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Colorado Media Newsroom
October 8th, 2023, 09:10 AM
From Radio Insight:


https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/fccseal2020-200x200.pngThe FCC released its quarterly station count list showing continued drops in the number of AM, commercial FM, and LPFM totals. Combined FM Translators and boosters are also down compared to the end of 2022.














AM
FM Commercial
FM Educational
Total Radio
LPFM
FM Translators Boosters
Total Broadcast


Jan 1970
4269
2083
399
6751
0
n/a
n/a


Dec 1990
4987
4392
1440
10819
0
1866
19939


Dec 1995
4909
5296
1815
12020
0
1541
22683


Sep 1999
4783
5766
2066
12615
0
3237
24575


Dec 2003
4794
6217
2552
13563
0
3834
26613


Dec 2008
4786
6247
3040
14253
859
6120
29832


Dec 2013
4727
6612
4019
15358
776
6054
30432


Dec 2018
4619
6754
4135
15508
2172
7952
33342


Dec 2020
4593
6772
4135
15500
2169
8182
33513


Dec 2020
4551
6699
4195
15445
2136
8420
33564


Dec 2021
4509
6676
4204
15389
2069
8866
33467


Dec 2022
4484
6686
4207
15377
2015
8950
33517


Sep 2023
4452
6670
4263
15385
1978
8928
33447



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Primary Station Changes

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Silent Notifications

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