Key
Calls: Call Letters (All are AM unless otherwise noted)
(CC) Carrier Current
(FM) FM
(SW) Shortwave
(TV) Television
City of License: Current City of License as of this document's date
*: Origin of 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
Explanation/Notes: The relationship to the call letters
For instance, WCFL (once in Chicago) would be
highlighted as: C)hicago F)ederation of L)abor
to clarify "CFL" in the callsign.
[Brackets indicate additional
historic facts dealing with the
call letters or station].
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 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
CBF Montreal, QE 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 L C)B)C Sask)atchewan
CBM Montreal, QE 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
CBU Vancouver, BC L C)B)C Vancou)ver
CBW Winnipeg, MB L C)B)C W)innipeg
CFCO Chatham, ON L C)oming f)rom C)hatham, O)N
CFGP Grand Prairie, AB L G)rand P)rairie
CFLC Brockville, ON S C)anada's F)inest L)ittle C)ommunity
CFMO Ottawa, ON S F)M) O)ttawa
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
CFTR Toronto, ON O T)ed R)ogers, see CFRB-Roger's
Batteryless
CFYK Yellowknife, NWT 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'
CHNC New Carlisle, QE 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
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'
CIDC Brampton, ON O D)oug C)unningham (founder)
CILQ Toronto, ON E CILQ='silk' Note: was to be easy
listening, silky smooth, now rock
CINF Montreal, QE S I)n)f)o 690
CINW Montreal, QE S 940 N)ew)s
CIOO Halifax, NS E C = SEA IOO = 100.1 mHz
CITE Montreal, QU E CITE = French 'city'
CJAD Montreal, QE 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
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
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
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)
CKLW Windsor, ON L L)ondon-W)indsor
CKNB Campbellton, NB L K)ampbellton = Campbellton), N)B)
CKRN Rouyn, QE L R)ouyn)
CKVD Val d'Or, QE 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)
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)
KAJN Crowley, LA E KAJN = Cajun
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
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
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
KATL Miles City, MT E KATL = cattle
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.
KBBZ(FM) Kalispell, MT O BBZ = 'Bees', owner Benny Bee
KBCM(FM) Sioux City, IA S B)est C)ountry M)usic Note: now WNAX-FM
KBCO Boulder, CO L B)oulder, C)O)
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
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
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.
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
KBUF Holcomb, KS S B)u)f)falos, mascot of Garden City
Community College
KBUR Burlington, IA L B)u)r)lington
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
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
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
KCLD St. Cloud, MN L St. C)l)oud)
KCLE Cleburne, TX L C)l)e)burne, TX
KCLU-FM Thousand Oaks, CA O C)alifornia L)utheran U)niversity
KCLV Clovis, NM L C)l)ov)is
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
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
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 Fort Bragg, CA O D)avid a)nd C)harlie, two orignal
owners
KDAF(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas a)nd F)t. Worth
KDB Santa Barbara, CA O D)on B)rooks (see KGB)
KDBM Dillon, MT L D)illon, B)eaverhead and M)adison
(counties)
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
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
KDFW(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas-F)t). Worth
KDGE(FM) Gainesville, TX E DGE = Edge (alternative format)
KDIZ Golden Valley, MN O DIZ-'Disney' Radio Disney
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)en)t)on
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
KDTH Dubuque, IA O D)ubuque T)elegraph-H)erald, Newspaper
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
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
KEOM(FM) Mesquite, TX S E)ducation o)f M)esquite
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
KETR(FM) Commerce, TX S E)ast T)exas R)adio
KEVA Evanston, WY L E)v)a)nston
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, Alaska 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'
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
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
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
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
KFSG(FM) Los Angeles, CA O F)ours)quare G)ospel Church Note: once
on 1150 kHz
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
KFYI Phoenix, AZ S F)or Y)our I)nformation
KGAN(TV) Cedar Rapids, IA O Guy G)a)n)nett Communications
KGB-FM San Diego, CA O G)ladys B)rooks, wife of opwner (see
KDB)
KGDN Edmonds, WA S K)ings' G)ard)en), religious
broadcaster
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
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
KHBT Humboldt, IA L H)umb)oldt)
KHCC Hutchinson, KS O H)utchinson C)ommunity C)ollege
KHDN Hardin, MT L H)ard)in)
KHEY(FM) El Paso, TX S H)e)y)! (Country music)
KHIH(FM) Denver, CO E HIH = High
KHJ Los Angeles, CA S K)indness H)appiness J)oy Note: now
KKHJ fomerly KRTH(AM)
KHKS Dallas, TX E KS = Kiss
KHLO Hilo, HI L H)il)o), HI
KHMO Hannibal, MO L H)annibal M)O)
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
KHOW Denver, CO O Robert H)o)w)sam
KHOZ Harrison, AR S H)ub of the O)z)arks
KHQA Quincy, Il L H)annibal Q)uincy A)rea
KHVH Honolulu, HA O K)aiser's H)awaiian V)illage H)otel
KHVN Ft. Worth, TX E HVN = Heaven (Religious Format)
KIAK Fairbanks, AL E KIAK = Kayak
KICT(FM) Wichita, KS L I)C)T)-Airport Code Wichita's Airport
KICY Nome, AL E ICY (cold in Nome, AK - brrr!!!)
KID Idaho Falls, ID L I)d)aho Falls, Idaho
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
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
KIWA Sheldon, IA L I)ow)a)
KIXI Seattle, WA F IXI = Roman 9-10, Original Frequency
KIXX Watertown, SD E KIXX = 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.
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, NB 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
KKMT Whitefish, MT L MT='Montana'
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
KLAN(FM) Glasgow, MT E KLAN = 'clan', as in Scotland
KLAS(FM) Mandeville, JA 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
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
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)
KLMR Lamar, CO L L)am)ar)
KLNG Council Bluffs, IA E KLNG = Calling (formerly talk format)
KLOL(FM) Houston, TX F LOL = 101 (101.1 mHz)
KLON Long Beach, CA L L)o)n)g Beach
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
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
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
KMCS(FM) Seattle, WA O M)arketc)asters in S)eattle
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
KMFB Mendocino, CA L M)endocino-F)ort B)ragg
KMGC Dallas, TX E M)ag)ic) Note: now KDMX
KMGK Glenwood, MN E MGK='Magic'
KMHI Mountian Home, ID L M)ountain H)ome I)daho
KMHL Marshall, MN L M)arsh)al)l
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.
KMMO Marshall, MO L M)arshall M)O) or
K)eeping M)arshall M)oving O)nward
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'
KMOX St. Louis, MO L K)irkwood, M)O) X)mas Note: Station
began Christmas Eve 1924
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
KMRS Morris, MN L M)or)ris)
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
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)
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
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
KNIX(FM) Phoenix, AZ L Phoen)i)x), AZ
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
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 L O)klahoma C)ity O)klahoma
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 E KOIT = Coit (Tower, landmark of city)
KOLD-TV Tucson 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 Note: was
KMOD, now KELI
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
KOTI(TV) Klamath Falls, OR O variant of parent station KOBI
KOTN Pine Bluff, AR E KOTN = Cotton, Major crop in area
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'
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)
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
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
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
KPWR Los Angeles, CA E PWR = Power
KPXD(TV) Arlington, TX S P)ax)net-D)allas
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
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
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) Riverside, CA L R)iverside, C)A)
KRCA-TV Los Angeles, CA O R)adio C)orporation of A)merica Note:
now KNBC
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
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
KREV Lakeville, MN S R)e)v)olution Radio Note: now KZNR
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
KRJB Ada, MN O R)&J) B)roadcasting
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
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
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)
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
KRTR(FM) Kailua, HI E KRTR = Crater (Volcano)
KRVN Lexington, NE S R)ural V)oice of N)ebraska
KRWC Buffalo, MN L R)adio W)right C)ounty
KRWF(TV) Redwood Falls, MN L R)edw)ood F)alls
KRYK(FM) Chinook, MT E KRYK = crick
KRYS Corpus Christi, TX L KRYS = Christi
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
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
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
KSEO Durant, OK L S)outhe)astern O)klahoma
KSEV Tomball, TX F S)e)v)en, for 700 kHz
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
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
KSKI Hailey, ID S SKI Sun Valley
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)
KSMJ Sacramento, CA S S)acramento's M)aj)ic
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)
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
KSPL Kalispell, MT L K)alis)p)el)l
KSPN Aspen, CO L As)p)en)
KSQY Deadwood, SD E SQY = Sky, located in high mountain
area
KSRA Salmon, ID S S)awtooth R)ecreation A)rea
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
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, Utah S T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTBN(TV) Fontana, CA O T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTCJ Minneapolis, MN S T)win C)ities J)azz Note: now KXBR
KTCK Dallas, TX E TCK = Ticket (all sports format)
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
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
KTLB Twin Lakes, IA O T)win L)akes B)roadcasters
KTLO Mountain Home, AR S T)win L)akes of the O)zarks
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.
KTOP Topeka, KS L T)o)p)eka
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
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
KTTS Springfield, MO S K)eep T)alking t)o S)pringfield
KTUC Tucson, AZ L T)u)c)son
KTWN(FM) Texarkana, TX L TWN = Twin Cities of Texarkana, AR & TX
KTWU Topeka, KS O T)opeka W)ashburn U)niversity
KTXS(TV) Sweetwater, TX L K-T)ex)as)
KTYL(FM) Tyler, TX L T)y)l)er, TX
KUAF(FM) Fayetteville, AR O U)niversity of A)rkansas-F)ayetteville
KUAM Agana, Guam L Gu)a)m)
KUAT Tucson, AZ O U)niversity of A)rizona, T)ucson
KUEL Ft. Dodge, IA E KUEL = 'Cool' 92
KUID Moscow, ID O U)niversity of I)d)aho
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
KVBR Brainerd, MN S V)oice of B)r)ainerd
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)
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
KVIL Highland Park, TX L V)i)l)lage of Highland Park
KVLF(AM) 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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
KWSN Sioux Falls, SD S W)eather S)ports and N)ews
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 S W)orld's T)allest V)ideo, TV tower
height
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'
KXLI(TV) St. Cloud, MN F XLI=Roman numerals for '41' Note: now
KPXM
KXRA Alexandria, MN L Alex)andr)ia)
KXSS St. Cloud, MN E KXSS = kicks Note: now Magic 1390
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
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
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
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
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
WABS Arlington, VA S W)ashington A)rea B)ible S)tation
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
WADB(FM) Belmar, NJ O A)damant D). B)rown
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
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
WALL(AM) 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)
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)
WAPP(FM) New York, NY S Big A)p)p)le
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
WASH Washington D.C. S W)a)s)h)ington
WATD Marshfield, MA L A)t t)he 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
WAUR Aurora, IL L A)u)r)ora
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) 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)etter M)usic OR
W)orld's B)est B)attery M)aker
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).
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)
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)
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]
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
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
WBIR Knoxville, TN O John B)i)r)dwell Note: now WIMZ
WBJI Blackduck, MN L B)emidj)i)
WBKB(TV) Chicago, IL O B)alaban & K)atz B)roadcasting Note:
later WENR-TV, now WLS-TV
WBKW Beckley, WV L BKW = Airport Code for Beckley
WBLF Bellefonte, PA L B)ell)ef)onte
WBLK Buffalo, NY E BLK = Black, (Urban format)
WBMB West Branch, MI L W)est B)ranch M)ichigan's B)est
WBMD Baltimore, MD L B)altimore, M)D)
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 US Virgin Islands 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
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: Later WKDM, New York,
now WNNY
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
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
WBPR(FM) Worcester, MA O B)oston P)ublic R)adio
WBPV(FM) Charlton, MA O B)ay P)ath V)ocational High School
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 BR)own U)niversity
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(FM) Burlington, WI S B)urlington S)uper D)emons (High School
radio)
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 OR W)atch
B)uicks T)ravel 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
WBVM Tampa, FL S B)lessed V)irgin M)ary
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
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: now
WTAE
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
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
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)
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
WCIR(FM) Beckley, WV S C)hrist I)n R)adio
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
WCLV Cleveland, OH L C)l)ev)eland
WCMC Wildwood, NJ L C)ape M)ay C)ounty
WCMF(FM) Rochester, NY O C)ommunity M)usic Service
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
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
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
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
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)
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
WCWA Toledo, OH E CWA = Seaway (St. Lawrence Seaway)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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
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
WDTV(TV) Pittsburgh, PA O D)uMont T)V) Note: now KDKA-TV
WDUQ(FM) Pittsburgh, PA O D)u)q)uesne University
WDVR(FM) Philadelphia, PA S D)elaware V)alley R)adio
WDWS Champaign, IL O D)avid W). S)tevick
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 & A)gnes S)cott began in Atlanta
at what is now WGUN. Transferred to
Savannah when WGUN calls adopted
WEAW Evanston, IL O E)dwin 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)roadcasting of O)wego
WEBR Buffalo, NY S W)e E)xtend B)uffalo's R)egards
WECL Elk Mound, WI S E)au C)laire L)ite
WEDC Chicago, IL O E)mil D)enemark C)adillac
WEDR-FM Miami, FL O E). D). R)ivers, same person
WGOV/Valdosta, GA named for
WEEF Highland Park, IL O E)ly E). F)ink
WEEI Boston, MA O E)dison E)lectic I)lluminating
WEEX Easton, PA O E)aston E)x)press, Newspaper
WEFM(FM) Chicago, IL O E)dwin F). M)cDonald Note: now WUSN,
former Zenith Corp. president
WEGE Westerville, OH S E)ag)le)
WEGX(FM) Philadelphia, PA E EGX = 'Eagle'
WEHT(TV) Evansville, IN L E)vansville-H)enderson, KY T)V
WEIO Eau Claire, WI S 'E-I-E-I-O' from 'Old McDonald Had A
Farm...'
WEIU(FM) Charleston, IL O E)astern I)llinois U)niversity
WEJL Scranton, PA O E)dward J). L)ynett
WELA Elizabeth, NJ L E)l)iza)beth Note: now WJDM
WELI New Haven, CT S Eli) Yale University
WELO Tupelo, MI L Tupe)l)o), MS
WELV(AM) Ellenville, NY L E)l)lenv)ille
WELY Ely, MN L E)l)y)
WEMC Berrien Spings, MI O E)manuel M)issionary C)ollege Note: now
WKZO
WEMM Huntington, WV O Dr. E). M). M)ortenson
WEMP Milwaukee, WI L E)m)p)ire Hotel
WEMR Tunkhannock, PA L E)ndless M)ountains R)adio
WEMU Ypsilanti, MI O E)astern M)ichigan U)niversity
WENE Endicott, NY O E)mpire N)e)wspapers Note: now WMRV
WENG Englewood, FL L E)n)g)lewood
WENR Chicago, IL O E). N). R)oland Electric Co. Note:
merged with WLS
WEOA Evansville, IN S E)vansville O)n the A)ir, old call
letters have been revised
WEOS Geneva, NY S E)cho o)f the S)eneca
WEOW(FM) Key West, FL E WEOW='Wow'
WERI Westerly, RI L WE)sterly, R)hode I)sland
WERS(FM) Boston, MA O E)mer)s)on College or E)merson R)adio
S)ervices
WERT Van Vert, OH L Van W)e)r)t)
WERZ Exeter/Portsmouth, NH E WE R = 'we are Z-107'
WESO Southbridge, MA L WE)bester-SO)outhbridge
WEST Easton, PA L E)as)t)on, PA
WESU(FM) Middletown, CT O W)e)s)leyan U)niversity
WESX Salem, MA L E)s)sex) County
WETA Washington, DC O W)ashington E)ducational T)elevision
A)ssociation
WETK(TV) Burlington, VT S E)ducational T)elevision
WETT Ocean City, MD L Atlantic Ocean is wet
WEUC Ponce, PR O E)ducacion U)niversidad C)atolica
WEUP Huntsville, AL O W)e) U)p) (allegedly when this daytimer
signed on each morning, the first
broadcast was 'We up...are you?')
WEVD New York, NY O E)ugene V). D)ebs Memorial Radio Fund
WEVE Eveleth, MN L E)v)e)leth
WEVS Holland, MI O E)dward V)erS)ears
WEW St. Louis. MO S W)e E)nlighten the W)orld
WEWB(TV) Schenectady, NY O E)astern? W)arner B)rothers
WEWN(SW) Birmingham, AL O E)ternal W)ord N)etwork
WEWS(TV) Cleveland, OH O E)dward W)illis S)cripps
(Scripps-Howard)
WEXL Royal Oak, MI S W)e E)x)cel)l
WEZF(FM) Burlington, VT S E)Z) F)avorites
WEZK(FM) Knoxville, TN S EZ) Listening, K)noxville
WEZO Rochester, NY S E)Z) Listening
WEZV Allentown, PA S E)Z) Listening for the V)alley
WEZX(FM) Scranton, PA E EZ=easy Note: once easy listening, now
classic rock
WFAA Dallas, TX S W)orking F)or A)ll A)like Note: now
KLIF, calls in use by TV was KLDD and
KRQX
WFAN New York, NY S Sports F)a)n)
WFAS White Plains, NY O F)rank A). S)eitz
WFAT(FM) Portage, MI O Winking reference to owner's girth ;)
WFAT-TV Johnstown, PA S FAT, we'll grow on you
WFAU Augusta, ME L F)rom A)u)gusta
WFBC Knoxville, TN O F)irst B)aptist C)hurch Note: When
licensed to Knoxville, TN
WFBG Altoona, PA O W)illiam F). G)able Co.
WFBL Syracuse, NY S F)irst B)roadcast L)icense Note: now
WDCW, calls now on 1050 in
Baldwinsville, NY
WFBR Baltimore, MD S F)irst B)altimore R)adio
WFCC Chatham, MA L F)rom C)ape C)od
WFCR(FM) Amherst, MA S F)ive C)ollege R)adio Note: once F)our
College Radio
WFCV Ft. Wayne, IN S F)t. Wayne C)hristian V)oice
WFDF Flint, MI O F)rank D). F)allain
WFDU-FM Teaneck, NJ O F)arleigh D)ickenson U)niversity
WFEC Miami Springs, FL O F)lorida E)ast C)oast Broadcasting
Note: now WCMQ
WFFG Marathon, FL S W)orld's F)inest F)ishing G)round
WFFT(TV) Fort Wayne, IN F F)ifty F)ive T)elevision
WFGL Fitchburg, MA L F)itchburg) L)eominster
WFGM(FM) Fairmont, WV S F)airmont's G)ood M)usic
WFGY(FM) Altoona, PA S F)rog)gy)
WFHN(FM) Fairhaven, MA L F)airh)aven)
WFIA Lousiville, KY S F)aith I)n A)merica
WFIF Milford, CT F F)i)f)teen Hundred on the Dial
WFIL Philadelphia E FIL='Phil'adelphia
WFIN Findley, OH L F)i)n)dley
WFIT(FM) Melbourne, FL O F)lorida I)nstitute of T)echnology
WFIW Hopkinsville, KY S W)hitest F)lour i)n the W)orld (Acme
Mills)
WFKN Franklin, KY L F)rank)lin)
WFKS Daytona Beach, FL S F)lorida's K)is)s
WFKY Frankfort, KY L F)rankfort, K)Y)
WFKZ(FM) Plantation Key, FL O F)rank K)uliz)ky, original owner
WFLA Tampa, FL L W)estern F)l)orida)
WFLC(FM) Miami, FL S F)l)orida's C)oast
WFLS Fresericksburg, VA O F)ree-L)ance S)tar (Newspaper)
WFLY Albany, NY O Frank Lord York, original owner
WFLY(FM) Albany, NY O F)rank L)ord Y)ork
WFMD Frederick, MD L F)rederick, MD)
WFME(FM) Newark, NJ S W)here F)aith M)eans E)verything
WFMJ Youngstown, OH O W)illiam F). M)aag, J)unior
WFMO Fairmont, NC L F)airm)o)nt
WFMR Milwaukee, WI S F)M) R)adio-first FM in the city
WFMU(FM) East Orange, NJ S F)M) U)psala College, license
transferred to Auricle Communications,
a group of former staffers
WFNC Fayetteville, NC L F)ayetteville, N)C)
WFNP(FM) New Paltz, NY L F)rom N)ew P)altz
WFNX(FM) Boston, MA E FNX = Phoenix, Boston weekly
publication
WFOL Fairfield, OH O Walter F. F)o)l)lmer Note: now WCNW
WFOR Hattiesburg, MS L F)o)r)rest County, MS
WFOY St. Augustine, FL S F)ountain o)f Y)outh
WFPB(FM) Falmouth, MA O F)almouth P)ublic B)roadcasting
WFPG Atlantic City, NJ S W)orld's F)amous P)layground Note: now
on FM, once was WPG at 1100 kHz
WFPL(FM) Louisville, KY O F)ree P)ublic L)ibrary
WFRO Freemont, OH L F)r)eemont, O)hio
WFRS(FM) Smithtown, LI O F)amily R)adio S)mithtown
WFRV-TV Green Bay, WI L F)ox R)iver V)alley
WFSB(TV) Hartford, CT O F)ranklin S) B)eebe-former publisher of
Washington Post (Post-Newsweek)
WFSU(FM) Tallahassee, FL O F)lorida S)tate U)niversity
WFTC(TV) Minneapolis. MN S W)e're F)ox T)win C)ities
WFTE(TV) Salem, IN F channel F)ifT)y-E)ight
WFTL Ft. Lauderdale, FL L F)t). L)auderdale
WFTM Maysville, KY S W)orld's F)inest T)obacco M)arket
WFTQ Worcester, MA F F)ourt)een Q), 1440 kHz
WFTS-TV Tampa, FL S F)ox T)elevsion S)tation
WFTW Ft. Walton Beach, FL L F)t). W)alton Beach
WFTY(TV) Washington, DC F F)if)ty) Note: now WBDC
WFUL Fulton KY L F)u)l)ton, KY. Note: now WKZT
WFUN South Miami, FL S FUN Spot Note: now WMRZ
WFUR Grand Rapids, MI O F)u)r)niture City Broadcasting
WFUV(FM) Bronx, NY O F)ordham U)niversity's V)oice
WFXB St. Louis, MO S the F)ox)
WFXF(FM) Chillicothe, IL S 94.3 The F)ox)
WFXW Geneva, IL L F)ox) River is nearby
WFYI(TV) Indianapolis, IN S F)or Y)our I)nformation
WFYR Chicago, IL E FYR='fire' (Great Chicago Fire) Note:
now WWBZ, calls now on in Elmwood, IL
WGAL Lancaster, PA S W)onderful G)arden's a)t L)ancaster
WGAN Portland, ME O Guy G)a)n)nett Broadcasting
WGAR Cleveland, OH O G). A). R)ichards Note: now WNKR
WGAY(FM) Washington, DC O Connie B. G)a)y)
WGBB Freeport, LI S W)here G)reat B)roadcasting B)egins
WGBF Evansville, IN O G). B). F)inke Furniture Co.
WGBH(FM) Boston, MA L Transmitter on G)reat B)lue H)ill
WGBI Scranton, PA S G)od B)less the I)rish
WGBS New York, NY O G)imbel B)rothers S)tore Note: evolved
into WINS
WGCH Greenwich, CT L G)reenwic)h), CT
WGCI Chicago, IL O G)lobetrotter C)ommunications I)nc.
WGCL-TV Atlanta, GA S W)e're G)eorgia's C)l)ear TV, formerly
WGNX(TV) until 4 July 2000
WGCM(FM) Gulfport, MS L G)ulf C)oast of M)ississippi
WGEM Quincy, IL S G)e)m) City
WGEO(SW) Schenectady, NY O G)eneral E)lectric O)verseas Note:
later VOA, now silent
WGER Bay City, MI O GER)ity Broadcasting
WGFM Cheboygan, MI S G)old F)M), calls once used in
Schnectady, NY
WGGA Gainesville, GA L G)ainesville, G)eorgia)
WGGB(TV) Springfield, MA O G)uy G)annett B)roadcasting Note:
formerly WHYN-TV
WGGG Gainesville, FL S W)atch G)reater G)ainesville G)row
WGH Newport News, VA S W)orld's G)reatest H)arbor
WGHP Detroit, MI O G)eorge H). P)helps Note: now WXYT
WGHT(AM) Pompton Lakes, NJ S G)old H)it)s
WGKA Atlanta, GA O G)lenk)a)ren Associates
WGKS Lexington, KY E KS='kiss'
WGL Ft. Wayne, IN S W)orld's G)reatest
L)oudspeaker-Magnavox or W)ith G)od's
L)ove
WGLF(FM) Tallahassee, FL L G)ul)f) of Mexico
WGLT(FM) Normal, IL S G)ladly We L)earn and T)each [Illinois
State University motto, from Chaucer]
WGLV(TV) Easton, PA S G)reater L)ehigh V)alley (Station now
dark)
WGLY(FM) Goulds, FL S W)here G)od L)oves Y)ou Note: now WRTO
WGMS Bethesda, MD S W)ashington's G)ood M)usic S)tation
WGN Chicago, IL S W)orld's G)reatest N)ewspaper
WGNB(FM) Chicago, IL O W)G)N)
WGNC Gastonia, NC L G)astonia, N)C)
WGNO(TV) New Orleans, LA S W)e've G)ot N)ew O)rleans
WGNS Murfreesboro, TN S G)ood N)eighbor S)tation
WGNU Granite City, IL S What's G)n)u), GNU = NEW
WGNX(TV) Atlanta, GA O W)G)N), Note: owned by WGN's parent
company
WGOG Walhalla, SC S W)alhalla, G)arden o)f the G)ods
WGOP Albany, GA S W)onderful G)od o)f P)ower Note: now
WYJZ
WGOV Valdosta, GA O G)o)v)ernor E.D. Rivers
WGPA Bethelehem, PA O G)lobe P)ublishing A)ssociation
WGPC Albany, Ga S W)orld's G)reatest P)ecan C)entre
WGPR Detroit, MI S W)here G)od's P)ower R)adiates
WGRD Grand Rapids, MI L G)r)and) Rapids
WGRP Greenville, PA L G)r)eenville, P)ennsylvania
WGRR(FM) Cincinnati, OH S G)r)eat Oldies
WGRY Grayling, MI L G)R)aY)ling, MI
WGSA Ephrata, PA S G)arden S)pot of A)merica
WGSB Geneva, IL L G)eneva, S)t. Charles and B)atavia
Note: now WFXW
WGSK South Kent, CT L W)arren, W)ashington, W)ingdale
W)ebatuck G)aylorsville S)herman S)outh
K)ent
WGSM Huntington LI, NY S W)orld's G)reatest S)uburban M)arket
WGST Atlanta, GA O G)eorgia S)chool of T)echnology
WGTM Wilson, NC S W)orld's G)reatest T)obacco M)arket
WGTO Cypress Gardens, FL S G)ulf T)o O)cean, 50 kW at 540 kHz
WGTS(FM) Takoma Park, MD S G)ateway t)o S)ervice
WGTZ(FM) Eaton, OH O G)reat T)rails Broadcasting
WGUC(FM) Cincinnati, OH O U)niversity of C)incinnati
WGVO Greeneville, OH L G)reenv)ille, O)hio
WGY Schenectady, NY O G)eneral Electric, SchenectadY)
WHAD Delafield, WI O W)H)A)-D)elafield Note: WHA, Madison,
WI
WHAG Hagerston, MD L H)a)g)erstown
WHAI Greenfield, MA O John H)a)i)gis
WHAJ(FM) Bluefield, WV O H)ugh a)nd J)im Shott
WHAK Rogers City, MI O H)arvey A). K)lann
WHAM Rochester, NY E Chosen by owner George Eastman because
they sounded nice
WHAR Clarksburg, WV L Har)rison County, WV
WHAS Louisville, KY S W)e H)ave a) S)ignal
WHAV Haverhill, MA L H)a)v)erhill, MA
WHB Kansas City, MO S W)orld's H)appiest B)roadcaster
WHBF Rock Island, IL S W)here H)istoric B)lackhawk F)ought
WHBI Newark, NJ O H)oyt B)rothers I)ncorporated Now:
WCAA, was WNWK
WHBM Park Falls, WI O H)arold B). M)cCarty
WHBQ Memphis, TN S W)e h)ave B)etter Q)uartets
WHCN(FM) Hartford, CT O H)artford C)oncert N)etwork
WHCU Ithaca, NY L H)ome of C)ornell U)niversity
WHDG Rhinelander, WI S H)od)ag) Country (a Hodag is a mythical
creature that supposedly lives in
Rhinelander)
WHEB Portsmouth, NH O carries the initials, H.E.B., of the
original owner
WHEC Rochester, NY O H)ickson E)lectric C)o Note: now WXXI
(now used on TV channel 10)
WHEZ Portage, MI S W)h)ere the music is always E)Z)
WHFH Flossmoor, IL O H)omewood-F)lossmoor H)igh school
WHFM(FM) Rochester, NY O W)H)AM F)M)
WHFR-FM Dearborn, MI O H)enry F)ord Community College R)adio
WHFS(FM) Annapolis, MD S H)igh F)idelity S)tereo
WHHH Warren, OH O H)elen H)art H)ulbert, publisher of
co-owned newspaper, now WRBP
WHIO Dayton, OH L Oh)i)o
WHIS Bluefield, WV O H)ugh I). S)hott
WHJB Greensburg, PA O H). J). B)rennan, Former Owner
WHJC Matewan, WV S W)e H)erald J)esus C)hrist
WHK Cleveland, OH O H). K). Carpenter (VP & GM)
WHKP Hendersonville, NC S W)here the H)eavens K)iss the P)eaks
WHKW(FM) Louisville, KY E The Hawk
WHKY Hickory, NC L H)ick)ory)
WHLA La Crosse, WI O W)H)A)-La Crosse Note: WHA, Madison, WI
WHLB Virginia, MN O H)ead of the L)akes B)roadcasting Co.
WHLI Hempstead LI, NY L H)empstead L)ong I)sland
WHLO Akron, OH E HLO = 'Hello' Radio
WHLS Port Huron, MI O H)armon L). S)tevens
WHLW Lakewood, NJ L H)owell-L)akew)ood, NJ
WHMH(FM) Sauk Rapids, MN O H)erbert M)atthew H)oppe
WHMI Howell, MI L H)owell, M)I)chigan
WHMP Northampton, MA L H)am)p)shire County
WHMS(FM) Champaign, IL O H)elen M). S)tevick Note: original
owner's wife
WHN New York, NY S H)is N)ame Note: Owner was religious.
Wanted 'In His Name', but couldn't get
it. Now WEVD.
WHNC Henderson, NC L H)enderson, N)C)
WHNF(FM) New York, NY O W)H)N F)M Note: later WMGM and WHN-FM
WHO Des Moines, IA S W)ith H)ands O)nly (allegedly, due to
slogan associated with owner, Palmer
Chiropractic School)
WHOI(TV) Peoria, IL L H)eart o)f I)llinois
WHOK Lancaster, OH L H)o)ck)ing County
WHOM Jersey City, NJ O H)arry O') M)ealia
WHON Centerville, IN S H)eart o)f N)ation
WHOP Hopkinsville, KY L H)o)p)kinsville, KY
WHP Harrisburg, PA L H)arrisburg, P)A
WHPA(FM) Holidaysburg, PA L H)olidaysburg, P)a)
WHQR-FM Wilmington, NC S W)ilmington's H)igh Q)uality R)adio
(classical-music public radio)
WHRB(FM) Cambridge, MA O H)arvard R)adio B)roadcasting
WHRD Huntington, WV E HRD = 'herd' (Thundering Herd, Marshall
University team)
WHRI(SW) Noblesville, IN O W)orld H)arvest R)adio I)nternational
WHRK(FM) Memphis, TN O H)arold R). K)relstein, Plough Bcstg
Executive
WHRM Wausau, WI L R)ib M)ountain
WHRW(FM) Binghamton, NY O H)arpur College R)adio W)orkshop
WHRY Hurley, WI L H)ur)ley)
WHSA Brule, WI L H)ayward, S)uperior, A)shland
WHSM Hayward, WI L H)ayward-S)pooner-M)inong
WHSS Hamilton, OH O H)amilton S)chool S)ystem
WHTG Eatontown, NJ O H)arold and T)heo G)ade
WHTH Heath, OH L H)eat)h)
WHTZ Newark, NJ E HTZ = Hits (known as Z100)
WHUD(FM) Peekskill, NY L H)u)d)son Valley
WHUN Huntingdon, PA L H)u)n)tingdon
WHUR Washington, DC O H)oward U)niversity R)adio
WHVK(FM) Tullahoma, TN S H)untsv)ille K)ountry
WHVY(FM) Springfield, MA S H)eav)y) for AOR Note: now WMAS-FM
again
WHWC Menomonie, WI L W)H)A-W)est C)entral Wisconsin Note:
WHA, Madison, WI
WHWH Princeton, NJ O H)erbert W)indsor H)obler, founder
WHYN Springfield, MA L H)olY)oke-N)orthampton Note: original
cities of license Holyoke-Northampton
WIBC Indianapolis, IN O I)ndiana B)roadcasting C)ompany
WIBG Philadelphia, PA S I) B)elieve in G)od Note: once owned by
St. Paul's Church, now WZZD
WIBU Poynette, WI S W)ind I)s B)eing U)sed, Was Wind
Powered
WIBW Topeka, KS S W)here I)nvestments B)ring W)ealth
WICC Bridgeport, CT S I)ndustrial C)enter of C)onneticut
WICE(AM) Providence, RI L ICE = 'Ice' for broadcast of hockey
games
WICH Norwich, CT L Norw)i)c)h)
WICO Salisbury, MD L W)i)c)o)mico County, MD
WICZ Binghamton, NY O Guziew)i)c)z)
WIEL Elizabethtown, KY L E)l)izabethtown
WIGM Medford, WI O I)rma and G)eorge M)eyer
WIHS Middletown, CT S W)e're i)n H)is S)ervice, Religious
WIIL Kenosha, WI L WI)sconsin and IL)linois, postal
abbreviations for the two bordering
states
WIKB Iron River, MI L I)ron Mountain K)ingsford B)reitung
Township, original location of license
WIL St. Louis, MO S W)atch i)t L)ead
WILI Willimantic, CT L W)i)l)li)mantic, CT
WILK Wilkes-Barre, PA L W)i)l)k)es-Barre
WILL Urbana, IL L University of I)l)l)inois
WILM Wilmington, DE L W)i)l)m)ington, DE
WIMA Lima, OH L Li)m)a)
WIMN Stillwater, MN L W)i)sconsin-M)in)nesota Note: now WEZU
WINC Winchester, VA L W)i)n)c)hester
WIND Chicago, IL L Gary, I)n)d)ana, original city of
license
WING Dayton, OH S Airplane WING, birthplace of aviation
WINS New York, NY O I)nternational N)ews S)ervice, Hearst
Wire Service
WINV Inverness, FL L I)n)v)erness
WINX Rockville, MD E WINX = winks
WIOD Miami, FL S W)onderful I)sle of D)reams
WIOI Brunswick, GA F IOI = 101, 100.7 mHz
WION Ionia, MI L I)o)n)ia
WIOQ(FM) Philadelphia, PA F IOQ = 102, 102.1 mHz
WIOS Tawas City, MI L I)O)S)co County
WIOV(FM) Ephrata, PA F IOV='one oh 5', Roman numeral V=5
WIP Philadelphia, PA L W)ireless i)n P)hiladelphia Note: calls
may have been random
WIRN Buhl, MN S I)ron R)an)ge
WIRO Ironton, OH L I)r)o)nton
WIRQ Irondequoit, NY L I)r)ondeq)oit
WIRR Virginia-Hibbing, MN S I)ron R)ange R)adio
WIRT(TV) Hibbing, MN S I)ron R)ange T)elevision
WIS Columbia, SC S W)onderful I)odine S)tate Note: now
WVOC, used on TV-10
WISN Milwaukee, WI O The W)i)s)consin N)ews
WISP Doylestown, PA S I)nspired by the S)p)irit (logo at
site: '24-Hour All-Catholic Radio')
WISU Terre Haute, IN O I)ndiana S)tate U)niversity
WITO Ironton, OH L I)ront)o)n
WITR Rochester, NY O I)nstitute T)echnology of R)ochester
WIUM(FM) Macomb, IL O W)estern I)llinois U)niversity's
M)acomb station
WIUS(FM) Macomb, IL O W)estern I)llinois U)niversity's
s)tudent station
WIUW(FM) Warsaw, IL O W)estern I)llinois U)niversity's
W)arsaw station
WIWS Beckley, WV O I)ra W). S)outhern
WIXT(TV) Syracuse, NY F IX = Roman numeral 9 T)elevision
WIXV(FM) Savannah, Georgia F IXV = 95 (frequency is 95.5 mHz)
WIXY E. Longmeadow, MA E WIXY = Wixie Note: was WTYM, now
WAQY-AM
WIYC St. Thomas, USVI S I)t's Y)our C)ountry Note: now WVPI
WJAC Johnstown, PA O J)ohnstown A)utomotive C)ompany
WJAD Bainbridge, GA O J)ohn A). D)owdy (owner's son) Note:
calls moved to Albany, GA
WJAG Norfolk, NB S W)ith J)oy a)nd G)ladness
WJAS Pittsburgh, PA S W)orld's J)olliest A)erial S)tation
WJAX Jacksonville, FL E JAX = Jacks(onville)
WJBE Knoxville, TN O J)ames B)rown E)nterprises
WJBK Detroit, MI S J)esus, B)e K)ind Note: now WCZY(AM)
(calls on TV channel 2)
WJBO Baton Rouge, LA O J)enson B)roadcast O)rganization
WJBW(FM) Jupiter, FL S J)uke B)ox 99.5
WJCF(FM) Westover, WV O C)raig F)rankenstein Note: now WMCG(FM)
WJCL(FM) Savannah, GA O J). C). L)ewis
WJCR(SW) Upton, Kentucky S W)here J)esus C)hrist R)eigns
WJDA Quincy, MA O J)ames D). A)sher
WJDM Elizabeth, NJ O J)ohn, D)ominick and M)ike Note: now
WWRU
WJDQ Meridian, MS S W)e J)ust D)on't Q)uit
WJET Erie, PA S J)e)t) Note: calls have changed city
WJFK Manassas, VA S J)ohn F)itzgerald K)ennedy
WJFL Vicksburg, MS S W)in J)ust f)or L)istening
WJFM Grand Rapids, MI O J)ohn F)etzer
WJHP Jacksonville, FL O J)ohn H). P)erry Note: once WVOJ and
WQIk, now WJGR
WJHR Flemington, NJ S J)ersey's H)ometown R)adio
WJIB Cambridge, MA S JIB=ship part
WJIB(FM) Boston, MA S JIB is a ship part Note: now WCDJ,
calls on AM 740
WJIE(FM) Louisville, KY S W)here J)esus i)s E)xalted
WJIT New York, NY E JIT = Spanish, 'Hit'
WJJD Chicago, IL O Senator J)ames J). D)avis
WJJH Ashland, WI O) J)erry J)ames H)ackman, original and
current owner
WJJZ Philadelphia, PA S J)az)z)
WJKC St. Croix, USVI O J)onathan K)eys C)ohen
WJKY Jamestown, KY L J)amestown, K)Y)
WJLA-TV Washington, DC O J)oseph L). A)lbritton
WJLB Detroit, MI O J)ohn L). B)ooth Broadcasting Co.
Note: now WQBH(AM), calls on FM
WJLK Asbury Park, NJ O J)ohn L). K)eilly (former publisher of
Asbury Park Press)
WJLS(FM) Beckley, WV O J)oe L). S)mith
WJML Petoskey, MI O J)ohn, M)ichael, and L)inda Harrington
Note: children of original owner (now
WKLZ)
WJMN Boston, MA E JMN = 'Jammin'
WJNC Jacksonville, NC L J)acksonville, N)C)
WJNY Watertown, NY L J)efferson County, N)ew Y)ork
WJOE Port St. Joe, FL L Port St. J)o)e)
WJOI(FM) Detroit, MI E JOI = Joy
WJON St. Cloud, MN O See WWJO
WJPA Washington, PA S W)ashington-J)efferson (College), P)a)
WJPC Chicago, IL O J)ohnson P)ublishing C)ompany
WJPG Green Bay, WI O J)ohannas (owner) P)ress-G)azette
(newspaper) Note: now WNFL
WJR Detroit, MI O J)ewett R)adio & Phonograph Co.
WJRD Tuscaloosa, AL O J)ames R). D)oss, Jr.
WJRO Glen Burnie, MD S W)here J)esus R)ings O)ut
WJRZ(FM) Manahawkin, NJ E JRZ = Jersey
WJSM Martinsburg, PA S J)esu S)alvador M)undo Note: Latin:
Jesus, Savior of the World
WJSV Mt. Verson Hills, VA O J). S). V)ance (see WTFF) Note: now
WTOP-DC
WJTO Bath, ME S W)here J)ets T)ake O)ff, Brunswick
Naval Air station is nearby
WJUN Mifflinton, PA L J)u)n)iata County
WJUX Monticello, NY E 'Jukebox'
WJVS(FM) Cincinnati, OH O Great Oaks J)oint V)ocational S)chool
WJW Cleveland, OH O J)ohn W)eimer Note: Originally in
Mansfield, then Akron, now used on TV
WJXN Jackson, MS L JXN = Jackson
WJXR(FM) Maclenny, FL S J)ax)onville R)adio
WJYL(FM) Louisville, KY S J)oy) of L)ouisville
WJYM Bowling Green, OH E JYM = Jim (owned by Jimmy Swaggart)
WJZ Newark, NJ L J)erZ)ey Note: now WABC, calls on TV-13
Baltimore
WJZM Clarksville, TN O J). Z). M)iller
WJZZ(FM) Detroit, MI S J)az)z) Format
WKAT Miami Beach, FL O Frank L. Kat)zentine
WKBD(TV) Detroit, MI O K)aiser B)roadcasting-D)etroit Note:
now owned by Paramount
WKBG(TV) Cambridge, MA O K)aiser B)roadcasting-G)lobe Note:
publishers of Boston Globe, was WTAO-TV
and WXHR-TV, now WLVI(TV)
WKBW Buffalo, NY S W)ell K)nown B)ible W)itness Note: Put
on air by Evangelist Clinton Churchill,
now WWKB, calls on TV 7
WKCI New Haven, CT O K)opps C)ommunications I)ncorporated
WKCR New York, NY S K)ing's C)rown R)adio (Columbia Univ
logo)
WKDZ Cadiz, KY E KDZ = Cadiz
WKEE(FM) Huntington, WV E KEE = key
WKER Pompton Lakes, NJ O K)e)r)r [Bob Kerr] Radio Corporation
Note: Now WGHT
WKEZ(FM) Tavernier, FL E KEZ='Keys' EZ listening in the K)eys
WKFR(FM) Kalamazoo, MI L K)alamazoo F)M R)adio
WKIO(FM) Urbana, IL S K)eep I)t O)n
WKIS(FM) Boca Raton, FL S K)i)s)s
WKIZ Key West, FL L KIZ = Keys
WKJC Tawas City, MI O J)ohn C)arroll
WKJF Cadillac, MI O J)ohn F)etzer
WKKD(FM) Aurora, IL L K)endall, K)ane and D)uPage Counties
WKLB(FM) Lawrence, MA E KLB = Country 'Club', once used on
105.7 in Framingham, MA
WKLE(TV) Lexington, KY L K)ET L)e)xington
WKLK Cloquet, MN E KLK='Cloquet'
WKLO Louisville, KY L K)Y-L)o)uisville Note: now WDJX, calls
in Danville, KY
WKLS(FM) Atlanta, GA O K)ennedy, L)atham & S)wan
WKMC Roaring Spring, PA O W)alter K)ramp - M)orrison's C)ove,
Location
WKMI Kalamazoo, MI L K)alamazoo, MI)
WKMT Kings Mountain, NC L K)ings M)ount)ain
WKMU(TV) Murray, KY L K)ET M)u)rray
WKNT Kent, OH L K)en)t)
WKNW Sault Ste. Marie, MI S 'KNOW-AM'
WKNY Kingston, NY L K)ingston, N)ew Y)ork
WKOJ(FM) Middletown, NY S K) from previous calls (WKGL), O)range
J)ams
WKON(TV) Owenton, KY L K)ET O)wen)ton
WKOR Starkville, MM S K)ing o)f R)ock
WKPC-TV Louisville, KY S K)entuckiana P)eople's C)hoice
WKPD(TV) Paducah, KY L K)ET P)ad)ucah
WKPR Kalamazoo, MI O W)illiam K)uip)er)
WKPT Kingsport, TN L K)ingsp)ort), TN
WKRB(FM) Brooklyn, NY O K)ingsborough College R)adio-B)rooklyn
WKRC Cincinnati, OH O K)odel R)adio C)ompany
WKSE Buffalo, NY E KSE = Kiss
WKSO(TV) Somerset, KY L K)ET S)o)merset
WKSU(FM) Kent, OH O K)ent S)tate U)niversity
WKTN Kenton, OH L K)ent)on)
WKUL Cullman, AL L K)u)l)lman
WKWF Key West, FL L K)ey W)est F)lorida
WKYU Bowling Green, KY O W)estern K)entucky U)niversity
WKZO Kalamazoo, MI L K)alamaz)o)o, Michigan
WKZT Fulton, KY O K)enneth Z). T)urner.
WKZT(TV) Elizabethtown, KY L K)ET Eliz)abetht)own
WLAC Nashville, TN O L)ife a)and C)asualty Insurance Co.
WLAN Lancaster, PA L L)a)n)caster, PA
WLAP Lexington, KY S W)e L)ove a)ll P)eople Note: once
religious format
WLAQ Rome, GA S W)e L)augh A)t Q)uarles, competitor was
co-owned by Happy Quarles
WLAV Grand Rapids, MI O L)eonard A). V)erslius
WLBB(AM) Carrollton, GA S W)e L)ove B)utter B)eans Note: Judge
Tisinger, the original owner was a big
fan of butter beans
WLBL Auburndale, WI S W)isconsin, L)and of B)eautiful L)akes
WLBN Lebanon, KY L L)eb)an)on
WLCV(CC) Louisville, KY S L)ouisville C)ampus V)oice
WLDB Atlantic City, NJ O L)eroy & D)orothy B)remmer Note: was
WUSS, now WGYM
WLDS Jacksonville, IL S L)incoln D)ouglas S)tation
WLDY Hollywood, FL S The L)ad)y) Note: now WLQY
WLEM Emporium, PA S L)and of the E)endless M)ountain
WLER(FM) Butler, PA L Butl)e)r). PA, FM sister of WBUT
WLEV(FM) Easton, PA L L)e)high V)alley
WLGC(FM) Greenup, KY S W)e L)ove G)reenup C)ounty
WLHS West Chester, OH O L)akota H)igh S)chool
WLIB New York, NY L L)i)b)erty Bank Building, original
location
WLIP Kenosha, WI O William L)i)p)man, the founder and 40
years-plus owner
WLIR(FM) Garden City, NY S L)ong I)sland R)adio Note: now WDRE(FM)
WLIS Old Saybrook, LI L L)ong I)sland S)ound
WLIT(FM) Chicago, IL E LIT = Lite
WLJN Traverse City, MI S L)ord J)esus' N)ame
WLKF Lakeland, FL L L)ak)eland F)lorida
WLKI(FM) Angola, IN O L)ak)e Cities Broadcasting, I)nc. (also
refers to 101 lakes in and around area)
WLKM Three Rivers, MI S W)el)k)om)e
WLKY-TV Louisville, KY L L)ouisville, K)Y)
WLLH Lawrence, MA L L)owell L)awerence H)averhill, MA
WLLV Louisville, KY S L)ov)e
WLLZ(FM) Detroit, MI E WLLZ = Wheels
WLMI Kane, PA O L)aurel M)edia I)ncorporated
WLNA Peekskill, NY S L)ocal N)ews A)uthority
WLNC Laurinburg, NC L L)aurinburg, N)C)
WLNE New Bedford, MA S W)e L)ove N)ew E)ngland
WLOB Portland, ME S L)o)b)ster State
WLOC Munfordville, KY S W)e L)ove O)ur C)aves
WLOD Pompano Beach, FL S W)onderfull L)and o)f D)reams Note: now
WWNN
WLOE Eden, NC S L)and O)f E)den
WLOF Orlando, FL S W)e L)ove O)rlando F)lorida Note: now
WOMX
WLOH Lancaster, OH L L)ancaster, O)h)io
WLOL Minneapolis, MN L L)and o)f L)akes Note: now KSJN
WLOS Asheville, NC S L)and o)f the S)ky Note: now WKVJ
WLOU Louisville, KY L L)o)u)isville, KY
WLOX Biloxi, MS L Bil)o)x)i
WLPL Baltimore, MD S L)and of P)leasant L)iving Note: now
using other calls
WLQY Hollywood, FL E LQY = Lucky 13
WLRH(FM) Huntsville, AL O L)ibrary R)adio H)untsville
WLRN(FM) Miami, FL E L)eaRN), Note: school board station
WLRS(FM) Louisville, KY O L)ouisville R)adio S)chool
WLS Chicago, IL S W)orlds L)argest S)tore (once owned by
Sears)
WLSH Lansford, PA L L)ansford S)ummit H)ill
WLSR Lima, OH S L)ima's S)oft R)ock
WLTF(FM) Cleveland, OH S L)it)e F)M
WLUM West Allis, WI S W)e L)ove You) M)ilwaukee
WLUP Chicago, IL E The L)u)p) Loop-Central Part of Chicago
WLVE(FM) Miami Beach, FL S L)ov)e)
WLVI(TV) Cambridge, MA F LVI = Roman numeral 56
WLVJ Royal Palm Beach, FL L L)ov)e J)esus
WLVL Lockport, NY S Lively) Voice) of L)ockport
WLVP(FM) Franklin, NJ O L)ouis V)ander P)latte Now: WSUS (FM)
WLVT(TV) Allentown, PA L L)ehigh V)alley T)elev)ision
WLW Cincinnati, OH S W)e L)ove W)attage,
W)orld's L)oudest W)attage or
W)orld's L)owest W)ages
WLWL New York, NY S W)e L)isten and W)e L)earn (no longer
in use)
WLXG Lexington, KY S L)ex)ington G)old Note: changed from
oldies to sports
WLYC Williamsport, PA L L)y)c)oming County
WLYF(FM) Miami, FL E LYF = Life
WLYH(TV) Lancaster, PA L L)ancaster Y)ork H)arrisburg
WLYN Lynn, MA L L)y)n)n
WLYT Cleveland, OH S W)e L)ove Y)ou T)ruely Note: now using
other calls
WLZR(FM) Milwaukee, WI E LZR = Laser (CD's)
WLZZ(FM) Bryant, OH S WLZZ = wheels (WLLZ was already taken)
WMAD Sun Prairie, WI L M)a)d)ison, suburban Madison
WMAF Madison, FL L M)a)dison, F)lorida
WMAG(FM) High Point, NC S M)a)g)ic
WMAJ State College, PA S M)a)j)or in college (home of Penn
State)
WMAL Washington, DC O Dr. M). A). L)eese, optician
WMAQ Chicago, IL S W)e M)ust A)sk Q)uestions Note: slogan
used by onwer, Chicago Daily News; call
letters retired from radio in August
2000, now only on TV
WMAR(TV) Barltimore, MD L M)a)r)yland
WMAS Springfield, MA O M)offat, A)lbert S). Note: FCC issued
call WHEU, Moffat appealed and WMAS was
granted in 1932
WMAX Grand Rapids, MI S M)a)x)imum News, Weather and Sports
WMAZ Macon, GA S W)atch M)ercer A)ttain Z)enith Note:
Mercer University
WMBD Peoria, IL S W)orld's M)ost B)eautiful D)rive
[Grandview Drive, original location of
station]
WMBF Miami Beach, FL L M)iami B)each, F)L Note: now WQAM
WMBH Joplin, MO S W)here M)emories B)ring H)appiness
WMBI Chicago, IL O M)oody B)ible I)nstitute
WMBM Miami Beach, FL L M)iami B)each, M)iami
WMBN Petoskey, MI L M)ichigan's B)eautiful N)orth
WMBR(FM) Cambridge, MA L W)alker M)emorial B)asement R)adio,
studio located in the basement of that
MIT building, formerly known as
WTBS(FM)
WMC Memphis, TN O M)emphis C)ommercial-Appeal, Newspaper
WMCA New York, NY O Hotel M)c)A)lpin
WMCB Martinsville, IN O M)organ C)ounty B)roadcasters
WMCN St. Paul, MN O M)acalester C)ollege
WMCS Milwaukee, WI S M)ilwaukee's C)ommunity S)tation
WMCU(FM) Miami, FL O M)iami C)hristian U)niversity
WMCW Harvard, IL S M)ilk C)enter
WMDO Wheaton, MD E M)und)o) = World (Spanish)
WMDT-TV Salisbury, MD S M)aryland) T)elevision
WMEL Melbourne, FL L M)e)l)bourne
WMFL Monticello, FL L M)onticello F)L)
WMFM(FM) Milwaukee, WI O M)ilwaukee Journal F)M)
WMFO(FM) Medford, MA L M)edf)o)rd
WMFR High Point, NC S W)e M)ake F)urniture R)ight
WMGA Moultrie, GA S W)atching M)oultrie G)row
A)griculturally
WMGG(FM) Columbus, OH S MGG = Magic
WMGK Philadelphia, PA E MGK = 'Magic'
WMGM(FM) New York, NY O M)etro-G)oldwyn-M)ayer
WMGR Bainbridge, GA O M)arvin G)riffin R)adio, former GA
governor
WMGW Meadville, PA O M)arry G)ean W)inslow
WMGZ Montgomery, AL S M)ontg)omery's Z)103 Note: now using
other calls
WMHC(FM) South Hadley, MA O M)ount H)olyoke C)ollege
WMHT(FM) Schenectady, NY L M)ohawk-H)udson T)elevision
WMHW(FM) Mt. Pleasant, MI S W)e're M)oore H)all W)ireless (or Elmer
Fudd version: W)e're M)oore H)all
W)adio)(WMHW is Central Michigan
University's student-run radio station)
WMID Atlantic City, NJ O M)i)d) Atlantic Broadcasting Co.
WMIT(FM) Black Mountain, NC L Mount M)i)t)chell Note: transmitter
site on highest peak East of the
Mississippi
WMJC Smithtown, NY E MJC = Magic
WMJI Cleveland, OH E MJI = Magic
WMJT(TV) Milwaukee, WI O M)ilwaukee J)ournal T)V Note: now
WTMJ-TV
WMJX Boston, MA E MJX = 'magic'
WMMM Westport, CT S W)estport's M)odern M)inute M)an Note:
Reference to Minuteman Statue in area
WMMN Fairmont, WV O M)ansfield M). N)eely, later Senator
WMMR Philadelphia, PA O M)etrom)edia R)adio
WMMS Bath, ME S W)here M)ost of M)aine is S)erved, big
signal at 730 Note: now WJTO
WMMS(FM) Cleveland, OH O M)etrom)edia S)tereo
WMNC Morganton, NC L M)organton, N)C)
WMNI Columbus, OH O W)illiam R. M)n)i)ch, founder
WMNN Minneapolis. MN O M)innesota N)ews N)etworks
WMNR Monroe, CT L M)on)r)oe
WMOG Brunswick, GA S W)onderful M)arshes o)f G)lynn [County]
WMOH Hamilton, OH L M)iddletown-O)xford-H)amilton
WMOR Morehead, KY L M)o)r)ehead, KY
WMPS Memphis, TN O M)emphis P)ress-S)cimitar, Newspaper
Note: now WODZ, formerly WRVR(AM)
WMPT(TV) Annapolis, MD O M)aryland P)ublic T)elevision
WMQC Westover, WV S W)e're M)organtown's Q)uality C)hoice
WMQT Marquette, MI E MQT='Marquette'
WMRE Charles Town, WV S M)emor)ie)s 1550
WMRN Marion, OH L M)ar)ion), OH
WMRO Aurora, IL O M)artin R). O)'Brien, now used in
Gallatin, TN
WMRV Endicott, NY O M)er)v) Griffin
WMRZ South Miami, FL E MRZ = Memories
WMSE Milwaukee, WI O M)ilwaukee S)chool of E)ngineering
WMSL Decatur, AL O M)utual S)avings L)ife Insurance Note:
now WAVD
WMSR Manchester, TN L M)anches)ter), TN
WMST Mt. Sterling, KY L M)t. S)t)erling
WMT Cedar Rapids, IA O W)aterloo M)orning T)ribune
WMTA Central City, KY O M)essenger T)imes A)rgus, newspaper
(original owner) Note: 45th anniversary
on 11 January 2000
WMTC Vanceleve, KY S W)in M)en t)o C)hrist
WMTG Dearborn, MI S M)ot)own G)old
WMTR Morristown, NJ L M)orrist)own R)adio
WMTS Murfreesboro, TN O M)iddle T)ennessee S)tate (call letters
were donated by 810 WMTS, now WAPB)
WMTW(FM) Poland Springs, ME L M)t). W)ashington - transmitter
location, now WHOM, TV station retains
the calls
WMUA(FM) Amherst, MA O M)assachusetts U)niversity - A)mherst
WMUB Miami, OH O M)iami U)niversity B)roadcasting
WMUF Paris, TN O) M)u)f)fin, name of owner's dog
WMUK(FM) Kalamazoo, MI O W)estern M)ichigan
U)niversity-K)alamazoo
WMUL Huntington, WV O M)arshall U)niversity
WMUS Muskegon, MI L M)u)s)kegon
WMUU Greenville, SC O W)orld's M)ost U)nusual U)niversity
Note: Bob Jones University
WMVY(FM) Tisbury, MA L M)artha's V)iney)ard
WMXJ(FM) Pompano Beach, FL E MXJ = Magic
WMYR Ft. Myers, FL L Ft. M)y)er)s
WMYX(FM) Milwaukee, WI E MYX = mix
WNAH Nashville, TN L Na)sh)ville, TN OR W)ith N)ews A)bout
H)eaven
WNAO(TV) Raleigh, NC O N)ews a)nd O)bserver (newspaper) Note:
now WRDC, channel 28
WNAR Murfreesboro, TN S W)e N)eed A) R)adio! Note: now WMTS
(was used when the station was on the
cable system, as a promotional tool to
get support for student radio at Middle
Tennessee State University)
WNAS(FM) New Albany, IN O N)ew A)lbany High S)chool
WNAT Philadelphia, PA S W)e N)ever a)re T)ired Note: station no
longer exists
WNAV Annapolis, MD L N)a)v)al Academy in Annapolis
WNAX Yankton, SD S N)orth A)merican Ex)periment Note:
Slogan used in 1922 by the Federal
Radio Apparatus Company, the
Yankton-based transmitter manufacturer
(original licensee)
WNBC New Britain, CT L N)ew B)ritain, C)t Note: now used on
channel 4 in New York City
WNBC(TV) New York, NY O N)ational B)roadcasting C)ompany (once
also on AM 660)
WNBF Binghamton, NY S W)ins N)ew B)inghamton F)riends
WNBH New Bedford, MA L N)ew B)edford H)otel
WNBT(TV) New York, NY O N)B)C T)elevision (later WRCA-TV, now
WNBC)
WNBW(TV) Washington, DC O N)B)C W)ashington Note: now WRC-TV
WNBY Newberry, MI L N)ewB)errY), MI
WNCB Duluth, MN O N)orth C)entral Christian B)roadcasting
WNCI(FM) Columbus, OH O N)ationwide C)ommunications, I)nc.
WNCN(FM) New York, NY O N)ew York C)oncert N)etwork
WNDB Daytona Beach, FL L D)aytona B)each
WNDE Indianapolis, IN E NDE = Indy
WNDT(TV) Newark, NJ S N)ew D)irections in T)elevision, now
WNET(TV)
WNDU South Bend, IN O N)otre D)ame U)niversity
WNEB Worcester, MA O N)ew E)ngland B)roadcasting
WNEC Henniker, NH O N)ew E)ngland C)ollege
WNEK Springfield, MA O W)estern N)ew E)ngland K)(c)ollege
WNEP(TV) Scranton, PA L N)orthe)ast P)ennsylvania
WNET(TV) Newark, NJ O N)ational E)ducational T)elevision
WNEU(CC) Boston, MA O N)orthE)astern U)niversity Note:
student carrier current station at 560
kHz from 1961 to 1968, now WRBB at
104.9
WNEW New York, NY L N)e)w) York Note: now WBBR
WNFA-FM Port Huron, MI S W)onderful N)ews F)or A)ll
WNFL Green Bay, WI S N)ational F)ootball L)eague
WNGC(FM) Athens, GA S N)orth G)eorgia C)ountry
WNHV White River Jct, VT L N)ew H)ampshire-V)ermont
WNIB(FM) Chicago, IL O N)orthern I)llinois B)roadcasting
WNIC Detroit, MI E NIC = Nice
WNIJ(FM) DeKalb, IL S N)orthern I)llinois University's j)azz
station
WNIN-TV Evansville, IN F Channel N)i)n)e
WNIU(FM) Rockford, IL O N)orthern I)llinois U)niversity
WNJO Trenton, NJ S N)ew J)ersey's O)ldies Note: was WCHR
WNJR Newark, NJ L N)ew J)ersey R)adio
WNJU(TV) Linden, NJ L N)ew J)resey U)HF
WNLC New London, CT L N)ew L)ondon C)onneticut
WNLK Norwalk, CT L N)orwal)k), CT
WNMT Nashwauk, MN S N)orthern M)innesota's T)alk Radio
WNMU Marquette, MI O N)orthern M)ichigan U)niversity
WNNC Newton, NC L N)ewton, N)C)
WNNE-TV White River Jct. VT L N)orthern N)ew E)ngland
WNNJ Newton, NJ L N)ewton N)ew J)ersey
WNNK Harrisburgh, PA E WNNK = Wink
WNNO Wisconsin Dells, WI F N)ine N)ine O)h, Former Frequency
WNNY New York, NY S N)oticias N)ueva Y)ork, was WBNX, WKDM
WNOE New Orleans, LA O James A. Noe)
WNOG Naples, FL L N)aples O)n the G)ulf
WNOP Newport, KY L N)ewp)o)rt
WNOR Norfolk, VA L Nor)folk, VA
WNOV Milwaukee, WI S W)isconsin's N)egroes' O)wn V)oice
WNOX Knoxville, TN L Kn)o)x)ville, TN Note: now WIVK(AM)
WNPE Watertown, NY O N)orth Country P)ublic E)ducation
WNPI Watertown, NY S N)orth Country P)ublic I)nformation
WNPV Lansdale, PA S N)orth P)enn V)alley
WNQM Nashville, TN S N)ashville Q)uality M)inistries
WNRB Boston, MA O N)ational R)religious B)roadcasters,
onetime owner, formerly WMEX, WITS,
WMRE
WNRI(AM) Woonsocket, RI L N)orthern R)hode I)sland
WNSH Beverly, MA L N)orth S)h)ore
WNSR Lynn, MA S N)orth S)hore R)adio Note: now WLYN
WNST Milton, WV O N)aseeb S). T)weel Note: Now WZZW
WNTA(TV) Newark, NJ O N)ational T)elefilm A)ssociates (Now:
WNET)
WNTH(FM) Winnetka, IL O N)ew T)rier H)igh School
WNTI(FM) Hackettstown, NJ F NTI = Ninty-One mHz
WNTN Newton, MA L N)ewt)on)
WNTQ(FM) Syracuse, NY F Ninety T)hree Q)uality
WNTR Silver Spring, MD S N)ews-T)alk R)adio
WNUA Chicago, IL S NU='new' N)u) A)ge
WNVE Rochester, NY S The N)erv)e)
WNVR Naugatuck, CT L N)augatuck V)alley R)adio
WNWC Madison, WI O N)orthw)estern C)ollege
WNWN(FM) Coldwater, MI E Revised form of WANG, calls from
1972-77 Note: was WTVB-FM from
1952-1972
WNWS South Miami, FL S N)ew)s)-Talk Note: now WMRZ
WNYC New York, NY L N)ew Y)ork C)ity
WNYE(FM) New York, NY O N)Y) Department of E)ducation
WNYG Babylon, NY S N)ew Y)ork G)ospel
WNYT(TV) Albany, NY S W)atch (or W)e're?) N)ew Y)ork
T)elevision
WNYU(FM) New York, NY O N)ew Y)ork U)niversity
WNYW(SW) New York, NY O Radio N)ew Y)ork W)orldwide Note: now
WYFR
WOAK(FM) La Grange, GA O O)a)k)side Christian School
WOAY Oak Hill, WV L was to be WOAK (Oak Hill), handwritten
FCC application was misread
WOBL Oberlin, OH L O)b)erl)in
WOBM(FM) Toms River, NJ L O)cean B)urlington M)onmouth
WOC Davenport, IA S W)orld o)f Chiropractic, Palmer School
WOCA Ocala, FL L O)c)ala)
WOCN Miami, FL E OCN = Ocean
WODS(FM) Boston, MA S O))d)ies) 103
WOFL(TV) Orlando, FL L O)rlando F)l)orida
WOFX Cincinnati, OH S The F)ox)
WOGL(FM) Philadelphia, PA S O)ld G)ol)d
WOIO(TV) Cleveland, OH L O)hi)o)
WOIR Homestead, FL E OIR = HEAR in Spanish
WOKY Milwaukee, WI E Mil-w)o)k)y
WOLM Lake Mary, FL L L)ake M)ary
WOLS Florence, SC O O). L)ee S)tone
WOMC Detroit, MI L W)ayne O)akland & M)acomb Counties
WOMT Manitowoc, WI S O)ver M)anitowoc T)heatre (site of
original studios)
WOND Pleasantville, NJ S W)o)n)d)erful Music
WONE Dayton, OH O Group O)n)e) Broadcasting
WOOD Grand Rapids, MI L Wood, used in furniture making
WOPA Oak Park, IL L O)ark P)ark A)rms Hotel
WOR New York, NY S W)orld o)f R)adio
WORC Worcester, MA L Worc)ester, MA
WORG Orangeburg, SC S W)atching O)rangeburg's R)apid G)rowth
Note: now on FM in Elloree, SC
WORL Christmas, FL L O)r)l)ando, in Orlando metro, calls
once in Boston
WOSU Columbus, OH O O)hio S)tate U)niversity
WOTV(TV) Grand Rapids, MI O Modification of WOOD-TV after WOOD
AM-FM sold TV station in early
seventies and kept rights to WOOD call
sign Note: now, current owner LIN
Broadcasting is re-using WOOD-TV sign
on Channel 8 and shifted WOTV sign to
the former WUHQ(TV) Channel 41 Battle
Creek, MI, which it is LMAing
WOUC Cambridge, OH O O)hio U)niversity-C)ambridge
WOW Omaha, NE O W)oodmen o)f the W)orld Insurance Co.
WOWK(TV) Huntington, WV L O)hio W)est Virginia K)entucky
WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN S Ft. W)ayne o)ffers W)onderful
O)pportunities
WPAD Paducah, KY L P)a)d)ucah, Kentucky
WPAT Paterson, NJ L Pat)erson, NJ
WPBC Bangor, ME O P)enobscot B)roadcasting C)ompany
WPBG(FM) Peoria, IL S P)eoria's B)ig) Oldies
WPBR Palm Beach, FL L P)alm B)each R)adio
WPCD(FM) Champaign, IL O P)arkland C)ollege D)istrict
WPCF(FM) Panama City, FL L P)anama C)ity F)lorida
WPCH(FM) Atlanta, GA E PCH = Peach
WPCN Mount Pocono, PA L P)oc)on)o Mountains
WPCS(FM) Pensacola, FL O P)ensacola C)hristian S)chool
WPDH(FM) Poughkeepsie, NY L P)oughkeepsie D)utchess County H)udson
Valley
WPDR Portage, WI O P)ortage D)aily R)egister
WPEN Philadelphia, PA O William Pen)n Broadcasting
WPEO Peoria, IL L P)e)o)ria, IL
WPFB Middletown, OH O P)aul F). B)rown
WPFL(FM) Winter Park, FL L W)inter P)ark F)L)
WPFR(FM) Terre Haute, IN O P)aul F)ord R)adio
WPFW Washington, DC O P)acifica F)oundation W)ashington
WPG Atlantic City, NJ S W)orld's P)layg)round Note: merged with
WNEW(AM)-1130
WPGC(FM) Morningside, MD L P)rince G)eorges C)ounty, MD
WPGU(FM) Urbana, IL L P)arade G)round U)nit Note: where some
post WW-II hammers set up a lot of
their equipment, now a dormitory for U
of I students
WPHG Atmore, AL S W)e P)roclaim H)is G)lory
WPHM Port Huron, MI L P)ort H)uron, M)ichigan
WPHR(FM) Cleveland, OH E PHR = 'Power' FM
WPHT Philadelphia, PA S W)e're P)hiladelphia's T)alk S)tation
Note: was WCAU
WPIT Pittsburgh, PA L P)i)t)tsburgh, Pennsylvania
WPIX(TV) New York, NY E PIX = Picture, Daily News-NY's Picture
Newspaper
WPJB(FM) Providence, RI O P)rovidence-J)ournal B)ulletin
WPJK Orangeburg, SC S W)e P)roclaim J)esus K)ing
WPKE Pikeville, KY L P)ik)e)ville
WPKN(FM) Bridgeport, CT S P)urple K)night N)etwork Note:
originally the campus station for the
University of Bridgeport (Purple
Knights)
WPLA Plant City, FL L P)l)a)nt City Note: now WFNS
WPLB Lakeview, MI O P)aul L)ewis B)roadcasting
WPLJ New York, NY S W)hite P)ort & L)emon J)uice, R&B song
WPLM Plymouth, MA L P)l)ym)outh or W)e P)lay L)ovely M)usic
WPLR(FM) New Haven, CT S P)opul)ar) 99, Note: now AOR
WPLW Carnegie, PA S W)e P)reach the L)iving W)ord
WPLY Philadelphia, PA S W)e P)l)ay)
WPNA Oak Park, IL O P)olish N)ational A)lliance
WPNC Plymouth, NC L P)lymouth, N)C)
WPNF Brevard, NC L P)isgah N)ational F)orest
WPNH Plymouth, NH L P)lymouth, N)H)
WPOE Greenfield, MA L P)o)e)t's Seat Tower, local landmark,
now WGAM
WPOM Pompano Beach, FL L P)o)m)pano Beach
WPON Pontiac, MI L Pontiac, MI
WPOP Hartford, CT S P)o)p)ular Music, Now All News
WPOR Portland, ME L P)o)r)tland
WPOW(FM) Miami, FL S P)o)w)er 96
WPPA Pottsville, PA L P)ottsville P)A)
WPQR(FM) Uniontown, PA S W)estern P)ennsylvania Q)uality R)adio
WPRB(FM) Princeton, NJ O P)rinceton R)adio B)roadcasting
WPRI(TV) Providence, RI L P)rovidence, R)hode I)sland
WPRK(FM) Winter Park, FL L W)inter P)ar)k)
WPRO Providence, RI L Pro)vidence, Rhode Island
WPRR Altoona, PA S P)ennsylvania R)ailr)oad Note: Altoona:
Major railroad center
WPRW Manassas, VA L P)r)ince W)illiam County
WPRY Perry, FL L P)err)y)
WPRZ Evanston, IL E PRZ = Praise (Religious Format)
WPSC-FM Wayne, NJ O W)illiam P)aterson S)tate C)ollege
WPSE Erie, PA O P)enn S)tate, E)rie
WPSL Port St. Lucie, FL L P)ort S)t. L)ucie
WPST(FM) Trenton, NJ S P)as)sport) Radio
WPTB Statesboro, GA S W)onderful P)lace t)o B)e
WPTF Raleigh, NC S W)e P)rotect T)he F)amily, slogan of
owner: Durham Life Insurance Company
WPTR Albany, NY O P)at)r)oon Broadcasting Co.
WPTZ(TV) Plattsburg, NY E PTZ = Plattsburg
WPVI(TV) Philadelphia, PA F P)hilly VI=6 (Tv channel 6)
WPXN(TV) New York, NY O P)ax)on N)et
WPZA Ann Arbor, MI O P)iz)za) (Domino's Pizza) Note: now
WTKA
WQAM Miami, FL S W)e Q)uit a)t M)idnight, a long time
ago
WQBA Miami, FL E QBA = Cuba, Spanish format
WQBC Vicksburg, MS S W)e Q)uote B)ettter C)otton
WQCC La Crosse, WI S C)oulee C)ountry
WQCR(FM) Burlington, VT S Q)ueen C)ity R)ock Note: now WOKO
WQCY Quincy, IL L Q)uinc)y), IL
WQEC-TV Quincy, IL S Q)uincy E)ducational C)hannel
WQED-FM Pittsburgh, PA S Q)uod E)rat D)emonstrandum, Latin for
'that which was to be demonstrated, has
been'
WQEW New York, NY E QEW = NEW (as close as they could get
to WNEW) Note: formerly WQXR(AM)
WQIN Lykens, PA O Q)ui)nn) Note: now dark
WQLR(FM) Kalamazoo, MI S Cl)ear) 106.5 FM (when it was MOR; now
hot AC with slogan 'Q-Lite 106.5')
WQLV Millersburg, PA S L)ov)e 99 FM
WQNF(FM) Valley Station, KY O Co-owned with W)Q)M)F
WQPM Princeton, MN S Q)uick P)ower M)agnet Note: now KCLI
WQQQ Easton, PA F QQQ = 99.9 mHz, now in Sharton, CT
(103.3 mHz)
WQRA Warrenton, VA S W)arrenton's Q)uality R)a)dio Note: now
WUPP
WQSV Ashland City, TN L W)onderful Q)uaint S)ycamore V)alley
WQTE Adrian, MI E QTE = Cutie
WQVR Rochester, NY S The R)iver)
WQXI Atlanta, GA S QXI = 'Quixie' in Dixie
WQXR(FM) New York, NY E W2XR, Derived from Experimental Call
WQYT(FM) Binghamton, NY E QYT = Quiet as in 'Your Quiet Island'
Note: now WHWK(FM)
WRAL-FM Raleigh, NC L R)a)l)eigh, NC
WRAN Dover, NJ L R)an)dolph Township Note: now dark
WRAS(FM) Atlanta, GA O R)adio a)t S)tate (Georgia State
University)
WRBA Homestead, FL O R)edlands B)roadcasting Note: now WOIR
WRBB(FM) Boston, MA S R)adio B)ack B)ay Note: evolved from
carrier current WNEU
WRBC Jackson, MS. O R)ebel B)roadcasting C)ompany (now
WKXI)
WRBD Pompano Beach, FL S R)adio B)roward) or R)ockin' B)ig
D)addy
WRBQ Tampa, FL O R)alph B)eavers (Chief Engineer)
WRBR(FM) South Bend, IN S W)here R)iver B)end R)ocks
WRBS Baltimore, MD S R)eligious B)roadcasting S)ervice
WRC Washington, DC O R)adio C)orporation of America Note:
now WWRC
WRCA New York, NY O R)adio C)orporation of A)merica Note:
now WFAN (formerly WNBC (again), WRCA,
WNBC and WEAF), calls used in Waltham,
MA
WRCH New Britain, CT S R)ic)h) Music Note: became WRCQ
WRCH(FM) New Britain, CT O R)adio C)orporation of H)artford,
original owner
WRCN(FM) Riverhead, NY O R)iverhead C)oncert N)etwork
WRCT(FM) Pittsburgh, PA O R)adio C)arnegie T)ech
WRDI Egg Harbor City, NJ O James R)od)eo I)nc.
WRDU(FM) Raleigh, NC L R)D)U)-Airport Symbol for
Raleigh-Durham
WRDW Augusta, GA S W)here R)adio d)oes W)ander
WREC Memphis, TN O W)ooten R)adio and E)lectric C)ompany
WREK(FM) Atlanta, GA E REK='wreck' Ramblin' wreck from Georgia
Tech
WREL Lexington, VA S R)obert E). L)ee (Burried at Washington
& Lee Univ)
WREO Ashtabula, OH O R)adio E)nterprises of O)hio Note: now
WFUN
WRET(TV) Charlotte, NC O R)obert E)dward T)urner Note: now WCNC
WREV-FM Cambridge, MN S R)e)v)olution Radio Note: now KZNT
WRFC Athens, GA. S W)e're R)adio's F)irst C)hoice
WRFL(FM) Lexington, KY S R)adio F)ree L)exington
WRFM Hialeah, FL S R)adio F)am)iliar
WRFW River Falls, WI L R)iver F)alls W)I
WRGA Rome, GA L R)ome G)eorgia)
WRGB(TV) Schenectady, NY S W). R). G.) B)aker, GE engineer, head
of the NTSC
WRHC Coral Gables, FL S R)adio H)avana C)uba
WRHU(FM) Hempstead, NY O R)adio H)ofstra U)niversity
WRIB Providence, RI O R)I) B)roadcasting
WRIP Windham, NY S RIP='Rip' van Winkle (lived in Greene
County)
WRIZ Coral Gables, FL S RIZ = Rise to the Right Side of Your
Dial Note: now WRHC
WRJC Mauston, WI L R)adio J)uneau C)ounty
WRJN Racine, WI O R)acine J)ournal N)ews
WRKC(FM) Wilkes-Barre, PA O R)adio K)ing's C)ollege
WRKL New City, NY L R)ock)l)and County
WRKO Boston, MA O RKO)-General Broadcasting
WRKR Racine, WI O R)acine K)enosha R)adio (Now WKKV)
WRKR(FM) Portage, MI S The Classic R)ock)er) Note: now
classic-leaning AOR
WRKT Erie, PA S R)ock)et) Note: now using other calls
WRKY(FM) Steubenville, OH E RKY = Rocky
WRM Urbana, IL S W)e R)each M)illions Note: now WILL
WRMR Cleveland, OH S R)em)ember) (MOYL-type format)
WRMT Rocky Mount, NC L R)ocky M)ount)
WRNG Atlanta, GA S R)in)g) named for Atlanta highway
permimiter known as the 'ring' (now
WCNN)
WRNL Richmond, VA O R)ichmond N)ews-L)eader, Newspaper
WRNN(TV) Kingston, NY S R)egional N)ews N)etwork Note: formerly
WTZA(TV)
WRNO(FM) New Orleans, LA S R)ock of N)ew O)rleans
WRNW(FM) Mount Kisco, NY S W)onderful R)adio N)orthern
W)estchester Notes: now: WYNY,
RNW-107.1 is where Howard Stern got his
start. COL was moved to Briarcliff
Manor
WROA Gulfport, MS S W)onderful R)ivera o)f A)merica
WROC Rochester, NY L R)o)c)hester Note: now WPXY(AM) (calls
on TV channel 8)
WROK Rockford, IL L R)o)ck)ford, IL
WROL Boston, MA S relationship to WORL, longtime previous
set of calls
WRPI(FM) Troy, NY O R)ensselaer P)olytechnic I)nstitute
WRQC Cleveland, OH E RQC = Rock Note: now using other calls
WRQN(FM) Westbrook, ME S R)ockq)in)' 101
WRR(FM) Dallas, TX S W)hite R)ock R)adio (lake in city)
WRRF Washington, NC S W)e R)adiate R)eal F)riendship
WRRM Cincinnati, OH E WRRM = warm
WRRO Warren, OH L W)ar)r)en, O)hio, now WRBP formerly
WHHH
WRSA(FM) Decatur, AL L R)eds)tone A)rsenal
WRSC State College, PA L R)adio S)tate C)ollege
WRSD Homestead, FL L R)adio S)outh D)ade Note: now WOIR
WRSU New Brunswick, NJ O R)utgers, S)tate U)niversity
WRTA Altoona, PA S R)adio T)alk-A)ltoona
WRTL Rantoul, IL L R)ant)oul), IL Note: became WUFI, now
WJCI
WRTO(FM) Goulds, FL S Radio R)it)mo), Spanish-Radio Rhythm
WRTP Chapel Hill, NC L R)esearch T)riangle P)ark
WRTV(TV) Indianapolis, IN S W)e ar)e T)V), years before the Toys
`R' Us concept
WRUC(FM) Schenectady, NY O R)adio of U)nion C)ollege
WRUF Gainesville, FL O R)adio: U)niversity of F)lorida
WRUR Rochester, NY O R)ochester U)niversity R)adio
WRUS Russellville, KY L R)u)s)sellville
WRVA Richmond, VA L R)ichmond V)irginia)
WRVC(FM) Cattletsburg, WV S R)iv)er C)ities
WRVE Schenectady, NY S The R)iv)e)r
WRVR(FM) New York, NY O R)iv)er)side Church Note: now WLTW(FM)
WRXO Roxboro, NC L R)ox)boro)
WSAC Ft. Knox, KY S W)e S)erve A)rmor C)enter
WSAI Cincinnati, OH S W)e're S)ick a)nd I)rritated
WSAR Fall River, MA S W)e S)how A)dvertising R)esults
WSAU Wausau, WI L Waus)a)u), WI
WSAV-TV Savannah, GA L S)a)v)annah Note: calls once on 630 kHz
WSAY Rochester, NY E Wha' S)a)y)? Note: now WXXI-AM
WSB Atlanta, GA S W)elcome S)outh, B)rother
WSBC Chicago, IL O W)orld S)torage B)attery C)ompany
WSBE(TV) Providence, RI O S)tate B)oard of E)ducation Note: now
owned by Rhode Island Public
Telecommunciations Association
WSBF(FM) South Bend, IN O S)outh B)end T)ribune F)M
WSBG(FM) Stroudsburg, PA L S)troudsb)urg)
WSBK(TV) Boston, MA O SBK = Storer Broadcasting NYSE
Abbreviation
WSBR Boca Raton, FL L B)oca R)aton
WSBT South Bend, IN O S)outh B)end T)ribune (newspaper)
WSCB(FM) Springfield, MA O S)pringfield C)ollege B)rdcsting
WSCR Chicago, IL S The S)c)or)e [sports talk]
WSDM-FM Chicago, IL S S)mack D)ab in M)iddle of FM dial at
97.9 Note: WLUP-FM
WSDS Ypsilanti, MI S W)e S)erve D)etroit's S)uburbs
WSEO(FM) Nelsonville, OH L S)outh E)ast O)hio
WSFA(TV) Montgomery, AL S W)ith the S)outh's F)inest A)irport,
the radio predecessor was located at
what is now Gunter Air Force Station
WSFL Springfield, MA L S)pringf)iel)d Note: became WJKO 1953
WSFT Baltimore, MD S S)of)t)
WSFX Wilmington, NC S S)uper F)ox)
WSGN Birmingham, AL S S)outh's G)reatest N)ewspaper (B'ham
News) Note: now WZZK(AM), now in
Gadsden
WSGW Saginaw, MI L S)aG)inaW), MI
WSHE(FM) Ft. Lauderdale S She's Only Rock and Roll
WSHG(FM) Ridgeland, SC E SHG = Shag, for the popular SC/NC dance
WSHH Pittsburgh, PA E SSH = Wish
WSHU Fairfield, CT O S)acred H)eart U)niversity
WSIA(FM) Staten Island, NY L S)taten I)sla)nd
WSIE(FM) Edwardsville, IL O S)outhern I)llinois University at
E)dwardsville
WSIU Carbondale, IL O S)outhern I)llinois U)niversity
WSIU(FM) Carbondale, IL O S)outhern I)llinois U)niversity [at
Carbondale]
WSIX Nashville, TN O S)i)x) Thirty-Eight Tire Co., Former
Owner
WSJM St. Joseph, MI L S)t. J)oseph, M)ichigan
WSJS Winston-Salem, NC O W)inston-S)alem J)ournal S)tation,
Paper
WSJV(TV) Elkhart, IN L S)t. J)oseph V)alley
WSKG(FM) Binghamton, NY L S)tanley K)iehl G)amble Note: named in
memory of well-known local clergyman
WSKI Montpelier/Barre, VT L Winoos)k)i River or 'SKI-ing'
WSLB Ogdensburg, NY O S)t. L)awrence B)roadcasting Co.
WSLI Jackson, MS O S)tandard L)ife I)nsurance Co.
WSLM Salem, IN L S)al)em)
WSLR Akron, OH E WSLR = Whistler Radio
WSLS Roanoke, VA O S)henadoah L)ife S)tation Note: now
WSLC
WSLV Ardmore, TN L S)tate L)ine V)oice (Borders Alabama)
WSM Nashville, TN S W)e S)hield M)illions, slogan of owner:
National Life and Accident Insurance
Company
WSMB New Orleans, LA O S)aenger Amusement-M)aison B)lanche
WSMK Dayton, OH O S)tanley M). K)rohn Note: now WING
WSMM Sault Ste. Marie, MI L S)ault Ste. M)arie, M)ichigan Note: now
WYSS
WSNI(FM) Philadelphia, PA E SNI = Sunny
WSNJ Bridgeton, NJ L S)outh N)ew J)ersey
WSNO Barre,VT E SNO='snow'
WSNW Seneca, SC L S)eneca an)d W)alhalla
WSNY(FM) Columbus, OH S S)un)ny), once in Boston and
Schenactady, NY
WSOC Charlotte, NC S S)ounds o)f C)harlotte
WSON Henderson, KY L Henders)o)n)
WSOO Sault Ste. Marie, MI L SOO = Sault
WSOU(FM) South Orange, NJ L S)o)u)th Orange
WSOY Decatur, IL L S)o)y)beans, the primary crop of the
area
WSPA Spartanburg, SC L S)p)a)rtanburg, South Carolina
WSPD Toledo, OH O S)p)eed)y Oil Company
WSPR Springfield, MA L S)p)r)ingfield, MA
WSPT Stevens Point, WI L S)tevens P)oint)
WSPW Bridgewater, NJ S S)P)orts
WSPY Sandwich, IL L S)andwich, P)lano and Y)orkville
WSRF Ft. Lauderdale, E S)ur)f)
WSRS(FM) Worcester, MA S W)orcester's S)tereo R)adio S)tation
WSSH(FM) Lawrence, MA E WSSH = Wish, calls now in Vermont
WSSU Superior, WI O S)uperior S)tate U)niversity Note: now
KUWS
WSTC Stamford, CT S S)tamford T)own C)hannel, S)tamford
T)own C)enter, S)t)amford C)T
WSTM(FM) St. Matthews, KY L S)t). M)atthews Note: now WRKA
WSTM(TV) Syracuse, NY L S)yracuse T)elevision M)arket
WSTU Stuart, FL L S)t)u)art
WSTV Steubenville, OH L St)eubenv)ille, OH
WSUA Miami, FL S S)u)a)ve-Spanish, Radio Smooth
WSUB Groton, CT L S)u)b)marines based in Groton-New
London
WSUE Sault Ste. Marie, MI L SUE = Sault
WSUF-FM Noyack, NY L S)u)f)folk County, NY
WSUI Iowa City, IA O S)tate U)niversity of I)owa
WSUN St. Petersburg S W)hy S)tay U)p N)orth?
WSUS(FM) Franklin, NJ L S)u)s)sex county
WSVA Harrisonburg, VA L S)henandoah Valley of V)irginia)
WSVH-FM Savannah, GA L S)av)annah)
WSVN(TV) Miami, FL F SVN = 7
WSWB (TV) Scranton, PA L S)cranton/W)ilkes-B)arre
WSWP(TV) Beckley, WV O S)outhern W)est Virginia P)ublic TV
WSWT(FM) Peoria, IL E SWT = Sweet
WSWW Plattville, WI S W)e S)erve W)estern W)isconsin
WSYB Rutland, VT S W)e S)erve Y)ou B)est
WSYR Syracuse, NY L S)y)r)acuse
WTAB Tabor City, NC L T)a)b)or City
WTAG Worcester, MA O W)orcester T)elegram a)nd G)azette
WTAJ(TV) Altoona, PA S T)elevision A)ltoona-J)ohnstown
WTAL Tallahassee, FL L T)a)l)lahassee OR T)al))k radio
WTAM Cleveland, OH S W)here t)he A)rtists M)eet Note:
Currently- W)e're Cleveland's T)alk
A)M)
WTAQ La Grange, IL S W)estern T)owns A)long the Q)uincy RR
WTAW College Station, TX S W)atch T)exas A)ggies W)in, Texas A&M
WTAZ(FM) Morton, IL L T)a)z)ewell county, Illinois
WTBS(FM) Cambridge, MA O T)ech B)roadcasting S)ervice, MIT Note:
calls now used by Ted Turner
WTBU-TV Indianapolis, IN O T)elevision from B)utler U)niversity
WTCC(FM) Springfield, MA O S)pringfield T)echnical C)ommunity
C)ollege
WTCG(TV) Atlanta, GA O T)urner C)ommunications of G)eorgia
Note: now WTBS
WTCM Traverse City, MI L T)raverse C)ity M)I
WTCR(FM) Huntington, KY S T)ri-State C)ountry R)adio
WTCS Fairmont, WV S T)own and C)ountry S)tation
WTCX Lakeville, MN S T)win C)ities Note: now KZNR
WTEM Bethesda, MD S The T)e)am) Note: sports format
WTEN(TV) Albany, NY F T)e)n), Station is on channel 10
WTFF Mt. Verson Hills, VA O T)he F)ellowship F)orum, KKK
publication Note: now WTOP-DC
WTFX(FM) Louisville, KY S T)he F)ox)
WTHD(FM) Lagrange, IN S T)h)und)er Country
WTHI-TV Terre Haute, IN L T)erre H)aute, I)N
WTHR(TV) Indianapolis, IN F Channel T)h)ir)teen
WTHS(FM) Miami, FL S W)orlds T)o H)ear and S)ee Note: now
WLRN
WTHS-TV Miami, FL S W)orlds T)o H)ear and S)ee
WTHU Thurmont, MD L T)h)u)rmont
WTIC Hartford, CT O T)ravelers I)nsurance C)ompany
WTIG Massillon, OH S T)i)g)ers, Massillon Tigers [high
school sports team and name of early
NFL team]
WTIQ Manistique, MI L ManisT)I)Q)ue, MI
WTIU(TV) Bloomington, IN O T)elevision-I)ndiana U)niversity
WTIU-TV Bloomington, IN O T)elevision from I)ndiana U)niversity
WTJS Jackson, TN O T)he J)ackson S)un, Newspaper
WTJU-FM Charlottesville, VA S T)homas J)efferson's U)niversity Note:
owned by the Board of Visitors of the
University of Virginia
WTKN Daleville, AL S W)e're T)alk)in) (Talk radio)
WTLC(FM) Indianapolis, IN S W)ith T)ender L)oving C)are
WTMC Ocala, FL S W)elcome T)o M)arion C)ounty
WTMJ Milwaukee, WI O T)he M)ilwaukee J)ournal, Newspaper
WTMP Tampa, FL L T)am)p)a, FL
WTNC Thomasville, NC L T)homasville, N)C)
WTND Orangeburg, SC O T)imes an)d D)emocrat [Newspaper] Note:
now silent
WTNJ(FM) Mt. Hope, WV O T)ony Gonzales & N)ick J)oe Rahall
WTOD Toledo, OH S W)e're T)op o)f the D)ial, 1560 kHz
WTOE Spruce Pine, NC L T)o)e) River which flows through Avery,
Mitchell and Yancey Counties
WTOF Canton, OH S T)ower o)f F)aith
WTOP Washington, DC F T)o)p) of the Dial, at 1500 kHz
WTOS Wauwatosa, WI L City known locally as 'T)o)s)a'
WTRC Elkhart, IN O T)ruth R)adio C)ompany, Newspaper
WTRL Bradenton, FL O T)r)ail) Broadcasting, near the Tamiami
Trail
WTRN Tyrone, PA L T)yr)on)e
WTRY Troy, NY L T)r)oy), NY
WTSB Lumberton, NC S W)here T)obacco S)ells B)est
WTSN Dover, NH S T)win S)tate N)etwork
WTSO Madison, WI F T)en S)even O)h, 1070 kHz
WTSR(FM) Trenton, NJ O T)renton S)tate C)ollege (now College
of New Jersey)
WTSU-FM Troy, AL O T)roy S)tate U)niversity
WTSX(FM) Port Jervis, NY L T)ri S)tate Ex)cellence
WTTG(TV) Washington, DC S T). T). G)oldsmith, DuMont engineering
head
WTTM Trenton, NJ S W)orld T)akes, T)renton M)akes (clever
rearrangement of slogan associated with
city) Note: Now WCHR
WTTW(TV) Chicago, IL S W)indow t)o t)he W)orld
WTUP Tupelo, MS L T)u)p)elo, MS
WTUS Mannington, WV S T)oday's U). S). Country
WTVB Coldwater, MI O T)win V)alley B)roadcasters, original
owners
WTVP(TV) Peoria, IL L T)elev)ision P)eoria
WTWO-TV Terre Haute, IN F Channel T)w)o)
WTYD New London, CT E TYD = Tide, Station on Long Island
Sound
WTYM E. Longmeadow, MA E TYM = TIME for Beautiful Music Note:
was WJKO w/ R&R, became WTYM 1963
WTZA(TV) Kingston, NY S T)appan Z)ee Bridge) to A)lbany
WTZR(TV) Chicago, IL O T)V from Z)enith R)adio) Note: now
WBBM-TV
WUAL-FM Tuscaloosa, AL O U)niversity of A)l)abama
WUCF-FM Orlando, FL O U)niversity of C)entral F)lorida
WUFI Rantoul, IL L U)niversity of) I)illinois
WUGA-FM Athens, GA O U)niversity of G)eorgia)
WUHF Rochester, NY F U)H)F) TV band
WUIS(FM) Springfield, IL O U)niversity of I)llinois at
S)pringfield
WUKY(FM) Lexington, KY O U)niversity of K)entucky)
WUMB(FM) Boston, MA. O U)niversity of M)assachusetts-B)oston
WUNC-FM Chapel Hill, NC O U)niversity of N)orth C)arolina
WUOG-FM Athens, GA O U)niversity o)f G)eorgia
WUOL(FM) Louisville, KY O U)niversity o)f L)ouisville
WUOM-FM Ann Arbor, MI O U)niversity o)f M)ichigan
WUPE Pittsfield, MA E WUPE = Whoopie
WUPI Peabody, MA E WUPI = Whoopie
WUPM Ironwood, MI L U)pper P)eninsula M)ichigan
WUPN(TV) Greensboro, NC S U)nited P)aramount N)etwork
WUPQ Newberry, MI L U)pper P)eninsula
WUPS(FM) Houghton Lake, MI S UPS-'We deliver the hits'
WUSF(FM) Tampa, FL O U)niversity of S)outh F)lorida
WUST Bethesda, MD L U). S)t)reet in minority neighborhood
WUWF(FM) Pensacola, FL O U)niversity of W)est F)lorida
WUWM Milwaukee, WI O U)niversity of W)isconsin-M)ilwaukee
WVAF(FM) Charleston, WV S W)est V)irginia F)M
WVAH(TV) Hurricane, WV S W)est V)irginia, A)lmost H)eaven
WVAL St. Cloud, MN O V)a)l) Jacobson, former owner
WVAM Altoona, PA S V)oice of the A)llegheny M)ountains
WVAR Richwood, WV L W)est V)irginia), R)ichwood
WVAS-FM Montgomery, AL S V)oice of A)labama S)tate
WVBC Bethany, WV O V)oice of B)ethany C)ollege
WVBF(FM) Framingham, MA O V)irginia B). F)airbanks, wife of owner
WVBG(TV) Albany, NY O V)ision B)roadcasting G)roup
WVBR-FM Ithaca, NY S V)oice of the B)ig R)ed (Cornell)
WVCA Gloucester, MA S V)oice of C)ape A)nn, now WBOQ
WVCF Eau Claire, WI S W)isconsin V)oice of C)hristian Youth
WVCG Coral Gables, FL L V)oice of C)oral G)ables
WVCS(FM) California, PA S V)oice of C)alifornia S)tate College
WVCX Tomah, WI S W)isconsin V)oice of C)hristian Youth
WVCY(TV) Milwaukee, WI S W)isconsin V)oice of C)hristian Y)outh
WVEC Norfolk, VA S W)e V)alue E)ach C)ustomer
WVER(TV) Rutland, VT L V)e)r)mont
WVET Rochester, NY O V)eterans B)roadcasting C)orp. Note:
now WPXY(AM)
WVFR Ridgefield, CT S V)oice of F)airfield in R)idgefield
WVGO Richmond, VA S V)irg)inia's O)ldies
WVHC(FM) Hempstead, NY O V)oice of H)ofstra C)ollege Note: now
WRHU(FM)
WVIA-TV Scranton, PA S The W)orld V)i)a) T)elev)ision
WVII(TV) Bangor, ME F VII = Roman numeral 7
WVIR(TV) Charlottesville, VA L V)i)r)ginia
WVIT-TV New Britain, CT O V)iacom I)nc. T)elevision, previous
owners, now owned by NBC
WVKO Columbus, OH S V)oice of K)olumbus, O)hio
WVLD Valdosta, GA L V)al)d)osta
WVLK Lexington, KY S V)ersailles-L)exington K)entucky
(Versailles was first city of license)
WVLT(FM) Vineland, NJ S V)ineland L)it)e
WVLT-TV Knoxville, TN S V)ol)unteer T)V
WVMA Oak Hill, WV S W)est V)irginia M)usic A)uthority
WVMR Frost, WV S W)est V)irignia M)ountain R)adio
WVMT(AM) Burlington, VT L V)erm)ont) Note: ex-WCAX(AM)
WVNA Tuscumbia, AL S V)oice of N)orth A)labama
WVNJ Newark, NJ S V)oice of N)ew J)ersey Note: later
WSKQ, now WJWR. Calls now used in
Oakland (Bergen County) at 1160AM
WVNO Mt. Vernon, OH S V)oice of N)orthern O)hio
WVNY(TV) Burlington, VT L V)ermont/N)ew Y)ork
WVOC Columbia, SC S V)oice o)f C)olumbia
WVOJ Jacksonville, FL S V)oice o)f J)acksonville Note: once
used by WQIK(AM)-1320, now at 970
WVOL Berry Hill, TN S V)o)l)unteer (State Slogan)
WVON Chicago S V)oice o)f N)egro Note: now WGCI(AM)
WVOR Rochester, NY S V)oice o)f R)ochester
WVOS(AM) Monticello, NY S V)oice o)f S)ullivan County
WVOT Wilson, NC S V)oice o)f T)obacco
WVOV Huntsville, AL S V)oice o)f the V)alley Note: now WTAK
WVOX New Rochelle, NY S VOX=Latin, 'Voice', Voice of
Westchester County
WVOY Charlevoix, MI L CharleV)O)Y), MI
WVPO Stroudsburg, PA S V)oice of the P)o)conos
WVPR(FM) Windsor, VT O V)ermont P)ublic R)adio
WVPS(FM) Burlington, VT O next letter up from WVPR
WVSC Somerset, PA S V)oice of S)omerset C)ounty
WVSL(FM) Valley Station, KY L V)alley Station-L)ouisville Note: now
WQNF
WVSR(FM) Charleston, WV S West V)irginia S)uper R)adio
WVUD Newark, DE S V)oice of the U)niversity of D)elaware
WVUM(FM) Coral Gables, FL S V)oice of the U)niversity of M)iami
WVVA(TV) Bluefield, WV L W)est Virignia-V)irginia)
WVXU Cincinnati, OH S V)oice of X)avier U)niversity
WWBB Madison, WV O B)oone B)roadcasting
WWBF Bartow, FL L B)artow F)lorida
WWBR Windber, PA L W)indb)er)
WWCA Gary, IN S W)orking W)ith the C)alumet A)rea
WWCR(SW) Nashville, Tennessee S W)orld W)ide C)hristian R)adio
WWCT(FM) Peoria, IL E C)aterpillar T)ractor [Rumored.
Caterpillar was not the owner.
Supposedly was going to be WCAT, but
Caterpillar Tractor Co. was going to
fight it, so the final callsign came
from quick backpedalling.]
WWDB Philadelphia, PA O D)olly B)anks
WWDC Washington, DC L W)ashington D)C)
WWDL(FM) Scranton, PA O D)oug L)ane, founder/owner
WWEB Wallingford, CT O W)allingford E)ducational B)roadcasting
WWJ Detroit, MI O W). J). Scripps of Scripps-Howard
WWJO St. Cloud. MN O WJ)O)N Broadcasting Corp.
WWLC Balsam Lake, WI S L)ake C)ountry
WWLG Baltimore, MD S L)eg)ends 1360
WWLP-TV Springfield, MA O W)illiam L). P)utnam, original owner
WWLS Moore, OK O L)arry S)teckline
WWMD Hagerston, MD L W)estern M)aryland)
WWMT(TV) Kalamazoo, MI S W)e're W)est M)ichigan T)elevision (was
WKZO-TV)
WWNC Asheville, NC L W)estern N)orth C)arolina
WWNK Cincinnati, OH E WNK = Wink
WWNN Pompano Beach, FL S W)inners N)ews N)etwork
WWNR Beckley, WV S N)ick R)ahall
WWNS Statesboro, GA S W)elcome W)here N)ature S)miles
WWNY Watertown, NY L W)atertown, N)ew Y)ork
WWOC(FM) Avalon, NJ L W)ildwood-O)cean C)ity
WWOG(FM) Boca Raton, FL S W)onderful W)ord o)f G)od Note: now
WKIS
WWOM(FM) Albany, NY S W)onderful W)orld o)f M)usic Note: now
WKLI(FM)
WWOM(TV) New Orleans, LA S W)onderful W)orld O)f M)ovies
WWON(AM) Woonsocket, RI L W)o)on)socket
WWPB(FM) Miami, FL O W)onderful W)illiam P)aul B)rake Note:
now WLYF
WWRL New York, NY O W)oodside R)adio L)abs, Woodside, LI
WWRU Elizabeth, NJ O R)adio U)nica Note: was WJDM
WWRV Brockton, MA S The R)iv)er
WWSC Glens Falls, NY L W)arren-W)ashington-S)aratoga C)ounties
WWSE Jamestown, NY S W)onderful W)orld of S)tereo
E)ntertainment
WWSW Pittsburgh, PA O W)illiam S). W)alker
WWTC Minneapolis, MN L T)win C)ities
WWTI Watertown, NY L W)atertown - T)housand I)slands
WWUS(FM) Big Pine Key, FL S U)S)-1, only road through the Keys
WWVA Wheeling, WV L W)heeling W)est V)irginia)
WWWG Rochester, NY S W)here W)e W)orship G)od
WWZB(FM) Chicago, IL O Z)enith B)roadcasting Note: later WEFM
WXCC Williamson, WV S C)oal C)ountry
WXIA(TV) Atlanta, GA F X)I) A)tlanta, Roman numerals for 11
WXIX(TV) Cincinnati, OH F XIX = Roman numerals for Channel 19
WXKS-FM Boston, MA E KS = 'Kiss'
WXMC Parsippany, NJ L X)roads of M)orris C)ounty
WXON(TV) Detroit, MI S O)N)-TV, early subscription TV service
WXPS(FM) Briarcliff Manor, NY E XPS = Express radio
WXRK(FM) New York S RK = Rock format
WXRV Haverhill, MA S The R)iv)er
WXVI Montgomery, AL F XVI = 16, 1600 kHz
WXXI(TV) Rochester, NY F Channel 21 (XXI)
WXXI-TV Rochester, NY F XXI=Roman Numerals for Channel 21
WXYZ Detriot, MI S XYZ = 'The Last Word in Broadcasting'
WYBC(FM) New Haven, CT O Y)ale B)roadcasting C)ompany
WYBT Blountstown, FL L B)lountst)own
WYDD(FM) Pittsburgh, PA E WYDD='wide' Widen the World of
Pittsburgh Note: now WJJJ
WYFR(SW) Okeechobee, Florida S W)e're Y)our F)amily R)adio
WYGR Wyoming, MI L W)y)oming-G)rand R)apids
WYLO Jackson, WI F W)ay) L)o)w, 540 kHz (now WZER)
WYMT-TV Hazard, KY S W)e're Y)our M)ountain T)elevision
WYNF(FM) Tampa, FL S Y)ou N)ow F)ound and Y) N)inety F)ive
WYNS Lehighton, PA E WYNS='wins'
WYRS(FM) Manahawkin, NJ S W)e're Y)our R)adio S)tation
WYSS Sault Ste. Marie, MI S YES-FM
WYST Baltimore, MD S Y)our S)t)ars Note: now using other
calls
WYSU(FM) Youngstown, OH O Y)oungstown S)tate U)niversity
WZAD(FM) Wurtsboro, NY E WZAD = Wizard
WZGC(FM) Atlanta, GA O G)eneral C)inema
WZNF(FM) Rantoul, IL F Z) N)inety-F)ive
WZNL Norway, MI S Z)ephyr Broadcasting's N)orthern
L)ights
WZON Bangor, ME O Stephen King's 'The Dead Z)o)n)e'
WZPR Meadville, PA S Z)ip)per) Note: Zipper was invented in
Meadville
WZRD(FM) Chicago, IL S WZD='Wizard'
WZRZ(FM) Cincinnati, OH S Z)-R)ock Format
WZTA-FM Tamaqua, PA O Floyd Z)immerman/T)a)maqua (Now: WMGH)
WZUM Carnegie, PA E ZUM='zoom'
WZZM(TV) Grand Rapids MI S Chosen because the calls look the same
upside down
WZZO Allenton, PA E ZZO='zoo'
WZZS(FM) Zolfo Springs, FL L Z)olfo S)prings
XEFAJ Mexico City, DF O F)rancisco A)guirre J)iminez, founder
of Grupo Radio Centro.
XERB Tijuana, BC L R)osarito B)each, BC, Original City
Note: now XEPRS
XETRA(AM) Tijuana, BC E XTRA = Extra (for former all news
format)
ZBM Bermuda L B)erm)uda
ZNS Nassau, Bahamas S Z)ephyr N)assau S)unshine
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