1997 NAICS Definitions
513 Broadcasting and Telecommunications

513 Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Industries in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications subsector include establishments providing point-to-point communications and the services related to that activity. The industry groups (Radio and Television Broadcasting, Cable Networks and Program Distribution, and Telecommunications) are based on differences in the methods of communication and in the nature of services provided. The Radio and Television Broadcasting industry group includes establishments that operate broadcasting studios and facilities for over the air or satellite delivery of radio and television programs of entertainment, news, talk, and the like. These establishments are often engaged in the production and purchase of programs and generating revenues from the sale of air time to advertisers and from donations, subsidies, and/or the sale of programs. The Cable Networks and Program Distribution industry group includes two types of establishments. Those in the Cable Networks industry operate studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs that are typically narrowcast in nature (limited format, such as news, sports, education, and youth-oriented programming). The services of these establishments are typically sold on a subscription or fee basis. Delivery of the programs to customers is handled by other establishments, in the Cable and Other Program Distribution industry, that operate cable systems, direct-to-home satellite systems, or other similar systems. The Telecommunications industry group is primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and full motion picture video between network termination points. A transmission facility may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments primarily engaged as independent contractors in the maintenance and installation of broadcasting and telecommunications systems are classified in Sector 23, Construction.

5131 Radio and Television Broadcasting

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating broadcast studios and facilities for over-the-air or satellite delivery of radio and television programs. These establishments are often engaged in the production or purchase of programs or generate revenues from the sale of air time to advertisers, from donations and subsidies, or from the sale of programs.

51311 Radio Broadcasting

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting audio signals. These establishments operate radio broadcasting studios and facilities for the transmission of aural programming by radio to the public, to affiliates, or to subscribers. The radio programs may include entertainment, news, talk shows, business data, or religious services.

513111 Radio Networks

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assembling and transmitting aural programming to their affiliates or subscribers via over-the-air broadcasts, cable, or satellite. The programming covers a wide variety of material, such as news services, religious programming, weather, sports, or music.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5131114832Broadcasting networks, radio
5131114832Network broadcasting service, radio
5131114832Network radio broadcasting
5131114832Radio broadcasting network services
5131114832Radio broadcasting networks
5131114832Radio broadcasting syndicates
5131114832Satellite radio networks

513112 Radio Stations

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the public. Programming may originate in their own studios, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5131124832AM radio stations
5131124832Broadcasting stations, radio
5131124832Broadcasting studio, radio station
5131124832FM radio stations
5131124822Piped-in music services, radio transmitted
5131124832Radio broadcasting stations (e.g., AM, FM, shortwave)
5131124832Radio stations (e.g., AM, FM, shortwave)
5131124832Rebroadcast radio stations

51312 Television Broadcasting

513120 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 studios, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5131204833Broadcasting networks, television
5131204833Broadcasting stations, television
5131204833Network television broadcasting
5131204833Television broadcasting networks
5131204833Television broadcasting stations

5132 Cable Networks and Program Distribution

This industry group comprises establishments that primarily assemble program material and transmit television programs for cable and satellite systems, or that operate these systems.

51321 Cable Networks

513210 Cable Networks

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically narrowcast in nature (e.g., limited format, such as news, sports, education, or youth-oriented). These establishments produce programming in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources. The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as cable systems or direct-to-home satellite systems, for transmission to viewers.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5132104841Cable broadcasting networks
5132104841Cable television networks
5132104841Networks, cable television
5132104841Pay television networks
5132104841Satellite television networks
5132104841Specialty television (e.g., music, sports, news) cable networks
5132104841Subscription television networks
5132104841Television subscription services

51322 Cable and Other Program Distribution

513220 Cable and Other Program Distribution

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged as third-party distribution systems for broadcast programming. The establishments of this industry deliver visual, aural, or textual programming received from cable networks, local television stations, or radio networks to consumers via cable or direct-to-home satellite systems on a subscription or fee basis. These establishments do not generally originate programming material.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5132204841Cable program distribution operators
5132204841Cable TV providers (except networks)
5132204841Closed circuit television (CCTV)
5132204841Direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
5132204841Direct-to-home satellite systems
5132204841Satellite master antenna television service (SMATV)
5132204841Satellite television distribution systems
5132204841Television operations multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS)
5132204841Television operations, closed circuit
5132204841Television operations, multipoint distribution system

5133 Telecommunications

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, and full motion picture video between network termination points and telecommunications reselling. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

51331 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

513310 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide direct communications via landlines, microwave, or a combination of landlines and satellite linkups or (2) furnishing telegraph and other nonvocal communications using their own facilities.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133104813Facilities-based telecommunication carriers (except wireless)
5133104813Local telephone carriers (except wireless)
5133104813Long-distance telephone carriers (except wireless)
5133104813Telecommunications carriers, wired
5133104813Telecommunications networks, wired
5133104822Telegram services
5133104813Telephone carriers, facilities-based (except wireless)

51332 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide direct communications via airwaves. Included in this industry are establishments providing wireless telecommunications network services, such as cellular telephone or paging services.

513321 Paging

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating paging networks. The establishments of this industry may also supply and maintain equipment used to receive signals.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133214812Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers
5133214812Paging services
5133214812Radio paging services communication carriers
5133214812Two-way paging communication carriers

513322 Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating cellular telecommunications and other wireless telecommunications networks (except paging).

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133224812Cellular telephone communication carriers
5133224812Cellular telephone services
5133224812Mobile telephone communication carriers
5133224812Personal communication services (PCS) (i.e., communication carriers)
5133224899Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite)
5133224812Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone
5133224812Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite)
5133224812Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite)
5133224812Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite)

51333 Telecommunications Resellers

513330 Telecommunications Resellers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of the networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate and maintain telecommunications switching and transmission facilities.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133304813Long-distance telephone resellers (except satellite)
5133304813Microwave telecommunication resellers
51333048M Resellers, telecommunication (except satellite)
5133304813Telecommunications resellers
51333048M Telephone communications resellers (except satellite)
5133304813Wired telecommunication resellers
5133304812Wireless telecommunication resellers (except satellite)

51334 Satellite Telecommunications

513340 Satellite Telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing point-to-point telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133404899Earth stations for satellite communication carriers
5133404813Long-distance telephone satellite communication carriers
5133404813Resellers, satellite telecommunication
5133404899Satellite telecommunication carriers
5133404813Satellite telecommunication resellers
5133404813Telephone communications carriers, satellite

51339 Other Telecommunications

513390 Other Telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) providing specialized telecommunications applications, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operations or (2) providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities operationally connected with one or more terrestrial communications systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to or receiving telecommunications from satellite systems.

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NAICSSICCorresponding Index Entries
5133904899Earth stations (except satellite telecommunication carriers)
5133904899Radar station operations
5133904899Satellite telemetry operations on a contract or fee basis
5133904899Satellite tracking stations on a contract or fee basis
5133904899Telemetry and tracking system operations on a contract or fee basis