[Scan-DC] Total number of broadcast stations

[Andrew Clegg]

Some mildly interesting quarterly statistics released today by the FCC...

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
TOTAL 859

TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 29,832