FM US Station Growth (from Bruce Elving FM Atlas) year comm edu stereo ---- ---- ---- ------ 1949 737 34 1950 691 62 1951 649 83 1952 629 92 1953 580 106 1954 553 117 1955 540 124 1956 530 126 1957 530 135 1958 548 147 1959 622 154 1960 741 165 1961 889 186 1962 1012 201 1963 1120 221 239 1964 1181 243 279 1965 1343 262 350 1966 1515 291 477 1967 1708 318 610 1968 1850 348 731 1969 2018 375 787 1970 2126 416 1014 1971 2250 461 1353 1972 2352 521 1480 1973 2429 584 1756 1974 2547 684 1958