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

English-language stations only

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

  2006 2007 2008
($) Reporting Units 43   43   43  
Revenue   Var %   Var %   Var %
Local Time Sales 1,590,424 31.02 1,731,060 8.84 1,722,244 -0.51
National Time Sales 6,338 131.99 37,085 485.12 68,443 84.56
Network Payments         0  
Infomercials            
Syndication-Production   -100.00     0  
Other Revenue 5,059,303 13.93 5,529,425 9.29 6,063,374 9.66
Total Revenue 6,656,065 17.63 7,297,570 9.64 7,854,061 7.63
Expenses            
Program 1,086,145 8.92 1,345,523 23.88 1,138,745 -15.37
Technical 565,840 13.20 642,170 13.49 557,412 -13.20
Sales and Promotion 495,885 13.66 524,472 5.76 548,278 4.54
Administration and General 3,707,767 18.41 3,938,763 6.23 4,683,490 18.91
Total Expenses 5,855,637 15.62 6,450,928 10.17 6,927,925 7.39
Operating Income 800,428   846,642   926,136  
Depreciation 211,644 -6.30 247,204 16.80 277,180 12.13
P.B.I.T. 588,784   599,438   648,956  
Interest Expense 31,218 32.74 36,318 16.34 18,583 -48.83
Adjustments 4,887 -137.10 9,231 88.89 -21,310 -330.85
Pre-tax Profit 562,453   572,351   609,063  
Programming (%)            
Prog Expense/Expense Total 18.5   20.9   16.4  
Prog Expense/Revenue Total 16.3   18.4   14.5  
Staff            
Total Salaries 3,072,557 11.84 3,149,614 2.51 3,477,370 10.41
Avg Staff Count 128.52 8.92 135.75 5.63 157.20 15.80
Avg Salary ($) 23,907 2.68 23,202 -2.95 22,121 -4.66
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 52.5   48.8   50.2  
Profitability (%)            
Operating Margin 12.0   11.6   11.8  
P.B.I.T. Margin 8.8   8.2   8.3  
Pre-tax Margin 8.5   7.8   7.8  

Source: CRTC - Financial Database System

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