Financial Summary - Radio
Community Type A and Type B stations reporting in 2006, 2007 and 2008 - English-language stations

Markets with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants (2006 Census)

Route reference: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-418-3

  2006 2007 2008
($) Reporting Units 13   13   13  
Revenue   Var %   Var %   Var %
Local Time Sales 621,618 20.29 703,762 13.21 727,029 3.31
National Time Sales         30,382  
Network Payments         0  
Infomercials            
Syndication-Production         0  
Other Revenue 630,926 40.64 751,364 19.09 984,059 30.97
Total Revenue 1,252,544 29.75 1,455,126 16.17 1,741,470 19.68
Expenses            
Program 434,794 51.44 426,439 -1.92 464,688 8.97
Technical 87,376 119.12 96,896 10.90 34,397 -64.50
Sales and Promotion 55,633 4.36 81,936 47.28 82,555 0.76
Administration and General 530,237 20.53 668,184 26.02 973,998 45.77
Total Expenses 1,108,040 35.09 1,273,455 14.93 1,555,638 22.16
Operating Income 144,504   181,671   185,832  
Depreciation 26,133 -11.58 41,521 58.88 36,974 -10.95
P.B.I.T. 118,371   140,150   148,858  
Interest Expense 13,184 56.01 23,267 76.48 5,223 -77.55
Adjustments 7,600 66.67 9,231 21.46 9,199 -0.35
Pre-tax Profit 112,787   126,114   152,834  
Programming (%)            
Prog Expense/Expense Total 39.2   33.5   29.9  
Prog Expense/Revenue Total 34.7   29.3   26.7  
Staff            
Total Salaries 566,974 34.66 621,618 9.64 723,462 16.38
Avg Staff Count 27.00 35.00 32.00 18.52 47.00 46.88
Avg Salary ($) 20,999 -0.25 19,426 -7.49 15,393 -20.76
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 51.2   48.8   46.5  
Profitability (%)            
Operating Margin 11.5   12.5   10.7  
P.B.I.T. Margin 9.5   9.6   8.5  
Pre-tax Margin 9.0   8.7   8.8  

Source: CRTC - Financial Database System

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