CREATE TABLE table_204_601 (id DECIMAL, "area served" TEXT, "city of license" TEXT, "vc" DECIMAL, "rf" DECIMAL, "callsign" TEXT, "network" TEXT, "notes" TEXT)

how many television stations serve the cape girardeau area ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_601 WHERE "area served" = 'cape girardeau'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_601" WHERE "area served" = 'cape girardeau'