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CRTC - FINANCIAL DATABASE SYSTEM / FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RADIO - AM
Quebec - All Languages
  2004 2005   2006   2007   2008   CAGR (%)
($000) Reporting Units 19 18   18   17   13   5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Local Time Sales 28,611 25,226 -11.83 25,981 2.99 23,400 -9.94 20,947 -10.48 -7.5
National Time Sales 4,582 3,023 -34.02 3,727 23.28 3,143 -15.66 3,080 -2.00 -9.5
Network Payments 0 0   0   0   0    
Syndication-Production 78 89 14.45 25 -72.14 420 >999± 54 -87.10 -8.6
Other Revenue 116 352 203.51 404 14.74 904 123.94 607 -32.83  
Total Revenue 33,386 28,690 -14.07 30,136 5.04 27,867 -7.53 24,688 -11.41 -7.3
Expenses                    
Program 18,933 16,860 -10.95 17,338 2.83 16,076 -7.28 15,079 -6.20 -5.5
Technical 1,637 1,840 12.37 2,327 26.49 2,142 -7.97 2,407 12.39 10.1
Sales and Promotion 8,441 7,867 -6.81 8,835 12.31 7,805 -11.65 5,846 -25.10 -8.8
Administration and General 11,334 10,478 -7.55 9,959 -4.95 9,091 -8.71 7,553 -16.92 -9.7
Total Expenses 40,346 37,044 -8.18 38,458 3.82 35,114 -8.70 30,885 -12.04 -6.5
Operating Income -6,960 -8,355   -8,323   -7,247   -6,197    
Depreciation 817 692 -15.33 1,191 72.16 1,036 -13.01 882 -14.84 1.9
P.B.I.T. -7,777 -9,046   -9,513   -8,283   -7,079    
Interest Expense 594 985 65.94 704 -28.55 757 7.52 766 1.24  
Adjustments - Gain(Loss) -430 -426 -0.82 -617 44.74 3,512 -669.28 1,274 -63.73  
Pre-tax Profit -8,800 -10,457   -10,834   -5,528   -6,571    
Programming (%)                    
Programming Expense/Expense Total 46.9 45.5   45.1   45.8   48.8    
Programming Expense/Revenue Total 56.7 58.8   57.5   57.7   61.1    
Staff                    
Total Salaries 23,752 22,987 -3.22 23,848 3.74 21,787 -8.64 18,145 -16.72 -6.5
Avg Staff Count 463 450 -2.77 462 2.48 385 -16.64 318 -17.36  
Avg Salary ($) 51,279 51,043 -0.46 51,675 1.24 56,635 9.60 57,073 0.77 2.7
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 58.9 62.1   62.0   62.0   58.7    
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin -20.8 -29.1   -27.6   -26.0   -25.1    
P.B.I.T. Margin -23.3 -31.5   -31.6   -29.7   -28.7    
Pre-tax Margin -26.4 -36.5   -36.0   -19.8   -26.6    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate