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AM station totals are still declining as FM educational broadcasters continue to soar
AM station totals are still declining as FM educational broadcasters continue to soar
In Featured News by Wireless Estimator October 5, 2020
At the end of the third quarter, according to statistics just released by the FCC, AM and FM commercial stations continued to close their doors with 41 AM stations going out of business and 24 FM stations going silent in the past 12 months. ... FM educational stations, however, boosted declining radio stations with a gain of 74.
In its heyday 30 years ago, there were 4,987 AM stations compared to 4,560 today. FM commercial stations at that time totaled 4,357. Today’s count is 6,704. The largest increase is in FM educational stations that have swelled to 4,196 today from 1990’s total of 1,435.
There are a total of 33,489 stations today, compared to 19,809 in September, 1990, according to FCC statistics.
The total of broadcast stations was down only 3 from the same period last year, largely assisted by the addition of 162 FM translators and boosters.
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In Featured News by Wireless Estimator October 5, 2020
At the end of the third quarter, according to statistics just released by the FCC, AM and FM commercial stations continued to close their doors with 41 AM stations going out of business and 24 FM stations going silent in the past 12 months. ... FM educational stations, however, boosted declining radio stations with a gain of 74.
In its heyday 30 years ago, there were 4,987 AM stations compared to 4,560 today. FM commercial stations at that time totaled 4,357. Today’s count is 6,704. The largest increase is in FM educational stations that have swelled to 4,196 today from 1990’s total of 1,435.
There are a total of 33,489 stations today, compared to 19,809 in September, 1990, according to FCC statistics.
The total of broadcast stations was down only 3 from the same period last year, largely assisted by the addition of 162 FM translators and boosters.
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