Visualizing U.S. Radio Station Counts Since the Year 2000

Visualizing U.S. Radio Station Counts Since the Year 2000

The FCC’s station counts for AM, FM commercial and noncommercial, FM translators and boosters and LPFMs since 2000. Click to enlarge. In a time-series plot, let’s take a look at the latest station total report from the FCC, which reflects recent trends: Commercial AM and FM radio facilities are seeing gradual declines, while noncommercial FM totals continue to climb. NCE FMs continue to set new highs. As of the commission’s March 31 report, ther…

FCC Monitor: Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska Radio Sales Close – NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting

The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an official report of the FCC. The FCC’s quarterly broadcast station totals show 4,310 AM stations licensed as of March 31, which is 34 fewer than six months earlier. Over the same period, the number of full-power FM licenses rose by 33 to 11,357, while…