FCC Actions
The FCC has released its quarterly station license count showing a total count of 15,395 full-power radio licenses with 4400 AMs, 6618 commercial FMs, and 4377 non-commercial FMs. That shows a loss of 44 AM licenses since the start of 2024, a drop of 45 commercial FMs, and a gain of 91 non-commercial licenses.
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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
Marietta College has requested cancellation of its 4w/32m Class D license for 98.5 WCMO Marietta OH so it can commence operation on 97.5 WCMO-LP Marietta with a stronger 100w/27m facility from the same tower.
Silent Notifications
- Coffee County Broadcasters’ 1310 WOKA Douglas GA (Hurricane Helene)
- Bennett Radio Group’s 780 WEZR Rumford ME (Tower needs to be replaced)
- VCY America’s 89.1 KVCS Spring Valley MN (STL failure)
- Redemption Strategies Broadcasting’s 1070 WCSZ Sans Souci SC (Hurricane Helene)
- Joy Christian Ministries’ 88.3 KOUI Mount Pleasant TX (Loss of transmitter site)
The following stations that had requested silent STAs due to Hurricane Helene have resumed operation:
- Dockins Communications’ 1400 WPRY Perry FL
- iHeartMedia’s 1340 WYNF Augusta GA
- iHeartMedia’s 1440 WGIG Brunswick GA
- HRN Broadcasting’s 1350 WZGM Black Mountain NC
- iHeartMedia’s 560 WVOC Columbia SC
- iHeartMedia’s 94.1 WRZE Kingstree SC
- iHeartMedia’s 104.9 WROO Mauldin SC
- iHeartMedia’s 102.9 WZTF Scranton SC
AM Changes
iHeartMedia has requested cancellation of its CP to diplex News/Talk 1310 WIBA Madison WI on the tower site of “1070 The Game” WTSO Madison. WIBA will decrease from 5kW day and night to 4.8kW day and 1.4kW night. The CP was set to expire in November.
FM Changes
After losing its tower in Hurricane Helene, Perry Broadcasting’s Gospel “Praise 96.9” WTHB-FM Wrens GA applies
