NEWS


                                             June 19, 1998

                   BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS MAY 31, 1998

The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast
stations licensed as of May 31, 1998:

          AM RADIO                      4724
          FM RADIO                      5615
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1980
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          TOTAL                        12322

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              652
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              559
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             243
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             125
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          TOTAL                         1579

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     3011
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2727
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2197
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          TOTAL                         7935

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1530
          VHF LOW POWER TV               559
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          TOTAL                         2089


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