JANUARY 21, 1997

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996

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

          AM RADIO                      4857
          FM RADIO                      5419
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1864
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          TOTAL                        12140

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              630
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              560
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             241
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             124
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          TOTAL                         1555

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2720
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2674
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2278
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          TOTAL                         7672

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1400
          VHF LOW POWER TV               554
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          TOTAL                         1954




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