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NAICS 51512
Television broadcasting

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
515	Broadcasting (except Internet)	9,540	73,962,118	14,438,885	291,361
5151	Radio & television broadcasting	8,851	48,589,052	11,590,880	252,221
51512	Television broadcasting	1,958	32,986,586	6,828,704	124,329
515120	Television broadcasting	1,958	32,986,586	6,828,704	124,329

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
51	Information	370,376	899,396,034	232,698	62.8	7,550,078	0.8	137,678	891,845,956
515	Broadcasting (except Internet)	24,184	74,487,603	14,644	60.6	525,485	0.7	9,540	73,962,118
5151	Radio & television broadcasting	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,851	48,589,052
51512	Television broadcasting	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,958	32,986,586

Definition: NAICS 51512 Television broadcasting

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound. These establishments operate television broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Broadcasting exclusively on the Internet--are classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting;
Producing taped television program materials--are classified in Industry 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production;
Furnishing cable and other pay television services--are classified in Industry 517510, Cable and Other Program Distribution; and
Producing and broadcasting television programs for cable and satellite television systems--are classified in Industry 515210, Cable and Other Subscription Programming.

Historical comparability

NAICS 51512, Television broadcasting, is comparable to 1997 NAICS 51312 Television broadcasting. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 51312 is comparable to SIC 4833. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51312	Television broadcasting	2002	1,961	33,266,318	6,892,161	125,637
		1997	1,895	29,777,076	6,264,436	123,042
		% change	3.5	11.7	10.0	2.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Television broadcasting: 2002

Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,958

32,986,586

100.00

114

6,828,704

124,329

New York

129

10,070,211

30.53

525

1,409,979

17,359

California

223

5,736,558

17.39

164

1,051,745

16,868

Florida

125

2,134,392

6.47

128

477,962

7,623

Texas

146

1,694,721

5.14

395,631

9,823

Pennsylvania

1,120,453

3.40

248,603

4,562

Illinois

1,049,579

3.18

264,923

3,838

Virginia

1,001,201

3.04

137

165,713

3,885

Ohio

699,783

2.12

199,251

4,188

Massachusetts

649,068

1.97

101

181,955

3,040

Michigan

604,224

1.83

148,918

3,027

Georgia

585,278

1.77

129,890

2,563

District of Columbia

576,772

1.75

996

146,566

1,337

Maryland

474,696

1.44

122,589

2,407

North Carolina

457,010

1.39

130,632

2,712

Missouri

416,440

1.26

110,986

2,328

Arizona

396,200

1.20

98,724

1,968

Minnesota

355,346

1.08

85,270

1,842

Colorado

353,915

1.07

87,725

1,806

Washington

348,116

1.06

104,018

2,020

Tennessee

343,102

1.04

97,474

2,282

Indiana

337,956

1.02

101,808

2,407

Connecticut

267,650

0.81

68,460

1,330

Wisconsin

264,197

0.80

76,182

1,752

Louisiana

262,805

0.80

75,002

1,953

New Jersey

225,659

0.68

52,384

680

Alabama

221,019

0.67

65,857

1,652

Oregon

201,894

0.61

63,802

1,363

South Carolina

196,860

0.60

51,632

1,387

Nevada

191,077

0.58

58,006

1,270

Kentucky

177,733

0.54

52,983

1,199

Oklahoma

163,201

0.49

51,339

1,200

Iowa

139,831

0.42

40,802

1,069

Utah

126,272

0.38

40,752

871

Arkansas

113,961

0.35

31,296

885

Nebraska

108,685

0.33

32,830

956

Kansas

102,673

0.31

36,267

924

Mississippi

101,721

0.31

34,031

1,016

West Virginia

101,112

0.31

28,684

776

Maine

98,547

0.30

31,647

883

New Mexico

87,960

0.27

24,640

618

Rhode Island

79,389

0.24

22,777

576

Idaho

59,227

0.18

23,764

774

South Dakota

51,678

0.16

14,917

488

Montana

49,921

0.15

19,150

672

Hawaii

47,707

0.14

20,808

493

North Dakota

41,607

0.13

16,849

686

Vermont

30,392

0.09

10,128

293

Wyoming

5,256

0.02

2,216

All other states, including those below

63,531

0.19

21,137

580

Alaska

(250-499)

New Hampshire

(100-249)

Delaware

(20-99)

Products Lines for Television broadcasting
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	32,986,586	100.00
32302	Air time - Television broadcasting: National & regional ad (net)	18,394,346	55.76
32303	Air time - Television broadcasting: Local advertising (net)	10,440,519	31.65
32301	Air time - Television broadcasting: Network compensation	1,390,029	4.21
	-Other	2,761,692	8.37

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Television broadcasting
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Construction Activity by Selected Kind of Business	US
EC02-51I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 51512
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas