Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1964
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Yearbook of radio and television (1964)
Leaf #:
00043
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound, Year Book, and Books
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 28, 2023
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Average Radio Station liKome (Reported by Market Size) — 1962 — Population of Total 'ommunity in Which Stations tations are Located Reporting ,000,000 and over 132 ,000,000-2,000,000 89 500,000-1,000,000 160 250,000 500,000 176 200,000 250,000 70 150,000 200,000 72 100,000 150,000 83 50,000 100,000 46 25,000 50,000 246 10,000 25,000 461 5,000 10,000 424 2,500 5,000 262 Less than 2,500 97 Total 2,318 Average Per Station Reporting Total Total Total Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Revenues^ Expenses Income'' $941,443 $719,639 $221,804 526,870 417,899 108,971 329,400 273,349 56,051 230,380 197,698 32,682 198,815 173,772 25,042 193,217 168,807 24,410 180,249 157,237 23,012 141,996 124,182 17,814 135,991 120,721 15,270 104,434 91,139 13,296 74,966 65,616 9,349 56,814 49,117 7,697 55,130 47,176 7,954 $192,990 $159,955 $ 33,035 Average Radio Station loss (Reported by Market Size) -1962 Average Per Station Reporting Population of Total Total Total Total 'ommunity in Which Stations Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast tations are Located Reporting Revenues^ Expenses Losses^ ,000,000 and over 75 $302,162 $367,951 $65,789 ,000,000-2,000,000 58 254,334 319,910 65,577 500,000-1,000,000 117 179,901 218,165 38,264 250,000 500,000 148 145,618 173,254 27,635 200,000 250,000 40 122,074 141,272 19,197 150,000 200,000 34 118,129 137,761 19,632 100,000 150,000 58 121,305 141,356 20,051 50,000 100,000 26 95,220 105,351 10,132 25,000 50,000 134 95,946 108,938 12,992 10,000 25,000 199 76,967 86,474 9,507 5,000 10,000 154 58,317 64,455 6,138 2,500 5,000 120 45,360 50,365 5,005 Less than 2,500 52 44,341 51,135 6,794 Total 1,215 $117,965 $139,116 $21,151 1 Total revenues consist of total time sales less commissions plus talent and program sales. 2 Before Federal income tax. Note: Market size is classified by population of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas and communities outside SMSA's, Census of Population, 1960. Source: FCC 37