NOTE. Data for certain stations are excluded because of inconsistencies in their reports.

TABLE 8.-Distribution of stations by total amounts received for political

TABLE 9.-Distribution of stations by total amount of time of sustaining

Number of commercial stations in operation_-_

Number of stations filing usable reports (excludes stations which failed to file reports, filed reports received too late to tabulate, or filed nonusable reports).

Number of stations reporting no political broadcast activity

Number of stations reporting political broadcast activity---

3, 713

3,553 102

3, 451

TABLE 10.-Program time and announcements paid for by candidates or

TABLE 11.-Program time free of charge to candidates or supporters

NOTE.-Excludes data for 92 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.

TABLE 12.-Number of political broadcasters by time of day broadcast

NOTE.-Excludes data for 131 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.