Summary Statistics of Public TV Licensees, 1972. INSTITUTION Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, D.C
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 095 855 95 IR 001 032 AUTHOR Lee, S. Young; Pedone, Ronald J. TITLE Summary Statistics of Public TV Licensees, 1972. INSTITUTION Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Office of Education (MEW), Washington, D.C. REPORT NO CPB-74-404 PUB DATE 74 NOTE 134p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$6.60 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Educational Television; *Employment Statistics; Minority Groups; Programing (Broadcast); *Public Television; *Statistical Data; Television Surveys ABSTRACT Statistics in the areas of finance, employment, broadcast and production for public TV licenses in 1972 are given in this report. Tables in the area of finance are presented specifying total funds, income, direct operating costs, and capital expenditures. Employment is divided into all employment with subdivisions for full- and part-time employees and type of occupation and into minority employment vith separate treatment of status, rates, and groups. The statistics for the third area principally describe broadcast and production hours. These are divided into type of programing, type of production, source of programing, type of distribution, and minority programs. (RH) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ) AA. I u ar ais ics o ulic icensees BEST COPY AMBLE HIGHLIGHTS Pub 11,televisom licensees' income, direct operating costs, and capital expenditures for television operations amountee to $15 x million, Si 23 million, and 536 million, respectively, during fiscal year 1972. 'Fuse amounts represent a 12I percent increase in income, an 8.4 percent increase in direct operating costs, and a 23.9 percent increase in capital expenditures over fiscal year 1971. (See tables A and B.) As of June 30, 1972. 8,175 employees were reported by 138 licensees in the aggregate United States, of whom 6,068 were full-time and the remaining 2.;07 were part-time personnel. In the coterminous United States, minority employees totaled 904. of whom 543 were full-time and 361 were part-time. For all employment, percent change during fiscal years 197172 showed a 3.9-percent increase, la-gely due to the increase among part-time personnel rather than am.mg full-tunepersonnel. Minority employment showed a sizable increase-both full time and part timeparticularly the latter, during the period. (See table ('.) An estimated 710.303 broadcast hours were aired by 207 public television stations in the aggregate United States during fiscal year 1972. Phis represents an II.1-percent increase over fiscal year 1971. Of the total air time, 241,806 hours were programmed for classroom use and the remainder, 468,497 hours, was devoted to programming for general audience. Local production hours for 133 licensees totaled 36,007. This was a 2.8 percent decrease from fy.,:aj year 1971; however, the proportion of production hours made in color was reported to be increased. (See table D.) Table A.Incoming funds and disbursement of funds of I 38 public television licensees: Aggregate United State': fiscal year 1972 Incoming funds Disbursemei.. of funds Total funds 5185,639,786 Total funds disbursed 5192,866,535 Total income 167,645,904 Direct operating costs 131,272,380 by operation: by operation: Television 157,914,742 Television 122.860,359 Radio (dual licensees) 4,800,293 Radio (dual licensees) 3,882,869 Other operations 4,930,869 Other operations 4,529,152 Withdrawn from investments Capital expenditures 38,071,239 and prior year's by operation: appropriations 11,680,367 Television 36,211,485 Radio (dual licensees) 1,430,333 Received from loans 6,313.515 Other operations 429,421 Invested or carried over into following fiscal year 15,809,398 Repayment of loans 7,713,518 Table B.Total income, direct operating costs, and gross capital expenditures for television operations of public television licensees: Aggregate United States, fiscal years 1970, 1971, and 1972 All licensees Percent ('hang.; FY 1970 FY 1971 FY 1972 1970 -71 1971-72 1Number o' licensees) (128) (133) (138) 1+3.9) (+3.8) Income for television operations 599,956.372 $140,816,318 $157,914.742 +40.9 +12.1 Direct operating costs for television operations 83,677,225 113,362,449 122,860,359 +35.5 +8.4 Capital expenditures for television operations 20,460,290 29,220,003 36,211,485 +42.8 +23.9 Table ('.- Employees of public television licensees, by all and minority employees and employment status: lune 30, 197:1,1971, and 1972 All and minority employees Percent change and employment status 1970 1971 1972 1970- 71 1971 72 All employees' 7,583 7,865 8,175 +3.7 +3.9 Full-time employees 5,354 6,008 6,068 +12.2 +1.0 Part-time employees 2,229 1,857 2,107 -16.7 +13.5 Minority employees" 683 739 904 +8.2 +22.3 Full-time employees 349 460 543 +31.8 +18.0 Part-time employees 334 279 361 -16.5 +29.4 :or aggregate United States. "For coterminous United States onl Table D. Broadcast and local production hours of public television stations and licensees: Aggregate United States, fiscal years 1971 and 1972 Broadcast and Percent change, production hours FY 1971 FY 1972 1971 .72 I Number of stations/licensees) .. (193/126) (207/133) (+7.3/+5.6) Total broadcast hours ..... 639.611 710,303 +11.1 Programming for classroom 226,165 241.806 +6.9 Programming for general audience 413,446 468,497 +13.3 Total production hours 37.050 I 36.4":)* 36.007 146.6'91* -2.8 Live 12.458 (40.0'11 12,436 (50.0'71 -0.2 Tape 23.544 (33.1';) 22,680 ( 43.6'7.) -3.7 Film . 1,048167.71) 891 175.5'10) -15.0 'Numbers in 1I represent the proportions (in percentage) produced in color. 74-404 Summary Statistics of Public TV Licensees 1972 by S. Young Lee Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Ronald J. Pedone National Center for Educational Statistics U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary Charles B. Saunders, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Education Office of Education John Ottina, Commissioner "The purpose and duties of the Office of Education shall be to collect statistics and facts showing the condition and progress of education in the United States, and to disseminate such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the es- tablishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country."General Education Provisions Act, sec. 403a (20 U.S.C. 1221c). U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1974 For sole by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Glace Washington, D.C. 20402Price$1.70 Stock Number 1710-01335 11 FOREWORD This publicationis part of a continuing seriesof statistical reports on public broadcasting based on data provided by public television and public radio licensees to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The U.S. Office of Education's National Centerfor Educational Statistics (NCES) has supported the collection and analysis of data, andthe preparation of reports in the series. Ben Posner, Vice President and Treasurer,CPB, and Boyd Ladd, Assistant Director for Statistical Development, NCES, have directed the two agencies in these endeavors. This report presents summary statistics of financial, employment, broadcast, and production activities of the public television licensees and stations on the air in the aggregate United States during fiscal year 1972. We sincerely appreciate the cooperation and assistance of the numerous station managers and executive directors who took Orde from their very busy days to complete the questionnaires. Henry Loomis Dorothy M. Gilford President, Corporation for Assistant Commissioner for Public Broadcasting Educational Statistics CONTENTS Page Highlights Inside front cover Foreword i i i Introduction 1 Analysis Design 3 Public Television Licensees and Stations 5 Finance 7 Total Funds: Income and Disbursement of Funds 7 Income 7 Total Incvme 7 Income by Source 10 Institutional Support and Gifts 10 Instructional Television (ITV) Income 12 Direct Operating Costs 13 Total Direct Operating Costs 13 Direct Operating Costs by Disbursement Purpose 14 Capital Expenditures 14 Gross Capital Expenditures 14 Total Gross Capital Expenditures to Date 16 Employment 17 All Employment 17 All Employees and Employment Status 17 Full-Time Employees 18 Part-Time Employees 18 All Employees and Type of Occupation 18 Full-Time Employment and Type of Occupation 19 Part-time Employment and Type of Occupation 20 Minority Employment 20 Employment Status 20 Employment Rates 20 Minority Groups 21 Type of Occupation v 23 Paget Broadcast and Production 25 Introduction 25 Broadcast Hours 25 Total Broadcast Hours and Type of Programming 25 Weekly Broadcast Hours by Day of Week and Type of Programming 28 Broadcast Hours by Source of Programming 29 Production Hours 31 Total Production Hours and Type of Production 31 Total Production Hours and Type of Distribution 31 Production Hours for Minority Programs 33 Appendixes A. Surveys of Public Television Licensees 109 B. Computations of Broadcast Hours 111 C. Broadcast and Production Hours of Public Television Stationsand Licensees Which Came on the Air During Fiscal Year 1972 113 D. Questionnaire Items 115 E. Definitions of Selected Terms and Organizations 123 F. List of Public Television Stationson the Air During Fiscal Year 1972: Locations, Call Letters, and Broadcast Channels 127 Figures 1. Percent distribution of total incoming funds and disbursementof total funds of pubfc television licensees: Aggregate United States, fiscalyear 1972 8 2. Percent distributions of total income for televisionoperations of public television licensees, by source of income: Aggregate United States,fiscal years 1970. 1971, and 1972 9 3. Percent distribution of total income for television operationsof public television licensees, by source of income andtype of licensee: Aggregate United States, fiscal year 1972 11 4.