Call Letter Origins: Key
| Calls | Call Letters (All are AM unless otherwise noted)
| (CC):
| Carrier Current
| | (FM):
| FM
| | (SW):
| Shortwave
| | (TV):
| Television
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| City of License | Current City of License as of this document's date
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| * | Origin of the Call Letters
| E:
| Euphony - Sound of call letters, perhaps spelling a word
| | F:
| Frequency - Call letters related in some way to dial position
| | O:
| Ownership Related - Initials or name of [original] licensee
| | L:
| Location Related - Pertaining to geographic feature, region or city
| | S:
| Slogan - Promotional phrase, often reflecting licensee
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| Explanation/Notes | The relationship to the call letters
For instance, WCFL (once in Chicago) would be shown as: C)hicago
F)ederation of L)abor to clarify "CFL" in the callsign. In some cases,
additional historic facts dealing with the call letters or station is
also indicated.
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Note that the contents of the call letter list itself is
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presents the information in a machine-readable format.
Calls City of License * Explanation/Notes
2BD Aberdeen, Scotland L Ab)erd)een
2BE Belfast, Ireland L B)e)lfast
2BS Bathurst, NSW L 2 = New South Wales, B)athurs)t
2DE Dundee, Scotland L D)undee)
2EH Edinburgh, Scotland L E)dinburgh)
2LO London, England L L)o)ndon
2LS Leeds, England L L)eeds)
2LT Lithgow, NSW L 2 = New South Wales, L)ithg)ow
2RN Dublin, Irish Free State E RN=phonetic of 'Eireann' Gaelic for
Irish
2WR Birmingham, Witton L W)itton R)adio Note: changed to 5IT
when BBC took over from Western
Electric
5IT Birmingham, Witton L Wi)t)ton
5NG Nottingham, England L N)otting)ham
5NO Newcastle, England L N)o)rrth of England
5PY Plymouth, England L P)ly)mouth
5SC Glasgow, Scotland L S)c)otland
5SX Swansea, England L S)wansea, X a cypher for the second
letter
5WA Cardiff, Wales L W)a)les`
6BM Bournemouth, England L B)ournem)outh
6CK Cork, Irish Free State L C)ork)
6FL Sheffield, England L Shef)fiel)d
6KH Kingston, England L K)ingston upon H)ull
6LV Liverpool, England L L)iv)erpool
6PR Perth, WA L 6 = Western Australia, P)er)th
6ST Stoke-on-Trent, England L S)toke-on-T)rent
CBA Moncton, NB O C)B)C A)tlantic
CBCV-FM Victoria, BC L C)B)C) V)ictoria
CBE Windsor, ON L C)B)C E)ssex County
CBF Montreal, QC O C)B)C F)rench Network
CBG Gander, NF L C)B)C G)ander
CBH Halifax, NS L C)B)C H)alifax
CBK Regina, SK K C)B)C K) refers to Kelsey, the Explorer
CBL Toronto, ON L C)B)C Great L)akes
CBM Montreal, QC O C)anadian B)roadcasting M)ontreal
CBN St. Johns, NF L C)B)C N)ewfoundland
CBO Ottawa, ON L C)B)C O)ttawa
CBR Calgary, AB L C)B)C Calgar)y
CBR Calgary, AB L C)B)C R)ocky Mountains
CBSI-FM Sept-Iles, QC L C)B)C S)ept-I)les
CBU Vancouver, BC L C)B)C Vancou)ver
CBW Winnipeg, MB L C)B)C W)innipeg
CFCF Montreal, QC S C)anada's F)irst, C)anada's F)inest
(CFCF is Canada's oldest radio station)
CFCO Chatham, ON L C)oming f)rom C)hatham, O)N
CFFB-TV Iqaluit, NU L F)robisher B)ay, former name of Iqaluit
CFGP Grand Prairie, AB L G)rand P)rairie
CFJP-TV Quebec City, QC O J)ean P)ouliot
CFLC Brockville, ON S C)anada's F)inest L)ittle C)ommunity
CFMO Ottawa, ON S F)M) O)ttawa
CFMT-TV Toronto, ON S C)anada's F)irst M)ulticultural
T)elevision Station
CFNB Fredericton, NB L F)redericton N)ew B)runswick
CFOS Owen Sound, ON L O)wen S)ound
CFPL London, ON O F)ree P)ress L)ondon
CFPR Prince Rupert, BC L P)rince R)upert
CFRA Ottawa, ON O F)rank R)yan A)ssociates
CFRB Toronto, ON O C)anada's F)inest R)adio B)atteries or
R)ogers B)atteryless, Radio
Manufacturer
CFRC Kingston, ON S C)anada's F)inest R)ugby C)hampions
Note: operated by Queen's University at
Kingston, it is Canada's second oldest
station
CFRE-TV Regina, SK L R)e)gina
CFRX-SW Toronto, ON S C)F)R)B Ex)tended Range
CFSK-TV Saskatoon, SK L S)ask)atoon
CFTK-TV Terrace, BC L T)errace-K)itimat
CFTO-TV Toronto, ON L T)o)ronto
CFTR Toronto, ON O T)ed R)ogers, see CFRB-Roger's
Batteryless
CFTU-TV Montreal, QC O T)ele-U)niversite
CFVP-SW Calgary, AB S V)oice of the P)rairies
CFWH Whitehorse, YT L W)h)itehorse
CFYK Yellowknife, NT L Y)ellowk)nife
CHAM Hamilton, ON L H)a)m)ilton, ON
CHAT Medicine Hat, AB L H)a)t)
CHEX Peterborough, ON O Peterborough E)x)aminer (newspaper)
CHEZ Ottawa, ON E CHEZ = French 'home of'
CHFD-TV Thunder Bay, ON O H). F). D)ougall
CHNC New Carlisle, QC L N)ew C)arlisle
CHNS Halifax, NS L H)alifax, N)ova S)cotia
CHOO Ajax, ON S C)ountry H)eart o)f O)ntario
CHQM Vancouver, BC S Q)uality M)usic, was once classic and
easy listening
CHQM Vancouver, BC S Q)uality M)usic, was once classic and
easy listening
CHSJ Saint John, NB L Saint John
CHUM Toronto, ON E CHUM = chum (friend)
CHWK Chilliwack, BC L C)h)illiw)ack)
CHYR Leamington, ON E CHYR = 'Cheer'
CICT-TV Calgary, AB S I)ndependent C)algary T)elevision
CIDC Brampton, ON O D)oug C)unningham (founder)
CIHF-TV Halifax, NS L H)alifax and F)redericton
CIII-TV Toronto, ON F III=Roman numeral for 3, refers to
Global, Canada's third TV network, of
which CIII-TV is a part
CILQ Toronto, ON E CILQ='silk' Note: was to be easy
listening, silky smooth, now rock
CINF Montreal, QC S I)n)f)o 690
CINW Montreal, QC S 940 N)ew)s
CIOO Halifax, NS E C = SEA IOO = 100.1 mHz
CIPA-TV Prince Albert, SK L P)rince A)lbert
CISA-TV Lethbridge, AB S C)anadian I)ndependent S)outhern
A)lberta
CITE Montreal, QC E CITE = French 'city'
CITL-TV Lloydminster, AB S I)ndependent T)elevision in
L)loydminster
CITO-TV Timmins, ON L T)immins, O)ntario
CITV-TV Edmonton, AB S I)ndependent T)elev)ision, now part of
Global TV Network
CITY-TV Toronto, ON E C)i)t)y) of Toronto, from the fact that
Toronto is Canada's largest city
CIVI-TV Victoria, BC L V)ancouver I)sland
CIVM-TV Montreal, QC L V)ille de M)ontreal
CJAD Montreal, QC O J). A)rthur D)upont
CJBC Toronto, ON O J)arvis B)aptist C)hurch
CJCB Sydney, NS O J)ennie Hathanson C)apre B)reton
CJDC-TV Dawson Creek, BC L D)awson C)reek
CJKL Kirkland Lake, ON L K)irkland L)ake
CJME Regina, SK O J). M)arsh E)llis
CJOB Winnepeg, MB O J).O). B)lick
CJOH-TV Ottawa, ON L O)ttawa-H)ull
CJRT-FM Toronto, ON S J)ournalism R)adio-T)elevision (Ryerson
Polytech)
CJTT New Liskeard, ON L T)ri T)owns of New Liskeard, Haileybury
and Cobalt
CJVI Victoria, BC L V)i)ctoria
CKBB Barrie, ON O B)arrie B)roadcasting
CKCL Vancouver, BC S C)l)ear
CKCO-TV Kitchener, ON L K)itchener, C)entral O)ntario
CKEK Cranbrook, BC L C)ranbrook K)imberley E)ast K)ootenay
CKJD Sarnia, ON O K)eith J). D)ancy Note: now CKTY
CKLC Kingston, ON L K)ingston-L)imestone C)ity
CKLT Saint John, NB S L)T)V (former nickname for station)
CKLT-TV Saint John, NB S L)ionel T)elevision (Name of system
station used to be part of)
CKLW Windsor, ON L L)ondon-W)indsor
CKNB Campbellton, NB L K)ampbellton = Campbellton), N)B)
CKND-TV Winnipeg, MB L N)orth D)akota, station used to be
located in Pembina, North Dakota
CKRD-TV Red Deer, AB L R)ed D)eer
CKRN Rouyn, QC L R)ouyn)
CKSA-TV Lloydminster, AB L S)askatchewan and A)lberta
CKSO-TV Sudbury, ON L S)udbury, O)ntario, now CICI-TV
CKVD Val d'Or, QC L V)al d)'Or
CKVI Kingston, ON O K)ingston C)ollegiate and V)ocational
I)nstitute
CKVN Vancouver, BC O V)ancouver N)ews (newspaper)
CKVR-TV Barrie, ON O V)alerie and R)alph Snelgrove
CKVU-TV Vancouver, BC L V)ancou)ver
CKWS Kingston, ON O K)ingston W)hig-S)tandard
HCJB(SW) Quito, Ecuador S H)eralding C)hrist J)esus' B)lessings
Note: in Spanish - H)oy C)hristo J)esus
B)endice
ICRT Taipei, Taiwan S I)nternational C)ommunity R)adio
T)aipei
KAAL(TV) Austin, MN L A)ustin-A)lbert L)ea
KAAT Oakhurst, CA E KAAT = cat
KABC Los Angeles, CA O A)merican B)roadcasting C)ompany
KABF Little Rock, AR O A)rkansas B)roadcast F)oundation
KABI Abilene, KS L A)b)i)lene
KABL Oakland, CA E KABL = Cable (Cars)
KABQ Albuquerque, NM L A)lb)uq)uerque
KABR Aberdeen, SD L A)b)er)deen Note: now KGIM
KACC Alvin, TX O A)lvin C)ommunity C)ollege
KACV Amarillo, TX S A)marillo C)ollege V)oice
KADA Ada, OK L A)d)a)
KADY-TV Oxnard, CA O Once owned by Meshulum Riklis and
then-wife Pia Zadora, named after
daughter Kady (same spelling)
KAFA(FM) Colorado Springs, CO O A)ir F)orce A)cademy
KAFF Flagstaff, AZ L Flagsta)f)f)
KAGG Bryan, TX S A)g)g)ies (Texas A&M city)
KAGT Anacortes, WA L Ska)g)it) County
KAID Boise, ID L A)da county I)D)
KAIN Nampa, ID O KAIN='Cain', Dolye Cain, original owner
KAJN Crowley, LA E KAJN = Cajun
KAKC Tulsa, OK O Sam A)vey, K)ellough and Glen C)ondon
KALB Alexandria, LA S K)now A)l)exandria B)etter
KALN Iola, KS L A)l)len) County
KALP Alpine, TX L A)l)p)ine
KALS Kalispell, MT L K)a)l)is)pell
KALV Alva, OK L A)l)v)a
KALX(FM) Berkeley, CA E KAL = Cal, University of California
KAMD Camden, AR L K)a)m)d)en
KAMO Rogers, AR L A)rkansas M)issouri O)klahoma
KAMR(TV) Amarillo, TX L A)m)ar)illio
KANA Anaconda, MT L A)n)a)conda
KAND Corsicana, TX O Wolf Brand Canned (KAND='canned') Chili
Company, wanted W)O)L)F) but FCC
regulations prohibited
KANE New Iberia, LA E sugar KANE = cane
KANG Angwin, LA L A)n)g)win
KANO Anoka, MN L A)n)o)ka
KANS Larned, KS L K)a)n)s)as
KANU Lawrence, KS O K)a)n)sas U)niversity
KAOR Oroville, CA L K)a)lifornia O)r)oville
KAOS(FM) Olympia, WA E KOAS='chaos'
KAPE Cape Girardeau, MO E KAPE = Cape
KAPJ Apache Junction, AZ L A)p)ache J)unction
KARB Price, UT L KARB='Carbon' for Carbon County
KARL Carlsbad, CA L K)a)r)l)sbad
KARM Fresno, CA O George Ha)r)m)
KARN Little Rock, AR O A)rkansas R)adio N)etwork
KARV Russellville, AR S A)rkansas R)iver V)alley
KARX(FM) Claude, TX S The K)a)r)
KARZ Phoenix, AZ L A)r)iz)ona
KASC Conway, AR O A)rkansas S)tate [Teachers] C)ollege
KASD Aberdeen, SD L A)berdeen S)outh D)akota
KAST Astoria, OR L A)s)t)oria
KASU Jonesboro, AR O A)rkansas S)tate U)niversity
KATH-TV Juneau, AK O K)a)t)h)y, owner's wife's first name
KATL Miles City, MT E KATL = cattle
KATN Boise, ID F A)da county, TN='10', 1010 kHz
KATV(TV) Little Rock, AR L A)rkansas T)V)
KAUB Auburn, NE L A)u)b)urn
KAUS Austin, MN L A)u)s)tin
KAVA Burney, CA E KAVA = lava (Mt. Lassen)
KAVE Carlsbad, NM E KAVE = cave
KAVL Lancaster, CA L A)ntelope V)al)ley
KAWC-AM Yuma, AZ O A)rizona W)estern C)ollege
KAXE-FM Grand Rapids, MN S AXE='the cutting edge' in the Minnesota
northwoods
KAYS Hays, KS L Ha)y)s
KBAD Carlsbad, NM L Carlsb)a)d)
KBAY(FM) San Jose, CA L San Francisco B)a)y) Area
KBBC Lake Havasu City, AZ L B)ritish B)roadcasting C)o. Note: home
of the relocated London Bridge
KBBF-FM Santa Rosa, CA O B)ilingual B)roadcasting F)oundation,
Inc.
KBBI-AM Homer, AK O K)achemak B)ay B)roadcasting, I)nc.
KBBQ Burbank, CA S K)-B)ar-B)-Q), country format, later
Ventura and Santa Barbara
KBBY(FM) Ventura, CA S Originally 'K-B)ab)y)' as album rock
station
KBBZ(FM) Kalispell, MT O BBZ = 'Bees', owner Benny Bee
KBCI(TV) Boise, ID L Formerly KBOI, when seperated from
radio, signmaker suggested modification
of sign by taking piece of 'O' away to
create a 'C'
KBCM(FM) Sioux City, IA S B)est C)ountry M)usic Note: now WNAX-FM
KBCO Boulder, CO L B)oulder, C)O)
KBEC Waxahachie, TX L E)llis C)ounty
KBEM Minneapolis, MN O B)oard of E)ducation-M)inneapolis
KBET Reno, NV S Place your BET
KBEW Blue Earth, MN L B)lue E)arth
KBHU Spearfish, SD S B)lack H)ills U)niversity
KBIG(FM) Los Angeles, CA S 'K)-B)i)g)' 104
KBIS Highland Park, TX E BIS = 'Business', financial format
KBJR Duluth, MN S K)eeping B)usiness J)obs and
R)ecreation in Duluth
KBLG Billings, MT L B)il)ling)s
KBLI Blackfoot, ID L B)l)ackfoot, I)daho
KBLI(FM) Bellingham, WA L 'BLI' airport code for Bellingham
KBLR(FM) Blair, NE L B)l)air)
KBLX Berkeley, CA E BLX = Black's
KBME Houston, TX S B)est M)usic E)ver Made (was KKBQ)
KBMR Bismarck, ND L B)ismark-M)andan R)adio
KBOB(FM) West Covina, CA O B)o)b) Burdette Investments
KBOC Bridgeport, TX S B)est o)f C)ountry
KBOI Boise, ID L B)o)i)se, Idaho
KBOM Los Alamos, NM E BOM = bomb (birthplace of atomic bomb)
KBOW Butte, MT S Silver BOW County
KBOZ Bozeman, MT L B)o)z)eman
KBPI(FM) Denver, CO O B)ill P)earson I)nc.
KBPR(FM) Brainerd, MN S B)rainerd P)ublic R)adio
KBPS Portland, OR O B)enson P)olytechnic S)chool
KBRK Brookings, SD L B)r)ook)ings
KBRR Leadville, CO E BRR = brrr!
KBRS Springdale, AR L B)entonville R)ogers S)pringdale
KBST Big Spring, TX L B)ig S)pring, T)exas
KBSU-FM Boise, ID O B)oise S)tate U)niversity
KBTM Jonesboro, AR O B)eard's T)emple of M)usic Note:
Originally licensed to Paragould
KBUE(FM) Long Beach, CA E 'Que B)u)e)na' ('Que' is how you
pronounce 'K' in Spanish)
KBUF Holcomb, KS S B)u)f)falos, mascot of Garden City
Community College
KBUR Burlington, IA L B)u)r)lington
KBUY Amarillo, TX S B)u)y) and Sell (see once co-owned
KSEL, Lubbock, TX), now KTNZ
KBVO(TV) Austin, TX E BVO = Bevo, University of TX Mascot
KBWS Eden, SD L B)ritton W)ebster S)isseton, cities
served by station
KBYU Provo, UT O B)righam Y)oung U)niversity
KCAL(TV) Los Angeles, CA L C)a)l)ifornia
KCAP Helena, MT L C)a)p)ital of Montana
KCBI(FM) Dallas, TX O C)riswell B)ible I)nstitute
KCBN Reno, NV S C)hristian B)roadcasting N)etwork
KCBQ San Diego, CA S C)olumbia B)roadcasting Q)uality
KCBS San Francisco, CA O C)B)S), Inc.
KCBY(TV) Coos Bay, OR L C)oos B)ay)
KCCI-TV Des Moines, IA O C)owles C)ommunications, I)nc.
KCCK-FM Cedar Rapids, IA O K)irkwood C)ommunity C)ollege
KCCM(FM) Moorhead, MN O C)oncordia C)ollege M)oorhead
KCCO(TV) Alexandria, MN O WCCO-TV satellite station
KCCR Pierre, SD S C)apital C)ity R)adio
KCCV Independence, MO S K)ansas C)ity's C)hristian V)oice
KCCW(TV) Walker, MN O KCCO satellite station-W)alker
KCDA(FM) Coeur'd Alene, ID L C)oeur'd) A)lene
KCDL Cordell, OK L C)ord)el)l
KCEN-TV Temple, TX L C)e)n)tral Texas
KCET(TV) Los Angeles, CA S C)ommunity E)ducational T)elevision
KCFB St. Cloud, MN O C)hristian F)ellowship B)roadcasting
KCFE Eden Prairie, MN E CFE='Cafe' Note: now KZNZ
KCFW-TV Kalispell, MT L K)alispell, C)olumbia F)alls, &
W)hitefish
KCGQ Cape Girardeau, MO L C)ape G)irardeau
KCHA Charles City, IA L C)h)a)rles City
KCHJ Delano, CA O C)harles H)enry J)ones
KCID Caldwell, ID O C)ollege of I)d)aho
KCIK-TV El Paso, TX S C)hrist i)s K)ing
KCIS Seattle, WA S C)hristian I)nformation S)tation Note:
see KCMS
KCIT(TV) Amarillo, TX S C-IT 'See it here'
KCIX(FM) Boise, ID F CIX='six', for 106 FM
KCLD St. Cloud, MN L St. C)l)oud)
KCLE Cleburne, TX L C)l)e)burne, TX
KCLS Flagstaff, AZ O C)heryl L)ynn S)aunders, daughter of
owner Ken Saunders
KCLU-FM Thousand Oaks, CA O C)alifornia L)utheran U)niversity
KCLV Clovis, NM L C)l)ov)is
KCLX Colfax, WA L C)ol)fax)
KCLY Clay Center, KS L C)l)ay) Center
KCML(FM) St. Joseph, MN S C)entral M)innesota's L)ite Music
Station
KCMO Kansas City, MO L K)ansas C)ity, M)O)
KCMS(FM) Shoreline, WA S C)hristian M)usic S)tation Note: see
KCIS
KCMT(TV) Alexandria, MN S C)entral M)innesota T)elevision Note:
Now KCCO
KCMU(FM) Seattle, WA O C)om)mu)nications Dept Note: dept at
the UOW originally ran station
KCMW Warrensburg, MO L C)entral M)issouri - W)arrensburg
KCOH Houston, TX O C)all o)f H)ouston, Newspaper
KCOR San Antonio, TX O Raul C)o)r)tez, original owner
KCPN(LP) Amarillo, TX O C (co-owned with KCIT-TV), UP)N)
affiliate
KCPQ-TV Tacoma, WA S C)lover P)ark (Technical College)
Q)uality
KCPX Salt Lake City, UT O C)olumbia P)ix) (pictures)
KCRG Cedar Rapids, IA O C)edar R)apids G)azette
KCRO Omaha, NE S C)hristian R)adio O)maha
KCRW-FM Santa Monica, CA S C)ollege R)adio W)orkshop
KCSN-FM Northridge, CA O C)alifornia S)tate
University-N)orthridge
KCSU-FM Fort Collins, CO O C)olorado S)tate U)niversity
KCTB Cut Bank, MT L C)ut) B)ank
KCUV Littleton, CO S C)olorado's U)nderground V)oice
KCVT Silver Lake, KS S C)hristian V)oice of T)opeka
KCVW Kingman, KS S C)hristian V)oice of W)ichita
KCWC-TV Riverton, WY O C)entral W)yoming C)ollege
KDAC Ft. Bragg, CA O D)an a)nd C)harlie
KDAF(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas a)nd F)t. Worth
KDB Santa Barbara, CA O D)orothy B)arnes, see KGB
KDBM Dillon, MT L D)illon, B)eaverhead and M)adison
(counties)
KDBN(FM) Haltom City, TX S D)a B)on)e, was used on 1480 AM in
Dallas for D)allas B)usiness N)ews
KDCK Dodge City, KS L D)odge C)ity, K)ansas
KDCR Sioux Center, IA O D)ordt C)ollege R)adio
KDDB Paso Robels, CA O D)eller D)avis B)roadcasting
KDDB(FM) Paso Robles, CA O D)ellar-D)avis B)roadcasting, former
owners, now KWSR, San Luis Obispo CA
KDDS Duluth, MN E KDDS='kids' Note: planned to go to Kids
format; that never happened, but the
calls remain
KDEC Decorah, IA L D)e)c)orah
KDEN Denver, CO L D)e)n)ver
KDES Palm Springs, CA L D)e)s)erts adjoining Palm Springs
KDEW DeWitt, AR L D)e)W)itt
KDEX Dexter, MO L D)e)x)ter
KDFI(TV) Dallas, TX S D)allas-F)t. Worth I)ndependent
KDFT Ferris, TX L D)allas-F)t. Worth T)exas
KDFW(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas-F)t). Worth
KDGE(FM) Gainesville, TX E DGE = Edge (alternative format)
KDIS Los Angeles, CA S Radio D)i)s)ney
KDIZ Golden Valley, MN O DIZ-'Disney' Radio Disney
KDKR(FM) Decatur, TX L D)ek)atur)
KDLH(TV) Duluth, MN L D)ul)uth)
KDLM Detroit Lakes, MN L D)etroit L)akes M)N
KDLN Dillon, MT L D)il)lon)
KDLR Devil's Lake, ND L D)evil's L)ake R)adio
KDNA(FM) St. Louis, MO O 'DNA', ownership was Double Helix
Corp., now KEZK-FM
KDNS Downs, KS L D)own)s)
KDNT Denton, TX L D)enton N)orth T)Texas
KDNW Duluth, MN O D)uluth-N)orthwestern C)ollege
KDOG Mankato, MN S The D)o)g) Slogan: We've got a leg up
on the competition
KDOM Windom, MN L Wind)o)m)
KDRG Deer Lodge, MT L D)eer) Lodg)e
KDRO Sedalia, MO O D)r)o)lich Brothers
KDRY Alamo Heights, TX O Dry, Owner was non-drinker
KDSU(FM) Fargo, ND O North D)akota S)tate U)niversity
KDSX Denison, TX L D)enison-S)herman, TX), now KKLF
KDTH Dubuque, IA O D)ubuque T)elegraph-H)erald, Newspaper
KDTN(TV) Denton, TX L D)en)ton)
KDTX(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas T)X)
KDWG(FM) Billings, MT S The D)a)g)
KDWN Las Vegas, NV E DWN = dawn
KDYN Ozark, AR S D)y)n)amite Country
KDZN(FM) Glendive, MT E DZN = 'Dawson' County, was KIVE
KECA Los Angeles, CA O E)arle C). A)nthony, owned both KECA
and KFI Note: now KABC
KEGE Minneapolis, MN E EGE=The 'Edge' Note: now KXXR
KEGL Ft. Worth, TX E EGL = Eagle
KEIN Great Falls, MT E KEIN = 'keen', was KFBB
KEIR(FM) Dallas, TX O E)lkins I)nstitute of R)adio, now KMGC,
Rush Limbaugh worked there
KELD El Dorado, AR L E)l) D)orado, AR
KELK Elko, NV L E)l)k)o
KELP El Paso, TX L E)l) P)aso
KELW Burbank, CA O E)arl L). W)hite Note: now KABC-LA
KELY Ely, ID L E)l)y)
KEMB Emmetsburg, IA L E)m)metsb)urg
KEMC(FM) Billings, MT O E)astern M)ontana C)ollege
KENO Las Vegas, NV S Keno is a Vegas numbers game
KENS San Antonio, TX O S)an Antonio E)xpress-N)ews
KEOM(FM) Mesquite, TX S E)ducation o)f M)esquite
KEOS Flagstaff, AZ O E). O). S)mith
KERN Bakersfield, CA L K)e)r)n) County, CA
KERR Polson, MT L nearby K)e)r)r) Dam on Flathead River
KESM El Dorado Spr, MO L E)l D)orado S)prings, M)O
KESN(FM) Allen, TX S E)S)PN) Sports 103.3
KETR(FM) Commerce, TX S E)ast T)exas R)adio
KEUN Eunice, LA L E)u)n)ice
KEVA Evanston, WY L E)v)a)nston
KEYT(TV) Santa Barbara, CA S 'K)e)y) 3'
KEZY Anaheim, CA E EZY = Easy (format)
KFAC Los Angeles, CA O F)uller A)uburn C)ord, car dealer in
1930's Note: calls now used in Santa
Barbara
KFAI Minneapolis, MN S F)resh A)i)r Radio
KFAM St. Cloud, MN O F)red a)nd M)aude, the original owners
Note: now KNSI
KFAN Minneapolis, MN S The F)a)n)
KFAR Fairbanks, AK S K)ey f)or A)laska's R)iches
KFAV Warrenton, MO O F)aye a)nd V)ern Kaspar
KFAW Santa Ana, CA S K)ept F)rom A)wful W)inters, station
dark since 1925
KFAY Fayetteville, AR L F)a)y)etteville, AR
KFBB Great Falls, MT O F). B)uttrey B)roadcasting
KFBC Cheyenne, WY O F)rontier B)roadcasting C)ompany
KFBI Wichita, KS O F)armers and B)ankers I)nsurance Note:
KFDI, originally licensed to Milford as
KFKB
KFCR Custer, SD O F)rench C)reek R)adio, original
licensee
KFDC Ft. Dodge, IA S K)eeping F)t. D)odge C)ountry Note: now
KUEL
KFDM Beaumont, TX S K)all F)or D)ependable M)agnolene Note:
Magnolia Petroleum Co., now KLVI, calls
on channel 6 TV
KFEL Denver, CO S K)an't F)ind E)nough L)ikker Note: now
KYGO
KFFX(TV) Pendelton, OR E FFX='Fox' affiliate
KFGI Brainerd, MN S FGI='Froggy'
KFGI Crosby, MN E FGI='Froggy' Country
KFGO Fargo, ND L F)arg)o), ND
KFH Wichita, KS S K)ansas's F)inest H)otel, Hotel Lassen
KFI Los Angeles, CA S F)armer's I)nformation Station
KFIA Carmichael, CA S F)aith I)n A)merica
KFJC(FM) Los Altos Hills, CA O F)oothill J)r. C)ollege
KFKB Milford, KS S K)ansas' F)irst, K)ansas' B)est, Doc
Brinkley's station Note: evolved into
KFDI-Wichita
KFKF Bellevue, WA O K)emper F)reeman x 2
KFKU Lawrence, KS O K)ansas U)niversity
KFLG Flagstaff, AZ L F)l)ag)staff, AZ
KFMJ Tulsa, OK O F)red and M)ary J)ones Note: now KGTO
KFML Little Falls, MN S F)M) L)ittle Falls
KFMT(FM) Fremont, NE L F)rem)ont)
KFNF Shenadoah, IA S K)nown F)or N)eighborly F)olks Note:
now KYFR
KFNW Fargo, ND O F)argo-N)orthwestern C)ollege
KFNY Enid, OK S F)un)ny), comedy format
KFNZ Salt Lake City, UT E FNZ='Fans' all sports station
KFOG San Francisco, CA L San Francisco: F)o)g) City
KFPW Ft. Smith, AR S K)ind F)riends, P)lease W)rite
KFPW Ft. Smith, AR S K)nown f)or p)oor w)ages
KFRA Franklin, LA L F)r)a)nklin
KFRC San Francisco, CA S K)eep F)orver R)adiating C)heer OR
F)r)isc)o
KFRE Fresno, CA L F)r)e)sno, CA
KFRM Salina, KS S F)ar)m) Radio
KFRO Longview, TX S K)eep F)orever R)olling O)n
KFSA Ft. Smith, AR L F)t. S)mith, A)rkansas
KFSG(FM) Los Angeles, CA O F)ours)quare G)ospel Church Note: once
on 1150 kHz
KFSN(TV) Fresno, CA L F)res)n)o
KFTM Fort Morgan, CO L F)t). M)organ
KFUO Clayton, MO S K)eep F)orward U)pward and O)nward
KFWB Los Angeles, CA O F)our W)arner B)rothers (Harry, Albert,
Sam and Jack), K)eep F)ilming W)arner
B)rothers
KFWD(TV) Ft. Worth, TX L F)t. W)orth-D)allas
KFWR Mineral Wells, TX S F)ort W)orth R)anch
KFXR Dallas, TX S F)ox) Sports R)adio
KFYI Phoenix, AZ S F)or Y)our I)nformation
KGAN(TV) Cedar Rapids, IA O Guy G)a)n)nett Communications
KGB San Diego, CA O G)eorge B)arnes, see KDB
KGCC(FM) Sherman, TX O G)rayson C)ounty C)ommunity College
KGDN Edmonds, WA S K)ings' G)ard)en), religious
broadcaster
KGDP Santa Maria, CA O G)loria D)awn P)atterson, wife of owner
KGEF Los Angeles, CA S K)eep G)od E)ver F)irst, now dark
KGEI(SW) San Francisco, CA O G)eneral E)lectric I)international
KGEM Boise, ID L G)e)m) State, Idaho's Slogan
KGET(TV) Bakersfield, CA S K)ern [County] G)olden E)mpire
T)elevision
KGFJ Los Angeles, CA S K)eeping G)ood F)olks J)oyful
KGGL(FM) Missoula, MT E GGL = Eagle
KGGR Dallas, TX S G)reat G)ospel R)adio
KGIL San Fernando, CA O G)i)l) Paltridge
KGLA Gretna, LA L G)retna, LA)
KGLD Golden Valley, MN L G)ol)d)en Valley Note: now KDIZ
KGLE Glendive, MT L G)l)e)ndive
KGLN Glenwood Springs, CO L G)l)en)wood
KGLO Mason City, IA O G)l)o)be-Gazzette, Newspaper
KGMO(FM) Cape Girardeau, MO L Cape G)irardeau, M)O)
KGNC Amarillo, TX O G)lobe-N)ews C)orporation
KGNO Dodge City, KS S K)ansas G)rows N)o O)nions
KGO San Francisco, CA O G)eneral Electric-San FranciscO)
KGPR(FM) Great Falls, MT O G)reat Falls P)ublic R)adio
KGPZ Coleraine, MN L G)rand Rap)ids
KGRN Grinnell, IA L G)r)in)nell
KGRZ Missoula, MT S G)r)iz)zlies-school mascot
KGTK Olympia, WA S G)reat T)alk)
KGTO Tulsa, OK S G)reater T)ulsa's O)ldies
KGUD Longmont, CO E GUD='Good', K-Good
KGVL Greenville, TX L G)reenv)il)le
KGVW Belgrade, MT S G)allatin V)alley W)itness
KGVY Green Valley, AZ L G)reen V)alley)
KGW Portland, OR S K)eep G)rowing W)iser
KGWY Gillette, WY L G)illette, W)Y)
KHAK Cedar Rapids, IA E HAK = Hawk, state bird of Iowa
KHAY Ventura, CA S K-Hay, country format
KHBI(SW) Saipan, Mariana Islands O H)erald B)roadcasting
KHBT Humboldt, IA L H)umb)oldt)
KHCC Hutchinson, KS O H)utchinson C)ommunity C)ollege
KHCK(FM) Denton, TX E KHCK = 'Kick' FM, Hot Tejano Hits
KHDN Hardin, MT L H)ard)in)
KHEY(FM) El Paso, TX S H)e)y)! (Country music)
KHHT(FM) Los Angeles, CA E HHT='Hot' 92.3
KHIH(FM) Denver, CO E HIH = High
KHJ Los Angeles, CA S K)indness H)appiness J)oy Note: was
KKHJ and KRTH(AM), reverted to KHJ in
2000
KHKS Dallas, TX E KS = Kiss
KHLO Hilo, HI L H)il)o), HI
KHMO Hannibal, MO L H)annibal M)O)
KHNE(FM) Hastings, NE L H)astings, N)e)braska
KHNR Honolulu, HI S H)awaii N)ews R)adio
KHOB Hobbs, NM L H)o)b)bs
KHOG Fayetteville, AR L H)o)g)s (Home of Arkansas Razorbacks)
KHOK Hoisington, KS S H)eart o)f K)ansas
KHOP Modesto, CA E HOP='hope', a religious station at sign
on
KHOW Denver, CO O Robert H)o)w)sam
KHOZ Harrison, AR S H)ub of the O)z)arks
KHPO Merced, CA S The H)ip)po)
KHQA Quincy, Il L H)annibal Q)uincy A)rea
KHTY(FM) Santa Barbara, CA S Santa Barbara's H)ot)-FM, Y)97
KHUS Bennington, NE S U)S) 93-3
KHUZ Borger, TX O HUZ='Hughes',
KHVH Honolulu, HI O K)aiser's H)awaiian V)illage H)otel
KHVN Ft. Worth, TX E HVN = Heaven (Religious Format)
KIAK Fairbanks, AK E KIAK = Kayak
KICO Calexico, CA L Calexi)c)o)
KICT(FM) Wichita, KS L I)C)T)-Airport Code Wichita's Airport
KICY Nome, AK E ICY (cold in Nome, AK - brrr!!!)
KID Idaho Falls, ID L I)d)aho Falls, Idaho
KIFW Sitka, AK O I)rene F)rances W)agner, first owner's
wife
KIII(TV) Corpus Christi, TX F III = Roman numeral 3
KIIS(FM) Los Angeles, CA E KIIS = Kiss
KIJV Huron, SD L I)n J)ames River V)alley
KIKC Forsyth, MT E KIKC = kick
KIKS Iola, KS L I)ola, K)ans)as
KIKU(TV) Honolulu, HI S Japanese for Chrysanthenum, station
formerly ran Japanese-langauge
programming, Now KNHL NBC-8
KIKV Alexandria, MN E KIK='Kick'
KILO Colorado Springs, CO S as in kilo of ???? (AOR format, you
guess)
KIMA(TV) Yakima, WA L YaK)i)m)a)
KIMN Denver, CO O I)nter M)ountain N)etwork Note: once AM
950, now FM 100.3
KINA Salina, KS L Sali)n)a)
KIND Independence, KS L I)n)d)ependence
KINF(FM) Dodge City, KS S K)ansas I)n)f)ormation
KING Seattle, WA L K)i)n)g) County, WA
KINN Alamogordo, NM L Originally located in the Holiday
I)n)n) complex
KIOA Des Moines, IA L I)o)wa)
KIOI(FM) San Francisco, CA F IOI = 101, 101.3 mHz
KIST Santa Barbara, CA E KIST='Kissed', now used on Clear
Channel's 'Kiss FM' in that market
KITC(TV) Nampa, ID O I)daho T)elevision C)ompany, now KIVI
KIVI(TV) Nampa, ID F I)daho V)I)=Roman 6, TV channel 6
KIWA Sheldon, IA L I)ow)a)
KIXI Seattle, WA F IXI = Roman 9-10, Original Frequency
KIXX Watertown, SD E KIXX = Kicks
KIXZ Amarillo, TX E KIX='Kicks'
KJAK(FM) Lubbock, TX S K)eeping J)esus A)s K)ing
KJAM Madison, SD O J)oseph A). Muggley, original licensee
KJAZ(FM) Alameda, CA E JAZ = Jazz (Station's format)
KJBR(FM) Jonesboro, AR L J)onesb)or)o
KJBS San Francisco, CA O J)ulius B)ruton and S)ons Note: now
KFAX
KJCK Junction City, KS L J)unction C)ity K)ansas
KJHK Lawrence, KS S K)ansas J)ayh)awk)s, KU's team mascot
KJIA Sioux Falls, SD S K)ing J)esus I)s A)live
KJIL Meade, KS S K)ing J)esus i)s L)ord
KJIN Houma, LA E KJIN = Cajun
KJJO St. Louis Park, MN S K)-J)o)e Note: now KMJZ
KJLH Los Angeles, CA S K)indness J)oy L)ove H)appiness Note:
Acronym attributed to Stevie Wonder who
owned it.
KJLH Los Angeles, CA O J)ohn L)amar H)ill, original owner
KJLS Hayes, KS O L)arry S)teckline
KJLY Blue Earth, MN S K)ing J)esus L)oves Y)ou
KJNO Juneau, AK E JNO = Juneau
KJRH(TV) Tulsa, OK O J)ohn R). H)oward (Scripps-Howard)
KJUL(FM) Las Vegas, NV E JUL='jewel'
KKAN Phillipsburg, KS L K)a)n)sas
KKAR Omaha, NE E KAR = car (chosen to reflect where a
large number of listeners are
presumably located)
KKAT Salt Lake City, UT E KAT='Cat'
KKBJ Bemidji, MN L B)emidj)i
KKDS South Salt Lake, UT E KDS='Kids' (formerly a childrens music
station)
KKFN Denver, CO E FN='fan' (sports format) Note: once
KIMN 950
KKJM St. Cloud, MN S J)am)
KKJO St. Josepth, MO L J)o)seph, MO Nite: in 1947 was KRES,
for the four owners, Kaufman, Roscoe,
Epstein, and Shanin
KKLF Denison, TX S KLF='KLIF', simulcasts KLIF, Dallas
KKMR(FM) Haltom City, TX S MR = 'Merge' Radio
KKMT Whitefish, MT L MT='Montana'
KKRL Carroll, IA L KRL='Carol'
KKSR Sartell, MN S S)tar), also once known as K)is)ser) 96
KKSU Manhattan, KS O K)ansas S)tate U)niversity
KKUP(FM) Cupertino, CA L KUP = Cupertino
KKYA Yankton, SD L Y)a)nkton
KKZN Haltom City, TX E ZN=The 'Zone'
KLAC Los Angeles, CA L L)os A)ngeles, C)alifornia
KLAK Durant, OK L LAK = 'Lake', K-Lake (Texoma)
KLAN(FM) Glasgow, MT E KLAN = 'clan', as in Scotland
KLAS(FM) Mandeville, LA S K)eeping L)isteners A)ware in S)tyle
KLAS(TV) Las Vegas, NV L L)a)s) Vegas
KLAV Las Vegas, NV L Las Vegas
KLAY Tacoma, WA O Klay = Clay Huntington (owner)
KLAY-FM Tacoma, WA O KLAY='Clay' Huntington, owner
KLBB St. Paul, MN E KLBB='Klub' 14, refers to their lounge
music/Music of Your Life format
KLBJ Austin, TX O L)yndon B)aines J)ohnson, Former Owner
KLCB Libby, MT O L)incoln C)ounty B)roadcasters
KLCL Lake Charles, LA L L)ake C)harles, L)ouisiana
KLCN Blytheville, AR O Daily C)ourier-N)ews
KLCS(TV) Los Angeles, CA O L)os Angeles C)ity S)chool District
KLEI Kailua, HI L L)e)i)
KLEM LeMars, IA L L)e)M)ars
KLEX Lexington, MO L L)e)x)ington
KLFD Litchfield, MN L L_itchf)ield)
KLGA Algona, IA L Al)g)ona)
KLIB Liberal, KS L L)i)b)eral
KLID Poplar Bluff, MO O Don L)i)d)denton
KLIF Dallas, TX L Oak Cliff, former suburban city of
license
KLIT Los Angeles, CA S L)i)t)e Rock
KLKO Elko, NV L El)k)o)
KLLK Willits, CA L L)ittle L)ak)e, name of a major street
in the area
KLMR Lamar, CO L L)am)ar)
KLNG Council Bluffs, IA E KLNG = Calling (formerly talk format)
KLNO(FM) Ft. Worth, TX S Estereo L)atin)o)
KLOL(FM) Houston, TX F LOL = 101 (101.1 mHz)
KLOM Lompoc, CA L L)o)m)poc
KLON Long Beach, CA L L)o)n)g Beach, now KKJZ
KLOS(FM) Los Angeles, CA L L)o)s) Angeles
KLOU St. Loius, MO L St. L)o)u)is
KLOV Loveland, CO L L)o)v)eland
KLPW Union, MO O L)eslie P). W)are
KLQL(FM) Luverne, MN F LQL = 101, 101.1 mHz
KLRA Little Rock, AR L L)ittle R)ock, A)rkansas Note: now
dark, calls used in England, AR
KLSU(FM) Baton Rough, LA O L)ouisiana S)tate U)niversity
KLSX Los Angeles, CA S K)las)six) Rock
KLTF Little Falls, MN L L)it)tle F)alls
KLTY Ft. Worth, TX E LTY='Light'
KLTZ Glasgow, MT E KLTZ = 'kilts', Scotties ball team
KLUA Kailua, HI L Kail)u)a), HI
KLUC Las Vegas, NV E LUC = luck
KLVE(FM) Los Angeles, CA S 'K-L)ov)e)'
KLVI Beaumont, TX F LVI = 56, Roman for '56'0 kHz
KLWN Lawrence, KS L L)aw)ren)ce
KLXK Minneapolis, MN E KLX='Classic' Hits Note: now KXXR
KLXS Pierre, SD E KLXS = Classics (Oldies Format)
KLYQ Hamilton, MT E KLYQ = 'click'
KLYT Albuquerque, NM E LYT='Light'
KLZR Lawrence, KS E LZR = Laser
KLZZ St. Cloud, MN E L)oon ZZ)ZZZZZZZZ
KMA Shenadoah, IA O M)a)y Seed and Nursery Company
KMAG Ft. Smith, AR L M)a)g)azine Mountain, once transmitter
location
KMAN Manhattan, KS L M)a)n)hattan
KMAQ Maquoketa, IA L M)a)q)uoketa
KMAV Mayville, ND L M)a)yv)ille
KMAX(FM) Arcadia, CA O M)a)x) Isoward
KMBC Kansas City, MO O M)idland B)roadcating C)ompany Note:
now KMBZ
KMBI Spokane, WA O M)oody B)ible I)nstitute, See WMBI
Chicago
KMCL McCall, ID L M)cC)al)l
KMCM Miles City, MT L M)iles C)ity, M)T, Note: See below
KMCM Odessa, TX S M)usic C)ity M)all, location of station
KMCO McAlester, OK L M)c)Alester, O)klahoma
KMCS(FM) Seattle, WA O M)arketc)asters in S)eattle
KMDY Thousand Oaks, CA E KMDY='Comedy', used when station was
'Comedy Radio'
KMED(TV) Medford, OR L M)e)d)ford Note: now KTVL
KMEO(FM) Flower Mound, TX S M)e)mo)ries
KMER Kemmerer, WY L K)em)me)r)er
KMET Los Angeles, CA O M)e)t)romedia, now KTWV
KMEX(TV) Los Angeles, CA S First Spanish-language TV station in
market M)e)x)ican
KMFB Mendocino, CA L M)endocino-F)ort B)ragg
KMFR Hondo, TX S M)ighty F)ine R)ock
KMGC Dallas, TX E M)ag)ic) Note: now KDMX
KMGK Glenwood, MN E MGK='Magic'
KMGQ(FM) Santa Barbara, CA E MGQ='Magic'
KMHI Mountian Home, ID L M)ountain H)ome I)daho
KMHL Marshall, MN L M)arsh)al)l
KMIC Inglewood, CA E MIC='microphone', Universal Microphone
Company Note: now KXTA, Los Angeles
KMIT Mitchell, SD L M)i)t)chell
KMJC El Cajon, CA S K)ing M)aster J)esus C)hrist
KMJZ St. Louis Park, MN S M)inneapolis J)azz)
KMKI Plano, TX E MKI='Mickey' Mouse (Radio Disney
format)
KMKR Meeker, CO L M)eek)er)
KMLB Monroe, LA O M)onroe L)iners B)roadcasting
KMMJ Grand Island, NE O The M). M). J)ohnson Co.
KMML(FM) Amarillo, TX O Started by Mel Tillis, M)-m)-mel)
KMMO Marshall, MO S K)eeping M)arshall M)oving O)nward or
M)arsall. M)O)
KMMR Malta, MT L M)alta M)ontana R)adio
KMMS Bozeman, MT E MMS = Moose
KMNS Sioux City, IA S M)usic N)ews and S)ports
KMOJ Minneapolis, MN S Kim)o)j)a (means community)
KMOM Monticello, MN L M)onticello and O)tsego, M)innesota
Note: now off air
KMON Great Falls, MT L M)o)n)tana Note: also referred to as
'C'mon Radio'
KMOO Mineola, TX S K-M)o)o)
KMOX St. Louis, MO L Legend - K)irkwood, M)O) X)mas Note:
Station began Christmas Eve 1925
KMOZ Rolla, MO L M)issouri O)z)arks
KMPC Los Angeles, CA O M)cMillan P)etroleum C)ompany
KMPH-TV Visalia, CA O M)ike P)ete and H)arry Pappas
KMPL Sikeston, MO S K)ey to M)odern P)romised L)and
KMRN Cameron, MO L KMRN='Cameron'
KMRS Morris, MN L M)or)ris)
KMRY Cedar Rapids, IA S M)emor)y), adult standards format
KMSD Milbank, SD L M)ilbank S)D)
KMSM(FM) Butte, MT O M)ontana S)chool of M)ines
KMSP(TV) Minneapolis, MN L M)inneapolis-S)t. P)aul
KMSR Farmersville, TX S M)ain S)treet R)adio
KMTI Manti, UT L M)ant)i)
KMTN Jackson, WY S M)ount)ain)
KMTR Hollywood, CA O K). M). T)urner R)adio Note: now KLAC
KMUW Wichita, KS O M)unicipal U)niversity of W)ichita (now
Wichita State University)
KMXJ(FM) Amarillo, TX S M)ix) 94.1
KMXK Cold Spring, MN E MX='Mix'
KMZK Billings, MT E MZK = 'music', formerly KMAY, KUUS,
KBMY
KNAU Flagstaff, AZ O N)orthern A)rizona U)niversity
KNBC(TV) Los Angeles, CA O N)ational B)roadcasting C)ompany
KNBH(TV) Los Angeles, CA O N)B)C-H)ollywood, later KRCA(TV), now
KNBC(TV)
KNBR San Francisco, CA O N)ational B)roadcasting R)adio, former
owner
KNCI(FM) Sacramento, CA O N)ationwide C)ommunications, I)nc.
KNCK Concordia, KS L N)orth C)entral K)ansas
KNDY Marysville, KS O An)d)y) Graur, Station Manager
KNED McAlester, OK S K)eeping N)eighbors E)ntertained Daily
KNEV Reno, NV L N)e)v)ada
KNGS Hanford, CA L K)in)g)s) County, CA
KNIM Maryville, MO L K)ansas, N)ebraska, I)owa and M)issouri
KNIN(TV) Boise, ID F NIN='Nine', TV channel 9
KNIX(FM) Phoenix, AZ L Phoen)i)x), AZ
KNJO(FM) Thousand Oaks, CA L NJO='Conejo' Valley (both a euphonic
and a location!)
KNLD(TV) Duluth, MN S N)orthl)and)
KNMC(FM) Havre, MT O N)orthern M)ontana C)ollege
KNMS Las Cruces, NM O N)ew M)exico S)tate University
KNMT(TV) Walker, MN O N)orthern M)innesota T)elevision Note:
now KCCW
KNOE Monroe, LA O James A. N)o)e)
KNOM Nome, AK L N)o)m)e, AK
KNON Dallas, TX S N)o)n)-commercial
KNPR Las Vegas, NV S N)evada P)ublic R)adio
KNSI St. Cloud, MN S N)ews S)ports I)nformation
KNST Tucson, AZ S N)ews S)ports T)alk
KNTU Denton, TX O N)orth T)exas State U)niverity (now
University of North Texas)
KNUS Denver, CO E NUS = News (CNN Radio) Note: once used
by McLendon in Dallas
KNUU Paradise, NV E NUU='new' (All news format)
KNWC Sioux Falls, SD O N)orthw)estern C)ollege of Minneapolis
KNWD Natchitoches, LA S N)orthw)estern State University
D)emons, mascot is the Purple Demon
KNWS Waterloo, IA O N)orthw)estern College
KNX Los Angeles, CA E NX = Annex of Spring Street Arcade
Annex Note: original location
KNZA Hiawatha, KS E KNZA='Kanza', Indian tribe for which
Kansas is named
KOA Denver, CO S K)lear o)ver A)merica
KOAC Corvallis, OR O O)regon A)gricultural C)ollege
KOAI Ft. Worth, TX S O)a)i)sis (smooth jazz format)
KOAK Red Oak, IA L Red O)a)k)
KOAL Price, UT E KOAL='Coal', coal mining industry in
area
KOAM Pittsburg, KS L K)ansas, O)klahoma, A)rkansas,
M)issouri Note: now KKOW, calls on TV-6
KOBI(TV) Medford, OR O O)regon B)roadcasting, I)nc.
KOCA Kilgore, TX O O)il C)apital Broadcasting A)ssocation
KOCO(TV) Oklahoma City, OK L O)klahoma C)ity O)klahoma
KOCP(FM) Camarillo, CA S The O)c)top)us
KOEL Oelwein, IA L O)e)l)wein, IA
KOFI Kalispell, MT E KOFI = coffee
KOHS Orem, UT O O)rem H)igh S)chool
KOIL Omaha, NE O Mona Motor Oil) Co.
KOIT San Francisco, CA E KOIT = Coit (Tower, landmark of city)
KOLD-TV Tucson, AZ S KOLD = Cold Note: see KOOL, Phoenix
KOLM Rochester, MN L O)l)m)stead County
KOLS Dodge City, KS O L)arry S)teckline
KOLV Oliva, MN L O)l)iv)ia
KOLY Mobridge, SD S Owned by Coleman family, men are
nicknamed 'Coley'
KOMA Oklahoma City, Ok L O)klaho)m)a) City, OK
KOME Tulsa, OK S K)overs O)ver M)agic E)mpire, later
KCNW, KXXO, and KMOD(AM)
KOOL Phoenix, AZ S KOOL = Cool Note: see KOLD, Tucson
KOPB(TV) Portland, OR O O)regon P)ublic B)roadcasting
KOPR Butte, MT E KOPR='Copper' mines
KORG Orange, CA L Or)ang)e County
KORL Honolulu, HI E KORL = Coral
KORN Mitchell, SD E Corn Palace in Mitchell
KOST(FM) Los Angeles, CA S KOST='Coast' 103
KOTI(TV) Klamath Falls, OR O variant of parent station KOBI
KOTN Pine Bluff, AR E KOTN = Cotton, Major crop in area
KOTO Telluride, CO S K)eep O)ur T)ransmitter O)n,
non-commercial FM
KOTR(FM) Cambria, CA L O)t)ter), sea otters in nearby Pacific
Ocean
KOVA Ojai, CA L O)jai V)a)lley, later KMYX, 'K-Mix'
KOVC Valley City, ND S K)all o)f V)alley C)ity
KOVO Provo, UT L Pro)v)o)
KOWH Omaha, NE O O)maha W)orld-H)erald, Newspaper Note:
now KCRO
KOWZ Blooming Prairie, MN E KOWZ='Cows'
KOXR Oxnard, CA L O)x)nar)d
KOZT Fort Bragg, CA E KOZT='Coast'
KPAG Pagosa Springs, CO L P)a)g)osa
KPAS El Paso, TX L El P)a)s)o
KPBC Garland, TX O P)ercy B). C)rawford
KPBS(FM) San Diego, CA S P)ublic B)roadcasting S)an Diego
KPCB Seattle, WA O P)acific C)oast B)iscuit Co. Note: now
KIRO
KPCC(FM) Pasadena, CA O P)asadena C)ity C)ollege
KPDX(TV) Vancouver, WA L PDX=Portland International Airport,
across the river from Vancouver
KPEL Lafayette, LA S P)e)l)ican, Pelican State
KPFA Berkeley, CA O P)acif)ica) Foundation
KPFA Helena, MT O P)eoples F)orum of the A)ir: Note now
KBLL, see above
KPFX Fargo, ND E FX='Fox'
KPGE Page, AZ L P)ag)e)
KPHO-TV Phoenix, AZ L P)h)o)enix
KPHR Milbank, SD E PHR = Power
KPHX Phoenix, AZ L P)h)oenix)
KPIG Freedom, CA S The P)i)g) at 107 oink 5 FM
KPIR Granbury, TX O P)i)r)ate Broadcasters, Inc.
KPLX Ft. Worth, TX S Flex your P)l)ex) (Dallas-Ft. Worth
Metroplex)
KPMC Bakersfield, CA O P)ioneer M)ercantile C)ompany
KPMO Mendocino, CA E PMO='Pomo', name of the Indian tribe
that originally populated this area
KPNT St. Louis, MO S the P)oin)t)
KPNX Mesa, AZ L P)hoen)ix)
KPOF Denver, CO O P)illar o)f F)ire Ministries
KPOK Bowman, ND E POK = Poke (Cowpoke)
KPOL Los Angeles, CA O John P)oo)L)e Broadcasting Note: now
KZLA(AM)
KPOW Powell, WY L P)o)w)ell
KPPC Pasadena, CA O P)asadena P)resbyterian C)hurch, Former
Owner
KPRC Houston, TX O P)ost R)adio C)ompany
KPRK Livingston, MT L K)-P)ar)k), near Yellowstone Park
KPRL Paso Robles, CA L P)aso R)obl)es
KPRM Park Rapids, MN L P)ark R)apids, M)N
KPSN Pasadena, CA O P)asadena S)tar-N)ews Note: station no
longer exists
KPTL Carson City, NV S P)raise t)he L)ord
KPTS Hutchinson/Wichita, KS O K)ansas P)ublic T)elecommunications
S)ervice
KPUB Pueblo, CO L P)u)eb)lo
KPUR Amarillo, TX S 14K) P)u)r)e Gold
KPVI(TV) Pocatello, ID F P)ocatello VI=Roman 6, TV channel 6
KPVL Postville, IA L P)ostv)il)le
KPWR Los Angeles, CA E PWR = Power
KPXD(TV) Arlington, TX S P)ax)net-D)allas
KPXN(TV) San Bernardino, CA O P)ax) N)etwork originally religious
KHOF, K)ing's H)all O)f F)ortune
KPYK Terrel, TX E PYK = Pick 'The pick of the dial'
KQAK Eugene, OR E QAK = Quack (Oregon Ducks)
KQDI Great Falls, MT E QDI = 'cutie', formerly KUDI
KQIC Willmar, MN S Q)uick I)nc)ome
KQMB Midvale, UT O Q)uarry M)ountain B)roadcasting,
original owner
KQNK Norton, KS L N)orton K)ansas
KQQL Anoka, MN E KQQL = Kool (Kool Gold for Twin Cities)
KQRS Golden Valley, MN S Q)uality R)adio S)tation
KQTY Everett, WA E QTY='cutie' Note: now KWYZ, one of the
Wally Nelskog stations all phonetically
spelling cutie
KQV Pittsburgh, PA S K)ing of the Q)uaker V)alley
KQW San Jose, CA S K)ing's Q)uickening W)ord Note:
KCBS-San Francisco, Charles Herrold's
Pioneer Station
KRAL Rawlins, WY L R)a)wl)ins
KRAV Tulsa, OK O George K)r)a)vis, now owned by Cox
KRBC Abilene, TX O R)eporter B)roadcasting C)ompany,
Newspaper Note: now KFQX
KRBM Bozeman, MT O R)obin B). M)acNab, Note: now KMMS
('Moose')
KRBN Red Lodge, MT E KRBN='Carbon' County Note: now dark
KRBR Superior, WI E BR='Bear'
KRBR(TV) Duluth, MN O R)obin B)r)andt Note: now KNLD
KRCA-TV Los Angeles, CA O R)adio C)orporation of A)merica Note:
now KNBC
KRCA(TV) Riverside, CA L R)iverside, C)A)
KRCC(FM) Colorado Springs, CO O R)adio C)olorado C)ollege
KRCH St. Louis, MO S Ar)c)h - named after arch in downtown
(Now KYKY)
KRCS Sturgis, SD L R)apid C)ity-S)turgis
KRDO Colorado Springs, CO L K)olor)ad)o)
KRDU Dinuba, CA L R)adio D)inu)ba
KRDY San Antonio, TX S R)adio D)isney)
KRDY San Antonio, TX S R)adio D)isney)
KREC Brian Head, UT S R)e)c)reation (Southern Utah is a major
tourist destination)
KREJ Medicine Lodge, KS S K)ansas R)adio E)xpecting J)esus
KREP Belleville, KS L R)e)p)ublic County
KRET(TV) Richardson, TX O R)ichardson E)ducational T)elevision,
now KUVN(TV)
KREV Lakeville, MN S R)e)v)olution Radio Note: now KZNR
KREX Grand Junction, CO O R)e)x) Howell
KRFO Owatonna, MN L R)adio F)rom O)watonna
KRGI Grand Island, NE S R)adio G)rand I)sland
KRGO West Valley City, UT E KRGO='Cargo' Note: now KMRI, was a
country station during the height of
CB/trucking music craze
KRGV Weslaco, TX L R)io G)rande V)alley Note: now KRGE
KRHM(FM) Los Angeles, CA O R)obert H). M)iles, original owner
later KKDJ now KIIS
KRJB Ada, MN O R)&J) B)roadcasting
KRKC King City, CA S R)adio K)ing C)ity
KRKD Los Angeles, CA E RKD = Arcade Spring Street Arcade Note:
original location
KRKE(FM) Denver, CO E RKE = Rocky
KRKO Everett, WA E KRKO='Crocodile'
KRLA Pasadena, CA L R)adio L)os A)ngeles
KRLC Lewiston, ID S R)adio L)ewiston-C)larkston
KRLD Dallas, TX O R)adio L)abs of D)allas
KRLV Las Vegas, NV S R)adio L)as V)egas
KRMD Shreveport, LA O R)obert M). D)ean
KRMG Tulsa, OK O K)er)r-M)cG)ee Oil Company
KRML Carmel, CA E KRML = Carmel
KRNO Reno, NV L R)en)o)
KRNT Des Moines, IA O R)egister an)d T)ribune newspaper,
original owner
KRNY(FM) Kearney, NE L K)ear)n)ey)
KROC Rochester, MN L R)o)c)hester
KROD El Paso, TX O Dorrence D. R)o)d)erick
KROF Abbeville, LA S R)ice O)il and F)urs
KROK DeRidder, LA E KROK ROK = Crocodile Rock
KROQ(FM) Pasadena, CA E ROQ = Rock
KROY Sacramento, CA O R)o)y)al Miller Note: now KSAC although
the FM maintains the calls
KRPL Moscow, ID L R)adio P)al)ouse
KRRO(FM) Sioux Falls, SD E KRRO='The Crow'
KRRV Sherman, TX L R)ed R)iver V)alley Note: now KBLN
KRSC Seattle, WA O R)adio S)ales C)orporation Note: now
KEZX(AM)
KRSC Claremore, OK O R)ogers S)tate C)ollege, now University
KRSD-TV Rapid City, SD L R)apid City, S)outh D)akota
KRSL Russell, KS L RSL='FAA designator for Russell'
KRSY Albuquerque, NM E KRSY = Crazy
KRTH(FM) Los Angeles, CA E KRTH='K-Earth'
KRTR(FM) Kailua, HI E KRTR = Crater (Volcano)
KRUZ(FM) Santa Barbara, CA E KRUZ='Cruise'
KRVN Lexington, NE S R)ural V)oice of N)ebraska
KRWC Buffalo, MN L R)adio W)right C)ounty
KRWC Forest Grove, OR L R)adio W)ashington C)ounty, now dark
KRWF(TV) Redwood Falls, MN L R)edw)ood F)alls
KRXV Ft. Worth, TX F R)adio XV=Roman number for 15 (1540
kHz), now KZMP
KRYK(FM) Chinook, MT E KRYK = crick
KRYS Corpus Christi, TX L KRYS = Christi
KRZI Waco, TX E KRZI='Krazy'
KRZN Englewood, CO E KRZN = Crusin' (Oldies Format)
KSAC Manhattan, KS O K)ansas S)tate A)gricultural C)ollege
KSAJ Abilene, KS L S)alina, A)bilene, J)unction City
KSAL Salina, KS L S)a)l)ina
KSAM Huntsville, TX S S)a)m) Houston, Texas Historical Figure
KSAN(FM) San Franscisco, CA L S)a)n) Francisco
KSBL(FM) Carpinteria, CA S 'S)anta B)arbara's L)ite FM'
KSBW(TV) Salinas, CA S S)alad B)owl of the W)orld
KSCB Liberal, KS O S)eward C)ounty B)roadcasting
KSCJ Sioux City, IA O S)ioux C)ity J)ournal, original
licensee
KSCR Benson, MN L S)wift C)ounty R)adio
KSCT(TV) Sitka, AK S S)itka C)ommunity T)elevision
KSCU(FM) Santa Clara, CA O S)anta C)lara U)niversity
KSD St. Louis, MO O S)t. Louis Post-D)ispatch, Newspaper
Note: now KUSA, calls used on FM 93.7
KSDO San Diego, CA L S)an D)iego), CA
KSEB Sleepy Eye, MN O S)leepy E)ye B)roadcasters
KSEI Pocatello, ID L S)outhe)ast I)daho
KSEK Pittsburg, KS L S)outhe)ast K)ansas
KSEL Lubbock, TX S Buy and S)e)l)l (see once co-owned
KBUY, Amarillo, TX), now KJTV
KSEO Durant, OK L S)outhe)astern O)klahoma
KSEV Tomball, TX F S)e)v)en, for 700 kHz
KSFE Needles, CA S S)ante F)e) Railroad, Needles was a big
railroad town
KSFI(FM) Salt Lake City, UT O S)immons F)amily, I)nc.
KSFO San Francisco, CA L S)an F)rancisco), CA
KSGB University Park, TX O S)tuart G)aines B)roadcasting
KSGF Springfield, MO L 'SGF'=Springfield airport designation
code, was KTTS
KSGL Wichita, KS S K)ansas S)haring G)od's L)ove
KSGS St. Louis Park, MN S S)olid G)old S)oul
KSHB(TV) Kansas City, MO O S)cripps-H)oward B)roadcasting
KSHE St. Louis, MO S originally featured a format targerted
toward women
KSHY Cheyenne, WY E SHYenne = Cheyenne
KSIL Silver City, NM L S)i)l)ver city
KSIM Sikeston, MO L S)i)keston, MO
KSIV St. Louis, MO S S)t. Louis I)nspirational V)oice
KSJO(FM) San Jose, CA L S)an J)o)se, CA
KSJQ St. Josepth, MO L S)t. J)oseph, MO
KSJS(FM) San Jose, CA O S)an J)ose S)tate
KSJU Collegeville, MN O S)t. J)ohn's U)niversity
KSKI Hailey, ID S SKI Sun Valley
KSKY Balch Springs, TX S K-'sky'
KSL Salt Lake City, UT L S)alt L)ake City, Utah
KSLQ St. Louis, MO S S)t. L)ouis Q)
KSLR San Antonio, TX S S)on L)ight R)adio (Light of Jesus)
KSMA Santa Maria, CA L S)anta M)a)ria
KSMJ Sacramento, CA S S)acramento's M)aj)ic
KSNB St. Louis Park, MN S S)ports n) B)usiness, was KCCO and KRSI
KSNO Aspen, CO E SNO = snow
KSNW(TV) Wichita, KS O K)ansas S)tate N)etwork-W)ichita
KSO Des Moines, IA S K)eep S)erving O)thers Note: now
KGGO(AM)
KSOC Gainesville, TX S S)oul o)f the C)ity, Dallas/Ft. Worth
market
KSOK Arkansas City, KS L Kansas (KS) and Oklahoma (OK) (city is
just north of the state line)
KSOO Sioux Falls, SD E SOO = Sioux
KSPA Santa Paula, CA L S)anta P)a)ula, later KQIQ, 'Quick'
KSPD Boise, ID E S)p)eed), all-news radio
KSPL Kalispell, MT L K)alis)p)el)l
KSPN Aspen, CO L As)p)en)
KSPN Pasadena, CA S ES)P)N) Radio
KSQY Deadwood, SD E SQY = Sky, located in high mountain
area
KSRA Salmon, ID S S)awtooth R)ecreation A)rea
KSRF(FM) Santa Monica, CA E SRF='Surf' (beach city)
KSRM Soldotna, AK O S)olid R)ock M)inistries
KSRO Santa Rosa, CA L S)anta R)o)sa
KSSN(FM) Little Rock, AR E KSSN = Kissin'
KSTL St. Louis, MO L S)t). L)ouis
KSTP St. Paul, MN L St). P)aul, Minnesota
KSTT(FM) San Luis Obispo, CA E KSTT='Coast' 101.3 FM
KSTU(TV) Salt Lake City, UT O S)pringfield T)elevision in U)tah, see
WWLP-TV
KSTV Stephenville, TX L St)ephenv)ille, TX
KSTW(TV) Tacoma, WA L S)eattle-T)acoma W)ashington
KSUB Cedar City, UT O S)outhern U)tah B)roadcasting Co.
KSUN Phoenix, AZ S S)u)n)ny Arizona
KSUU Cedar City, UT O S)outhern U)tah U)niversity
KSWK Lakin, KS L S)outhw)est K)ansas
KSWK(TV) Lakin, KS S S)outh W)est K)ansas
KSWO Lawton, OK L S)outhw)estern O)klahoma
KSXY Fresno, CA E SXY = Sexy 101.1
KTAB Oakland, CA O T)enth A)venue B)aptist Church Note:
now KSFO-SF
KTAC Tacoma, WA L T)a)c)oma
KTAL(FM) Texarkana, TX L T)exas A)rkansas L)ouisiana
KTAM Bryan, TX L T)exas A) & M), adjacent to University
KTAR Phoenix, AZ S K)eep T)aking the A)rizona R)epublic,
Newspaper
KTBN(SW) Salt Lake City, UT S T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTBN(TV) Fontana, CA O T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTBT(FM) Tulsa, OK S T)he B)eat)
KTCJ Minneapolis, MN S T)win C)ities J)azz Note: now KXBR
KTCK Dallas, TX E TCK = Ticket (all sports format)
KTCL Seattle, WA S T)he C)harmed L)and, now KOMO
KTCO Duluth, MN S K)at) C)o)untry
KTCR Minneapolis, MN S T)win C)ities R)adio Note: now
KXBR/KTCZ
KTCT San Mateo, CA E TCT='Ticket', sports format
KTCU(FM) Ft. Worth, TX O T)exas C)hristian U)niversity
KTFI Twin Falls, ID L T)win F)alls, I)daho
KTGS Ada, OK S T)he G)ospel S)tation
KTHE Thermopolis, WY L T)h)e)rmopolis
KTHO S. Lake Tahoe, CA L T)ah)o)e
KTHS Berryville, AR S K)ome t)o H)ot S)prings Note: Became
KAAY in Little Rock, calls used in
Berryville
KTHX Reno, NV S T)h)e X)
KTIS Minneapolis, MN O T)ravelers I)nsurance S)ervice
KTKU-FM Juneau, AK E TKU='Taku'
KTLA(TV) Los Angeles, CA S T)elevision L)os A)ngeles
KTLB Twin Lakes, IA O T)win L)akes B)roadcasters
KTLO Mountain Home, AR S T)win L)akes of the O)zarks
KTMO(LP) Amarillo, TX O T)elem)undo) affiliate
KTMS Santa Barbara, CA O T)homas M). S)torke, original owner
KTNN Window Rock, AZ O T)he N)avajo N)ation
KTNT Tacoma, WA O T)acoma N)ews T)ribune
KTNY Libby, MT E LTNY='Kootenai' River, Mountains, etc.
KTNZ Amarillo, TX F TNZ='tens', 1010 kHz
KTOP Topeka, KS L T)o)p)eka
KTPI(FM) Tehachapi, CA L T)ehachap)i)
KTRA Dallas, TX S Ext)r)a) Sports 1190, see XETRA
KTRF Thief River Falls, MN L T)hief R)iver F)alls
KTRH Houston, TX O T)he R)ice H)otel
KTRN Wichita Falls, TX O T)imes-R)ecord N)ews(paper) Note: now
KLFF
KTRV(TV) Boise, ID S T)r)easure V)alley
KTSA San Anotnio, TX L T)exas S)an A)ntonio
KTSB Sioux Center, IA O T)ri-S)tate B)roadcasters
KTSM El Paso, TX O T)ri S)tate M)usic Company
KTTL(FM) Dodge City, KS E KTTL = Cattle Country
KTTR Rolla, MO S K)eep T)uned T)o R)olla
KTTS Springfield, MO S K)eep T)alking t)o S)pringfield
KTTV(TV) Los Angeles, CA O T)imes TeleV)ision (original owner, Los
Angeles Times)
KTUC Tucson, AZ L T)u)c)son
KTUM Tatum, NM L T)atu)m)
KTVB(TV) Boise, ID S T)elev)ision B)oise
KTVT(TV) Ft. Worth, TX S T)elev)ision T)exas
KTWN(FM) Texarkana, TX L TWN = Twin Cities of Texarkana, AR & TX
KTWU Topeka, KS O T)opeka W)ashburn U)niversity
KTWV Los Angeles, CA S T)he W)av)e, was KMET
KTXA(TV) Arlington, TX L T)ex)as, A)rlington
KTXO Sherman, TX S Lake T)ex)o)ma
KTXS(TV) Sweetwater, TX L K-T)ex)as)
KTYL(FM) Tyler, TX L T)y)l)er, TX
KTYS Flower Mound, TX S TYS='Twister'
KUAF(FM) Fayetteville, AR O U)niversity of A)rkansas-F)ayetteville
KUAM Agana, GU L Gu)a)m)
KUAT Tucson, AZ O U)niversity of A)rizona, T)ucson
KUEL Ft. Dodge, IA E KUEL = 'Cool' 92
KUHF(FM) Houston, TX O U)niversity of H)ouston F)M
KUHT(TV) Houston, TX O U)niversity of H)ouston T)V
KUID Moscow, ID O U)niversity of I)d)aho
KUKI Ukiah, CA L U)k)i)ah
KULY Ulysses, KS L U)l)y)sses
KUMD(FM) Duluth, MN O U)niversity of M)innesota-D)uluth
KUMM Morris, MN O U)niversity of M)innesota-M)orris
KUNI(FM) Cedar Falls, IA O U)niversity of N)orthern I)owa
KUNM(FM) Albuquerque, NM O U)niversity of N)ew M)exico
KUNR Reno, NV O U)niversity of N)evada-R)eno
KUNV Las Vegas, NV O U)niversity of N)ev)ada
KUOI Moscow, ID O U)niversity o)f I)daho
KUOM Minneapolis, MN O U)niversity o)f M)innesota
KUOO Spirit Lake, IA S U)niversity o)f O)koboji, make believe
University
KUPD(FM) Phoenix, AZ E KUPD = Cupid
KUPI Idaho Falls, ID S U)nited P)ress I)nternational
KUSC(FM) Los Angeles, CA O U)niversity of S)outhern C)alifornia
KUSD Vermillion, SD O U)niversity of S)outh D)akota
KUSF(FM) San Francisco, CA O U)niversity of S)an F)rancisco
KUT(FM) Austin, TX O U)niversity of T)exas Note: Originally
on AM in 1920's
KUUY Cheyenne, WY E UUY = 'Double U Y' WY
KUVN(TV) Garland, TX O U)n)iv)ision
KUWS Superior, WI O U)niversity of W)isconsin-S)uperior
KVAN Vancouver, WA L V)a)n)couver
KVBR Brainerd, MN S V)oice of B)r)ainerd
KVCK Wolf Point, MT O V)ukelich, C)offey and K)rebsbach
KVEA(TV) Corona, CA S 'Vea' is Spanish for 'watch it'
originally KBSC, K)aiser B)roadcasting
S)tation C)alifornia
KVEC San Luis Obispo, CA O V)alley E)lectric C)ompany, the
original owners of the station. Note:
KSBY-TV once used these calls.
KVEG Henderson, NV L Las V)e)g)as
KVEL Vernal, UT L V)e)rnal)
KVEN Ventura, CA L V)e)n)tura
KVFD Ft. Dodge, IA L V)oice of F)t. D)odge
KVGB Great Bend, KS L V)oice of G)reat B)end or K)ansas
V)oice of the G)olden B)elt
KVII(TV) Amarillo, TX F VII=7, channel 7
KVIL Highland Park, TX L V)i)l)lage of Highland Park
KVLF Alpine, TX S V)oice of the L)ast F)rontier
KVLY(FM) Edinburg, TX L Rio Grande V)al)ley)
KVMA Magnolia, AR S V)oice of M)agnolia A)rkansas
KVNA Flagstaff, AZ S V)oice of N)orthern A)rizona
KVNI Coeur'd Alene, ID S V)oice of N)orth I)daho
KVOA Tucson, AZ S V)oice o)f A)rizona Note: now KIIM(AM)
- formerly KCUB
KVOD Denver, CO S V)oice o)f D)enver Note: now KHOW,
calls in use on FM
KVOE Emporia, KS S K)ansas V)oice o)f E)mporia
KVOM Morrilton, AR S V)oice o)f M)orrilton
KVON Napa, CA S V)oice o)f N)apa
KVOO Tulsa, OK S V)oice o)f O)klahoma
KVOR Colorado Spring, CO S V)oice o)f the R)ockies
KVOX Moorhead, MN S VOX='Voice'
KVRN Sonora, TX E KVRN = 'caverns' of Sonora, now KHOS
KVSC St. Cloud, MN S V)oice of S)t. C)loud
KVSM San Mateo, CA S V)oice of S)an M)ateo, now KTCT
KVSO Ardmore, OK S V)oice of S)outhern O)klahoma
KVSV Beloit, KS S V)oice of the S)olomon V)alley
KVTA Port Hueneme, CA L V)ent)ura) County was formerly KACY
'Casey' as a top-40 station and KTRO
'Tiro' (Spanish for 'bullet', used
sound of a pistol firing as on-air
logo)
KVTT(FM) Dallas, TX S K)eep V)oicing t)he T)ruth
KWAD Wadena, MN L W)a)d)ena
KWAK Stuttgart, AR E KWAK = Quack, Area noted for ducks
KWAR Waverly, IA O W)a)r)tburg College
KWAT Watertown, SD L W)a)t)ertown
KWAV Monterey, CA E WAV = Wave, Coastal Location
KWAY Waverly, IA L W)a)verly)
KWBU(FM) Waco, TX O W)aco B)aylor U)niversity
KWCH(TV) Wichita, KS L W)ic)h)ita
KWCR Ogden, UT O W)eber C)ollege R)adio (Weber State
University)
KWDM West Des Moines, IA L W)est D)es M)oines
KWEI Weiser, ID L W)e)i)ser
KWFT Wichita Falls, TX L W)ichita F)alls, T)exas
KWGN(TV) Denver, CO O W)G)N), owned by WGN's parent company
KWHR(SW) Honolulu, HI O W)orld H)arvest R)adio
KWHY(TV) Los Angeles, CA S 'K-Why' (station was financial news
first 30 years of operation)
KWIT(FM) Sioux City, IA O W)estern I)owa T)ech
KWJJ Portland, OR O W)ilbur J). J)erman
KWKH Shreveport, LA O W). K). H)enderson
KWKY Des Moines, IA E KWKY='Quickie', from top 40 era
KWLC Decorah, IA O L)uther C)ollege
KWLM Willmar, MN L W)il)lm)ar
KWLO Waterloo, IA L W)aterl)o)o, IA
KWLW North Salt Lake, UT O Named after co-owned and same frequency
sister, WLW in Cincinnati
KWMT Ft. Dodge, IA O Originally owned by the WMT group of
Cedar Rapids
KWMT-FM Tucson, AZ S The M)ount)ain
KWNA Winnemucca, NV L W)in)nemucca)
KWNE(FM) Ukiah, CA E WNE = Wine Country of California
KWNG Red Wing, MN L Red W)in)g)
KWNK Simi Valley, CA S 'K-Wink'
KWNO Winona, MN L W)in)o)na
KWNS Pratt, KS S K)eynoting N)ews, W)eather and S)ports
(station currently licensed as KWLS,
the KWNS calls are on an FM in Texas)
KWOR Worland, WY L W)o)r)land
KWOS Jefferson City, MO S K)eep W)atching O)ur S)tate
KWRD(FM) Arlington, TX E WRD = Word (religious format)
KWSC Pullman, WA O W)ashington S)tate C)ollege
KWSH Wewoka, OK L W)ewoka, S)eminole and H)oldenville, OK
KWSN Sioux Falls, SD S W)eather S)ports and N)ews
KWST(FM) Los Angeles, CA E WST='West' (now KPWR)
KWSU Pullman, WA O W)ashington S)tate U)niversity
KWTC Anaheim, CA S K)ome W)est t)o C)alifornia Note: now
KWIZ
KWTO Springfield, MO S K)eep w)atching t)he O)zarks
KWTV(TV) Oklahoma City, OK S W)orld's T)allest V)ideo, TV tower
height
KWTX-TV Waco, TX L W)aco T)ex)as
KWVE(FM) San Clemente, CA S K)-W)av)e)
KWWK(FM) Rochester, MN S KWWK='Quick', Quick Country
KWYO Sheridan, WY L W)y)o)ming
KXAN(TV) Austin, TX L Tex)a)n)
KXAS(TV) Ft. Worth, TX L Tex)a)s)
KXBR Minneapolis, MN E BR='Bear'
KXII(TV) Sherman, TX F XII=12, channel 12
KXLI(TV) St. Cloud, MN F XLI=Roman numerals for '41' Note: now
KPXM
KXLU(FM) Los Angeles, CA O L)oyola Marymount U)niversity
KXMS Jpolin, MO S K)lassix) M)issouri S)outhern State
College, classical format
KXRA Alexandria, MN L Alex)andr)ia)
KXSS St. Cloud, MN E KXSS = kicks Note: now Magic 1390
KXTA Los Angeles, CA S Ex)t)ra) Sports 1150, see XETRA
KXXV-TV Waco, TX F XXV=25 channel 25
KYAK Anchorage, AK E KYAK = kayak
KYKC(FM) Ada, OK S K)eepin' Y)our K)inda C)ountry
KYLT Missoula, MT E KYLT = kilt
KYNG Dallas, TX S Y)oun)g) Country
KYNT Yankton, SD L Y)an)kt)on
KYSR(FM) Los Angeles, CA S S)tar) 98.7 formerly KJOI, 'K-Joy'
KYTN Union City, TN L K)entucky)-T)en)nessee
KYUS(TV) Miles City, MT E KYUS = 'cayuse', a wild horse
KYVE(TV) Yakima, WA S Y)akima V)alley E)ducation
KYW Philadelphia, PA S Y)oung W)arriors
KZEG Manila, Phillipines O E)rlanger and G)allagher (business that
owned the station)
KZEL(FM) Eugene, OR O George Z)e)l)lner
KZIB Manila, Phillipines O I). B)eck Department Store
KZNA Hill City, KS E KZNA='Kanza', Indian tribe for which
Kansas is named
KZNN(FM) Haltom City, TX E ZNN = Zone
KZRC Cebu, Phillipines S R)adio C)ebu
KZRF Manila, Phillipines S R)adio F)ilipinas
KZRH Manila, Phillipines O R)adio H)eacock (department store)
KZRM Manila, Phillipines S R)adio M)anila
KZRP Manila, Phillipines S R)adio P)hilippines
KZSC Santa Cruz, CA O University of California-S)anta C)ruz
KZSU(FM) Stanford, CA O S)tanford U)niversity
VOA Marathon, FL S V)oice o)f A)merica
VOAR St. John's, NF S V)oice o)f A)tlantic R)eligion (Seventh
Day Adventist Church)
VOCM St. John's, NF S V)oice o)f the C)ommon M)an
WAAC Valdosta, GA S A)ny and A)ll C)ountry
WAAL(FM) Binghamton, NY E WAAL = Whale
WAAM Ann Arbor, MI L A)nn A)rbor, M)I
WAAV Wilmington, NC E WAAV='wave', due to coastal location
WABC-770 New York, NY O A)merican B)roadcasting C)ompany Note:
formerly WJZ(AM)
WABC-880 New York, NY O A)tlantic B)roadcasting C)ompany Note:
now WCBS
WABD(TV) New York, NY O A)llen B). D)uMont Note: later WNEW-TV,
now WNYW-TV
WABE Atlanta, GA O A)tlanta B)oard of E)ducation
WABM Birmingham, AL L A)labama B)irm)ingham
WABS Arlington, VA S W)ashington A)rea B)ible S)tation
WABT Birmingham, AL S A)labama's B)est T)elevision, later
WAPI-TV, now WVTM
WABT(FM) Dundee, IL S W)a)b)bit
WABT(TV) Birmingham, AL S A)labama's B)est T)elevision
WABY Albany, NY L A)lb)any), New York
WACL Waycross, GA S A)tlantic C)oast L)ine Railroad
(largest local employer)
WACO Waco, TX L W)a)c)o), Texas
WACT Tuscaloosa, AL S A)labama C)rimson T)ide
WACY-TV Appleton, WI O Owned by A)c)e Broadcasting
WADB(FM) Belmar, NJ O A)damant and D)orothy B)rown, now WRAT
WADN Concord, MA L W)a)ld)en, for Walden Pond
WAEB Allentown, PA L A)llentown E)aston B)ethelehem
WAER(FM) Syracuse, NY S A)lpha E)psilon R)oe, broadcasting
fraternity-later referred to as A)lways
E)xcellent R)adio
WAEV(FM) Savannah, GA E WAEV = Wave
WAFN Arab, AL S A)rab F)un) 92.7
WAFR Tupelo, MS O A)merican F)amily R)adio (flagship
station)
WAGA(TV) Atlanta, GA L A)tlanta, G)A)
WAGF Dothan, AL L A)labama, G)eorgia and F)lorida
WAHG New York, NY O A). H). G)rebe Note: evolved into
WCBS-NY
WAHR(FM) Huntsville, AL O A)rnold H)ornbuckle R)ecords
WAIA(FM) Miami, FL S A1A, same road as US-1 Note: now WFLC
WAIC(FM) Springfield, MA O A)merican I)nternational C)ollege
WAIL(FM) Key West, FL E WAIL='Whale'
WAIR Atlanta, MI E On the A)i)r)
WAIS Nelsonville, OH S A)rea I)nformation S)tation
WAIU Columbus, OH O A)merican I)nsurance U)nion Note: now
WTVN
WAJR Morgantown, WV O A)gnes J)ane R)eeves
WAKR Akron, OH L A)k)r)on
WAKY Louisville, KY S W)a)ck)y) Note: now WWKY, calls in
Danville, KY
WALA Mobile, AL L A)l)a)bama
WALL Middletown, NY S A)L)L) of Orange County
WALX(FM) Selma, AL O A)l)ex)ander Broadcasting
WAMC(FM) Albany, NY O A)lbany M)edical C)ollege
WAMD St. Paul, MN S W)here A)ll M)innesota D)ances Note:
now KSTP
WAME Miami, FL S W)ha)m)my in Miami Note: now WSUA
WAMH(FM) Amherst, MA O A)m)erst and H)ampshire Colleges
WAMN Green Valley, WV E AMN = amen
WAMO Pittsburgh, PA L A)llegheny M)onogahela O)hio, 3 Rivers
converge there
WAMU Washington, DC O A)m)erican U)niversity
WAMX Milton, WV S A)lbum M)ix)
WAMZ(FM) Louisville, KY S A)merica's M)uz)ic (Country format)
WANB Waynesburg, PA L W)a)yn)esb)urg, Pennsylvania
WANC Ticonderoga, NY L A)dirondack N)orth C)ountry
WANE(TV) Ft. Wayne, IN L Fort W)a)yn)e)
WANY(FM) Albany, KY L A)lban)y)
WAPB Murfreesboro, TN S A)ll P)oints B)ulletin (was a news/talk
station)
WAPE(FM) Jacksonville, FL S The Big A)p)e)
WAPI Birmingham, AL O A)labama P)olytechnic I)nstitute
(Auburn)
WAPL-FM Appleton, WI L A)p)pl)eton
WAPP(FM) New York, NY S Big A)p)p)le
WAPR Selma, AL O A)labama P)ublic R)adio
WAPT Jackson, MS O A)merican P)ublic (Life Insurance)
T)elevision
WAQI Miami, FL S A)q)ui) Mambi Note: Spanish: 'Mambi is
Here' Mr. Mambi is a Cuban Patriot,
aqui = here
WAQY(FM) Springfield, MA E W)A)CKQ)Y) 'Wacky 102'
WARA Attleboro, MA L A)ttleboro R)adio A)ssociates
WARD Pittston, PA O Jim W)a)r)d), owner/PD/talk show host,
until his death in 1997
WARE Ware, MA L W)a)r)e), MA
WARM-FM York, PA O Station was a sister station to WARM in
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
WARO Canonsburgh, PA S W)e A)re R)adio O)ne (at 540 kHz), also
known as 'Arrow'
WASH Washington, DC S W)a)s)h)ington
WATD Marshfield, MA L W)e're a)t the D)ump, where the
transmitter was located
WATO Oak Ridge, TN S A)t)o)m Note: Secret work was done on
the atomic bomb during World War II
WATR Waterbury, CT L W)a)t)er)bury, CT
WATS Sayre, PA L A)t)hens and S)ayre
WATV(TV) Newark, NJ O A)tlantic T)elev)ision (Now WNET)
WATW Ashland, WI S A)shland T)ops W)isconsin or A)t the
T)op of W)isconsin
WAUC Wauchula, FL L W)a)u)c)hula
WAUK Waukesha, WI L W)a)u)k)esha
WAUN Kewaunee, WI L Kew)a)u)n)ee
WAUR Aurora, IL L A)u)r)ora
WAUS(FM) Berrien Springs, MI O A)ndrews U)niversity S)tation
WAVA(FM) Arlington, VA L A)rlington, V)irginia)
WAVI Dayton, OH S A)v)i)ation Note: now WDAO
WAVK(FM) Marathon, FL S W)a)v)e of the K)eys
WAVR(FM) Waverly, NY L W)av)er)ly
WAVS Davie, FL E W)a)v)es)
WAVT(FM) Pottsville, PA O A)V) T)idmore
WAVY-TV Portsmouth, VA L Nearby ocean is wavy
WAWA West Allis, WI L W)est A)llis-W)a)uwatosa
WAWZ Zarephath, NJ O A)lma W)hite Z)arephath Note: Alma
White founded a college in connection
with the Pillar Of Fire religious
group. Zarephath is next to Bound
Brook.
WAXN-TV Charlotte, NC E AXN='Action' (Action 64)
WAXY(FM) Ft. Lauderdale, FL E WAXY = Waxie
WAYL Minneapolis, MN E WAYL='whale' Note: now KXXR
WAYX Waycross, GA L W)a)ycross (X)
WAZL Hazleton, PA L Ha)z)l)eton
WBAB Atlantic City, NJ S W)ith B)oardwalk a)nd B)eaches Note:
Calls now in Babylon, NY
WBAB(FM) Babylon, NY L B)a)b)ylon, NY
WBAI(FM) New York, NY O B)roadcast A)ssociates I)nc.
WBAL Baltimore, MD L Bal)timore, Maryland
WBAM-FM Montgomery, AL S B)a)m)a Country
WBAM(FM) New York, NY O B)a)m)berger Broadcasting Note: later
WOR-FM
WBAP Ft. Worth, TX S W)e B)ring a) P)rogram
WBAR Bartow, FL L B)a)r)tow
WBAU(FM) Garden City, NY O B)roadcasting-A)delphi U)niversity
WBAW Barnwell, SC L B)arnwell A)llendale W)illiston
WBAX Wilkes-Barre, PA S W)e B)urn A)nthracite Ex)clusively
WBAY Green Bay, WI L Green B)a)y)
WBBM Chicago, IL S W)e B)roadcast B)roadmoor M)usic" (Call
was assigned sequentially, but BBM did
have studios in the Hotel Broadmoor on
the Far North Side for many years prior
to moving to the Wrigley Building)
WBBR New York, NY S B)loomburg B)roadcasting R)adio Note:
formerly WNEW
WBCH Hastings, MI L B)arry C)ounty H)astings
WBCK Battle Creek, MI L B)attle C)reek)
WBCM Bay City, MI L B)ay C)ity, M)ichigan
WBCN Boston, MA O B)oston C)oncert N)etwork
WBCO Bucyrus, OH L B)uc)yrus, O)hio
WBCT(FM) Grand Rapids, MI S B)est C)ount)ry (was WJFM)
WBDC Washington, DC S W)B) affiliate in D).C).
WBDN Brandon, FL L B)rand)on)
WBDT Dayton, OH S W)B) D)ayt)on
WBEC Pittsfield, MA O B)erkshire E)agle C)o. Note:
'Berkshire Eagle' newspaper
WBEE Rochester, NY S Busy B)e)e)
WBEN Buffalo, NY O B)uffalo E)vening N)ews(paper)
WBEV Beaver Dam, WI L B)e)av)er
WBEZ(FM) Chicago, IL O B)oard of E)ducation
WBFD Bedford, PA L B)edf)ord)
WBFF Baltimore, MD S B)altimore F)ourty-F)ive
WBFG(FM) Detroit, MI S W)e B)roadcast F)or G)od Note: now
WLLZ(FM)
WBFM Sheboygan, WI S B)-93 F)M)
WBFR Birmingham, AL O B)irmingham F)amily R)adio
WBGA Brunswick, GA L B)runswick, G)a)
WBGE(FM) Peoria, IL O B)&G) E)nterprises [B&G being the last
initials of the station owners]
WBGG Pittsburgh, PA S BGG='The Burgh', was WWSW
WBGN Bowling Green, KY L B)owling G)reen), KY
WBGO Newark, NJ O B)ob G). O)ttenhoff, one of the
founders
WBGU Bowling Green, OH O B)owling G)reen U)niversity
WBHB Broadway, VA L B)roadway-H)arrisonb)urg
WBHJ Tuscaloosa, AL S B)irmingh)am J)amz
WBHK Birmingham, AL S B)irmingh)am's K)iss FM
WBHM Birmingham, AL L B)irmingh)am)
WBHP Huntsville, AL O W)ilton B)uster H)arvey P)ollard
WBHR St. Cloud, MN S The B)ig H)ouse that's R)ed Note:
formerly WVAL
WBIC Islip, NY L B)ay Shore, I)slip, C)enter Moriches,
later WLIX, WLUX, now WLIE
WBIQ Birmingham, AL S B)irmingham I)Q)
WBIR Knoxville, TN O John B)i)r)dwell Note: now WIMZ
WBJI Blackduck, MN L B)emidj)i)
WBJZ Berlin, WI S B)erlin J)az)z
WBKB(TV) Chicago, IL O B)alaban & K)atz B)roadcasting Note:
later WENR-TV, now WLS-TV
WBKI(TV) Campbellsville, KY S The W)B) for K)entucki)ana
WBKW Beckley, WV L BKW = Airport Code for Beckley
WBLF Bellefonte, PA L Initials of owner's (Cary Simpson) wife
or B)ell)ef)ont
WBLK Buffalo, NY E BLK = Black, (Urban format)
WBLM Portland, ME S B)l)im)pville Beat
WBMA Birmingham, AL L B)irm)ingham, A)labama
WBMA Beaufort, NC S W)elcome B)eaufort M)orehead A)rea
WBMB West Branch, MI L W)est B)ranch M)ichigan's B)est
WBMD Baltimore, MD L B)altimore, M)D)
WBMG Birmingham, AL L B)irm)ing)ham, now WIAT
WBMI West Branch, MI L W)est B)ranch M)I)chigan
WBMS Boston, MA S W)e're B)oston's M)usic S)tation, now
WILD
WBMX(FM) Oak Park, IL S B)lack M)usic Ex)perience Note: calls
now in Boston
WBNB St. Thomas, VI O B)ob 'n) B)ob (Bob Nobel and Bob Moss)
WBND-LP South Bend, IN L South B)en)d)
WBNG Binghamton, NY L B)in)g)hamton
WBNR Beacon, NY L B)eacon-N)ewburgh R)adio
WBNS Columbus, OH O W)olfe B)ank N)ewspaper and S)hoes
WBNW Concord, MA S B)loomberg N)etwork business news
WBNX Bronx, NY L B)ron)x) Note: Now WKDM, New York
WBNZ Benzonia, MI L B)eN)Z)ie County
WBOC-TV Salisbury, MD S W)e're B)etween the O)cean and the
C)hesapeake
WBOG Tomah, WI L Refers to area's cranberry b)o)g)s
WBOQ(FM) Gloucester, MA E BOQ = 'Bach', classical format
WBOS(FM) Boston, MA L B)o)s)ton
WBOW Terre Haute, IN S B)anks o)f W)abash River
WBPM Kingston, NY S B)est P)opular M)usic
WBPR(FM) Worcester, MA O B)oston P)ublic R)adio
WBPV(FM) Charlton, MA O B)ay P)ath V)ocational High School
WBRC Birmingham, AL O B)ell R)adio C)orporation, now WERC,
calls on TV channel 6
WBRE Wilkes-Barre, PA O Louis B)altimore R)adio & E)lectric
Note: now on TV 28, radio is WBCR
WBRI Indianapolis, IN S W)onderful B)ible R)adio for
I)ndianapolis
WBRK Pittsfield, MA L B)er)k)shire Mountains
WBRM Marion, NC S W)onderful B)lue R)idge M)ountains
WBRU(FM) Providence, RI O B)R)own U)niversity or B)r)u)ins
WBRV Booneville, NY L B)lack R)iver V)alley
WBRW Bridgewater, NJ L B)r)idgew)ater, later WSPW, now WWTR
WBRY Woodbury, TN L W)oodb)ur)y)
WBSB Baltimore, MD S B)altimore'S B)est Note: now using
other calls
WBSD Bulington, WI O B)urlington area S)chool D)istrict
WBSO Wellesley Hills, MA O B)abson's S)tatistical O)rganization
Note: now WROL-Boston
WBT Charlotte, NC S W)orld's B)est T)extiles, W)atch
B)uicks T)ravel, W)orld's B)lowT)orch
Note: station started by Chamber of
Commerce
WBTH Williamson, WV O W)illiamson B)inehorne T)homas H)ogg
WBTM Danville, VA S W)orld's B)est T)obacco M)arket
WBUK Ft. Shawnee, OH S BUK = Buck(eye) State
WBUR-FM Boston, MA O B)oston U)niversity R)adio
WBUS(FM) Miami Beach, FL S Magic BUS Note: now WLVE
WBUT Butler, PA L B)u)t)ler, PA (see WLER)
WBUX Doylestown, PA E BUX=Bucks (Bucks County, PA), now WISP
WBVA Bayside, VA L B)ayside, V)a)
WBVM Tampa, FL S B)lessed V)irgin M)ary
WBVR(FM) Bowling Green, KY E BVR='Beaver'
WBWI-FM West Bend, WI L W)est B)end W)i)isconsin
WBZA Springfield, MA O W)B)Z) Note: was repeater for WBZ,
Boston
WBZE Tallahassee, FL E BZE = breeze
WBZR Tunkhannock, PA S B)uz)zar)d Country
WCAA Newark, NJ S C)a)liente 105.9 Note: was WNWK and
WHBI
WCAE Pittsburgh, PA S W)e C)an A)lways E)ntertain Note: was
WTAE, now WEAE
WCAK Cattletsburg, KY L C)attletsburg-A)shland, K)entucky
WCAN Canajoharie, NY L Can)ajoharie, NY
WCAU(TV) Philadelphia, PA S W)here C)heer A)waits Y)ou Note:
Original CBS radio station under Bill
Paley's ownership, now WPHT
WCAX Burlington, VT S C)ollege of A)gricultural Ex)tension
Service
WCBE-FM Columbus, OH L C)olumbus B)oard of E)ducation
WCBI Columbus, MS O C)olumbus B)irney I)mes
WCBM Baltimore, MD S W)here C)hrist B)lesses M)ultitudes
WCBS New York, NY O C)olumbia B)roadcasting S)ystem
WCBU Peoria, IL O B)radley U)niversity
WCBY Cheboygan, MI L C)heB)oY)gan, MI
WCCM Lawrence, MA F non-standard Roman numerial
representation of frequency, 800 kHz
WCCO Minneapolis, MN O W)ashburn C)rosby Milling Co)mpany
WCCW Traverse City, MI L C)herry C)apital
WCDB(FM) Albany, NY S C)apital D)istrict's B)est
WCDB(FM) Albany, NY S C)apital D)istrict's B)est
WCDL Carbondale, PA L C)arbond)al)e
WCDN Chardon, OH L C)hard)on)
WCDS Glasgow, KY O C)indy, Christy, D)avid, Danny and
S)arah Note: daughters, sons and wife
of owner
WCEH Hawkinsville, GA L C)ochran E)astman and H)awkinsville
WCEM Cambridge, MD L C)ambridge) M)aryland
WCEN Mt. Pleasant, MI L C)E)N)tral Michigan
WCEV Cicero, IL S C)hicagoland's E)thnic V)oice
WCFL Chicago, IL S C)hicago F)ederation of L)abor Note:
now WMVP
WCFT Tuscaloosa, AL O C)hapman F)amily T)elevision
WCFX(FM) Mt. Pleasant, MI S F)ox)y 95 (current slogan: All Hits 95
CFX)
WCGO Chicago Hights, IL L C)hicago)o) Heights
WCGQ Columbus, GA S C)olumbus G)eorgia's Q)
WCGV(TV) Milwaukee, WI S W)isconsin's C)hoice for G)reat
V)iewing
WCGY(FM) Lawrence, MA O C)urt G)owdy), now WSTR
WCHA Chambersburg, PA L C)h)a)mbersburg
WCHL Chapel Hill, NC L C)h)apel Hil)l
WCHR(FM) Trenton, NJ S C)h)r)istian (format) Note: now WNJO,
see WTTM
WCHS Charleston, WV L C)h)arles)ton
WCHV Charlottesville, VA L Ch)arlottesv)ille, VA
WCIC(FM) Pekin, IL S W)e're C)entered I)n C)hrist
WCIL Carbondale, IL L C)arbondale, I)l)linois
WCIN Cincinnati, OH L C)i)n)cinnati, OH
WCIQ Mt. Cheaha, AL S C)heaha Mt. I)Q), all Alabama PTV
Affiliates have IQ in call letters
WCIR(FM) Beckley, WV S C)hrist I)n R)adio
WCIU-TV Chicago, IL S C)hicago I)llinois U)HF, Chicago's
first UHF
WCIX(TV) Miami, FL F CIX = 6
WCJT(FM) Louisville, KY O C)ourier-J)ournal & T)imes Note: later
WHAS-FM, off air in the early 50s
WCKL Catskill, NY L C)atsk)il)l, NY
WCKR Miami, FL O C)ox-K)night R)adio Note: now WIOD
WCKT(TV) Miami, FL O C)ox-K)night T)elevision Note: now WSVN
WCKY Cincinnati, OH L C)ovington, K)entuckY), Original City
WCLE Clevland, TN L C)l)e)veland, TN
WCLG Morgantown, WV O C). L)eslie G)olliday
WCLI Corning, NY O C)orning L)eader Newspaper
WCLR-FM Piqua, OH E CLR='clear', now WDPT
WCLV Cleveland, OH L C)l)ev)eland
WCMB Harrisburg, PA L C)um)b)erland County
WCMC Wildwood, NJ L C)ape M)ay C)ounty
WCMF(FM) Rochester, NY O C)ommunity M)usic Service
WCMH(TV) Columbus, OH L CMH = 'Columbus Muncipal Hanger',
airport designator Note: formerly
WLWC(TV)
WCMI Ashland, KY S W)here C)oal M)eets I)ron
WCMQ Miami, FL E CMQ = Callsign of popular Havana
station
WCMU Mt. Pleasant, MI O C)entral M)ichigan U)niversity
WCNA Scottsboro, AL S W)e C)over N)orth A)labama, now WKEA-FM
WCNC-TV Charlotte, NC L C)harlotte N)orth C)arolina
WCNN Atlanta, GA S C)able N)ews N)etwork
WCNW Fairfield, OH S C)ountry an)d W)estern, former format
WCNY(TV) Syracuse, NY L C)entral N)ew Y)ork
WCOA Pensacola, FL S W)onderful C)ity o)f A)dvantages
WCOC Meridian, MS O C)rystal O)il C)ompany
WCOD Hyannis, MA L Cape C)o)d), MA
WCOL Columbus, OH L C)o)l)umbus, OH
WCOP Boston, MA O C)o)p)ley Square Broadcasting Co. Note:
has had numerous call letters since
WCOS Columbia, SC S C)olumbia's O)wn S)tation
WCOU Lewiston, ME O Faust C)o)u)ture, also see WFAU,
Augusta, ME
WCOW Sparta, WI L COW - America's Dairyland
WCOZ Boston, MA E COZ = 'Cozy', now WJMN
WCPA Clearfield, PA L C)learfield, P)A)
WCPO Cincinnati, OH O C)incinatti P)o)st Newspaper Note: now
WUBE, calls used by TV-9
WCPX Chicago, IL O C)hicago P)ax), formerly WCFC
WCRB(FM) Waltham, MA O C)harles R)iver B)roadcasting
WCRM Clare, MI S C)rossr)oads of M)ichigan, located near
geographic center Note: now dark
WCRN(FM) Tamaqua, PA O C)ur)ran) Communications Note: formerly
WZTA, now WMGH
WCRW Chicago, IL O C)linton R). W)hite
WCRX(FM) Springfield, MA O C)harles R)iver Brdcsting eX)tension
Note: formerly owned by (Ted Jones)
WCRB Boston, now WAQY
WCSC Charleston, SC L C)harleston, S)outh C)arolina
WCSG Grand Rapids, MI O C)ollege and S)eminary of G)rand Rapids
Baptist College
WCSH-TV Portland, ME O C)ongress S)quare H)otel Note: once
owned AM 970
WCSM Celina-St. Marys, OH L C)elina-S)t. M)ary
WCSN Chicago, IL S C)hicago's S)porting N)ews
WCSP Washington, DC O C)-S)P)an
WCST Berkeley Springs, WV O C)harles S)amuel T)rump
WCSU Wilberforce, OH O C)entral S)tate U)niversity
WCSX(FM) Detroit, MI E CSX = Classics
WCTC New Brunswick, NJ O C)hant)ic)leer Broadcasting, original
owner
WCTH(FM) Plantation Key, FL E CTH='Catch' now 'Thunder Country'
WCTN Potomac, MD S C)hrist t)o t)he N)ation
WCTS Minneapolis, MN O C)entral T)heological S)eminary
WCTS(FM) Cincinnati, OH O C)incinnati T)imes-S)tar Note: later
WKRC-FM, now WKRQ(FM)
WCTY Norwich, CT S C)ount)ry)
WCUB Manitowoc, WI O C)u)b) Radio, Inc.
WCVB(TV) Boston, MA F CVB = C)hannel V) [Roman numeral 5]
B)oston
WCVE(TV) Richmond, VA O C)entral V)irginia E)ducational TV
WCVH(FM) Flemington, NJ S C)ommunity V)oice of H)unterdon County
WCVN(TV) Covington, KY L C)ov)in)gton
WCVO(FM) Columbus, OH S C)hristian V)oice of O)hio
WCVU(FM) Naples, FL E CVU = Sea View
WCVY(FM) Coventry, RI L C)ov)entry) High School
WCWA Toledo, OH E CWA = Seaway (St. Lawrence Seaway)
WCWC Ripon, WI S W)e're C)entral W)isconsin's C)hoice
WCWM(FM) Wiliamsburg, VA O C)ollege of W)illiam and M)ary
WCWP(FM) Long Island, NY O C).W). P)ost University
WCXI Detroit, MI S C)ountry Eleven XI = 11, 1130 kHz Note:
now WWWW(AM)
WCZY(FM) Mt. Pleasant, MI S C)oz)y)-FM
WDAC(FM) Lancaster, PA O D)onald A). C)rawford
WDAE Tampa, FL S W)onderful D)ays a)nd E)venings Note:
now WUSA(AM)
WDAL Meridian, MS S W)e D)o a) L)ot
WDAM(TV) Hattiesburg, MS O D)avid A). M)adison
WDAN Danville, IL L D)a)n)ville, IL
WDAO Dayton, OH L D)a)yton O)hio
WDAS Philadelkpha, PA O D)annenbaum a)nd S)teppacher
WDAV(FM) Davidson, NC O D)a)v)idson College
WDBF Delray Beach, FL L D)elray B)each F)lorida
WDBO Orlando, FL L D)own B)y O)rlando
WDBQ Dubuque, IA L D)ub)uq)ue, IA
WDCB Glen Ellyn, IL O D)uPage C)ommunity B)roadcasters
WDCD Albany-Clifton Park, NY O D)ean C)rawford
WDCF Dade City, FL L D)ade C)ity F)lorida
WDCN Nashville, TN L D)avidson C)ounty-N)ashville, now WNPT
WDDZ Pawtucket, RI O DZ = 'Disney' (Radio Disney)
WDEL Wilmington, DE L Wilmington, D)e)l)aware
WDFH(FM) Ossining, NY S W)ild D)ogs f)rom H)ell
WDFN Detroit, MI S D)etroit's F)an) (was WWWW(AM) & WCXI)
WDGC(FM) Durham, NC S D)urham's C)ountry G)iant, now CHR
WDGG(FM) Ashland, KY E DGG='Dog', 93.7 The Dawg
WDGY Minneapolis, MN O D)octor G)eorge Y)oung Note: now on 630
from 1130
WDHA(FM) Dover, NJ O D)rexel H)ill A)ssociates
WDIA Memphis, TN O D)i)a)ne (first name of daughter of
original owner) Note: also attributed
to W)e did) i)t a)gain when the owners
were able to get two stations (first in
Jackson, MS) on the air after WWII
WDIO(TV) Duluth, MN F D)uluth channel 1)0) IO=10
WDIQ Dozier, AL S D)ozier I)Q)
WDIV-TV Detroit, MI F D)etroit IV = 4 (Channel 4)
WDIY-FM Bethlehem, PA S D)o I)t Y)ourself
WDIZ(FM) Orlando, FL E DIZ = 'Dis'ney World
WDJC Birmingham, AL S W)itnessing D)aily for J)esus C)hrist
OR D).J). C)rawford, owner
WDJK-FM Xenia, OH S D)J) 95, now WZLR
WDJS Mount Olive, NC L W)ayne D)uplin J)ohnston S)ampson
(Counties)
WDKX(FM) Rochester, NY S D)ouglas K)ing Malcolm X)
WDLC Port Jervis, NY S W)e D)eliver L)arger C)overage
WDLP Panama City, FL O D)orothea L)indstrom P)erry [owner's
wife]
WDLP-LP Miami, FL O W)illiam D)e L)a P)ena
WDMJ Marquette, MI O M)ining J)ournal
WDMP Dodgeville, WI L D)odgeville-M)ineral P)oint
WDNC Durham, NC L D)urham, N)orth C)arolina
WDNH(FM) Honesdale, PA L D)elaware an)d H)udson Canal
WDNL(FM) Danville, IL L D)an)vil)le, IL
WDNT Dayton, TN L D)ayton), T)ennessee
WDOD Chattanooga, TN S D)ynamo o)f D)ixie
WDOL Athens, GA E DOL='doll', the 'Dixie Doll'
WDOR Sturgeon Bay, WI L D)o)or) County
WDOV Dover, DE L D)o)v)er, DE
WDOW Dowagiac, MI L D)O)W)agiac, MI
WDRC Hartford, CT O D)oolittle R)adio C)ompany
WDRM(FM) Decatur, AL L D)ecatur R)adio M)arket
WDSM Duluth, MN L D)uluth-S)uperior M)arket
WDST(FM) Woodstock, NY L W)ood)s)t)ock
WDSU(TV) New Orleans, LA O D)e Soto Hotel/New Orleans S)tates
(newspaper)/Joseph R. U)halt Note: was
on AM 1280
WDSY(FM) Pittsburgh, PA E DSY = Daisy (former slogan)
WDTH Duluth, MN L D)ulut)h) Note: now KUMD
WDTL Cleveland, MS L DTL='Delta' (Mississippi Delta)
WDTN(TV) Dayton, OH L D)ayt)on)
WDTV(TV) Pittsburgh, PA O D)uMont T)V) Note: now KDKA-TV
WDTW(FM) Detriot, MI L 'DTW'=Detriot airport designation code
WDUQ(FM) Pittsburgh, PA O D)u)q)uesne University
WDUX Waupaca, WI O Once owned by the owners of W)D)U)Z,
Green Bay
WDUZ Green Bay, WI S Founded in the 40s and borrowed the
detergent slogan 'D)u)z) does it all'
WDVE Pittsburgh, PA E DVE='dove', was airing ABC's Love
format
WDVR(FM) Philadelphia, PA S D)elaware V)alley R)adio
WDWS Champaign, IL O D)avid W). S)tevick
WDXB Jasper, AL S D)ix)ie 102.5
WDXE Lawrenceburg, TN O D)ix)ie) Network, Former Owner
WDXI Jackson, TN O D)ix)i)e Network, Former Owner
WDXN Clarksville, TN O D)ix)ie N)etwork, Former Owner
WEAF New York, NY S W)ater E)arth A)ir and F)ire Note: now
WFAN
WEAN Providence, RI S W)e E)nterain a) N)ation
WEAS Savannah, GA S E)mory and A)gnes S)cott, two
universities in original city of
license, Decatur, GA
WEAW Evanston, IL O E)dward A). W)heeler Note: now WPRZ
WEBC Duluth, MN O E)dwina & B)arbara C)linton
WEBE(FM) Bridgeport, CT S WEBE = WeeBee
WEBO Owego, NY O E)rdman B)road |