What does production companies — retransmission expense mean?

This represents the costs incurred by the segment for the right to retransmit broadcast signals or content to viewers. It is a critical expense category for media companies that rely on content distribution agreements to reach their audience.

Gray Television GTN Production Companies — Retransmission Expense

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NXSTProduction and delivery

$611M+10.9%

EQTTransmission — Production

$0—

EQTTransmission — Total Operating Expenses

$45.43M+5.4%

SIRITransmission — Cost of Services

$47M-6.0%

GHC

GHCTelevision Broadcasting — Networking and Programming Expenses

$30.12M-3.9%

IHRTProduction and delivery

$375.07M+5.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$768.0M-1.8%

Operating income$81.0M-12.0%

Net income-$20.0M-122%

EPS (diluted)-$0.34-47.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$259.0M+23.3%

Total debt$5.8B+2.3%

Total equity$2.1B-6.3%

Total assets$10.3B-1.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.0M-99.2%

CapEx$19.0M+26.7%

Free cash flow-$18.0M-115%

Valuation

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Market cap$367.8M-15.6%

Enterprise value$5.92B+0.2%

P/S0.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin12.4%-10.4pp

Net margin-3.1%-10.8pp

FCF margin1.9%-17.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-4.4%-17.3pp

Debt / equity2.8×+0.2×

Current ratio1.2×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Gray Television in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept gtn:RetransmissionExpense.

The official record: Gray Television’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Gray Television's production companies — retransmission expense?: Gray Television (GTN) reported production companies — retransmission expense of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does production companies — retransmission expense mean?: This represents the costs incurred by the segment for the right to retransmit broadcast signals or content to viewers. It is a critical expense category for media companies that rely on content distribution agreements to reach their audience.