Public broadcasting system revenues, 1982–2003
The system’s revenues passed $2 billion late in the 1990s and $2.3 billion during fiscal year 2003, the latest year for which the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has complete figures. Dollar figures below are in thousands.
The portion from private, non–tax-based sources passed 50 percent of the total in fiscal year 1986 and has hovered around 60 percent since FY1999 (see “Private sources row”).
Source: CPB’s annual Public Broadcasting Revenue reports.
For breakdowns between public TV and public radio and other details, see CPB’s latest full report, for fiscal 2003 system revenues, in a PDF file. See also CPB appropriation history.
| Dollar figures in thousands |
FY82 |
FY86 |
FY90 |
FY93 |
FY94 |
FY97 |
FY99 | FY01 | FY02 | FY03 | FY04 (c) |
FY05 (c) |
FY06 (c) |
FY07 (c) |
| TOTAL REVENUE |
$845,214 | $1,134,009 | $1,581,447 | $1,790,095 | $1,794,631 | $1,932,260 | $2,146,798 | $2,280,464 | $2,287,105 | $2,333,498 | ||||
FEDERAL
|
197,625 (23.4%) |
185,694 (16.4%) |
267,369 (16.9%) |
369,527
(20.6%) |
329,975
(18.4%) |
322,271 (16.7%) |
300,960 (14%) |
385,185 (16.9%) |
409,454 (17.9%) |
454,650 (19.4%) |
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| CPB | 172,000 (20.3%) |
159,500 (14.1%) |
229,391 (14.5%) |
253,309 (14.2%) |
275,000 (15.3%) |
260,000 (13.5%) |
250,000 (11.6%) |
340,000 (14.9%) |
350,000 (15.3%) |
362,809(b) (15.5%) |
377.8(b) | 386.8(b) | 400 | 400 |
| Satellite system replacement |
0 | 0 | 0 | 65,327(a) (3.6%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Other federal funds |
25,625 (3%) |
26,194 (2.3%) |
37,978 (2.4%) |
50,891 (6.5%) |
54,975 (3.1%) |
62,271 (3.2%) |
50,960 (2.4%) |
45,185 (2%) |
59,454 (2.6%) |
91,841 (3.9%) |
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NONFEDERALINCOME |
647,589
(76.6%) |
948,315
(83.6%) |
1,314,078 (83.1%) |
1,420,568
(79.4%) |
1,464,656
(81.6%) |
1,609,989 (83.3%) |
1,845,838 (86%) |
1,895,278 (83.1%) |
$1,877,651 (82.1%) |
$1,878,848 (80.5%) |
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State
|
301,038
(35.6%) |
378,828 (33.4%) |
473,837 (30%) |
475,176
(26.5%) |
509,528 (28.4%) |
542,872 (28.1%) |
544,279 (25.4%) |
593,449 (26%) |
589.742 (25.7%) |
583,350 (25%) |
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| Local governments |
42,353 (5%) |
50,879 (4.5%) |
59,810 (3.8%) |
56,230 (3.1%) |
55,927 (3.1%) |
66,087 (3.4%) |
57,159 (2.7%) |
60,933 (2.7%) |
58,232 (2.5%) |
56,263 (2.4%) |
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| State governments |
166,515 (19.7%) |
213,069 (18.8%) |
262,219 (16.6%) |
254,715 (14.2%) |
272,018 (15.2%) |
298,834 (15.5%) |
297,816 (13.9%) |
331,203 (14.5%) |
322,460 (14.1%) |
317,482 (13.6%) |
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| Public colleges & universities |
92,170 (10.9%) |
114,881 (10.1%) |
151,808 (9.6%) |
164,232 (9.2%) |
181,584 (10.2%) |
177,951 (9.3%) |
189,304 (8.8%) |
201,313 (8.8%) |
209,055 (9.1%) |
209,605 (9%) |
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Private
|
346,551
(41%) |
569,487
(50.2%) |
840,241
(53.1%) |
945,392 (52.8%) |
955,128 (53.2%) |
1,067,117 (55.2%) |
1,301,559 (60.6%) |
1,301,829 (57.1%) |
1,287,904 (56.3%) |
1,295,498 (55.6%) |
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| Private colleges & universities |
12,870 (1.5%) |
26,335 (2.3%) |
31.204 (2%) |
23,244 (1.3%) |
26,049 (1.5%) |
35,206 (1.8%) |
31,359 (1.5%) |
36,460 (1.6%) |
33,404
(1.5%) |
36,988 (1.6%) |
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| Foundations | 22,108 (2.6%) |
38,343 (3.4%) |
71,070 (4.5%) |
99,585 (5.6%) |
96,927 (5.4%) |
111,570 (5.8%) |
123,150 (5.7%) |
141,184 (6.2%) |
147,130 (6.4%) |
155,493 (6.7%) |
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| Business | 100,486 (11.9%) |
170,828 (15.1%) |
262,448 (16.6%) |
285,380 (15.9%) |
301,322 (16.8%) |
277,576 (14.4%) |
314,890 (14.7%) |
361,078 (15.8%) |
376,182 (16.4%) |
351,398 (15.1%) |
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| Subscribers | 142,076 (16.8%) |
245,614 (21.7%) |
340.944 (21.6%) |
390,570 (21.8%) |
399,225 (22.2%) |
472,040 (24.4%) |
550,427 (25.6%) |
575,556 (25.2%) |
593,525 (26%) |
609,210 (26.1%) |
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| Auction | 20,392 (2.4%) |
22,915 (2%) |
22,760 (1.4%) |
21,207 (1.2%) |
20,590 (1.1%) |
21,180 (1.1%) |
17,217 (0.8%) |
13,052 (0.6%) |
12,367 (0.5%) |
11,354 (0.5%) |
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| Other sources |
48,619 (5.8%) |
65,451 (5.8%) |
111,815 (7.1%) |
125,407 (7%) |
111,014 (6.2%) |
149,545 (7.7%) |
264,516 (12.3%) |
174,499 (7.7%) |
125,296 (5.5%) |
131,055 (5.6%) |
(a) Over three years, fiscal years 1991-93, Congress appropriated
a total of $198 million for CPB to rehab the public TV and radio satellite
systems.
(b) After budget cuts and adjustments.
(c) For the most recent years, Congress has approved CPB appropriations,
but other numbers are not known until CPB releases figures.
