*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 27470.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). May 5, 2003 BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF March 31, 2003 AM STATIONS 4804 FM COMMERCIAL 6179 FM EDUCATIONAL 2400 TOTAL 13,383 UHF COMMERCIAL TV 757 VHF COMMERCIAL TV 583 UHF EDUCATIONAL TV 254 VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 127 TOTAL 1,721 CLASS A UHF STATIONS 493 CLASS A VHF STATIONS 107 TOTAL 600 FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 3818 UHF TRANSLATORS 2632 VHF TRANSLATORS 2094 TOTAL 8,544 UHF LOW POWER TV 1596 VHF LOW POWER TV 522 TOTAL 2,118 TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 26,366 - FCC - 1