Tally of Licenses, STAs, Construction Permits and Applications

This data is from the FCC CDBS database dated June 6, 2003. An Excel spreadsheet with all current TV listings in the FCC database is available from my web site at www.transmitter.com. You can also download the DTV database file directly from http://www.xmtr.com/fcc/dt030606.zip.

DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - June 6, 2003:

LICENSED (LIC): 355 (+9)
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (CP):985 (-60)
CP Modification (CP MOD):332 (+14)
STA (All variations):735 (+38)

Rule making - Digital channel changes
PENDING APPLICATIONS: 52 (+2)
GRANTS:119 (-0-)

(Change from May 3, 2003 listing)
Note: The total will be greater than the number of DTV stations as some stations have both licenses, construction permits and applications on file.