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.

AMFM CommercialFM EducationalTotal RadioLPFMFM Translators BoostersTotal Broadcast
Jan 19704269208339967510n/an/a
Dec 1990498743921440108190186619939
Dec 1995490952961815120200154122683
Sep 1999478357662066126150323724575
Dec 2003479462172552135630383426613
Dec 200847866247304014253859612029832
Dec 201347276612401915358776605430432
Dec 2018461967544135155082172795233342
Dec 2020459367724135155002169818233513
Dec 2020455166994195154452136842033564
Dec 2021450966764204153892069886633467
Dec 2022448466864207153772015895033517
Sep 2023445266704263153851978892833447

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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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