2022 Edition

national industry 516120

Television Broadcasting Stations

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. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.

The immediate parent of national industry 516120 is international industry 51612: Television Broadcasting Stations

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing cable and satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate--are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
  • Producing television programs--are classified in Industry 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production; and
  • Producing and broadcasting television programs for cable and satellite television systems--are classified in Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 516120 - Broadcasting stations, television
  2. 516120 - Television broadcasting stations

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

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4832 - Radio Broadcasting Stations
  2. 4833 - Television Broadcasting Stations
  3. 4841 - Cable and Other Pay Television Services
  4. 7375 - Information Retrieval Services
  5. 7383 - News Syndicates

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 516120, Television Broadcasting Stations:

  1. broadcasting except internet
  2. information
  3. radio and television broadcasting
  4. radio and tv broadcasting station
  5. radio or television station with stage or scenery storage
  6. radio or television station without stage or scenery storage
  7. radio or tv broadcasting station
  8. radio or tv broadcasting station nfp not otherwise classified
  9. radio television or commercial broadcasting station a
  10. radio television station
  11. television broadcasting
  12. television broadcasting station
  13. television or radio station with stage or scenery storage
  14. television or radio station without stage or scenery storage

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