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                                                                      APRIL 7, 1997

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF MARCH 31, 1997

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of March 31, 1997:

          AM RADIO                      4821
          FM RADIO                      5442
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1865
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          TOTAL                        12128

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              632
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              556
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             241
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             124
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          TOTAL                         1553

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2751
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2692
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2285
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          TOTAL                         7728

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1407
          VHF LOW POWER TV               543
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          TOTAL                         1950




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