FEBRUARY 5, 1997

          BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF JANUARY 31, 1997

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

          AM RADIO                      4854
          FM RADIO                      5429
          FM EDUCATIONAL                1868
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          TOTAL                        12151

          UHF COMMERCIAL TV              631
          VHF COMMERCIAL TV              560
          UHF EDUCATIONAL TV             241
          VHF EDUCATIONAL TV             124
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          TOTAL                         1556

          FM TRANSLATORS & BOOSTERS     2726
          UHF TRANSLATORS               2675
          VHF TRANSLATORS               2282
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          TOTAL                         7683

          UHF LOW POWER TV              1407
          VHF LOW POWER TV               550
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          TOTAL                         1957




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