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| How many radio and TV stations are there in the United States? | According to the Federal Communications Commission, there are 13,296 radio stations and 1,714 television stations licensed as of September 30, 2002. For a breakdown of stations, click on More Details |
| How many radio and TV stations are there in the world? | The NAB Information Resource Center is not aware of a single source for international television and radio station totals. However, there is a list of totals for most countries available online through the CIA World Factbook. Using this list, the IRC has compiled approximate, unofficial international totals. Worldwide, as of January 2000, there are over 21,500 television stations and over 44,000 radio stations. |
| Where can I learn about TV ratings and the V-chip? | The TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board web site has explanatory documents available, as well as links to additional resources for parents and for broadcasters. |
| What is the advertising revenue for the radio and television industry? | The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) reports that in
2000, radio's
revenue grew to a total of $19.8 billion, up 12% from $17.7 billion in
1999. More
details in the PDF version of the RAB's Radio Fact Book The Television Advertising Bureau (TVB) reports that total broadcast TV revenues were $41 billion in 2000, up 12.2% from 1999 ($36.5 billion): More details and updates |
| How much time is spent listening to radio and viewing television daily? | RAB reports that the average
weekday time spent listening (TSL) by adults is 3 hrs and 3 minutes; weekend TSL is
5 hrs and 15 mins. More
details in the PDF version of the RAB's Radio Fact Book
According to TVB, time spent viewing (per TV home, per day) is 7 hrs and 35 mins. More Details |
| What are the top 10 radio and television markets? | According
to Arbitron, the top radio markets, by population, are: (1) New York,
(2) Los Angeles, (3) Chicago, (4) San Francisco (5) Philadelphia (6) Dallas-Fort Worth
(7) Detroit (8) Boston (9) Washington, DC (10) Houston- Galveston. Click here for further details from Arbitron. According to Nielsen, the top
television markets, by television households, are: (1) New York
(2) Los Angeles (3) Chicago (4) Philadelphia (5) San Francisco- Oakland-San Jose (6)
Boston (7) Dallas-Ft. Worth. (8) Washington, D.C. (9) Detroit (10) Atlanta |
| What are the top ten radio formats? | RAB lists the top ten radio
formats as: (1) Country (2) News/Talk (3) Oldies (4) Adult Contemporary (5) Hispanic (6) Adult Standards (7) Top 40 (8) Soft Adult Contemporary (9) Religion (Teaching, Variety) (10) Classic Rock Click here for further details in the PDF version of the RAB's Radio Fact Book |
| How many television households are there? | TVB reports that there are 105,500 million TV households (TV HH's); in percentage terms, 98.2% of all US households have TV. Click here for more details. |
| Where can I get financial data for a television or radio market? | For television market data,
try NAB's TELEVISION MARKET ANALYSIS, an annual report containing aggregate revenue and
expense data for television markets with three or more stations. Two other sources
which provide market revenues (where available) as well as demographic and rating
information for DMAs are THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY: MARKET-BY-MARKET REVIEW, also published
by NAB and INVESTING IN TELEVISION MARKET REPORT, published quarterly by BIA Publications
in Chantilly, VA (703-818-2425). For radio market data, try INVESTING IN RADIO MARKET REPORT, published quarterly by BIA Publications in Chantilly, VA (703) 818-2425) and DUNCAN'S RADIO MARKET GUIDE, published by DUNCAN's American Radio in Indianapolis, IN (317-844-0988). Both provide revenue estimates along with demographic and rating information. |
| Where can I get salary information for the broadcasting industry? | The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
descriptions of careers online, including some earnings information. For Broadcasting in general. For Announcers. For Engineers. For more detailed information, NAB publishes RADIO STATION SALARIES, a report that supplies salary structure based either on the station's revenue, market size, region or format. The NAB also publishes the TELEVISION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND FRINGE BENEFITS REPORT. The report provides salary info as well as data on average number of paid holidays, sick days and vacation days. Visit the NAB store |
| How can I get information on careers in
radio and television?
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
descriptions of careers online. For Broadcasting in general. For Announcers. For Engineers. The NAB maintains a Career Center. Additional information online can be found at the website of the Broadcast Education Association. |
| Where can I find equipment manufacturers in the broadcasting industry? | The NAB provides a directory of its Associate Members on its website. These members include many of the manufacturers and service providers to the broadcast industry. Click here. |
| How do I purchase or start a broadcasting station? | The Federal
Communications Commission has published a report titled HOW TO APPLY FOR A BROADCAST
STATION. The report cover topics such as: WHAT HAPPENS ONCE AN APPLICATION IS FILED
WITH THE FCC?; HEARING PROCEDURE AND CONSTRUCTION PERMITS. For further detail click
here to visit the FCC site. The NAB also sells a publication titled BUYING OR BUILDING A BROADCASTING STATION IN THE '90s. For this and other NAB publications click here to visit the NAB store |
| What is digital television and how does it work? | The
NAB and the Consumer Electronics Association have created a website
devoted to the transition to digital television called The DTV
Zone. It even has a list
of stations already broadcating in digital that you can search by
zip code.
The Public Broadcasting System has produced a program and accompanying web site, Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course, which explains digital television and to give a basic history of television in general. Also, the Consumer Electronics Association has an overview of the digital TV market on its website. Click here. For a list of television stations that have completed the transition to digital television, see NAB's list of DTV Stations in Operation. |
| What should I keep in my Public File? | The NAB Legal Department has a cousel memo for members only on what broadcasters should keep in their Public File on the NAB Members Only section of our webpage. |
| Does the broadcast industry have a code of conduct, ethics, professional standards, etc.? | The NAB has issued a Statement of Principles. |
| Where can I find information about the Emergency Alert System (EAS)? | The FCC provides a helpful page on its website about the EAS. Click here. |
| Where can I find information about college radio stations, and how to start one? | The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System has a helpful website: click here. |
| Which radio stations in my area use the Radio Data System (RDS), and what is it anyway? | Here is a website that explains RDS, and has a table of stations around the country that have adopted it. |
| Where can I find a breakdown of frequency allocation in the U.S., and maybe even a handy chart? | You're in luck, thanks to NTIA: click here. |
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