NOVEMBER 6, 1996

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF OCTOBER  31, 1996

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of October  31, 1996:

          AM RADIO                      4864
          FM RADIO                      5398
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1854
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          TOTAL                        12116

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              628
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              560
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             241
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             123
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          TOTAL                         1552

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2687
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2652
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2283
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          TOTAL                         7622

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1390
          VHF LOW POWER TV               553
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          TOTAL                         1943




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