OCTOBER 7, 1996

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of September 30, 1996:

          AM RADIO                      4872
          FM RADIO                      5390
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1850
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          TOTAL                        12112

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              627
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              560
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             241
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             123
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          TOTAL                         1551

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2675
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2650
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2280
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          TOTAL                         7605

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1387
          VHF LOW POWER TV               555
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          TOTAL                         1942




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                                             OCTOBER 7, 1996

            BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

                         CP'S         LICENSES         TOTALS 

AM RADIO                141           4872             5013

FM RADIO                627           5390             6017

FM EDUCATIONAL          286           1850             2136

UHF COMMERCIAL TV       122            627              749

VHF COMMERCIAL TV        14            560              574

UHF EDUCATIONAL TV       15            241              256

VHF EDUCATIONAL TV        4            123              127

FM TRANS. & BOOSTERS    520           2675             3195

UHF-TV TRANSLATORS      268           2650             2918

VHF-TV TRANSLATORS       83           2280             2363

UHF LOW POWER TV        1332          1387             2719

VHF LOW POWER TV         65            555              620
                                                                 
                                      

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