CRTC - Financial Database System
Financial Summary - Radio

Halifax Radio Market (2008 Preliminary)

  SELECTION 3581         Percent Change Avg. Ann. Grth
AM/FM 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 08/07 07/06 06/05 05/04  
Reporting units 9 9 9 7 7          
REVENUE($) (Preliminary)                  
Local Time Sales 14,554,704 13,141,595 10,893,814 11,437,168 11,183,950 10.8 20.6 -4.8 2.3 6.8
National Time Sales 8,637,011 8,307,812 7,908,687 7,177,450 5,810,017 4.0 5.0 10.2 23.5 10.4
Network Payments 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Infomercials 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Syndication-Production 2,648 5,152 150 0 0 -48.6 3334.7 0.0 0.0  
Other 54,464 222,999 194,242 59,809 0 -75.6 14.8 224.8 0.0  
TOTAL REVENUE 23,248,827 21,677,558 18,996,893 18,674,427 16,993,967 7.2 14.1 1.7 9.9 8.2
EXPENSES ($)                    
Program 7,238,888 7,121,273 5,438,448 4,642,774 4,436,988 1.7 30.9 17.1 4.6 13.0
Technical 913,562 1,000,073 998,510 816,127 870,696 -8.7 0.2 22.3 -6.3 1.2
Sales and Promotion 5,943,529 5,639,272 3,465,731 3,377,568 3,157,416 5.4 62.7 2.6 7.0 17.1
Administration and General 4,815,456 4,423,044 3,020,832 3,049,003 2,453,429 8.9 46.4 -0.9 24.3 18.4
TOTAL EXPENSES 18,911,435 18,183,662 12,923,521 11,885,472 10,918,529 4.0 40.7 8.7 8.9 14.7
Operating income 4,337,392 3,493,896 6,073,372 6,788,955 6,075,438 24.1 -42.5 -10.5 11.7 -8.1
Depreciation 873,081 964,115 590,594 399,638 416,413 -9.4 63.2 47.8 -4.0 20.3
P.B.I.T. 3,464,311 2,529,781 5,482,778 6,389,317 5,659,025 36.9 -53.9 -14.2 12.9 -11.5
Interest 298,201 392,322 339,069 189,115 91,282 -24.0 15.7 79.3 107.2 34.4
Adjustments 349,880 -115,577 -340,186 -720,382 -200,001 -402.7 -66.0 -52.8 260.2 15.0
Pre-tax Profit 2,816,230 2,253,036 5,483,895 6,920,584 5,767,746 25.0 -58.9 -20.8 20.0 -16.4
PROGRAMMING (%)                    
Prog. Expense/ Expense Total 38.28 39.16 42.08 39.06 40.64          
Prog. Expense/ Revenue Total 31.14 32.85 28.63 24.86 26.11          
STAFF                    
Total Salaries ($) 9,727,493 8,903,600 6,898,079 4,830,093 6,062,722 9.3 29.1 42.8 -20.3 12.5
Staff 185.48 187.00 137.50 93.80 96.90 -0.8 36.0 46.6 -3.2 17.6
Average Salaries($) 52,445 47,613 50,168 51,494 62,567 10.1 -5.1 -2.6 -17.7 -4.3
Salaries/ Expense Total (%) 51.44 48.96 53.38 40.64 55.53          
PROFITABILITY (%)                    
Operating Margin 18.66 16.12 31.97 36.35 35.75          
P.B.I.T. Margin 14.90 11.67 28.86 34.21 33.30          
Pre-tax Margin 12.11 10.39 28.87 37.06 33.94          
Starting in 2006, licensees are not required to report Fixed Assets. Therefore, this information will no longer appear.
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