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February 27, 2009
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast stations licensed as of 
December 31, 2008:
AM STATIONS 4786
FM COMMERCIAL 6427
FM EDUCATIONAL 3040
TOTAL 14,253
UHF COMMERCIAL TV 796
VHF COMMERCIAL TV 582
UHF EDUCATIONAL TV 252
VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 129
TOTAL 1,759
CLASS A UHF STATIONS 460
CLASS A VHF STATIONS 94
TOTAL 554
FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 6120
UHF TRANSLATORS 2476
VHF TRANSLATORS 1513
TOTAL 10,109
UHF LOW POWER TV 1763
VHF LOW POWER TV 535
TOTAL 2,298
LOW POWER FM 859 859
TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 29,832
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