How Many TV and Radio Stations are There? (Dec 2014)
January 7, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission announced the totals for broadcast stations licensed as of December 31, 2014 at 30,592.
The station breakdown is as follows:
AM Stations: 4705
FM Commercial: 6652
FM Educational: 4075
Total full-power radio: 15,432
Low Power radio: 942
UHF Commercial TV: 1032
VHF Commercial TV: 358
UHF Educational TV: 289
VHF Educational TV: 106
Total full power TV: 1,785
Class A UHF Stations: 385
Class A VHF Stations: 46
Total Class A TV: 431
FM Translators & Boosters: 6249
UHF Translators: 2842
VHF Translators: 908
Total translators: 9,999
UHF Low Power TV: 1624
VHF Low Power TV: 379
Total Broadcast Stations: 30,592
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