October 19, 1998

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of September 30, 1998:

          AM RADIO                      4734
          FM RADIO                      5639
          FM EDUCATIONAL                2000
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          TOTAL                        12373

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              656
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              559
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             243
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             125
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          TOTAL                         1583

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     3133
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2750
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2186
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          TOTAL                         8069

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1545
          VHF LOW POWER TV               556
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          TOTAL                         2101


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