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January 5, 2017
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016
The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast stations licensed as of 
December 31, 2016:
AM STATIONS 4669
FM COMMERCIAL 6746
FM EDUCATIONAL 4101
TOTAL 15,516
UHF COMMERCIAL TV 1033
VHF COMMERCIAL TV 351
UHF EDUCATIONAL TV   289
VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 105
TOTAL 1,778
CLASS A UHF STATIONS   393
CLASS A VHF STATIONS 24
TOTAL        417
FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 7253
UHF TRANSLATORS 2911
VHF TRANSLATORS   878
TOTAL    11,042
UHF LOW POWER TV 1600
VHF LOW POWER TV    366
TOTAL      1,966
LOW POWER FM   1678         1,678
TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 32,397
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