national industry 515120
Television Broadcasting
Overview
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. These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.
The immediate parent of national industry 515120 is international industry 51512: Television Broadcasting
2017 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Broadcasting exclusively on the Internet--are classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
- Producing taped television program materials--are classified in Industry 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production;
- Furnishing cable and other pay television services--are classified in U.S. Industry 517311, Wired Telecommunications Carriers; and
- Producing and broadcasting television programs for cable and satellite television systems--are classified in Industry 515210, Cable and Other Subscription Programming.
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History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 515120 | |
| 2007 | 515120 | |
| 2012 | 515120 | |
| 2017 | 515120 | |
| 2022 | 516120 516210 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
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