON St. John's, NF
RNC Media inc.*
Call sign Location
CFEM Rouyn-Noranda, QC
CFGS Gatineau, QC
CFVS Val d'Or, QC
CHOT Gatineau, QC
CKRN Rouyn-Noranda, QC
Rogers Media Inc.*
Call sign Location
CHMI Portage La Prairie, MB
Shaw Communications Inc.
Call sign Location
CFRE Regina, SK
CFSK Saskatoon, SK
CHBC Kelowna, BC
CHNB St John's, NF
CISA Lethbridge, MB
CJBN Kenora, BC
Télé Inter-Rives ltée
Call sign Location
CFTF Rivière-du-Loup, QC
CKRT Rivière-du-Loup, QC
CHAU Carleton, QC
CIMT Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Thunder Bay Electronics*
Call sign Location
CHFD Thunder Bay, ON
CKPR Thunder Bay, ON

Medium-size markets

0859291 B.C. Ltd.*
Call sign Location
CHEK Victoria, BC
Bell Media Inc.*
Call sign Location
CIVI Victoria, BC
CFPL London, ON
CKCO Kitchener, ON
CKY Winnipeg, MB
CJOH Ottawa, ON
CKCW Moncton, NB
CKLT Saint John, NB
CJCH Halifax, NS
Channel Zero Inc.
Call sign Location
CHCH Hamilton, ON
Corus Entertainment Inc.*
Call sign Location
CHEX2 Oshawa, ON
Groupe TVA inc.*
Call sign Location
CFCM Québec, QC
Groupe V Media inc.
Call sign Location
CFAP Québec, QC
Shaw Communications Inc.
Call sign Location
CIHF Halifax, NS
CKND Winnipeg, MB

Large markets

Bell Media Inc.*
Call sign Location
CFCF Montréal, QC
CIVT Vancouver, BC
CFRN Edmonton, AB
CFCN Calgary, AB
CFTO Toronto, ON
Groupe TVA inc.*
Call sign Location
CFTM Montréal, QC
Groupe V Media inc.
Call sign Location
CFJP Montréal, QC
Rogers Media Inc.*
Call sign Location
CFMT Toronto, ON
CHNM Vancouver, BC
CITY Toronto, ON
CJCO Calgary, AB
CJEO Edmonton, AB
CJMT Toronto, ON
CKAL Calgary, AB
CKEM Edmonton, AB
CKVU Vancouver, BC
CJNT Montréal, QC
Shaw Communications Inc.
Call sign Location
CHAN Vancouver, BC
CICT Calgary, AB
CIII Toronto, ON
CITV Edmonton, ON
CKMI Montréal, QC

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Commission's 9 April request for information

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Letters in response to the Commission's 18 September request for information

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