Exhibit 12.1
Entercom Communications Corp.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| Earnings |
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| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (benefit) |
$ | 37,092 | $ | 67,031 | $ | (131 | ) | $ | (745,172 | ) | $ | (7,699 | ) | $ | 83,443 | |||||||||
| Fixed charges |
19,366 | 34,534 | 35,371 | 49,181 | 55,178 | 47,468 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings (losses) available for fixed charges |
$ | 56,458 | $ | 101,565 | $ | 35,240 | $ | (695,991 | ) | $ | 47,479 | $ | 130,911 | |||||||||||
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| Fixed charges |
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| Interest expense |
13,679 | 26,598 | 29,711 | 43,393 | 49,502 | 42,833 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs |
2,825 | 3,912 | 1,518 | 1,647 | 1,681 | 1,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated interest expense portion included in rent expense |
2,862 | 4,024 | 4,142 | 4,141 | 3,995 | 3,295 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fixed charges |
$ | 19,366 | $ | 34,534 | $ | 35,371 | $ | 49,181 | $ | 55,178 | $ | 47,468 | ||||||||||||
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.92x | 2.94x | 1.00x | — | 0.86x | 2.76x | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges |
— | — | — | $ | (745,172 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
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