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The top 25 TV groups

It only takes 135.7M in 2005 annual income to make the BIA Financial Network list of Top 25 Television Station groups, but it takes almost 17 times that amount to get to the top of the list. The claim to the rarified air at the revenue peak belongs to Fox Television Broadcasting, with just under 2.3B in revenues. The bottom slot went to Entravision. Ten of the top television groups are also active in radio. Some remain with scant radio holdings. ABC sold off most of its group (still pending); Tribune, Hearst-Argyle and New York Times only have radio holdings in a single market. Some are more involved. Like Clear Channel and CBS.

Here is the hit list

Rank	Company	Rev (000)	Stns	Mkts
1	Fox/News Corp.	2,298,600	37	28
2	*CBS	1,852,600	41	27
3	NBC/GE	1,663,425	38	23
4	*Tribune	1,176,800	30	23
5	*ABC/Disney	1,158,800	10	10
6	Gannett	853,875	22	19
7	*Hearst-Argyle	802,175	36	27
8	Belo	723,600	21	18
9	*Univision	626,775	64	26
10	*Cox	619,275	14	11
11	Raycom	604,325	40	34
12	Sinclair	591,050	52	37
13	LIN	457,950	56	22
14	Media General	443,800	30	24
15	Washington Post	377,500	6	7
16	Scripps Howard	373,500	10	9
17	*Meredith	326,850	28	14
18	Gray	324,150	39	33
19	*Clear Channel	315,125	42	27
20	Young	218,700	14	12
21	Sunbeam	218,375	2	2
22	Allbritton	206,800	8	7
23	Nexstar	165,700	29	26
24	*New York Times	157,250	17	12
25	*Entravision	135,700	55	23

*Also has radio holdings
Source: BIAfn