The FCC released its quarterly public notice, Broadcast Station Totals, itemizing the number of stations currently operating in each broadcast service.
AM STATIONS 4,427
FM COMMERCIAL 6,663
FM EDUCATIONAL 4,320
TOTAL 15,380
UHF COMMERCIAL TV 1,015
VHF COMMERCIAL TV 367
UHF EDUCATIONAL TV 267
VHF EDUCATIONAL TV 116
TOTAL 1,765
CLASS A UHF STATIONS 349
CLASS A VHF STATIONS 30
TOTAL 379
FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS 8,913
UHF TRANSLATORS 2,459
VHF TRANSLATORS 659
TOTAL 12,031
UHF LOW POWER TV 1,516
VHF LOW POWER TV 313
TOTAL 1,829
LOW POWER FM 1,960
TOTAL 1,960
TOTAL BROADCAST STATIONS 33,344
Compared to last year’s report, there are 45 fewer AM stations and 18 fewer commercial FM stations, but 101 more noncommercial FM stations. There were 5 more commercial UHF TV stations and 2 more commercial VHF TV stations. There are 3 more noncommercial UHF TV stations, with 3 fewer noncommercial VHF TV stations.
Our thanks to noted FCC attorney David Oxenford for compiling this information. You can see the FCC’s 2023 Report here.
You can see the FCC’s 2024 Report here.