Financial Summary - Radio
Community and community-based campus stations reporting in 2006, 2007 and 2008

Markets over 1 million (2006 Census)

Route reference: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-418-2

  2006 2007 2008
($) Reporting Units 19   19   19  
Revenue   Var %   Var %   Var %
Local Time Sales 1,592,576 31.00 1,509,038 -5.25 1,543,641 2.29
National Time Sales 284,303 120.82 343,536 20.83 395,003 14.98
Network Payments 14,217 15.58 14,914 4.90 19,556 31.13
Infomercials            
Syndication-Production 33,950 -9.35 27,400 -19.29 87,375 218.89
Other Revenue 4,652,669 19.29 4,890,323 5.11 5,585,653 14.22
Total Revenue 6,577,715 24.24 6,785,211 3.15 7,631,228 12.47
Expenses            
Program 1,735,625 23.18 1,913,206 10.23 1,637,193 -14.43
Technical 481,324 2.72 510,419 6.04 499,941 -2.05
Sales and Promotion 912,485 55.87 797,195 -12.63 718,085 -9.92
Administration and General 2,696,522 23.92 2,751,157 2.03 3,274,016 19.01
Total Expenses 5,825,956 25.58 5,971,977 2.51 6,129,235 2.63
Operating Income 751,759   813,234   1,501,993  
Depreciation 218,834 35.35 250,848 14.63 235,180 -6.25
P.B.I.T. 532,925   562,386   1,266,813  
Interest Expense 63,646 143.53 57,699 -9.34 46,061 -20.17
Adjustments -200,443 8.56 -146,912 -26.71 -536,185 264.97
Pre-tax Profit 268,836   357,775   684,567  
Programming (%)            
Prog Expense/Expense Total 29.8   32.0   26.7  
Prog Expense/Revenue Total 26.4   28.2   21.5  
Staff            
Total Salaries 2,896,892 24.71 2,999,029 3.53 2,882,814 -3.88
Avg Staff Count 117.20 17.79 114.90 -1.96 120.40 4.79
Avg Salary ($) 24,718 5.88 26,101 5.60 23,944 -8.27
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 49.7   50.2   47.0  
Profitability (%)            
Operating Margin 11.4   12.0   19.7  
P.B.I.T. Margin 8.1   8.3   16.6  
Pre-tax Margin 4.1   5.3   9.0  

Source: CRTC - Financial Database System

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