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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. 
See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 11, 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 30, 2012 

 
 
The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast stations licensed as of  
December 30, 2012: 
 
AM 
STATIONS 
   4738 
FM 
COMMERCIAL 
   6598 
FM 
EDUCATIONAL 
   3860 
 

TOTAL 

      
15,196 
 
 
UHF 
COMMERCIAL 
TV 
  1028 
VHF COMMERCIAL TV 
 
 
  358 
UHF EDUCATIONAL TV   
 
  288 
VHF EDUCATIONAL TV   
 
  107 
 

TOTAL 

      
 
 
 
1,781 
 
CLASS A UHF STATIONS   
 
  393 
CLASS A VHF STATIONS   
 
    61 
 

TOTAL 

 
 
 
 
 
       454 
 
FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 
 6075 
UHF 
TRANSLATORS    
3015 
VHF 
TRANSLATORS    
1156 
 

TOTAL 

      
 
 
10,246 
 
UHF LOW POWER TV 
 
 
 1587 
VHF LOW POWER TV 
 
 
   397 
 

TOTAL 

      
 
 
 
 
1,984 
 
LOW POWER FM 
 
 
 
   809   
        809 
 
 
TOTAL 

BROADCAST 

STATIONS     30,470 

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Edoc Internal Id: 
318352
Released On: 
Thu, 2013-01-10 19:00
Published On: 
January 11 2013
Edoc ID: 
DOC-318352

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