BIA Financial Network's Top Billing Stations

[EvanJ]

From All Access Net News:

BIAfn: WLTW/NY Tops Revenue List
BIA FINANCIAL NETWORK's 2005 list of radio's top 10 billers looks remarkably like the previous year's, with just one change at the bottom and most stations roughly flat year-to-year. The list is topped by CLEAR CHANNEL's AC WLTW (LITE 106.7)/NEW YORK at $68.3 million, followed by CBS Alternative KROQ/LOS ANGELES ($67.6 million), moving one spot ahead of CBS News WINS-A/NEW YORK ($60.8 million). The rest of the list: CLEAR CHANNEL Talk KFI-A/LOS ANGELES ($59.3 million), EMMIS Top 40-Rhythm KPWR (POWER 106)/LOS ANGELES ($57.9 million), CBS News WCBS-A/NEW YORK ($57.2 million), CBS Sports WFAN-A/NEW YORK ($54 million), CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 KIIS/LOS ANGELES ($52.8 million), CBS' then-Rock WXRK (92.3 K-ROCK, now WFNY-F (92.3 FREE FM))/NEW YORK ($52.5 million), and TRIBUNE Talk WGN-A/CHICAGO ($52.4 million, knocking KOST/LOS ANGELES out of the top 10).

Measured by clusters, CLEAR CHANNEL/LOS ANGELES leads at $285.8 million, followed by CBS/LOS ANGELES ($274 million), CBS/NEW YORK ($262.7 million), CLEAR CHANNEL/NEW YORK ($211.1 million), CBS/CHICAGO ($167.5 million), CBS/BOSTON ($123.575 million). CLEAR CHANNEL/HOUSTON ($115.6 million), COX/ATLANTA ($110.7 million), CBS/PHILADELPHIA ($106.3 million), and CLEAR CHANNEL/CHICAGO ($105.6 million).

[EvanJ]

www.radioandrecords.com/NewsRoom/2006_04_13/Topstory.asp

BIA Financial Network Re-Orders Top Billers

It's the second time the media financial and strategic advisory firm has had to restate revenue numbers from the 2005 report that it released on April 6 and amended on April 7. BIAfn says the newly revised numbers, released late Wednesday, are a result of additional revenue information that was supplied to the company.

The change moves Clear Channel AC WLTW/New York to fourth place from first, with $58.9 million in revenue. CBS Radio's Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles leaps to first place, with $67.6 million in 2005 revenue, while CBS all-Newser WINS/New York places second in the readjustment, with $60.8 million in reported income.

The remaining Top 10 2005 finishers: Clear Channel News/Talk KFI/Los Angeles, at No. 3, with $59.3 million; Emmis CHR/Rhythmic KPWR/Los Angeles, at No. 5, with $57.9 million; CBS News WCBS-AM/New York ranks sixth, with $56.2 million; Clear Channel CHR/Pop KIIS/Los Angeles comes in at No. 7, at $52.8 million; CBS Sports WFAN/New York grabs the No. 8 slot, at $52.5 million; Tribune News/Talk WGN/Chicago is No. 9, with $52.4 million; and CBS FM Talker KLSX/Los Angeles rounds out the top 10, with $51.2 million.

The order of BIAfn's top 10-billing clusters for 2005 remains unchanged, though several stations' revenue numbers were revised with the release of the updated report. Additional information is available at www.bia.com.

— Al Peterson, R&R News/Talk/Sports Editor

[Slinky]

"Top Billers" is not the same is "Most Profitable" though. Some of these stations may have large expenses.

[EvanJ]

I'll change the title.