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Old April 9th 08, 05:03 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default FCC Data : AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Totals

On Apr 9, 8:30*am, RHF wrote:
On Apr 9, 6:04*am, rktz wrote: wrote:

- - NPR is just to the left side of FM 97.3 on my radio dial.
- - I NEVER tune in that Nazi Fascist Commie NPR.
- - cuhulin

- Do tell
- ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Non-Commercial Educational (NCE)
"Public" Broadcasting is Reserved for :
FM Radio Channels : 200 through 220 = 21 Channels
Frequencies : 87.8 MHz ~ 92 MHzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting_in_the_USA#FM_radio_chan....
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FCC Data : AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Totals

Here is the latest FCC Data for AM and FM Broadcast
Radio Station Totals Licensed as of December 31, 2007 :
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/totals/bt071231.html#START

Total AM Radio Stations = 4,776 ~ 34.2%

Total FM Radio Stations = 6,309 ~ 45.1%

Total FM {Educational} PBS/NPR Radio Stations = 2,892 ~ 20.7%
[ Total FM Radio Stations = 9201 ~ 65.8% ]

GRAND TOTAL FOR ALL RADIO STATIONS = 13,977

Giving Non-Commercial "Public" Radio a 21% Monopoly
{Set-A-Side} in Radio Stations and 31.4% of All the FM
Radio Stations.

PLUS - The [Hidden] Numbers :
FM Radio Stations Translators and Boosters = 5904
Low Power FM Radio Stations = 831
Bring the True {Real} Total FM Radio Stations = 15936

~ RHF