Analysis
NAICS 5161 is the 2022 industry group for radio and television broadcasting stations, part of 516 (Broadcasting and Content Providers). Census lists 12 example activities under it in the official index.
Across its national industries Census lists 12 index entries; typical ones are advertising sales offices of independent and public radio… and broadcasting stations, television.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry group comprises establishments operating radio or television broadcasting stations for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (12)
- Advertising sales offices of independent and public radio broadcast stations
- Broadcasting stations, television