Variant of NAICS 2012 - Energy sector

515 - Broadcasting (except internet)

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating radio and television broadcasting studios and facilities.

• Exclusion(s)

  • operating telecommunications networks (See 517 Telecommunications)
  • broadcasting exclusively on the Internet (See 519 Other information services)

5151 - Radio and television broadcasting

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating broadcasting studios and facilities for the transmission of a variety of radio and television broadcasts, including entertainment, news, talk shows and other programs. These establishments produce, purchase and schedule programs; and generate revenues from the sale of air time to advertisers, from donations and subsidies, or from the sale of programs.

• Exclusion(s)

  • broadcasting television programs in a defined and limited format via operators of cable and satellite distribution systems (See 515210 Pay and specialty television)
  • delivering programs to subscribers by cable or satellite systems (See 517112 Cable and other program distribution)
  • broadcasting exclusively on the Internet (See 519130 Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals)

5152 - Pay and specialty television

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting television programs, in a defined and limited format, such as family and youth-oriented, news, feature films, music, health, sports, religion, weather, travel and educational programming. These establishments may produce programs in their own broadcasting studios or they may acquire programming from external sources. The programming is delivered to subscribers by operators of cable or satellite distribution systems.