And, he added, after several years of low revenue, growers tend to cut back on production.
The business systems unit also reported a loss, because of lower revenues in the quarter.
The free commercials were a main cause of the lower revenues, one executive said.
Doctors, in response to lower revenue and higher costs, have tried to maintain incomes by seeing more patients.
Lack of proper investment in infrastructure and technology is the reason for such low revenue.
Despite lower revenues for the group after the station sales, operating profits rose 10 percent, to $71 million.
The money would be redistributed among teams with lower revenues.
A low revenue or small market team can lose for three years and load up on talent.
In the similar 1991 period, the company lost $253 million on 10.3 percent lower revenues of $2.9 billion.
Just as costs are rising, the industry is threatened with lower revenues because consumers might cut back on travel plans.