Analysis
NAICS 516120 is the 2022 national industry for television broadcasting stations, part of 51612 (Television Broadcasting Stations). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include broadcasting stations, television and television broadcasting stations.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 517111, 512110 and 516210. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, providing cable and satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are classified in 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) instead.
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 comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound. These establishments operate television broadcasting studios and facilities 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.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing cable and satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate | 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
| Producing television programs | 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production |
| Producing and broadcasting television programs for cable and satellite television systems | 516210 Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
Index entries (2)
- Broadcasting stations, television
- Television broadcasting stations