As I have said before on here, this will continue for AM stations as time goes on. Most will be daytimers not attached to a translator, followed by the "graveyard" part of the AM band.

Click the link below to read about FM and TV stations.

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The FCC’s latest quarterly station totals shows a continued decline in the number of AM stations, while the number of FM and full-power TV stations is remaining largely steady.

There were 4,343 licensed AM stations as of Sept. 30, down 17 from the June 30 total. The current total is more than 600 stations below the all-time high of 4,990 AM stations reached in 1991.

While online FCC records do not include totals for every year, it appears the number of AM stations is currently around the same level it was in the 1970s.

The total encompasses all licensed stations, including those that are not currently broadcasting. The FCC’s Licensing and Management System lists 129 AM stations as “licensed and silent” as of Nov. 25.

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