January 23, 1998

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of December 31, 1997:

          AM RADIO                      4762
          FM RADIO                      5542
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1923
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          TOTAL                        12227

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              640
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              558
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             242
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             124
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          TOTAL                         1564

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2881
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2732
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2252
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          TOTAL                         7865

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1480
          VHF LOW POWER TV               557
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          TOTAL                         2037



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