1143.0.55.001 - Directory of Culture and Leisure Statistics, 2002  
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RADIO SERVICES

PURPOSE

To collect economic data about businesses mainly engaged in providing radio services.

DESCRIPTION

The Radio Services collection was conducted by mail-out questionnaire as part of Service Industries Surveys in respect of the financial year 1996-97. The collection was a census of all employing businesses listed on the ABS business register with ANZSIC Class 9121 Radio services. This class consists of all businesses mainly engaged in radio broadcasting, in the production of radio programs for their own use (either live or recorded for later broadcast) or in the collection of news for radio services.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Australia

FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Irregular

DATA ITEMS

Number of businesses

The number of businesses mainly engaged in providing radio services as at the end of the reference period.

Sector

Indicates whether the business is in the private or public sector.

Non-profit organisation status

Indicates whether the business qualifies as a non-profit organisation with the Australian Taxation Office and/or the Australian Securities Commission.

Type of broadcaster

Records the type of private sector radio broadcasting operation being undertaken. The types are:
Commercial
Community
Other

Number of persons working

The number of employees, freelance personnel and volunteers working at the end of the reference period.

Type of worker

Employee
Freelance or contract personnel mainly engaged in broadcasting or production activities
Community station volunteer
Other volunteer

Worker function

Records the main function of persons working (excluding freelance personnel and other volunteers). These functions are:
Management and other administration
Persons mainly engaged in on-air activities
Sales and marketing
Technical and engineering
Other

Other worker characteristics

Persons working may also be categorised by:
Sex of employed persons (excluding freelance personnel)
Whether full-time or part-time (employees only)

Income

The items which make up the income of businesses mainly providing radio services include:
Gross income from the sale of airtime
Income from the production of commercials
Subscription and membership fees
Program sales
Other royalties
Government funding
Other income items

Expenses

The items which make up the expenses of businesses mainly providing radio services include:
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to superannuation funds
Workers' compensation costs
Fringe benefits tax
Payroll tax
Payments to freelance personnel
ABA radio licence fees
Program rights purchased
Other royalties expenses
Rent, leasing and hiring of communication and transmission equipment
Commissions to advertising agencies and brokers
Advertising expenses
Marketing, promotions and sponsorship expenses
Surveys and ratings report expenses
Other expense items

Business size

The size of the business in terms of its number of employees. Employee levels can be grouped into ranges such as:
0-4 employees
5-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100 and more

Other economic characteristics

Other economic characteristics for which information is available are:
Profit or loss
Value of inventories
Value of assets
Value of liabilities
Capital expenditure
Disposal of assets

Production technology used

Indicates, for community radio stations, whether the production technology mainly being used at the end of the reference period is analogue or digital.

Broadcast technology possessed

Records, for community radio stations, which broadcast technologies they possessed at the end of the reference period. These technologies include:
Program scheduling/automation systems
Computer based storage/studio playback facilities
Computer based editing systems
DAT recorder/player
Satellite reception equipment
Telephone to studio interface equipment
Outside broadcast equipment
Dedicated production or recording studios
Microwave or OTL radio links
Subcarrier or RDS (Radio Data System) equipment
Other technologies

Geographic area

Data are available for Australia, while some data are also available for States and Territories.

HISTORICAL DATA

The collection was previously conducted in respect of 1993-94.

DISSEMINATION

Publications

Australian Bureau of Statistics 1998, Radio and Television Services, Australia, 1996-97, Cat. no. 8680.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $18.50. Also available for 1993-94.

CONTACT

In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.

Manager
Service Industries Surveys
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616

Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5633
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 7004
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au



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