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.
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| AM | FM Commercial | FM Educational | Total Radio | LPFM | 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 2019 | 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 |
| Dec 2023 | 4444 | 6663 | 4286 | 15393 | 1967 | 8927 | 33428 |
| Dec 2024 | 4383 | 6625 | 4477 | 15485 | 1968 | 8880 | 33373 |
| Dec 2025 | 4342 | 6589 | 4755 | 15686 | 1994 | 8867 | 33573 |
| Mar 2026 | 4310 | 6574 | 4783 | 15667 | 2007 | 8854 | 33552 |
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
