Yearbook of radio and television (1959)

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TV Stations Reporting Profit or Loss By Full and Part Year Operation »##+++**#+####++#++#+*#++####*«< Stations in operation on December 31, 1957: Full year operation: Profit Loss , Data not available Subtotal Part year operation: Profit Loss Data not available Subtotal Stations in operation during 1957 but ceasing operations prior to December 31, 1957.. C. Total stations operating all or part of 1957 1957 Pre-Freeze All VHF 108 108 '#####*####*#######) Post-Freeze VHF 162 109 3 274 303 /'///■• 73 11 'J 5 Total 282 168 5 455 12 506 One station in this group ceased operations by July 1, 1958. Broadcast Expenses Of 3 TV Networks And 501 TV Stations 1957 Networks and Their Owned and Other Type of Expense Operated Stations Stations Total Number of networks 3 Number of stations 16 485 501 ($ Thousands) Technical $ 55,216 $ 66,881 $122,097 Program 274,577 151,463 426,040 Selling 23,169 43,362 66,531 General and administrative 44,256 124,316 168,572 Total Broadcast Expense $397,218 $386,022 $783,240 Source: FCC. 113