*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 24262.doc* NEWS News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 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 13, 2003 BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AM STATIONS 4804 FM COMMERCIAL 6173 FM EDUCATIONAL 2354 TOTAL 13,331 UHF COMMERCIAL TV 755 VHF COMMERCIAL TV 583 UHF EDUCATIONAL TV 254 VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 127 TOTAL 1,719 CLASS A UHF STATIONS 485 CLASS A VHF STATIONS 106 TOTAL 591 FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 3825 UHF TRANSLATORS 2640 VHF TRANSLATORS 2094 TOTAL 8,559 UHF LOW POWER TV 1595 VHF LOW POWER TV 524 TOTAL 2,119 TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 26,319 - FCC - 1