FCC Report 10/8: Station Counts Show Declines

The 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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License Cancellations

Whitley County Board of Education has turned in the license of 1430 WCWC Williamsburg KY.

Leo Ashcraft’s Radio Inc. has surrendered its CP for 88.7 in Blackwell TX.

Primary Station Changes

  • With its pending sale of 1470 WWNN Pompano Beach, Vic Canales Media Group files to have “True Oldies” 95.3 W237BD Boca Raton and 96.9 W245BC Lauderdale Lakes FL be fed via Audacy’s 104.3 WSFS-HD3 Miramar.
  • After the sale of 93.5 WVIP New Rochelle NY, Sound of Long Island’s “Radio Korea NY” 98.3 W252CS Palisades Park NJ and 101.5 W268BY Queens NY move their parent signal to Audacy’s 94.7 WXBK-HD3 Newark NJ.
  • HHawaiiMedia files to update where three of their Honolulu translators have been broadcasting from. Alternative “96.7 The X” K244EO is paired with 1370 KHXM Pearl City. Filipino “Pinoy Power 104.7” K284AL is fed via SummitMedia’s 100.3 KCCN-HD2 Honolulu. Smooth Jazz “Jazzy 107.5” K298BA originates on 1130 KPHI Honolulu.
  • Bhagwan Dadlani’s 102.7 W274BG Montgomery AL changes primary station from 95.7 WKXN Fort Deposit to Hughey Communications’ 1130 WALQ Carrville.

Silent Notifications

  • Williams Communications’ 105.5 WFCT Apalachicola FL (Transmitter damaged from Hurrican Idalia)
  • Krma Media Group’s 1490 WYYZ Jasper GA (Tower dismantled after land sale)
  • South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting’s 91.9 KHEB Granite OK (Repairs needed)
  • BCVISION’s 104.3 KZBS Granite OK (Repairs needed)

FM Changes

SummitMedia’s “Classic Rock 96.5” WKLR Fort Lee VA seeks to have its community of license updated to its new name of Fort Gregg-Adams.

Jodesha Broadcasting applies to upgrade 105.7 KJET Union WA

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