Revenue of the TV stations in the United States 2016, by owner

The data describes the revenue of television stations in the U.S. in 2016, sorted by owner type. According to the source, 30% of television stations in the United States were owned by four network owned and operated groups. There were a total of 1,780 commercial TV stations in the U.S. in 2015, a slight increase from the 1,753 in 2005. In 2015, mergers and acquisitions transactions in the local TV station industry were worth 3.07 billion USD.