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Broadcast station callsigns and owners, US FCC

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callsigns.Rd

Roughly 43k boadcast station callsigns and owners for FCC licensees in the United States. Includes the callsign, the city, state, and the name of the organization permitted to use the station by the FCC.

Usage

callsigns

Format

A data frame with 43366 rows and 6 variables.

Source

https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/lmsDatabase.html

Details

Service codes:

  • ACA. Analog Class A

  • AM. Amplitude modulation broadcast band (530--1700 kHz)

  • AX. International Broadcast Station

  • CA. Class A TV Station

  • DC. Digital Class A TV

  • DCA. Digital Class A

  • DRT. Digital Replacement Translator

  • DT. Digital TV

  • DTS. Distributed Transmission System

  • DTV. Full Service Television

  • FB. FM Booster

  • FL. Low Power FM

  • FM. Frequency modulation broadcast band (88--108 MHz band)

  • FX. FM Translator

  • LD. Digital Translator or Digital LPTV

  • LPA. Low Power Analog TV

  • LPD. Low Power Digital TV

  • LPT. Digital TV Translator

  • LPX. Analog tV Translator

  • TB. TV Microwave Booster

  • TX. TV Translator or LPTV station

Variables

Variables:

  • callsign. Callsign of the station

  • city. City of the facility

  • state. Two-letter state of the facility

  • service. Type of service (AM, FM, DTV, etc.)

  • licensee_permittee_name. Organization that owns the permit

  • facility_id. FCC's unique ID number for the facility