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 DA  05-  3149  Released:  December  8,  2005 
 BROADCAST  STATION  TOTALS  AS  OF  SEPTEMBER  30,  2005 


 The  Commission  has  announced  the  following  totals  for  broadcast  stations  licensed  as  of  September  30,  2005: 
 AM  STATIONS  4758  FM  COMMERCIAL  6215 
 FM  EDUCATIONAL  2626  TOTAL  13,599 


 UHF  COMMERCIAL  TV  781  VHF  COMMERCIAL  TV  589 
 UHF  EDUCATIONAL  TV  253  VHF  EDUCATIONAL  TV  126 
 TOTAL  1,749 
 CLASS  A  UHF  STATIONS  485  CLASS  A  VHF  STATIONS  108 
 TOTAL  593 
 FM  TRANSLATORS  &  BOOSTERS  3920  UHF  TRANSLATORS  2678 
 VHF  TRANSLATORS  1825  TOTAL  8,423 


 UHF  LOW  POWER  TV  1621  VHF  LOW  POWER  TV  496 
 TOTAL  2,117 
 LOW  POWER  FM  598  598 


 TOTAL  BROADCAST  STATIONS  27,079 
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