| Year | % of revenue | 
|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.7% | 
| 2003 | 46.1% | 
| 2004 | 42.8% | 
| 2005 | 44.9% | 
| 2006 | 42% | 
| 2007 | 45% | 
| 2008 | 43.5% | 
| 2009 | 44.7% | 
| 2010 | 46.8% | 
| 2011 | 48.2% | 
| 2012 | 48.6% | 
| 2013 | 50% | 
| 2014 | 51.8% | 
Note: Based on survey responses of news directors at all commercial local TV stations in the fourth quarter of 2014 among operating, non-satellite-television stations.
Source: RTDNA/Hofstra University Surveys.
“State of the News Media 2016”