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January 5, 2018
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017
The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast stations licensed as of 
December 31, 2017:
AM STATIONS 4639
FM COMMERCIAL 6744
FM EDUCATIONAL 4120
TOTAL 15,503
UHF COMMERCIAL TV 1013
VHF COMMERCIAL TV 364
UHF EDUCATIONAL TV   276
VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 114
TOTAL 1,767
CLASS A UHF STATIONS   364
CLASS A VHF STATIONS 27
TOTAL        391
FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 7585
UHF TRANSLATORS 2888
VHF TRANSLATORS   857
TOTAL    11,330
UHF LOW POWER TV 1563
VHF LOW POWER TV    375
TOTAL      1,938
LOW POWER FM   2077         2,077
TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 33,006
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