Basic financial statistics of public television licensees in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa for the 1971 fiscal year are listed. Data are given for 133 licensees which control 207 television stations. Information is compiled which relates to the allocation and disbursement of funds, income, direct operating costs, and capital expenditures. Six graphic figures, 31 summary tables, and 57 detailed tables provide the structural format for the presentation of the material. Added to the report are three appendixes which deal with a survey of public television licensees, questionnaire items, and a list of public television stations on the air during the year, including locations, call letters, and broadcast channels. (PB)