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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

 

or

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                                             to                                           

 

 

Commission File Number: 0-29253

 


 

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation of organization)

 

65-0960915

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200

Naples, Florida 34103

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

(239) 263-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

None

 

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes x No ¨

 

As of March 6, 2003, the aggregate market value of the Class A common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $107,035,971 based on the number of shares outstanding as of March 6, 2003 and the closing price of $14.749 on The Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market on June 28, 2002, the last business day of our most recently completed second quarter.

 

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 7,440,698 Shares Outstanding as of March 6, 2003

Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value 16,832,743 Shares Outstanding as of March 6, 2003

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference

 

Certain information in the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A, is incorporated by reference in Part III of this report, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2003.

 



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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

 

FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

 

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002

 

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Part I—Financial Information

Item 1.

  

Business

  

1

Item 2.

  

Properties

  

15

Item 3.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

15

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

15

Part II—Other Information

Item 5.

  

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

  

16

Item 6.

  

Selected Financial Data

  

17

Item 7.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

19

Item 7A.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

36

Item 8.

  

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

  

37

Item 9.

  

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

  

65

Part III

Item 10.

  

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

  

65

Item 11.

  

Executive Compensation

  

65

Item 12.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

  

65

Item 13.

  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

  

65

Item 14.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

65

Part IV

Item 15.

  

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

  

66

Signatures

  

67

Certifications

  

68

 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “Beasley,” “Beasley Broadcast Group,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

You should read the following discussion together with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The results discussed below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future periods. Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” and other similar words. Such forward-looking statements may be contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” among other places.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic changes, unforeseen media events that would cause the company to broadcast commercial free for any period of time, changes in the radio broadcasting industry generally and other key risks described herein under the heading “Risk Factors.” We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We were founded in 1961 and, according to BIA Financial Network, Inc., we were the 17th largest radio broadcasting company in the United States based on 2001 gross revenue. After giving effect to the disposition of WBYU-AM, our remaining station in the New Orleans market, which we completed on February 5, 2003, we own and operate 41 stations, 26 FM and 15 AM. Our stations are located in ten large and mid-sized markets primarily located in the eastern United States. Sixteen of these stations are located in six of the nation’s top fifty radio markets: Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton and, according to Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. (December 2002 ed.), our station groups rank among the three largest clusters, based on gross revenue, in five of our ten markets. Collectively, our radio stations reach 3.4 million people on a weekly basis according to BIA Financial Network, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2002, after giving effect to the dispositions in the New Orleans market which we completed on March 20, 2002 and February 5, 2003, as if these dispositions had been completed as of January 1, 2002, we would have had net revenue of $114.6 million, broadcast cash flow of $36.7 million and a net loss of $2.9 million.

 

We seek to maximize revenues and broadcast cash flow by operating and acquiring clusters of stations in high-growth large and mid-sized markets located primarily in the eastern United States. Our radio stations program a variety of formats, including rock, country, contemporary hit radio and talk, which target the demographic groups in each market that we consider the most attractive to our advertisers.

 

We are led by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George G. Beasley, who has 41 years of experience in the radio broadcasting industry. Under Mr. Beasley’s guidance, excluding the stations that we currently own, we have acquired and disposed of a total of 55 radio stations, including stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Orlando and Cleveland. We acquired these 55 stations for an aggregate acquisition price of $200.5 million and the total consideration that we received upon disposition was $370.6 million. Mr. Beasley is supported by a management team with an average of 26 years of experience in the radio broadcasting industry.


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Mr. Beasley and our management team have established a track record of acquiring and operating a substantial portfolio of well run radio stations and, in several instances, have demonstrated the ability to reposition and turn around under-performing stations. We believe that we are well positioned to continue to realize cash flow growth from our existing stations and to acquire and operate new radio stations in both existing and new markets with positive demographic trends and growth characteristics.

 

Our operations are divided into three reportable segments, Radio Group One, Radio Group Two, and Radio Group Three. Total assets, net revenue and other financial information for these segments are contained in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.

 

Recent Events

 

On September 30, 2002, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement, under which a new $100.0 million term loan B was issued and certain financial covenants were revised. The proceeds from term loan B were used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving credit loan by $16.0 million and the outstanding balance of term loan A by $84.0 million. In addition, the maximum commitment of the revolving credit loan was reduced to $103.5 million. In connection with the amended and restated credit facility, we recorded a $2.0 million loss on extinguishment of long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2002, of which $0.1 million is reported net of income taxes in discontinued operations.

 

On October 3, 2002, we entered into a definitive agreement with ABC, Inc. to sell WBYU-AM in the New Orleans market for $1.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. On February 5, 2003, we completed the sale of WBYU-AM to ABC, Inc for $1.5 million. The proceeds from the sale were used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving credit loan under our credit facility. Upon completion of this sale we no longer have operations in the New Orleans market, therefore the results of operations for WBYU-AM have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

 

On February 24, 2003, we announced that we had restated our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and for the three months ended March 31, 2002. During the first quarter of 2002, we recorded an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and deferred income tax expense as a result of the completion of our 2001 income tax returns. However, during the fourth quarter of 2002, it was determined that the adjustment should have been recorded in prior periods. As restated, the adjustment corrects our deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded upon conversion from a series of subchapter S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies to a subchapter C corporation at the time of our initial public offering of common stock on February 11, 2000. As a result of these restatements, the reported net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000 was decreased by $1,083,240, or $0.05 per share, while deferred tax assets were increased by $705,823 and other receivables were increased by $377,417. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the reported net loss was increased by $377,417, or $0.01 per share, while deferred tax assets and stockholders’ equity were increased by $705,823. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, the reported net loss was increased by $705,823, or $0.03 per share.

 

The restatement of our consolidated financial statements is discussed in more detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and note 2 and note 16 to our consolidated financial statements each contained elsewhere in this report.

 

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Operating Strategy

 

The principal components of our operating strategy are to:

 

    Develop Market-Leading Clusters.    We seek to secure and maintain a leadership position in the markets we serve by creating clusters of multiple stations in each of our markets. Our station groups rank among the three largest clusters, based on gross revenues, in five of our ten markets. We operate our stations in clusters to capture a variety of demographic listener groups, which enhances our stations’ appeal to a wide range of advertisers. In addition, we have been able to achieve operating efficiencies by strategically aligning our sales and promotional efforts and consolidating broadcast facilities where possible to minimize duplicative management positions and reduce overhead expenses. Finally, we believe that strategic acquisitions of additional stations in existing clusters position us to capitalize on our market expertise and existing relationships with local advertisers to increase revenues of the acquired stations.

 

    Conduct Extensive Market Research.    We conduct extensive market research to enhance our ratings and in certain circumstances to identify opportunities to reformat a station to reach an underserved demographic group. Our research, programming and marketing strategy combines thorough research with an assessment of our competitors’ vulnerabilities and overall market dynamics in order to identify specific audience and formatting opportunities within each market. Using this research, we tailor our programming, marketing and promotions on each station to maximize its appeal to its target audience and to respond to the changing preferences of our listeners.

 

    Establish Strong Local Brand Identity.    Our stations pursue a variety of programming and marketing initiatives designed to develop a distinctive identity and to strengthen the stations’ local brand or franchise. In addition, through our research, programming and promotional initiatives, we create a marketable identity for our stations to enhance audience share and listener loyalty. As part of this objective, we promote nationally recognized on-air personalities and local sports programming at a number of our stations.

 

    Build Relationship-Oriented Sales Staff and Emphasize Focused Marketing and Promotional Initiatives.    We seek to gain advertising revenue share in each of our markets by utilizing our relationship-oriented sales staff to lead local and national marketing and promotional initiatives. We design our sales efforts based on advertiser demand and market conditions. Our stations have an experienced and stable sales force with an average of five years experience with Beasley Broadcast Group. In addition, we provide our sales force with extensive training, competitive compensation and performance-based incentives. Our stations also engage in special local promotional activities such as concerts featuring nationally recognized performers, contests, charitable events and special community events. Our experienced sales staff and these promotional initiatives help strengthen our relationship with our advertisers and listening community.

 

    Hire, Develop and Motivate Strong Local Management Teams.    Our station general managers have been with Beasley Broadcast Group for an average of approximately nine years, and a substantial majority operate under employment contracts. We believe that broadcasting is primarily a locally-based business and much of its success is based on the efforts of local management teams. We believe that our station managers have been able to recruit, develop, motivate and train superior management teams. We offer competitive compensation packages with performance-based incentives for our key employees. In addition, we provide employees with opportunities for personal growth and advancement through extensive training, seminars and other educational initiatives.

 

    Enhance Broadcast Cash Flow of Underutilized AM Stations.    We seek to selectively acquire and enhance the performance of major-market AM stations serving niche markets. To enhance broadcast cash flows at these radio stations, we sell blocks of time to providers of financial, ethnic, religious and other specialty formats.

 

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Acquisition Strategy

 

Our acquisition strategy, which will focus on stations located in the 100 largest radio markets, is to:

 

    acquire additional radio stations in our current markets to further enhance our market position;

 

    acquire existing clusters in new markets or establish a presence in new markets where we believe we can build successful clusters over time;

 

    pursue swap opportunities with other radio station owners to build or enhance our market clusters; and

 

    selectively acquire large-market AM stations serving attractive demographic groups with specialty programming.

 

Our ability to execute our acquisition strategy, is subject to, among other factors, the availability of additional borrowings under our credit facility, or other permitted financings including additional equity offerings, which may not be available to us when needed or on acceptable terms.

 

Station Portfolio

 

The following table sets forth selected information about our portfolio of radio stations. The table excludes one AM radio station in the New Orleans market that was sold on February 5, 2003.

 

Market/Station


    

2002 Radio Market Revenue Rank


  

Year Acquired


  

Format


  

2002 Market Revenue Growth


      

2002 Beasley Market Revenue Rank


Atlanta, GA

    

6

            

—  

%

    

—  

WAEC-AM

         

2000

  

Religious

             

WWWE-AM

         

2000

  

Hispanic

             

Boston, MA

    

8

            

—  

 

    

—  

WRCA-AM

         

2000

  

Hispanic

             

Philadelphia, PA

    

10

            

9.3

 

    

5

WXTU-FM

         

1983

  

Country

             

WPTP-FM

         

1997

  

All 80’s

             

WTMR-AM

         

1998

  

Religious

             

WWDB-AM

         

1986

  

Financial

             

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL

    

11

            

9.3

 

    

3

WQAM-AM

         

1996

  

Sports/Talk

             

WPOW-FM

         

1986

  

Dance CHR

             

WKIS-FM

         

1996

  

Country

             

WWNN-AM

         

2000

  

Health

             

WHSR-AM

         

2000

  

Foreign Language

             

Las Vegas, NV

    

36

            

10.2

 

    

4

KSTJ-FM

         

2001

  

All 80’s

             

KJUL-FM

         

2001

  

Adult Standards

             

KKLZ-FM

         

2001

  

Classic Rock

             

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

    

42

            

—  

 

    

—  

WSBR-AM

         

2000

  

Financial

             

Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

    

66

            

11.0

 

    

3

WRXK-FM

         

1986

  

Classic Rock

             

WXKB-FM

         

1995

  

Adult CHR

             

WJBX-FM

         

1998

  

Alternative Rock

             

WJPT-FM

         

1998

  

Adult Standards

             

WWCN-AM

         

1987

  

Sports/Talk

             

 

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Market/Station


    

2002 Radio Market Revenue Rank


  

Year Acquired


  

Format


  

2002 Market Revenue Growth


    

2002 Beasley Market Revenue Rank


Fayetteville, NC

    

92

            

7.0

    

1

WKML-FM

         

1983

  

Country

           

WZFX-FM

         

1997

  

Urban

           

WFLB-FM

         

1996

  

Oldies

           

WUKS-FM

         

1997

  

Urban/Adult Contemporary

           

WAZZ-AM

         

1997

  

Nostalgia

           

WYRU-AM

         

1997

  

Religious

           

Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC

    

96

            

18.8

    

1

WIKS-FM

         

1996

  

Urban

           

WNCT-FM

         

1996

  

Oldies

           

WSFL-FM

         

1991

  

Classic Rock

           

WMGV-FM

         

1996

  

Adult Contemporary

           

WXNR-FM

         

1996

  

Alternative Rock

           

WNCT-AM

         

1996

  

Hispanic

           

Augusta, GA

    

118

            

14.8

    

2

WKXC-FM

         

2001

  

Country

           

WGAC-AM

         

1993

  

News/Talk/Sports

           

WCHZ-FM

         

1997

  

Alternative Rock

           

WGOR-FM

         

1992

  

Oldies

           

WSLT-FM

         

2001

  

Adult Contemporary

           

WAJY-FM

         

1994

  

Nostalgia

           

WRDW-AM

         

2000

  

Sports/Talk

           

WRFN-FM

         

2000

  

Sports/Talk

           

 

For our station portfolio, we derived:

 

    the 2002 radio market revenue rank from BIA Research, Inc.

 

    the 2002 market revenue growth from Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. (December 2002 ed.). Reports for the Boston, Atlanta and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton markets were not available to us.

 

    our 2002 market revenue rank from Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. (December 2002 ed.). Reports for the Boston, Atlanta and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton markets were not available to us.

 

Competition; Changes in Broadcasting Industry

 

The radio broadcasting industry is highly competitive. The success of each of our stations depends largely upon its audience ratings and its share of the overall advertising revenue within its market. Our stations compete for listeners and advertising revenue directly with other radio stations within their respective markets. Radio stations compete for listeners primarily on the basis of program content that appeals to a particular demographic group. By building a strong listener base consisting of a specific demographic group in each of our markets, we are able to attract advertisers seeking to reach those listeners.

 

The following are some of the factors that are important to a radio station’s competitive position:

 

    management experience;

 

    the station’s local audience rank in its market;

 

    transmitter power;

 

    assigned frequency;

 

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    audience characteristics;

 

    local program acceptance; and

 

    the number and characteristics of other radio stations and other advertising media in the market area.

 

In addition, we attempt to improve our competitive position with promotional campaigns aimed at the demographic groups targeted by our stations and by sales efforts designed to attract advertisers.

 

The operation of a radio broadcast station requires a license from the FCC. The number of radio stations that can operate in a given market is limited by strict AM interference criteria and availability of FM radio frequencies allotted by the FCC to communities in that market. The number of stations that a single entity may operate in a market is further limited by the FCC’s multiple ownership rules that regulate the number of stations serving the same area that may be owned or controlled by a single entity.

 

Radio station operators are subject to the possibility of another station changing programming formats to compete directly for listeners and advertisers or launching an aggressive promotional campaign in support of an already existing competitive format. If a competitor were to attempt to compete in either of these fashions, the broadcast cash flow of our affected station could decrease due to increased promotional and other expenses and/or lower advertising revenues. There can be no assurance that any one of our radio stations will be able to maintain or increase its current audience ratings and radio advertising revenue market share.

 

Our stations also compete for audiences and advertising revenues within their respective markets directly with other radio stations, as well as with other media such as newspapers, magazines, network and cable television, outdoor advertising and direct mail. In addition, the radio broadcasting industry is subject to competition from new media technologies that are being developed or introduced such as:

 

    satellite delivered digital audio radio service, which now has two primarily subscriber-based satellite radio services that offer numerous programming channels and sound quality equivalent to that of compact discs;

 

    audio programming by cable systems, direct broadcast satellite systems, internet content providers, personal communications services and other digital audio broadcast formats;

 

    new AM stations in the expanded AM band;

 

    in-band on-channel digital radio, which provides multi-channel, multi-format digital radio services in the same bandwidth currently occupied by traditional AM and FM radio services; and

 

    low power FM radio, which has resulted in new non-commercial FM radio broadcast outlets that serve small, localized areas.

 

The radio broadcasting industry historically has grown despite the introduction of new technologies for the delivery of entertainment and information, such as television broadcasting, cable television, audio tapes and compact discs. A growing population and greater availability of radios, particularly car and portable radios, have contributed to this growth. We cannot assure you, however, that this historical growth will continue or that the development or introduction in the future of any new media technology will not have an adverse effect on the radio broadcasting industry.

 

We cannot predict what other new competitive services or other regulatory matters might be considered in the future by the FCC, nor can we assess in advance what impact, if any, the implementation of any of these services, proposals or changes might have on our business.

 

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these personalities could result in a short-term loss of audience share, but we do not believe that the loss would have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Federal Regulation Of Radio Broadcasting

 

The radio broadcasting industry is subject to extensive and changing regulation of, among other things, program content, advertising content, technical operations and business and employment practices. The ownership, operation and sale of radio stations are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC. Among other things, the FCC:

 

    assigns frequency bands for broadcasting;

 

    determines the particular frequencies, locations, operating powers and other technical parameters of stations;

 

    issues, renews, revokes, conditions and modifies station licenses;

 

    determines whether to approve changes in ownership or control of station licenses;

 

    regulates equipment used by stations; and

 

    adopts and implements regulations and policies that directly affect the ownership, operation and employment practices of stations.

 

The FCC has the power to impose penalties for violations of its rules or the Communications Act, including the imposition of monetary forfeitures, the issuance of short-term licenses, the imposition of a condition on the renewal of a license, non-renewal of licenses and the revocation of operating authority.

 

The following is a brief summary of some provisions of the Communications Act and of certain specific FCC regulations and policies. The summary is not a comprehensive listing of all of the regulations and policies affecting radio stations. For further information concerning the nature and extent of federal regulation of radio stations, you should refer to the Communications Act, FCC rules and FCC public notices and rulings.

 

FCC Licenses.    Radio stations operate pursuant to renewable broadcasting licenses that are ordinarily granted by the FCC for maximum terms of eight years. A station may continue to operate beyond the expiration date of its license if a timely filed license renewal application is pending. During the periods when renewal applications are pending, petitions to deny license renewals can be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. The FCC is required to hold hearings on a station’s renewal application if a substantial or material question of fact exists as to whether the station has served the public interest, convenience and necessity. If, as a result of an evidentiary hearing, the FCC determines that the licensee has failed to meet certain requirements and that no mitigating factors justify the imposition of a lesser sanction, then the FCC may deny a license renewal application. Historically, FCC licenses have generally been renewed. We have no reason to believe that our licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course, although there can be no assurance to that effect. The non-renewal of one or more of our licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

The FCC classifies each AM and FM station. An AM station operates on either a clear channel, regional channel or local channel. A clear channel is one on which AM stations are assigned to serve wide areas. Clear channel AM stations are classified as either: Class A stations, which operate on an unlimited time basis and are designated to render primary and secondary service over an extended area; Class B stations, which operate on an unlimited time basis and are designed to render service only over a primary service area; or Class D AM stations, which operate either during daytime hours only, during limited times only or on an unlimited time basis with low nighttime power. A regional channel is one on which Class B and Class D AM stations may operate and serve primarily a principal center of population and the rural areas contiguous to it. A local channel is one on which AM stations operate on an unlimited time basis and serve primarily a community and the immediately contiguous suburban and rural areas. Class C AM stations operate on a local channel and are designed to render service only over a primary service area that may be reduced as a consequence of interference.

 

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The FCC has authorized an additional 100 kHz of bandwidth for the AM band and has allotted frequencies in this new band to certain existing AM station licensees that applied for migration to the expanded AM band, including certain of our stations, subject to the requirement that at the end of a transition period, those licensees return to the FCC the license for their existing AM band station. Upon the completion of the migration process, it is expected that some AM stations will have improved coverage because of reduced interference. We have not evaluated the impact of the migration process on our business but do not believe that such impact will be material.

 

The minimum and maximum facilities requirements for an FM station are determined by its class. FM class designations depend upon the geographic zone in which the transmitter of the FM station is located. In general, commercial FM stations are classified as follows, in order of increasing power and antenna height: Class A, B1, C3, B, C2, C1, C0 and C. In addition, the FCC has adopted a rule that subjects Class C FM stations that do not satisfy a certain antenna height requirement to an involuntary downgrade in class to Class C0 under certain circumstances.

 

The following table sets forth the metropolitan market served (the FCC-designated city of license may differ), call letters, FCC license classification, frequency, power and FCC license expiration date of each of the stations that we own excluding one AM radio station in the New Orleans market that was sold on February 5, 2003. In many cases, our licenses are held by wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries. Pursuant to FCC rules and regulations, many AM radio stations are licensed to operate at a reduced power during the nighttime broadcasting hours, which can result in reducing the radio station’s coverage during the nighttime hours of operation. Both daytime and nighttime power ratings are shown, where applicable. For FM stations, the maximum effective radiated power in the main lobe is given.

 

Market


 

Station


  

FCC

Class


 

Frequency


 

Power in

Kilowatts


 

Expiration

Date of FCC

License


Atlanta, GA

 

WAEC-AM

  

B

 

860 kHz

 

5 kW day/.5 kW night

 

04/01/2004

   

WWWE-AM

  

D

 

1100 kHz

 

5 kW day

 

04/01/2004

Boston, MA

 

WRCA-AM

  

B

 

1330 kHz

 

5 kW

 

04/01/2006

Philadelphia, PA

 

WXTU-FM

  

B

 

92.5 MHz

 

15.5 kW

 

08/01/2006

   

WPTP-FM

  

B

 

96.5 MHz

 

17.0 kW

 

08/01/2006

   

WTMR-AM

  

B

 

800 kHz

 

5 kW day/.5 kW night

 

06/01/2006

   

WWDB-AM

  

D

 

860 kHz

 

10 kW day

 

08/01/2006

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL

 

WQAM-AM

  

B

 

560 kHz

 

5 kW day/1 kW night

 

02/01/2004

   

WPOW-FM

  

C

 

96.5 MHz

 

100 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WKIS-FM

  

C

 

99.9 MHz

 

100 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WWNN-AM

  

B

 

1470 kHz

 

50 kW day/2.5 kW night

 

02/01/2004

   

WHSR-AM

  

B

 

980 kHz

 

5 kW day/1 kW night

 

02/01/2004

Las Vegas, NV

 

KSTJ-FM

  

C

 

102.7 MHz

 

96 kW

 

10/01/2005

   

KJUL-FM

  

C

 

104.3 MHz

 

24.5 kW

 

10/01/2005

   

KKLZ-FM

  

C

 

96.3 MHz

 

100 kW

 

10/01/2005

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

 

WSBR-AM

  

B

 

740 kHz

 

2.5 kW day/.94 kW night

 

02/01/2004

Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

 

WRXK-FM

  

C

 

96.1 MHz

 

100 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WXKB-FM

  

C

 

103.9 MHz

 

100 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WJBX-FM

  

C2

 

99.3 MHz

 

45 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WJPT-FM

  

C2

 

106.3 MHz

 

50 kW

 

02/01/2004

   

WWCN-AM

  

B

 

770 kHz

 

10 kW day/1 kW night

 

02/01/2004

Fayetteville, NC

 

WKML-FM

  

C

 

95.7 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WZFX-FM

  

C1

 

99.1 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WFLB-FM

  

C

 

96.5 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WUKS-FM

  

C3

 

107.7 MHz

 

5.2 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WAZZ-AM

  

C

 

1490 kHz

 

1 kW day/night

 

12/01/2003

   

WYRU-AM

  

B

 

1160 kHz

 

5 kW day/.25 kW night

 

12/01/2003

 

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Market


 

Station


  

FCC

Class


 

Frequency


 

Power in

Kilowatts


 

Expiration

Date of FCC

License


Greenville-New Bern- Jacksonville, NC

 

WIKS-FM

  

C1

 

101.9 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WNCT-FM

  

C

 

107.9 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WSFL-FM

  

C1

 

106.5 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WMGV-FM

  

C1

 

103.3 MHz

 

100 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WXNR-FM

  

C2

 

99.5 MHz

 

16.5 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WNCT-AM

  

B

 

1070 kHz

 

10 kW day/night

 

12/01/2003

Augusta, GA

 

WKXC-FM

  

C2

 

99.5 MHz

 

24 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WGAC-AM

  

B

 

580 kHz

 

5 kW day/.84 kW night

 

04/01/2004

   

WCHZ-FM

  

C3

 

95.1 MHz

 

5.7 kW

 

04/01/2004

   

WGOR-FM

  

C3

 

93.9 MHz

 

13 kW

 

04/01/2004

   

WSLT-FM

  

A

 

98.3 MHz

 

2.8 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WAJY-FM

  

A

 

102.7 MHz

 

3 kW

 

12/01/2003

   

WRDW-AM

  

B

 

1480 kHz

 

5 kW day/night

 

04/01/2004

   

WRFN-FM

  

A

 

93.1 MHz

 

4.1 kW

 

04/01/2004

   

WTEL-AM

  

B

 

1630 kHz

 

10 kW day/1 kW night

 

04/01/2004

 

Transfers or Assignment of License.    The Communications Act prohibits the assignment of broadcast licenses or the transfer of control of a broadcast licensee without the prior approval of the FCC. In determining whether to grant such approval, the FCC considers a number of factors pertaining to the licensee and proposed licensee, including:

 

    compliance with the various rules limiting common ownership of media properties in a given market;

 

    the character of the licensee and those persons holding attributable interests in the licensee; and

 

    compliance with the Communications Act’s limitations on alien ownership as well as compliance with other FCC regulations and policies.

 

To obtain FCC consent to assign or transfer control of a broadcast license, appropriate applications must be filed with the FCC. If the application involves a substantial change in ownership or control, the application must be placed on public notice for not less than 30 days during which time petitions to deny or other objections against the application may be filed by interested parties, including members of the public. These types of petitions are filed from time to time with respect to proposed acquisitions. Informal objections to assignment and transfer of control applications may be filed at any time up until the FCC acts on the application. If the application does not involve a substantial change in ownership or control, it is a pro forma application. The pro forma application is nevertheless subject to having informal objections filed against it. When passing on an assignment or transfer application, the FCC is prohibited from considering whether the public interest might be served by an assignment or transfer of the broadcast license to any party other than the assignee or transferee specified in the application. If the FCC grants an assignment or transfer application, interested parties have 30 days from public notice of the grant to seek reconsideration of that grant. The FCC usually has an additional ten days to set aside the grant on its own motion. The Communications Act permits certain court appeals of a contested grant as well.

 

Multiple and Cross-Ownership Rules.    The Communications Act and FCC rules impose specific limits on the number of commercial radio stations an entity can own in a single market and the combination of radio stations, television stations and newspapers that any entity can own in a single market. The radio multiple-ownership rules may preclude us from acquiring certain stations we might otherwise seek to acquire. The ownership rules also effectively prevent us from selling stations in a market to a buyer that has reached its ownership limit in the market unless that buyer divests other stations. The local radio ownership rules are as follows:

 

    in markets with 45 or more commercial radio stations, ownership is limited to eight commercial stations, no more than five of which can be either AM or FM;

 

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    in markets with 30 to 44 commercial radio stations, ownership is limited to seven commercial stations, no more than four of which can be either AM or FM;

 

    in markets with 15 to 29 commercial radio stations, ownership is limited to six commercial stations, no more than four of which can be either AM or FM; and

 

    in markets with 14 or fewer commercial radio stations, ownership is limited to five commercial stations or no more than 50% of the market’s total, whichever is lower, and no more than three of which can be either AM or FM.

 

The FCC is also considering proposing a policy that would give special review to a proposed transaction if it would enable a single owner to attain a high degree of revenue concentration in a market. In connection with this, the FCC has invited comment on the impact of concentration in public notices concerning proposed transactions, and has delayed or refused its consent in some cases because of revenue concentration. On November 8, 2001, the FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its rules and policies on ownership and operation of multiple local radio stations and set specific deadlines to expedite the resolution of pending applications. The FCC indicated that it was undertaking a comprehensive examination of its local radio ownership rules and policies in order to develop a framework that will be more responsive to current marketplace realities while continuing to address its public interest concern of promoting diversity and competition. Pending a decision on the proposed rule making proceeding, the FCC has adopted interim rules to review applications. Under the interim rules, the FCC will continue to examine the potential competitive effects of proposed radio station combinations and will continue to rely on a 50/70 screen to identify applications that may raise competitive concerns. Under this screen, an application that proposes a radio station combination that would provide one station group with 50%, or two station groups with 70%, of the radio advertising revenue share of the relevant market will be flagged by the FCC. The FCC will presume that an application that falls below the screen will not raise competition concerns. Conversely, it plans to invite public comment on applications proposing combinations that fall above the screen and intends to carefully consider the potential competitive impact of such proposals before acting upon them. The Notice also set processing targets for such applications. As to applications that have been pending for over one year, the FCC stated that its staff would make a recommendation on the applications within 90 days of the adoption of the Notice. For all other pending applications, the Commission staff is to issue recommendations within six months of the adoption date.

 

In December 2000, the FCC began a rule making proceeding reviewing possible changes to the methodology by which the FCC defines a particular “radio market” and counts stations to determine compliance with the radio multiple ownership restrictions. The FCC issued another notice in this proceeding in November 2001, which requested comment on the FCC’s proposal to give special review to a proposed transaction if it would enable a single owner to attain a high degree of revenue concentration in a market In September 2002, the FCC incorporated this review into a comprehensive examination of all of its broadcast ownership rules and policies, including those affecting radio and television stations and the broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership rule. The review of the FCC’s local radio ownership rules and policies is investigating whether the FCC should revise its radio ownership rules to develop a framework that will be more responsive to current marketplace realities while continuing to address its public interest concern of promoting diversity and competition. Pending a decision in this omnibus proceeding, the FCC is applying its current ownership rules and an interim policy on the review of advertising revenue concentration to review transfer and assignment applications. Under the interim policy, the FCC examines the potential competitive effects of proposed radio station combinations and relies on a “50/70” screen to identify applications that may raise competitive concerns. Under this screen, an application that proposes a radio station combination that would provide one station group with 50% or more, or two station groups with 70% or more, of the radio advertising revenue of the relevant market will be flagged by the FCC. The FCC will presume that an application that falls below the screen will not raise competition concerns. If an application is flagged by the FCC, the FCC invites public comment on the application to carefully consider the potential competitive impact of such proposals before acting upon them. Under the interim policy the FCC has delayed or refused its consent in some cases because of revenue concentration. It is possible that the FCC may impose more stringent ownership standards, rather than relax its existing rules, as a result of the pending

 

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rulemaking proceedings. If this occurs, and the ownership of existing combinations of stations is not “grandfathered,” as is under consideration in the proceeding, we may be required to divest one or more stations in certain markets; the FCC is also considering whether or not to allow the transfer or acquisition of a grandfathered combination.

 

The FCC’s revised radio/television cross-ownership rules permit a single owner to own up to two television stations, consistent with the FCC’s rules on common ownership of television stations, together with one radio station in all markets. In addition, an owner will be permitted to own additional radio stations, not to exceed the local radio ownership limits for the market, as follows:

 

    in markets where 20 media voices will remain after the consummation of the proposed transaction, an owner may own an additional 5 radio stations, or, if the owner only has one television station, an additional 6 radio stations; and

 

    in markets where 10 media voices will remain after the consummation of the proposed transaction, an owner may own an additional 3 radio stations.

 

A media voice includes each independently-owned, full power television and radio station and each daily newspaper, plus one voice for all cable television systems operating in the market.

 

In addition to the limits on the number of radio stations and radio/television combinations that a single owner may own, the FCC’s broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership rule prohibits the same owner from owning a broadcast station and a daily newspaper in the same geographic market.

 

The FCC generally applies its ownership limits to attributable interests held by an individual, corporation, partnership or other association. In the case of corporations controlling broadcast licenses, the interests of officers, directors and those who, directly or indirectly, have the right to vote 5% or more of the corporation’s voting stock are generally attributable. In addition, certain passive investors are attributable if they hold 20% or more of the corporation’s voting stock. The FCC temporarily revoked the single majority shareholder exemption that provided that the interest of minority shareholders in a corporation were not attributable if a single entity or individual held 50% or more of that corporation’s voting stock. However, the FCC grandfathered as non-attributable those minority stock interests that were held as of the date of the revocation. On December 3, 2001, the FCC reinstated the single majority shareholder exemption for all transactions after the order.

 

The FCC also has a rule, known as the equity-debt-plus rule, that causes certain creditors or investors to be attributable owners of a station. Under this rule, a major programming supplier or a same-market owner will be an attributable owner of a station if the supplier or owner holds debt or equity, or both, in the station that is greater than 33% of the value of the station’s total debt plus equity. A major programming supplier includes any programming supplier that provides more than 15% of the station’s weekly programming hours. A same-market owner includes any attributable owner of a media company, including broadcast stations, cable television and newspapers, located in the same market as the station, but only if the owner is attributable under an FCC attribution rule other than the equity-debt-plus rule. The attribution rules limit the number of radio stations we may acquire or own in any market.

 

Alien Ownership Rules.    The Communications Act prohibits the issuance or holding of broadcast licenses by persons who are not U.S. citizens, whom the FCC rules refer to as “aliens,” including any corporation if more than 20% of its capital stock is owned or voted by aliens. In addition, the FCC may prohibit any corporation from holding a broadcast license if the corporation is controlled by any other corporation of which more than 25% of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, if the FCC finds that the prohibition is in the public interest. Our certificate of incorporation prohibits the ownership, voting and transfer of our capital stock in violation of the FCC restrictions, and prohibits the issuance of capital stock or the voting rights such capital stock represents to or for the account of aliens or corporations otherwise subject to domination or control by aliens in excess of the FCC limits. The certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to enforce these

 

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prohibitions. For example, the certificate of incorporation provides for the redemption of shares of our capital stock by action of the board of directors to the extent necessary to comply with these alien ownership restrictions.

 

Time Brokerage Agreements.    It is not uncommon for radio stations to enter into what have commonly been referred to as time brokerage agreements. While these agreements may take varying forms, under a typical time brokerage agreement, separately owned and licensed radio stations agree to enter into cooperative arrangements of varying sorts, subject to compliance with the requirements of antitrust laws and with FCC’s rules and policies. Under these arrangements, separately-owned stations could agree to function cooperatively in programming, advertising sales and similar matters, subject to the requirement that the licensee of each station maintain independent control over the programming and operations of its own station. One typical type of time brokerage agreement is a programming agreement between two separately-owned radio stations serving a common service area, whereby the licensee of one station provides substantial portions of the broadcast programming for airing on the other licensee’s station, subject to ultimate editorial and other controls being exercised by the latter licensee, and sells advertising time during those program segments.

 

The FCC’s rules provide that a radio station that brokers more than 15% of the weekly broadcast time on another station serving the same market will be considered to have an attributable ownership interest in the brokered station for purposes of FCC’s local radio ownership limits. As a result, in a market where we own a radio station, we would not be permitted to enter into a time brokerage agreement with another radio station in the same market if we could not own the brokered station under the multiple ownership rules, unless our programming on the brokered station constituted 15% or less of the brokered station’s programming time on a weekly basis. FCC rules also prohibit a broadcast station from duplicating more than 25% of its programming on another station in the same broadcast service, that is AM-AM or FM-FM through a time brokerage agreement where the brokered and brokering stations which it owns or programs serve substantially the same area.

 

Programming and Operations.    The Communications Act requires broadcasters to serve the public interest. The FCC gradually has relaxed or eliminated many of the more formalized procedures it had developed in the past to promote the broadcast of certain types of programming responsive to the needs of a station’s community of license. A licensee continues to be required, however, to present programming that is responsive to issues of the station’s community of license and to maintain records demonstrating this responsiveness. Complaints from listeners concerning a station’s programming often will be considered by the FCC when it evaluates renewal applications of a licensee, and although listener complaints may be filed at any time, they are required to be maintained in the station’s public file and generally may be considered by the FCC at any time. Stations also must pay regulatory and application fees and follow various rules promulgated under the Communications Act. Those rules regulate, among other things, political advertising, sponsorship identifications, the advertisement of contests and lotteries, employment practices, obscene and indecent broadcasts and technical operations, including limits on human exposure to radio frequency radiation.

 

On November 7, 2002, the FCC adopted new rules prohibiting employment discrimination by broadcast stations on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, and gender; and requiring broadcasters to implement programs to promote equal employment opportunities at their stations. These rules replace earlier rules that were found by the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit to be unconstitutional. The rules generally require broadcasters to widely disseminate information about full-time job openings to all segments of the community to ensure that all qualified applicants have sufficient opportunity to apply for the job, to send job vacancy announcements to recruitment organizations and others in the community indicating an interest in all or some vacancies at the station, and to implement a number of specific longer-term recruitment outreach efforts, such as job fairs, internship programs, and interaction with educational and community groups from among a menu of approaches itemized by the FCC. Radio stations with ten or more full-time employees in a given market must file a Mid-term EEO Report with the FCC midway through the license term. Broadcasters must prepare and place in their public files and on their websites an annual EEO report, and to file the previous two reports with the FCC along with the Mid-term EEO Report and the renewal application. The rules become effective on March 10, 2003. The applicability of these policies to part-time employment opportunities is the subject of a pending further rule making proceeding, which is expected to be completed in 2003.

 

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FCC decisions hold that a broadcast station may not deny a candidate for federal political office a request for broadcast advertising time solely on the grounds that the amount of time requested is not the standard length of time which the station offers to its commercial advertisers. This policy has not had a material impact on our programming and commercial advertising operations but the policy’s future impact is uncertain.

 

Proposed and Recent Changes.    Congress and the FCC may in the future consider and adopt new laws, regulations and policies regarding a wide variety of matters that could affect, directly or indirectly, the operation, ownership and profitability of our radio stations, including the loss of audience share and advertising revenues for our radio stations, and an inability to acquire additional radio stations or to finance those acquisitions. Such matters may include:

 

    changes in the FCC’s multiple-ownership, cross-ownership and attribution policies including the definition of the local market for multiple-ownership rule purposes;

 

    regulatory fees, spectrum use fees or other fees on FCC licenses;

 

    streaming fees for radio;

 

    foreign ownership of broadcast licenses;

 

    revisions to the FCC’s rules relating to political broadcasting, including free air time to candidates;

 

    technical and frequency allocation matters; and

 

    proposals to restrict or prohibit the advertising of beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages on radio.

 

The FCC has selected the In-Band On-Channel as the exclusive technology for introduction of terrestrial digital operations by AM and FM radio stations. The FCC has authorized the commencement of “hybrid” In-Band On-Channel transmissions, that is, simultaneous broadcast in both digital and analog format (after an individualized grant of special temporary authority by the FCC), pending the adoption of formal licensing and service rules. Nighttime operations by digital AM stations have not yet been authorized and remain subject to further review. The advantages of digital audio broadcasting over traditional analog broadcasting technology include improved sound quality and the ability to offer a greater variety of auxiliary services. In-Band On-Channel technology would permit a station to transmit radio programming in both analog and digital formats, and eventually in digital only formats, using the bandwidth that the radio station is currently licensed to use. It is unclear what formal licensing and service rules the FCC will adopt regarding In-Band On-Channel technology and what effect such regulations would have on our business or the operations of our radio stations. It is also unclear what impact the introduction of digital broadcasting will have on the radio markets in which we compete.

 

Finally, the FCC has adopted procedures for the auction of broadcast spectrum in circumstances where two or more parties have filed for new or major change applications which are mutually exclusive. Such procedures may limit our efforts to modify or expand the broadcast signals of our stations.

 

We cannot predict what other matters might be considered in the future by the FCC or Congress, nor can we judge in advance what impact, if any, the implementation of any of these proposals or changes might have on our business.

 

Federal Antitrust Laws.    The agencies responsible for enforcing the federal antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice, may investigate certain acquisitions. We cannot predict the outcome of any specific FTC or Department of Justice investigation. Any decision by the FTC or the Department of Justice to challenge a proposed acquisition could affect our ability to consummate the acquisition or to consummate it on the proposed terms.

 

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observe specified waiting period requirements before consummating the acquisition. If the investigating agency raises substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, then the parties frequently engage in lengthy discussions or negotiations with the investigating agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues, including restructuring the proposed acquisition or divesting assets. In addition, the investigating agency could file suit in federal court to enjoin the acquisition or to require the divestiture of assets, among other remedies. Acquisitions that are not required to be reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act may be investigated by the FTC or the Department of Justice under the antitrust laws before or after consummation. In addition, private parties may under certain circumstances bring legal action to challenge an acquisition under the antitrust laws.

 

As part of its increased scrutiny of radio station acquisitions, the Department of Justice has stated publicly that it believes that local marketing agreements, joint sales agreements, time brokerage agreements and other similar agreements customarily entered into in connection with radio station transfers could violate the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act if such agreements take effect prior to the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Furthermore, the Department of Justice has noted that joint sales agreements may raise antitrust concerns under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and has challenged joint sales agreements in certain locations. The Department of Justice also has stated publicly that it has established certain revenue and audience share concentration benchmarks with respect to radio station acquisitions, above which a transaction may receive additional antitrust scrutiny. However, to date, the Department of Justice has also investigated transactions that do not meet or exceed these benchmarks and has cleared transactions that do exceed these benchmarks.

 

Seasonality

 

Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the radio broadcasting industry and are due primarily to fluctuations in advertising expenditures. Our revenues and broadcast cash flows are typically lowest in the first calendar quarter.

 

Employees

 

On December 31, 2002, we had a staff of 481 full-time employees and 166 part-time employees. We are a party to a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. This agreement applies only to some employees at WXTU-FM in Philadelphia. The collective bargaining agreement expires on March 31, 2004 and will automatically renew thereafter for successive one-year periods unless either party gives a notice of proposed termination at least 60 days before the termination date. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.

 

Environmental

 

As the owner, lessee or operator of various real properties and facilities, we are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Historically, compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our business. There can be no assurance, however, that compliance with existing or new environmental laws and regulations will not require us to make significant expenditures of funds.

 

Internet Address and Internet Access to Periodic and Current Reports

 

Our Internet address on the world wide web is bbgi.com. You may obtain through our Internet website, free of charge, copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. These reports will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

 

The types of facilities required to support each of our radio stations include offices, studios and transmitter and antenna sites. We typically lease our office and studio broadcasting space with lease terms from three to ten years, although we do own some of our facilities. Our principal executive offices are located at 3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200, Naples, Florida 34103. We lease that building from Beasley Broadcasting Management Corp., which is wholly-owned by George G. Beasley. We currently have a month to month lease and pay approximately $7,400 per month. We lease the majority of our towers from Beasley Family Towers, Inc., which is a corporation owned by George G. Beasley, Bruce G. Beasley, Caroline Beasley, Brian E. Beasley and other family members of George G. Beasley. The transmitter and antenna site for each station is generally located so as to provide maximum market coverage, consistent with the station’s FCC license.

 

No one facility is material to us. We believe that our facilities are generally in good condition and suitable for our operations. However, we continually look for opportunities to upgrade our facilities and may do so in the future. Substantially all of our properties and equipment serve as collateral for our obligations under our credit facility.

 

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We currently and from time to time are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business, but we are not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

 

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. has two authorized and outstanding classes of equity securities: Class A common stock, $.001 par value, and Class B common stock, $.001 par value. Our Class A common stock trades on Nasdaq’s National Market System under the symbol “BBGI.” There is no established public trading market for our Class B common stock. Quarterly high and low prices of our Class A common stock are shown below:

 

 

Fiscal 2002


  

High


  

Low


First Quarter

  

$

16.08

  

$

9.84

Second Quarter

  

 

17.55

  

 

12.42

Third Quarter

  

 

14.75

  

 

9.85

Fourth Quarter

  

 

13.58

  

 

9.28

Fiscal 2001


         

First Quarter

  

$

15.625

  

$

9.25

Second Quarter

  

 

17.00

  

 

12.75

Third Quarter

  

 

16.25

  

 

10.25

Fourth Quarter

  

 

13.90

  

 

8.72

 

As of March 6, 2003, the number of holders of our Class A common stock was approximately 700. As of March 6, 2003, the number of holders of our Class B common stock was nine.

 

We did not pay any cash dividends in the year 2000, 2001 or 2002 and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our credit facility prohibits us from paying cash dividends and restricts our ability to make other distributions with respect to our capital stock.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2002.

 

Plan Category


    

Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a)


    

Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b)


    

Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plan (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c)


Equity Compensation Plans Approved By Security Holders
2000 Equity Plan

    

2,821,000

    

$

15.02

    

179,000

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved
By Security Holders

    

—  

    

 

—  

    

—  

      
             

Total

    

2,821,000

             

179,000

      
             

 

See note 20 to our consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this report for a description of the 2000 Equity Plan of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.

 

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ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

We have derived the selected financial data shown below as of and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 from our audited combined financial statements not included in this report. We have derived the selected financial data shown below as of December 31, 2000 from our consolidated financial statements not included in this report. We have derived the selected financial data shown below for the year ended December 31, 2000 and as of and for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002 from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

We have restated our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and the three months ended March 31, 2002. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information on the restatements. The information in the following selected financial data table reflects these restatements.

 

As you review the information contained in the following table and throughout this report, you should note the following:

 

    From January 1, 1998 to February 10, 2000, we operated as a series of partnerships and subchapter S corporations under the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, we were not liable for federal and some state and local corporate income taxes, as we would have been if we had been treated as a subchapter C corporation. During these periods, our stockholders included our taxable income or loss in their federal and applicable state and local income tax returns. The pro forma amounts shown in the table reflect provisions for federal, state and local income taxes, applied to net loss before pro forma income taxes, as if we had been taxed as a subchapter C corporation. On February 11, 2000, our subchapter S status terminated.

 

    For purposes of our historical financial statements, the term pro forma refers to the adjustments necessary to reflect our status as a subchapter C corporation for income tax purposes rather than a series of subchapter S corporations and partnerships, distributions to equity holders for income taxes on income of entities comprising Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. prior to the reorganization, the distribution of untaxed retained income and subsequent re-contribution of the same amounts as additional paid-in capital and the fair value adjustment necessary to record the acquisition of minority shareholder interest using the purchase method of accounting.

 

    Broadcast cash flow consists of net revenue less station operating expenses. Station operating expenses include program and production, sales and advertising, and station general and administrative expenses.

 

Although broadcast cash flow is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we believe that this measure is useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because we believe it reflects a measure of the performance of our radio stations before considering costs and expenses related to our specific corporate and capital structure including our corporate overhead, depreciation and amortization and interest expense. In addition, this measure is widely used in the broadcast industry to evaluate a radio company’s operating performance and is used by management for internal budgeting purposes and to evaluate the performance of our radio stations. However, you should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure for determining our operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, because broadcast cash flow is not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, it is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

 

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The comparability of the historical financial information reflected below has been significantly affected by acquisitions and dispositions. You should read the selected financial data together with “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.

 

    

Year ended December 31,


 
    

1998


    

1999


    

2000


    

2001


    

2002


 
                  

As Restated

    

As Restated

        
    

(in thousands except per share data and shares outstanding)

 

Operating Data:

                                            

Net revenue

  

$

81,433

 

  

$

93,621

 

  

$

106,154

 

  

$

115,132

 

  

$

114,692

 

Costs and expenses:

                                            

Station operating expenses

  

 

61,692

 

  

 

66,661

 

  

 

71,725

 

  

 

82,354

 

  

 

77,843

 

Corporate general and administrative

  

 

2,498

 

  

 

2,764

 

  

 

3,992

 

  

 

4,684

 

  

 

5,151

 

Equity appreciation rights

  

 

 

  

 

606

 

  

 

1,174

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Format change expenses

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

1,545

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Employee and contract termination expenses

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

1,528

 

  

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

16,096

 

  

 

16,410

 

  

 

17,409

 

  

 

27,439

 

  

 

3,725

 

Impairment loss on long-lived assets

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

7,000

 

  

 

 

    


  


  


  


  


Total costs and expenses

  

 

80,286

 

  

 

86,441

 

  

 

95,845

 

  

 

123,005

 

  

 

86,719

 

Operating income (loss) from continuing operations

  

 

1,147

 

  

 

7,180

 

  

 

10,309

 

  

 

(7,873

)

  

 

27,973

 

Other income (expense):

                                            

Interest expense

  

 

(13,602

)

  

 

(14,008

)

  

 

(8,813

)

  

 

(16,652

)

  

 

(15,264

)

Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

(1,906

)

Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative financial instruments

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

(4,696

)

  

 

2,821

 

Gain (loss) on equity investments

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

(2,400

)

  

 

(1,585

)

  

 

600

 

Other non-operating income (expense)

  

 

(160

)

  

 

776

 

  

 

305

 

  

 

1,994

 

  

 

188

 

Gain on sale of radio stations

  

 

4,028

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

    


  


  


  


  


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  

 

(8,587

)

  

 

(6,052

)

  

 

(599

)

  

 

(28,812

)

  

 

14,412

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

27,915

 

  

 

(6,997

)

  

 

5,812

 

    


  


  


  


  


Income (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change and discontinued operations

  

 

(8,587

)

  

 

(6,052

)

  

 

(28,514

)

  

 

(21,815

)

  

 

8,600

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income taxes)

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

41

 

  

 

(11,677

)

Discontinued operations (net of income taxes)

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

(360

)

  

 

(650

)

    


  


  


  


  


Net loss

  

$

(8,587

)

  

$

(6,052

)

  

$

(28,514

)

  

$

(22,134

)

  

$

(3,727

)

    


  


  


  


  


Pro-forma income tax benefit

  

$

(3,250

)

  

$

(2,204

)

  

 

N/A

 

  

 

N/A

 

  

 

N/A

 

    


  


  


  


  


Pro-forma net loss

  

$

(5,337

)

  

$

(3,848

)

  

 

N/A

 

  

 

N/A

 

  

 

N/A

 

    


  


  


  


  


Basic and diluted net loss per share

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

$

(1.21

)

  

$

(0.91

)

  

$

(0.15

)

Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share

  

$

(0.31

)

  

$

(0.22

)

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

  

 

17,423,441

 

  

 

17,423,441

 

  

 

23,506,091

 

  

 

24,273,441

 

  

 

24,273,441

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

  

 

17,423,441

 

  

 

17,423,441

 

  

 

23,506,091

 

  

 

24,273,441

 

  

 

24,312,899

 

Other Data:

                                            

Broadcast cash flow:

                                            

Net revenue

  

$

81,433

 

  

$

93,621

 

  

$

106,154

 

  

$

115,132

 

  

$

114,692

 

Station operating expenses

  

 

(61,692

)

  

 

(66,661

)

  

 

(71,725

)

  

 

(82,354

)

  

 

(77,843

)

    


  


  


  


  


Broadcast cash flow

  

$

19,741

 

  

$

26,960

 

  

$

34,429

 

  

$

32,778

 

  

$

36,849

 

    


  


  


  


  


Cash provided by (used in):

                                            

Operating activities

  

$

4,921

 

  

$

7,195

 

  

$

7,270

 

  

$

8,908

 

  

$

13,265

 

Investing activities

  

 

(12,527

)

  

 

(2,760

)

  

 

(28,622

)

  

 

(132,894

)

  

 

18,360

 

Financing activities

  

 

4,689

 

  

 

(2,192

)

  

 

20,092

 

  

 

123,242

 

  

 

(31,176

)

 

    

As of December 31,


    

1998


  

1999


    

2000


  

2001


  

2002


                

As Restated

  

As Restated

    
    

(in thousands)

Balance Sheet:

                                    

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

4,760

  

$

7,003

 

  

$

5,743

  

$

4,999

  

$

5,448

Intangibles, net

  

 

151,048

  

 

137,287

 

  

 

164,894

  

 

256,904

  

 

217,815

Total assets

  

 

194,773

  

 

185,861

 

  

 

219,242

  

 

319,299

  

 

282,091

Long-term debt

  

 

163,285

  

 

163,123

 

  

 

103,487

  

 

225,498

  

 

196,359

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  

 

6,041

  

 

(2,919

)

  

 

80,041

  

 

57,907

  

 

54,180

 

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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General

 

A radio broadcasting company derives its revenues primarily from the sale of broadcasting time to local and national advertisers. The advertising rates that a radio station is able to charge and the number of advertisements that can be broadcast without jeopardizing listener levels largely determine those revenues. Advertising rates are primarily based on three factors:

 

    a radio station’s audience share in the demographic groups targeted by advertisers, as measured principally by quarterly reports issued by The Arbitron Ratings Company;

 

    the number of radio stations in the market competing for the same demographic groups; and

 

    the supply of, and demand for, radio advertising time.

 

In 2002, we generated 72.5% of our revenues from local advertising, which is sold primarily by each individual radio station’s local sales staff. We generated 18.1% of our revenues from national advertising in 2002, which is purchased through independent, national advertising sales representatives by customers that want to advertise nationwide. We generated the balance of our revenues principally from promotional events, brokered programming and sales to broadcasting networks that purchase commercial airtime.

 

Our operations are divided into three reportable segments, Radio Group One, Radio Group Two, and Radio Group Three. Total assets, net revenue and other financial information for these segments are contained in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.

 

Several factors may adversely affect a radio broadcasting company’s performance in any given period. In the radio broadcasting industry, seasonal revenue fluctuations are common and are due primarily to variations in advertising expenditures by local and national advertisers. Typically, revenues are lowest in the first calendar quarter of the year. We generally incur advertising and promotional expenses to increase listenership and Arbitron ratings. However, because Arbitron reports ratings quarterly in most of our markets, any increased ratings, and therefore increased advertising revenues, tend to lag behind the incurrence of advertising and promotional spending.

 

In the broadcasting industry, radio stations often utilize trade or barter agreements to reduce cash expenses by exchanging advertising time for goods or services. In order to maximize cash revenue from our inventory, we minimize our use of trade agreements and during the year ended December 31, 2002, barter revenue was $6.7 million or 5.8% of our net revenue and barter expenses were $6.5 million or 8.4% of our station operating expenses.

 

We calculate same station results by comparing the performance of radio stations owned or operated at the end of a relevant period to the performance of those same stations in the prior year’s corresponding period, including the effect of barter revenues and expenses. These results exclude two stations that were sold in the New Orleans market during the first quarter of 2002 and one station that was sold in the New Orleans market during the first quarter of 2003. In addition, for the comparison of 2001 to 2000 only, these results also exclude the operating results of WPTP-FM in the Philadelphia market from January 1 to October 31 in 2001 and 2000 due to a major format change on November 6, 2000. We excluded the operating results of WPTP-FM because the implementation of this major format change resulted in a significant decrease in net revenue and a significant increase in promotional expenses during the period from January 1, 2001 to October 31, 2001, which were not comparable to the same period in 2000 under the previous format.

 

Broadcast cash flow consists of net revenue less station operating expenses. Station operating expenses include program and production, sales and advertising, and station general and administrative expenses. Same station broadcast cash flow is the broadcast cash flow of the radio stations included in our same station

 

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calculations. As you review the information contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” you should note that although broadcast cash flow and same station broadcast cash flow are not financial measures calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we believe that these measures are useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because we believe they reflect a measure of the performance of our radio stations before considering costs and expenses related to our specific corporate and capital structure including our corporate overhead, depreciation and amortization and interest expense. In addition, we believe same station broadcast cash flow provides a useful measure of performance because it presents broadcast cash flow before the impact of any acquisitions or dispositions completed during the relevant periods which allows us to measure only the performance of radio stations that we have owned and operated for the entire relevant periods. Broadcast cash flow and same station broadcast cash flow are measures widely used in the broadcast industry to evaluate a radio company’s operating performance and are used by management for internal budgeting purposes and to evaluate the performance of our radio stations. However, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as substitutes for operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure for determining our operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, because broadcast cash flow and same station broadcast cash flow are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, they are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies

 

Restatement of Financial Information

 

On February 24, 2003 we announced that we had restated our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and for the three months ended March 31, 2002. During the first quarter of 2002, we recorded an adjustment to our deferred tax assets and deferred income tax expense as a result of the completion of our 2001 income tax returns. However, during the fourth quarter of 2002, it was determined that the adjustment should have been recorded in prior periods. As restated, the adjustment corrects our deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded upon conversion from a series of subchapter S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies to a subchapter C corporation at the time of our initial public offering of common stock on February 11, 2000. As a result of these restatements, the reported net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000 was decreased by $1,083,240, or $0.05 per share, while deferred tax assets were increased by $705,823 and other receivables were increased by $377,417. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the reported net loss was increased by $377,417, or $0.01 per share, while deferred tax assets and stockholders’ equity were increased by $705,823. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, the reported net loss was increased by $705,823, or $0.03 per share. These adjustments had no impact on operating income (loss) from continuing operations or other income (expense) as originally reported during 2000, 2001 and 2002, except for other non-operating income for the year ended December 31, 2001. The following information presents the impact of these adjustments on the Company’s financial information as originally reported during 2000, 2001 and 2002:

 

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Year ended December 31, 2000


    

Year ended December 31, 2001


 
    

As Reported


    

As Restated


    

As Reported


    

As Restated


 

Other non-operating income

  

$

168,383

 

  

$

168,383

 

  

$

3,032,501

 

  

$

2,655,084

 

    


  


  


  


Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

  

 

(599,687

)

  

 

(599,687

)

  

 

(29,021,705

)

  

 

(28,812,740

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

  

 

28,998,000

 

  

 

27,914,760

 

  

 

(7,224,000

)

  

 

(6,997,539

)

    


  


  


  


Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change and discontinued operations

  

 

(29,597,687

)

  

 

(28,514,447

)

  

 

(21,797,705

)

  

 

(21,815,201

)

Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income taxes)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

41,000

 

  

 

41,000

 

Discontinued operations (net of income taxes)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(359,921

)

    


  


  


  


Net loss

  

$

(29,597,687

)

  

$

(28,514,447

)

  

$

(21,756,705

)

  

$

(22,134,122

)

    


  


  


  


Basic and diluted net loss per share

  

$

(1.26

)

  

$

(1.21

)

  

$

(0.90

)

  

$

(0.91

)

    


  


  


  


    

 

Three months ended

March 31, 2002


               
    

As Reported


    

As Restated


               

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  

$

1,570,244

 

  

$

1,641,711

 

                 

Income tax expense (benefit)

  

 

(275,055

)

  

 

458,369

 

                 
    


  


                 

Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change and discontinued operations

  

 

1,845,299

 

  

 

1,183,342

 

                 

Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income taxes)

  

 

(12,122,391

)

  

 

(11,676,516

)

                 

Discontinued operations (net of income taxes)

  

 

—  

 

  

 

(489,741

)

                 
    


  


                 

Net loss

  

$

(10,277,092

)

  

$

(10,982,915

)

                 
    


  


                 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

  

$

(0.42

)

  

$

(0.45

)

                 
    


  


                 
    

 

December 31, 2000


    

December 31, 2001


 
    

As Reported


    

As Restated


    

As Reported


    

As Restated


 

Other receivables

  

$

980,504

 

  

$

1,357,921

 

  

$

3,079,552

 

  

$

3,079,552

 

Deferred tax assets

  

 

176,000

 

  

 

881,823

 

  

 

1,525,000

 

  

 

2,230,823

 

Total assets

  

 

218,158,564

 

  

 

219,241,804

 

  

 

318,593,676

 

  

 

319,299,499

 

Accumulated deficit

  

 

(27,700,608

)

  

 

(26,617,368

)

  

 

(49,457,313

)

  

 

(48,751,490

)

Stockholders’ equity

  

 

78,957,597

 

  

 

80,040,837

 

  

 

57,200,892

 

  

 

57,906,715

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  

 

218,158,564

 

  

 

219,241,804

 

  

 

318,593,676

 

  

 

319,299,499

 

 

Results of Operations

 

As noted above, we have restated our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001. All amounts and percentages have been revised to reflect the adjustments made to our prior period financial information.

 

In March 2002, we completed the sale of two radio stations in the New Orleans market. As of November 1, 2001, the purchaser began operating these stations under a time brokerage agreement until their disposition on March 20, 2002, which resulted in lower net revenue and station operating expenses during the year ended December 31, 2002. We also completed our barter agreements with eTour, Inc. in May 2001 and FindWhat.com in October 2001, both of which contributed to lower net revenue during the year ended December 31, 2002. In addition, we also completed our 1997 radio broadcast rights contract with the Florida Marlins in October 2001.

 

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On April 1, 2002, we began a one-year extension to our radio broadcast rights contract with the Florida Marlins on more favorable terms for the 2002 season. Currently, we do not have a contract to broadcast the Florida Marlins during the 2003 season.

 

On October 3, 2002, we entered into a definitive agreement with ABC, Inc. to sell WBYU-AM in the New Orleans market for $1.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. On February 5, 2003, we completed the sale of WBYU-AM to ABC, Inc for $1.5 million. The proceeds from the sale were used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving credit loan under our credit facility. Upon completion of this sale we no longer have operations in the New Orleans market, therefore the results of operations for WBYU-AM have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

 

Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. Implementation of this standard resulted in lower amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2002. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142, as of January 1, 2002, we tested our FCC broadcasting licenses, which were identified as intangible assets having indefinite useful lives, and goodwill for impairment. To determine the fair value of our FCC broadcasting licenses and goodwill, we obtained appraisals from an independent appraisal company. As a result of the testing, we recognized an impairment of $17.5 million related to FCC broadcasting licenses and goodwill in the Radio Group Three segment and recorded the loss as a cumulative effect of accounting change in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2002. The cumulative effect of the accounting change, net of income taxes, decreased net income $12.1 million and earnings per share $0.50, of which $0.4 million or $0.02 per share is reported in discontinued operations.

 

The following information presents the impact on the net loss and net loss per share had FCC broadcasting licenses and goodwill not been amortized during 2000 and 2001:

 

    

2000


    

2001


    

2002


 
    

As Restated

    

As Restated

        

Net loss

  

$

(28,514,447

)

  

$

(22,134,122

)

  

$

(3,727,050

)

FCC broadcasting licenses amortization (net of income taxes)

  

 

7,402,958

 

  

 

13,054,437

 

  

 

—  

 

Goodwill amortization (net of income taxes)

  

 

704,774

 

  

 

768,066

 

  

 

—  

 

    


  


  


Adjusted net loss

  

$

(20,406,715

)

  

$

(8,311,619

)

  

$

(3,727,050

)

    


  


  


Basic and diluted net loss per share:

                          

Net loss

  

$

(1.21

)

  

$

(0.91

)

  

$

(0.15

)

FCC broadcasting licenses amortization

  

 

0.31

 

  

 

0.54

 

  

 

—