Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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TV Stations Reporting Profit or loss (Stations Operating Full Year Only) — 1962 — Type of Station: VHF UHF Total Number of Stations Reporting 448 75 Number of Stations Reporting Profits 362 43 Profitable Stations as Percent of Total 80.8% 57.3% Number of Stations Reporting Profits of : $3,000,000 and over 21 — 1,500,000-3,000,000 33 — 1,000,000-1,500,000 35 — 600,000-1,000,000 33 — 400,000 600,000 25 — 200,000 400,000 49 3 100,000 200,000 73 16 50,000 100,000 48 9 25,000 50,000 17 5 Less than 25,000 28 10 Number of Stations Reporting Losses 86 32 Unprofitable Stations as Percent of Total 19.2 42.7 Number of Stations Reporting Losses of : Less than $ 10,000 16 3 10,000 25,000 14 9 25,000 50,000 20 4 50,000 100,000 17 10 100,000 200,000 8 1 200,000 400,000 9 5 400,000 and over 2 0 Source: FCC 53