| |
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
Ireland
2WR Birmingham, Witton L W)itton R)adio Note: changed to 5IT
when BBC took over from Western
Electric
5IT Birmingham, Witton L Wi)t)ton
5NG Nottingham, England L N)otting)ham
5NO Newcastle, England L N)o)rrth of England
5PY Plymouth, England L P)ly)mouth
5SC Glasgow, Scotland L S)c)otland
5SX Swansea, England L S)wansea, X a cypher for the second
letter
5WA Cardiff, Wales L W)a)les`
6BM Bournemouth, England L B)ournem)outh
6CK Cork, Irish Free State L C)ork)
6FL Sheffield, England L Shef)fiel)d
6KH Kingston, England L K)ingston upon H)ull
6LV Liverpool, England L L)iv)erpool
6PR Perth, WA L 6 = Western Australia, P)er)th
6ST Stoke-on-Trent, England L S)toke-on-T)rent
CBA Moncton, NB O C)B)C A)tlantic
CBCV-FM Victoria, BC L C)B)C) V)ictoria
CBE Windsor, ON L C)B)C E)ssex County
CBF Montreal, QC O C)B)C F)rench Network
CBG Gander, NF L C)B)C G)ander
CBH Halifax, NS L C)B)C H)alifax
CBK Regina, SK K C)B)C K) refers to Kelsey, the Explorer
CBL Toronto, ON L C)B)C Great L)akes
CBM Montreal, QC O C)anadian B)roadcasting M)ontreal
CBN St. Johns, NF L C)B)C N)ewfoundland
CBO Ottawa, ON L C)B)C O)ttawa
CBR Calgary, AB L C)B)C Calgar)y
CBR Calgary, AB L C)B)C R)ocky Mountains
CBSI-FM Sept-Iles, QC L C)B)C S)ept-I)les
CBU Vancouver, BC L C)B)C Vancou)ver
CBW Winnipeg, MB L C)B)C W)innipeg
CFCF Montreal, QC S C)anada's F)irst, C)anada's F)inest
(CFCF is Canada's oldest radio station)
CFCO Chatham, ON L C)oming f)rom C)hatham, O)N
CFFB-TV Iqaluit, NU L F)robisher B)ay, former name of Iqaluit
CFGP Grand Prairie, AB L G)rand P)rairie
CFJP-TV Quebec City, QC O J)ean P)ouliot
CFLC Brockville, ON S C)anada's F)inest L)ittle C)ommunity
CFMO Ottawa, ON S F)M) O)ttawa
CFMT-TV Toronto, ON S C)anada's F)irst M)ulticultural
T)elevision Station
CFNB Fredericton, NB L F)redericton N)ew B)runswick
CFOS Owen Sound, ON L O)wen S)ound
CFPL London, ON O F)ree P)ress L)ondon
CFPR Prince Rupert, BC L P)rince R)upert
CFRA Ottawa, ON O F)rank R)yan A)ssociates
CFRB Toronto, ON O C)anada's F)inest R)adio B)atteries or
R)ogers B)atteryless, Radio
Manufacturer
CFRC Kingston, ON S C)anada's F)inest R)ugby C)hampions
Note: operated by Queen's University at
Kingston, it is Canada's second oldest
station
CFRE-TV Regina, SK L R)e)gina
CFRX-SW Toronto, ON S C)F)R)B Ex)tended Range
CFSK-TV Saskatoon, SK L S)ask)atoon
CFTK-TV Terrace, BC L T)errace-K)itimat
CFTO-TV Toronto, ON L T)o)ronto
CFTR Toronto, ON O T)ed R)ogers, see CFRB-Roger's
Batteryless
CFTU-TV Montreal, QC O T)ele-U)niversite
CFVP-SW Calgary, AB S V)oice of the P)rairies
CFWH Whitehorse, YT L W)h)itehorse
CFYK Yellowknife, NT L Y)ellowk)nife
CHAM Hamilton, ON L H)a)m)ilton, ON
CHAT Medicine Hat, AB L H)a)t)
CHEX Peterborough, ON O Peterborough E)x)aminer (newspaper)
CHEZ Ottawa, ON E CHEZ = French 'home of'
CHFD-TV Thunder Bay, ON O H). F). D)ougall
CHNC New Carlisle, QC L N)ew C)arlisle
CHNS Halifax, NS L H)alifax, N)ova S)cotia
CHOO Ajax, ON S C)ountry H)eart o)f O)ntario
CHQM Vancouver, BC S Q)uality M)usic, was once classic and
easy listening
CHQM Vancouver, BC S Q)uality M)usic, was once classic and
easy listening
CHSJ Saint John, NB L Saint John
CHUM Toronto, ON E CHUM = chum (friend)
CHWK Chilliwack, BC L C)h)illiw)ack)
CHYR Leamington, ON E CHYR = 'Cheer'
CICT-TV Calgary, AB S I)ndependent C)algary T)elevision
CIDC Brampton, ON O D)oug C)unningham (founder)
CIHF-TV Halifax, NS L H)alifax and F)redericton
CIII-TV Toronto, ON F III=Roman numeral for 3, refers to
Global, Canada's third TV network, of
which CIII-TV is a part
CILQ Toronto, ON E CILQ='silk' Note: was to be easy
listening, silky smooth, now rock
CINF Montreal, QC S I)n)f)o 690
CINW Montreal, QC S 940 N)ew)s
CIOO Halifax, NS E C = SEA IOO = 100.1 mHz
CIPA-TV Prince Albert, SK L P)rince A)lbert
CISA-TV Lethbridge, AB S C)anadian I)ndependent S)outhern
A)lberta
CITE Montreal, QC E CITE = French 'city'
CITL-TV Lloydminster, AB S I)ndependent T)elevision in
L)loydminster
CITO-TV Timmins, ON L T)immins, O)ntario
CITV-TV Edmonton, AB S I)ndependent T)elev)ision, now part of
Global TV Network
CITY-TV Toronto, ON E C)i)t)y) of Toronto, from the fact that
Toronto is Canada's largest city
CIUT Toronto, ON O U)niversity of T)oronto
CIVI-TV Victoria, BC L V)ancouver I)sland
CIVM-TV Montreal, QC L V)ille de M)ontreal
CJAD Montreal, QC O J). A)rthur D)upont
CJBC Toronto, ON O J)arvis B)aptist C)hurch
CJCB Sydney, NS O J)ennie Hathanson C)apre B)reton
CJCD-FM Yellowknife, NWT O C)harles D)ent, former member of
legislative assembly
CJDC-TV Dawson Creek, BC L D)awson C)reek
CJKL Kirkland Lake, ON L K)irkland L)ake
CJME Regina, SK O J). M)arsh E)llis
CJOB Winnepeg, MB O J).O). B)lick
CJOH-TV Ottawa, ON L O)ttawa-H)ull
CJRT-FM Toronto, ON S J)ournalism R)adio-T)elevision (Ryerson
Polytech)
CJTT New Liskeard, ON L T)ri T)owns of New Liskeard, Haileybury
and Cobalt
CJVI Victoria, BC L V)i)ctoria
CKBB Barrie, ON O B)arrie B)roadcasting
CKCL Vancouver, BC S C)l)ear
CKCO-TV Kitchener, ON L K)itchener, C)entral O)ntario
CKEK Cranbrook, BC L C)ranbrook K)imberley E)ast K)ootenay
CKJD Sarnia, ON O K)eith J). D)ancy Note: now CKTY
CKLC Kingston, ON L K)ingston-L)imestone C)ity
CKLT Saint John, NB S L)T)V (former nickname for station)
CKLT-TV Saint John, NB S L)ionel T)elevision (Name of system
station used to be part of)
CKLW Windsor, ON L L)ondon-W)indsor
CKNB Campbellton, NB L K)ampbellton = Campbellton), N)B)
CKND-TV Winnipeg, MB L N)orth D)akota, station used to be
located in Pembina, North Dakota
CKRD-TV Red Deer, AB L R)ed D)eer
CKRN Rouyn, QC L R)ouyn)
CKSA-TV Lloydminster, AB L S)askatchewan and A)lberta
CKSO-TV Sudbury, ON L S)udbury, O)ntario, now CICI-TV
CKVD Val d'Or, QC L V)al d)'Or
CKVI Kingston, ON O K)ingston C)ollegiate and V)ocational
I)nstitute
CKVN Vancouver, BC O V)ancouver N)ews (newspaper)
CKVR-TV Barrie, ON O V)alerie and R)alph Snelgrove
CKVU-TV Vancouver, BC L V)ancou)ver
CKWS Kingston, ON O K)ingston W)hig-S)tandard
HCJB(SW) Quito, Ecuador S H)eralding C)hrist J)esus' B)lessings
Note: in Spanish - H)oy C)hristo J)esus
B)endice
ICRT Taipei, Taiwan S I)nternational C)ommunity R)adio
T)aipei
KAAL(TV) Austin, MN L A)ustin-A)lbert L)ea
KAAT Oakhurst, CA E KAAT = cat
KABC Los Angeles, CA O A)merican B)roadcasting C)ompany
KABF Little Rock, AR O A)rkansas B)roadcast F)oundation
KABI Abilene, KS L A)b)i)lene
KABL Oakland, CA E KABL = Cable (Cars)
KABQ Albuquerque, NM L A)lb)uq)uerque
KABR Aberdeen, SD L A)b)er)deen Note: now KGIM
KACC Alvin, TX O A)lvin C)ommunity C)ollege
KACV Amarillo, TX S A)marillo C)ollege V)oice
KADA Ada, OK L A)d)a)
KADY-TV Oxnard, CA O Once owned by Meshulum Riklis and
then-wife Pia Zadora, named after
daughter Kady (same spelling)
KAFA(FM) Colorado Springs, CO O A)ir F)orce A)cademy
KAFB Petaluma, CA S K)rowing [sic] A)lways F)or P)etaluma,
(poultry area) now KTOB
KAFF Flagstaff, AZ L Flagsta)f)f)
KAGG Bryan, TX S A)g)g)ies (Texas A&M city)
KAGT Anacortes, WA L Ska)g)it) County
KAID Boise, ID L A)da county I)D)
KAIN Nampa, ID O KAIN='Cain', Dolye Cain, original owner
KAJN Crowley, LA E KAJN = Cajun
KAKC Tulsa, OK O Sam A)vey, K)ellough and Glen C)ondon
KALB Alexandria, LA S K)now A)l)exandria B)etter
KALN Iola, KS L A)l)len) County
KALP Alpine, TX L A)l)p)ine
KALS Kalispell, MT L K)a)l)is)pell
KALV Alva, OK L A)l)v)a
KALX(FM) Berkeley, CA E KAL = Cal, University of California
KAMD Camden, AR L K)a)m)d)en
KAMO Rogers, AR L A)rkansas M)issouri O)klahoma
KAMR(TV) Amarillo, TX L A)m)ar)illio
KANA Anaconda, MT L A)n)a)conda
KAND Corsicana, TX O Wolf Brand Canned (KAND='canned') Chili
Company, wanted W)O)L)F) but FCC
regulations prohibited
KANE New Iberia, LA E sugar KANE = cane
KANG Angwin, LA L A)n)g)win
KANO Anoka, MN L A)n)o)ka
KANS Larned, KS L K)a)n)s)as
KANU Lawrence, KS O K)a)n)sas U)niversity
KAOR Oroville, CA L K)a)lifornia O)r)oville
KAOS(FM) Olympia, WA E KOAS='chaos'
KAPE Cape Girardeau, MO E KAPE = Cape
KAPJ Apache Junction, AZ L A)p)ache J)unction
KARB Price, UT L KARB='Carbon' for Carbon County
KARE-TV Minneapolis, MN E KARE='Care' 11
KARL Carlsbad, CA L K)a)r)l)sbad
KARM Fresno, CA O George Ha)r)m)
KARN Little Rock, AR O A)rkansas R)adio N)etwork
KARV Russellville, AR S A)rkansas R)iver V)alley
KARX(FM) Claude, TX S The K)a)r)
KARZ Phoenix, AZ L A)r)iz)ona
KASC Conway, AR O A)rkansas S)tate [Teachers] C)ollege
KASD Aberdeen, SD L A)berdeen S)outh D)akota
KAST Astoria, OR L A)s)t)oria
KASU Jonesboro, AR O A)rkansas S)tate U)niversity
KATD Pittsburg, CA S The K)a)t)
KATH-TV Juneau, AK O K)a)t)h)y, owner's wife's first name
KATL Miles City, MT E KATL = cattle
KATN Boise, ID F A)da county, TN='10', 1010 kHz
KATU Portland, OR F K-2, analog channel 2
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), calls now in Las Vegas
KBAY(FM) San Jose, CA L San Francisco B)a)y) Area
KBBC Lake Havasu City, AZ L B)ritish B)roadcasting C)o. Note: home
of the relocated London Bridge
KBBF-FM Santa Rosa, CA O B)ilingual B)roadcasting F)oundation,
Inc.
KBBI-AM Homer, AK O K)achemak B)ay B)roadcasting, I)nc.
KBBQ Burbank, CA S K)-B)ar-B)-Q), country format, later
Ventura and Santa Barbara
KBBY(FM) Ventura, CA S Originally 'K-B)ab)y)' as album rock
station
KBBZ(FM) Kalispell, MT O BBZ = 'Bees', owner Benny Bee
KBCI(TV) B)oise, ID L B)oise C)ity I)daho
KBCM(FM) Sioux City, IA S B)est C)ountry M)usic Note: now WNAX-FM
KBCO Boulder, CO L B)oulder, C)O)
KBEC Waxahachie, TX L E)llis C)ounty
KBEM Minneapolis, MN O B)oard of E)ducation-M)inneapolis
KBET Reno, NV S Place your BET
KBEW Blue Earth, MN L B)lue E)arth
KBHU Spearfish, SD S B)lack H)ills U)niversity
KBIG(FM) Los Angeles, CA S 'K)-B)i)g)' 104
KBIS Highland Park, TX E BIS = 'Business', financial format
KBJR Duluth, MN S K)eeping B)usiness J)obs and
R)ecreation in Duluth
KBLG Billings, MT L B)il)ling)s
KBLI Blackfoot, ID L B)l)ackfoot, I)daho
KBLI(FM) Bellingham, WA L 'BLI' airport code for Bellingham
KBLR(FM) Blair, NE L B)l)air)
KBLX Berkeley, CA E BLX = Black's
KBME Houston, TX S B)est M)usic E)ver Made (was KKBQ)
KBMR Bismarck, ND L B)ismark-M)andan R)adio
KBOB(FM) West Covina, CA O B)o)b) Burdette Investments
KBOC Bridgeport, TX S B)est o)f C)ountry
KBOI Boise, ID L B)o)i)se, Idaho
KBOM Los Alamos, NM E BOM = bomb (birthplace of atomic bomb)
KBON Mamou, LA E K-BON='que bon', French
KBOW Butte, MT S Silver BOW County
KBOZ Bozeman, MT L B)o)z)eman
KBPI(FM) Denver, CO O B)ill P)earson I)nc.
KBPR(FM) Brainerd, MN S B)rainerd P)ublic R)adio
KBPS Portland, OR O B)enson P)olytechnic S)chool
KBRK Brookings, SD L B)r)ook)ings
KBRR Leadville, CO E BRR = brrr!
KBRS Springdale, AR L B)entonville R)ogers S)pringdale
KBST Big Spring, TX L B)ig S)pring, T)exas
KBSU-FM Boise, ID O B)oise S)tate U)niversity
KBTM Jonesboro, AR O B)eard's T)emple of M)usic Note:
Originally licensed to Paragould
KBUE(FM) Long Beach, CA E 'Que B)u)e)na' ('Que' is how you
pronounce 'K' in Spanish)
KBUF Holcomb, KS S B)u)f)falos, mascot of Garden City
Community College
KBUR Burlington, IA L B)u)r)lington
KBUY Amarillo, TX S B)u)y) and Sell (see once co-owned
KSEL, Lubbock, TX), now KTNZ
KBVO(TV) Austin, TX E BVO = Bevo, University of TX Mascot
KBVR Corvallis, OR S B)eav)er), Oregon State Beavers
KBWS Eden, SD L B)ritton W)ebster S)isseton, cities
served by station
KBXJ Los Ybanez, TX S West Texas J)ukeb)ox)
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
KCAT Pine Bluff, AR S K)eeping it C)hristian A)ll the T)ime
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 Moorehead, MN O C)oncordia C)ollege-M)oorehead
KCCM(FM) Moorhead, MN O C)oncordia C)ollege M)oorhead
KCCO(TV) Alexandria, MN O WCCO-TV satellite station
KCCR Pierre, SD S C)apital C)ity R)adio
KCCV Independence, MO S K)ansas C)ity's C)hristian V)oice
KCCW(TV) Walker, MN O KCCO satellite station-W)alker
KCDA(FM) Coeur'd Alene, ID L C)oeur'd) A)lene
KCDL Cordell, OK L C)ord)el)l
KCEN-TV Temple, TX L C)e)n)tral Texas
KCET(TV) Los Angeles, CA S C)ommunity E)ducational T)elevision
KCFB St. Cloud, MN O C)hristian F)ellowship B)roadcasting
KCFE Eden Prairie, MN E CFE='Cafe' Note: now KZNZ
KCFR Denver, CO S C)olorado F)ree R)adio, early 1970s
KCFW-TV Kalispell, MT L K)alispell, C)olumbia F)alls, &
W)hitefish
KCGQ Cape Girardeau, MO L C)ape G)irardeau
KCHA Charles City, IA L C)h)a)rles City
KCHJ Delano, CA O C)harles H)enry J)ones
KCID Caldwell, ID O C)ollege of I)d)aho
KCIK-TV El Paso, TX S C)hrist i)s K)ing
KCIS Seattle, WA S C)hristian I)nformation S)tation Note:
see KCMS
KCIT(TV) Amarillo, TX E C)I)T)='See It'
KCIT(TV) Amarillo, TX S C-IT 'See it here'
KCIX(FM) Boise, ID F CIX='six', for 106 FM
KCLD St. Cloud, MN L St. C)l)oud)
KCLE Cleburne, TX L C)l)e)burne, TX
KCLS Flagstaff, AZ O C)heryl L)ynn S)aunders, daughter of
owner Ken Saunders
KCLU-FM Thousand Oaks, CA O C)alifornia L)utheran U)niversity
KCLV Clovis, NM L C)l)ov)is
KCLX Colfax, WA L C)ol)fax)
KCLY Clay Center, KS L C)l)ay) Center
KCML(FM) St. Joseph, MN S C)entral M)innesota's L)ite Music
Station
KCMO Kansas City, MO L K)ansas C)ity, M)O)
KCMS(FM) Shoreline, WA S C)hristian M)usic S)tation Note: see
KCIS
KCMT(TV) Alexandria, MN S C)entral M)innesota T)elevision Note:
Now KCCO
KCMU(FM) Seattle, WA O C)om)mu)nications Dept Note: dept at
the UOW originally ran station
KCMW Warrensburg, MO L C)entral M)issouri - W)arrensburg
KCOH Houston, TX O C)all o)f H)ouston, Newspaper
KCOR San Antonio, TX O Raul C)o)r)tez, original owner
KCPN(LP) Amarillo, TX O C (co-owned with KCIT-TV), UP)N)
affiliate
KCPQ-TV Tacoma, WA S C)lover P)ark (Technical College)
Q)uality
KCPT-TV Kansas City S K)ansas City's P)ublic T)elevision
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
KCSM(FM) San Mateo, CA O C)ollege of S)an M)ateo
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
KCTV Kansas City, MO L K)ansas C)ity T)elev)ision
KCUR Kansas City, MO S K)ansas C)ity You) Ar)e
KCUV Littleton, CO S C)olorado's U)nderground V)oice
KCVT Silver Lake, KS S C)hristian V)oice of T)opeka
KCVW Kingman, KS S C)hristian V)oice of W)ichita
KCWC-TV Riverton, WY O C)entral W)yoming C)ollege
KDAC Ft. Bragg, CA O D)an a)nd C)harlie
KDAF(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas a)nd F)t. Worth
KDB Santa Barbara, CA O D)orothy B)arnes, see KGB
KDBM Dillon, MT L D)illon, B)eaverhead and M)adison
(counties)
KDBN(FM) Haltom City, TX S D)a B)on)e, was used on 1480 AM in
Dallas for D)allas B)usiness N)ews
KDCK Dodge City, KS L D)odge C)ity, K)ansas
KDCR Sioux Center, IA O D)ordt C)ollege R)adio
KDDB Paso Robels, CA O D)eller D)avis B)roadcasting
KDDB(FM) Paso Robles, CA O D)ellar-D)avis B)roadcasting, former
owners, now KWSR, San Luis Obispo CA
KDDS Duluth, MN E KDDS='kids' Note: planned to go to Kids
format; that never happened, but the
calls remain
KDEC Decorah, IA L D)e)c)orah
KDEN Denver, CO L D)e)n)ver
KDES Palm Springs, CA L D)e)s)erts adjoining Palm Springs
KDEW DeWitt, AR L D)e)W)itt
KDEX Dexter, MO L D)e)x)ter
KDFC San Francisco, CA S D)amn F)ine C)oncerts, classical, may
be apocryphal
KDFI(TV) Dallas, TX S D)allas-F)t. Worth I)ndependent
KDFT Ferris, TX L D)allas-F)t. Worth T)exas
KDFW(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas-F)t). Worth
KDGE(FM) Gainesville, TX E DGE = Edge (alternative format)
KDIS Los Angeles, CA S Radio D)i)s)ney
KDIZ Golden Valley, MN O DIZ-'Disney' Radio Disney
KDJW Amarillo, TX O D)onna J)ean W)alton, owner's wife
KDKR(FM) Decatur, TX L D)ek)atur)
KDLH(TV) Duluth, MN L D)ul)uth)
KDLM Detroit Lakes, MN L D)etroit L)akes M)N
KDLN Dillon, MT L D)il)lon)
KDLR Devil's Lake, ND L D)evil's L)ake R)adio
KDNA(FM) St. Louis, MO O 'DNA', ownership was Double Helix
Corp., now KEZK-FM
KDNS Downs, KS L D)own)s)
KDNT Denton, TX L D)enton N)orth T)Texas
KDNW Duluth, MN O D)uluth-N)orthwestern C)ollege
KDOE Antlers, OK S Antlers is Deer Capitol of the World,
thus 'doe'
KDOG Mankato, MN S The D)o)g) Slogan: We've got a leg up
on the competition
KDOM Windom, MN L Wind)o)m)
KDRG Deer Lodge, MT L D)eer) Lodg)e
KDRO Sedalia, MO O D)r)o)lich Brothers
KDRY Alamo Heights, TX O Dry, Owner was non-drinker
KDSU(FM) Fargo, ND O North D)akota S)tate U)niversity
KDSX Denison, TX L D)enison-S)herman, TX), now KKLF
KDTH Dubuque, IA O D)ubuque T)elegraph-H)erald, Newspaper
KDTN(TV) Denton, TX L D)en)ton)
KDTX(TV) Dallas, TX L D)allas T)X)
KDUK Eugene, OR S University of Oregon D)u)ck)s
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
KEEZ-FM Mankato, MN L KEEZ = 'Keys', refers to Mankato's Key
City nickname
KEGE Minneapolis, MN E EGE=The 'Edge' Note: now KXXR
KEGL Ft. Worth, TX E EGL = Eagle
KEIN Great Falls, MT E KEIN = 'keen', was KFBB
KEIR(FM) Dallas, TX O E)lkins I)nstitute of R)adio, now KMGC,
Rush Limbaugh worked there
KELD El Dorado, AR L E)l) D)orado, AR
KELK Elko, NV L E)l)k)o
KELP El Paso, TX L E)l) P)aso
KELW Burbank, CA O E)arl L). W)hite Note: now KABC-LA
KELY Ely, ID L E)l)y)
KEMB Emmetsburg, IA L E)m)metsb)urg
KEMC(FM) Billings, MT O E)astern M)ontana C)ollege
KENO Las Vegas, NV S Keno is a Vegas numbers game
KENS San Antonio, TX O S)an Antonio E)xpress-N)ews
KEOK(FM) Tahlequah, OK L E)astern O)k)lahoma
KEOM(FM) Mesquite, TX S E)ducation o)f M)esquite
KEOS Flagstaff, AZ O E). O). S)mith
KERG Eugene, OR O E)ugene R)egister G)uard, newspaper,
now silent
KERN Bakersfield, CA L K)e)r)n) County, CA
KERR Polson, MT L nearby K)e)r)r) Dam on Flathead River
KESM El Dorado Spr, MO L E)l D)orado S)prings, M)O
KESN(FM) Allen, TX S E)S)PN) Sports 103.3
KETR(FM) Commerce, TX S E)ast T)exas R)adio
KEUN Eunice, LA L E)u)n)ice
KEVA Evanston, WY L E)v)a)nston
KEYC-TV Mankato, MN L K)e)y C)ity, refers to Mankato's Key
City nickname
KEYT(TV) Santa Barbara, CA S 'K)e)y) 3'
KEZI Eugene, OR S E)-Z) on the I), easy on the eye
KEZY Anaheim, CA E EZY = Easy (format)
KFAA Fayetteville, AR L F)a)yetteville, A)rkansas
KFAC Los Angeles, CA O F)uller A)uburn C)ord, car dealer in
1930's Note: calls now used in Santa
Barbara
KFAI Minneapolis, MN S F)resh A)i)r Radio
KFAM St. Cloud, MN O F)red a)nd M)aude, the original owners
Note: now KNSI
KFAN Minneapolis, MN S The F)a)n)
KFAR Fairbanks, AK S K)ey f)or A)laska's R)iches
KFAT Gilroy, CA S All sorts of things based on 'FAT'
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
KFCF Fresno, CA O F)ree C)ollege F)oundation
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 Crosby, MN E FGI='Froggy' Country
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
KFMT(FM) Fremont, NE L F)rem)ont)
KFNF Shenadoah, IA S K)nown F)or N)eighborly F)olks Note:
now KYFR
KFNW Fargo, ND O F)argo-N)orthwestern C)ollege
KFNY Enid, OK S F)un)ny), comedy format
KFNZ Salt Lake City, UT E FNZ='Fans' all sports station
KFOG San Francisco, CA L San Francisco: F)o)g) City
KFPW Ft. Smith, AR S K)nown f)or p)oor w)ages
KFPW Ft. Smith, AR S K)ind F)riends, P)lease W)rite
KFRA Franklin, LA L F)r)a)nklin
KFRC San Francisco, CA S K)eep F)orver R)adiating C)heer OR
F)r)isc)o
KFRE Fresno, CA L F)r)e)sno, CA
KFRM Salina, KS S F)ar)m) Radio
KFRO Longview, TX S K)eep F)orever R)olling O)n
KFSA Ft. Smith, AR L F)t. S)mith, A)rkansas
KFSG(FM) Los Angeles, CA O F)ours)quare G)ospel Church Note: once
on 1150 kHz
KFSN(TV) Fresno, CA L F)res)n)o
KFTM Fort Morgan, CO L F)t). M)organ
KFUO Clayton, MO S K)eep F)orward U)pward and O)nward
KFWB Los Angeles, CA O F)our W)arner B)rothers (Harry, Albert,
Sam and Jack), K)eep F)ilming W)arner
B)rothers
KFWD(TV) Ft. Worth, TX L F)t. W)orth-D)allas
KFWR Mineral Wells, TX S F)ort W)orth R)anch
KFXO Bend, OR S F)ox) O)regon
KFXR Dallas, TX S F)ox) Sports R)adio
KFYI Phoenix, AZ S F)or Y)our I)nformation
KGAN(TV) Cedar Rapids, IA O Guy G)a)n)nett Communications
KGB San Diego, CA O G)eorge B)arnes, see KDB
KGCC(FM) Sherman, TX O G)rayson C)ounty C)ommunity College
KGDN Edmonds, WA S K)ings' G)ard)en), religious
broadcaster
KGDP Santa Maria, CA O G)loria D)awn P)atterson, wife of owner
KGEF Los Angeles, CA S K)eep G)od E)ver F)irst, now dark
KGEI(SW) San Francisco, CA O G)eneral E)lectric I)international
KGEM Boise, ID L G)e)m) State, Idaho's Slogan
KGET(TV) Bakersfield, CA S K)ern [County] G)olden E)mpire
T)elevision
KGFJ Los Angeles, CA S K)eeping G)ood F)olks J)oyful
KGGL(FM) Missoula, MT E GGL = Eagle
KGGR Dallas, TX S G)reat G)ospel R)adio
KGIL San Fernando, CA O G)i)l) Paltridge
KGLA Gretna, LA L G)retna, LA)
KGLD Golden Valley, MN L G)ol)d)en Valley Note: now KDIZ
KGLE Glendive, MT L G)l)e)ndive
KGLN Glenwood Springs, CO L G)l)en)wood
KGLO Mason City, IA O G)l)o)be-Gazzette, Newspaper
KGMO(FM) Cape Girardeau, MO L Cape G)irardeau, M)O)
KGNC Amarillo, TX O G)lobe-N)ews C)orporation
KGNO Dodge City, KS S K)ansas G)rows N)o O)nions
KGO San Francisco, CA O G)eneral Electric-San FranciscO)
KGPR(FM) Great Falls, MT O G)reat Falls P)ublic R)adio
KGPZ Coleraine, MN L G)rand Rap)ids
KGRC Hannibal, MO O G)reat R)iver C)ommunications
KGRE Greeley, CO L G)r)e)eley
KGRN Grinnell, IA L G)r)in)nell
KGRR-FM Dubuque, IA S G)reat R)ock n R)oll
KGRZ Missoula, MT S G)r)iz)zlies-school mascot
KGTK Olympia, WA S G)reat T)alk)
KGTO Tulsa, OK S G)reater T)ulsa's O)ldies
KGUC Gunnison, CO S G)u)nnison C)ountry
KGUD Longmont, CO E GUD='Good', K-Good
KGVL Greenville, TX L G)reenv)il)le
KGVW Belgrade, MT S G)allatin V)alley W)itness
KGVY Green Valley, AZ L G)reen V)alley)
KGW Portland, OR S K)eep G)rowing W)iser
KGWY Gillette, WY L G)illette, W)Y)
KHAK Cedar Rapids, IA E HAK = Hawk, state bird of Iowa
KHAY Ventura, CA S K-Hay, country format
KHBI(SW) Saipan, Mariana Islands O H)erald B)roadcasting
KHBJ Canyon, TX S H)appy B)irthday, J)ulie
KHBT Humboldt, IA L H)umb)oldt)
KHCC Hutchinson, KS O H)utchinson C)ommunity C)ollege
KHCK(FM) Denton, TX E KHCK = 'Kick' FM, Hot Tejano Hits
KHDN Hardin, MT L H)ard)in)
KHEY(FM) El Paso, TX S H)e)y)! (Country music)
KHHT(FM) Los Angeles, CA E HHT='Hot' 92.3
KHIH(FM) Denver, CO E HIH = High
KHJ Los Angeles, CA S K)indness H)appiness J)oy Note: was
KKHJ and KRTH(AM), reverted to KHJ in
2000
KHKS Dallas, TX E KS = Kiss
KHLO Hilo, HI L H)il)o), HI
KHMO Hannibal, MO L H)annibal M)O)
KHNE(FM) Hastings, NE L H)astings, N)e)braska
KHNR Honolulu, HI S H)awaii N)ews R)adio
KHOB Hobbs, NM L H)o)b)bs
KHOG Fayetteville, AR L H)o)g)s (Home of Arkansas Razorbacks)
KHOK Hoisington, KS S H)eart o)f K)ansas
KHOP Modesto, CA E HOP='hope', a religious station at sign
on
KHOW Denver, CO O Robert H)o)w)sam
KHOZ Harrison, AR S H)ub of the O)z)arks
KHPO Merced, CA S The H)ip)po)
KHQA Quincy, Il L H)annibal Q)uincy A)rea
KHTY(FM) Santa Barbara, CA S Santa Barbara's H)ot)-FM, Y)97
KHUS Bennington, NE S U)S) 93-3
KHUZ Borger, TX O HUZ='Hughes',
KHVH Honolulu, HI O K)aiser's H)awaiian V)illage H)otel
KHVN Ft. Worth, TX E HVN = Heaven (Religious Format)
KIAK Fairbanks, AK E KIAK = Kayak
KICG-FM Iowa City, IA S I)owa C)ity's Greatest, now using other
calls
KICO Calexico, CA L Calexi)c)o)
KICT(FM) Wichita, KS L I)C)T)-Airport Code Wichita's Airport
KICY Nome, AK E ICY (cold in Nome, AK - brrr!!!)
KID Idaho Falls, ID L I)d)aho Falls, Idaho
KIDO Nampa, ID O K)i)d)do), knickname for member of
owner's family
KIFW Sitka, AK O I)rene F)rances W)agner, first owner's
wife
KIII(TV) Corpus Christi, TX F III = Roman numeral 3
KIIS(FM) Los Angeles, CA E KIIS = Kiss
KIJV Huron, SD L I)n J)ames River V)alley
KIKC Forsyth, MT E KIKC = kick
KIKS Iola, KS L I)ola, K)ans)as
KIKU(TV) Honolulu, HI S Japanese for Chrysanthenum, station
formerly ran Japanese-langauge
programming, Now KNHL NBC-8
KIKV Alexandria, MN E KIK='Kick'
KILO Colorado Springs, CO S as in kilo of ???? (AOR format, you
guess)
KIMA(TV) Yakima, WA L YaK)i)m)a)
KIMN Denver, CO O I)nter M)ountain N)etwork Note: once AM
950, now FM 100.3
KINA Salina, KS L Sali)n)a)
KIND Independence, KS L I)n)d)ependence
KINF(FM) Dodge City, KS S K)ansas I)n)f)ormation
KING Seattle, WA L K)i)n)g) County, WA
KINN Alamogordo, NM L Originally located in the Holiday
I)n)n) complex
KIOA Des Moines, IA L I)o)wa)
KIOI(FM) San Francisco, CA F IOI = 101, 101.3 mHz
KIST Santa Barbara, CA E KIST='Kissed', now used on Clear
Channel's 'Kiss FM' in that market
KISW(FM) Seattle, WA S I)ndependent S)tate of W)ashington
KITC(TV) Nampa, ID O I)daho T)elevision C)ompany, now KIVI
KIVI(TV) Nampa, ID F I)daho V)I)=Roman 6, TV channel 6
KIWA Sheldon, IA L I)ow)a)
KIXI Seattle, WA F IXI = Roman 9-10, Original Frequency
KIXX Watertown, SD E KIXX = Kicks
KIXZ Amarillo, TX E KIX='Kicks'
KJAK(FM) Lubbock, TX S K)eeping J)esus A)s K)ing
KJAM Madison, SD O J)oseph A). Muggley, original licensee
KJAZ(FM) Alameda, CA E JAZ = Jazz (Station's format)
KJBR(FM) Jonesboro, AR L J)onesb)or)o
KJBS San Francisco, CA O J)ulius B)ruton and S)ons Note: now
KFAX
KJCK Junction City, KS L J)unction C)ity K)ansas
KJHK Lawrence, KS S K)ansas J)ayh)awk)s, KU's team mascot
KJIA Sioux Falls, SD S K)ing J)esus I)s A)live
KJIL Meade, KS S K)ing J)esus i)s L)ord
KJIN Houma, LA E KJIN = Cajun
KJIR-FM Hannibal,MO S K)ing J)esus i)s r)eturning
KJIW Helena-West Helena, AR S K)ing J)esus i)s W)orthy
KJJO St. Louis Park, MN S K)-J)o)e Note: now KMJZ
KJLH Los Angeles, CA O J)ohn L)amar H)ill, original owner
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, NE E KAR = car (chosen to reflect where a
large number of listeners are
presumably located)
KKAT Salt Lake City, UT E KAT='Cat'
KKBJ Bemidji, MN L B)emidj)i
KKDS South Salt Lake, UT E KDS='Kids' (formerly a childrens music
station)
KKFN Denver, CO E FN='fan' (sports format) Note: once
KIMN 950
KKGO(FM) Los Angeles, CA S G)o) Country
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
KKJZ(FM) Long Beach, CA S J)azz) format
KKLF Denison, TX S KLF='KLIF', simulcasts KLIF, Dallas
KKLZ(FM) Las Vegas, NV S L)ed Z)epplin, was rock now classic
hits
KKMR(FM) Haltom City, TX S MR = 'Merge' Radio
KKMT Whitefish, MT L MT='Montana'
KKRL Carroll, IA L KRL='Carol'
KKSR Sartell, MN S S)tar), also once known as K)is)ser) 96
KKSU Manhattan, KS O K)ansas S)tate U)niversity
KKUL(FM) Tulsa, OK E KUL='cool', now KJSR
KKUP(FM) Cupertino, CA L KUP = Cupertino
KKXS Shingletown, CA E KXS='Kicks' [Country format]
KKYA Yankton, SD L Y)a)nkton
KKZN Haltom City, TX E ZN=The 'Zone'
KLAC Los Angeles, CA L L)os A)ngeles, C)alifornia
KLAK Durant, OK L LAK = 'Lake', K-Lake (Texoma)
KLAK Lakewood, CO L L)a)k)ewood
KLAN(FM) Glasgow, MT E KLAN = 'clan', as in Scotland
KLAS(FM) Mandeville, LA S K)eeping L)isteners A)ware in S)tyle
KLAS(TV) Las Vegas, NV L L)a)s) Vegas
KLAV Las Vegas, NV L Las Vegas
KLAY Tacoma, WA O Klay = Clay Huntington (owner)
KLAY-FM Tacoma, WA O KLAY='Clay' Huntington, owner
KLBB St. Paul, MN E KLBB='Klub' 14, refers to their lounge
music/Music of Your Life format
KLBJ Austin, TX O L)yndon B)aines J)ohnson, Former Owner
KLCB Libby, MT O L)incoln C)ounty B)roadcasters
KLCC Eugene, OR O L)ane C)ommunity C)ollege
KLCL Lake Charles, LA L L)ake C)harles, L)ouisiana
KLCN Blytheville, AR O Daily C)ourier-N)ews
KLCS(TV) Los Angeles, CA O L)os Angeles C)ity S)chool District
KLEF Anchorage, AK E KLEF='cleff', a 'G' Cleff, as in
classical music
KLEI Kailua, HI L L)e)i)
KLEM LeMars, IA L L)e)M)ars
KLEX Lexington, MO L L)e)x)ington
KLFD Litchfield, MN L L_itchf)ield)
KLGA Algona, IA L Al)g)ona)
KLIB Liberal, KS L L)i)b)eral
KLID Poplar Bluff, MO O Don L)i)d)denton
KLIF Dallas, TX L Oak Cliff, former suburban city of
license
KLIT Los Angeles, CA S L)i)t)e Rock
KLKO Elko, NV L El)k)o)
KLLK Willits, CA L L)ittle L)ak)e, name of a major street
in the area
KLMR Lamar, CO L L)am)ar)
KLNG Council Bluffs, IA E KLNG = Calling (formerly talk format)
KLNO(FM) Ft. Worth, TX S Estereo L)atin)o)
KLOL(FM) Houston, TX F LOL = 101 (101.1 mHz)
KLOM Lompoc, CA L L)o)m)poc
KLON Long Beach, CA L L)o)n)g Beach, now KKJZ
KLOS(FM) Los Angeles, CA L L)o)s) Angeles
KLOU St. Loius, MO L St. L)o)u)is
KLOV Loveland, CO L L)o)v)eland
KLPW Union, MO O L)eslie P). W)are
KLQL(FM) Luverne, MN F LQL = 101, 101.1 mHz
KLRA Little Rock, AR L L)ittle R)ock, A)rkansas Note: now
dark, calls used in England, AR
KLSU(FM) Baton Rough, LA O L)ouisiana S)tate U)niversity
KLSX Los Angeles, CA S K)las)six) Rock
KLTF Little Falls, MN L L)it)tle F)alls
KLTY Ft. Worth, TX E LTY='Light'
KLTZ Glasgow, MT E KLTZ = 'kilts', Scotties ball team
KLUA Kailua, HI L Kail)u)a), HI
KLUC Las Vegas, NV E LUC = luck
KLVE(FM) Los Angeles, CA S 'K-L)ov)e)'
KLVI Beaumont, TX F LVI = 56, Roman for '56'0 kHz
KLVT Levelland, TX L L)ev)elland, T)exas
KLWN Lawrence, KS L L)aw)ren)ce
KLXK Minneapolis, MN E KLX='Classic' Hits Note: now KXXR
KLXS Pierre, SD E KLXS = Classics (Oldies Format)
KLYQ Hamilton, MT E KLYQ = 'click'
KLYT Albuquerque, NM E LYT='Light'
KLZR Lawrence, KS E LZR = Laser
KLZZ St. Cloud, MN E L)oon ZZ)ZZZZZZZZ
KMA Shenadoah, IA O M)a)y Seed and Nursery Company
KMAG Ft. Smith, AR L M)a)g)azine Mountain, once transmitter
location
KMAN Manhattan, KS L M)a)n)hattan
KMAQ Maquoketa, IA L M)a)q)uoketa
KMAV Mayville, ND L M)a)yv)ille
KMAX(FM) Arcadia, CA O M)a)x) Isoward
KMBC Kansas City, MO O M)idland B)roadcating C)ompany Note:
now KMBZ
KMBI Spokane, WA O M)oody B)ible I)nstitute, See WMBI
Chicago
KMCL McCall, ID L M)cC)al)l
KMCM Miles City, MT L M)iles C)ity, M)T, Note: See below
KMCM Odessa, TX S M)usic C)ity M)all, location of station
KMCO McAlester, OK L M)c)Alester, O)klahoma
KMCS(FM) Seattle, WA O M)arketc)asters in S)eattle
KMDY Thousand Oaks, CA E KMDY='Comedy', used when station was
'Comedy Radio'
KMED(TV) Medford, OR L M)e)d)ford Note: now KTVL
KMEO(FM) Flower Mound, TX S M)e)mo)ries
KMER Kemmerer, WY L K)em)me)r)er
KMET Los Angeles, CA O M)e)t)romedia, now KTWV
KMEX(TV) Los Angeles, CA S First Spanish-language TV station in
market M)e)x)ican
KMFB Mendocino, CA L M)endocino-F)ort B)ragg
KMFR Hondo, TX S M)ighty F)ine R)ock
KMGC Dallas, TX E M)ag)ic) Note: now KDMX
KMGK Glenwood, MN E MGK='Magic'
KMGQ(FM) Santa Barbara, CA E MGQ='Magic'
KMHD Gresham, OR O M)ount H)ood) Community College
KMHI Mountian Home, ID L M)ountain H)ome I)daho
KMHL Marshall, MN L M)arsh)al)l
KMIC Inglewood, CA E MIC='microphone', Universal Microphone
Company Note: now KXTA, Los Angeles
KMIT Mitchell, SD L M)i)t)chell
KMJC El Cajon, CA S K)ing M)aster J)esus C)hrist
KMJZ St. Louis Park, MN S M)inneapolis J)azz)
KMKI Plano, TX E MKI='Mickey' Mouse (Radio Disney
format)
KMKR Meeker, CO L M)eek)er)
KMLB Monroe, LA O M)onroe L)iners B)roadcasting
KMMJ Grand Island, NE O The M). M). J)ohnson Co.
KMML(FM) Amarillo, TX O Started by Mel Tillis, M)-m)-mel)
KMMO Marshall, MO S K)eeping M)arshall M)oving O)nward or
M)arsall. M)O)
KMMR Malta, MT L M)alta M)ontana R)adio
KMMS Bozeman, MT E MMS = Moose
KMNR Rolla, MO S MNR = 'Miner', Joe Miner, university
mascot
KMNS Sioux City, IA S M)usic N)ews and S)ports
KMOJ Minneapolis, MN S Kim)o)j)a (means community)
KMOM Monticello, MN L M)onticello and O)tsego, M)innesota
Note: now off air
KMON Great Falls, MT L M)o)n)tana Note: also referred to as
'C'mon Radio'
KMOO Mineola, TX S K-M)o)o)
KMOX St. Louis, MO L K)irkwood, M)O), X)mas, according to a
local legend
KMOZ Rolla, MO L M)issouri O)z)arks
KMPC Los Angeles, CA O M)cMillan P)etroleum C)ompany
KMPH-TV Visalia, CA O M)ike P)ete and H)arry Pappas
KMPL Sikeston, MO S K)ey to M)odern P)romised L)and
KMRN Cameron, MO L KMRN='Cameron'
KMRS Morris, MN L M)or)ris)
KMRY Cedar Rapids, IA S M)emor)y), adult standards format
KMSD Milbank, SD L M)ilbank S)D)
KMSM(FM) Butte, MT O M)ontana S)chool of M)ines
KMSP(TV) Minneapolis, MN L M)inneapolis-S)t. P)aul
KMSU-FM Mankato, MN O M)ankato S)tate U)niversity, now
Minnesota State University, Mankato
KMTI Manti, UT L M)ant)i)
KMTN Jackson, WY S M)ount)ain)
KMTR Hollywood, CA O K). M). T)urner R)adio Note: now KLAC
KMUW Wichita, KS O M)unicipal U)niversity of W)ichita (now
Wichita State University)
KMXJ(FM) Amarillo, TX S M)ix) 94.1
KMXK Cold Spring, MN E MX='Mix'
KMZK Billings, MT E MZK = 'music', formerly KMAY, KUUS,
KBMY
KNAU Flagstaff, AZ O N)orthern A)rizona U)niversity
KNBC(TV) Los Angeles, CA O N)ational B)roadcasting C)ompany
KNBH(TV) Los Angeles, CA O N)B)C-H)ollywood, later KRCA(TV), now
KNBC(TV)
KNBR San Francisco, CA O N)ational B)roadcasting R)adio, former
owner
KNCI(FM) Sacramento, CA O N)ationwide C)ommunications, I)nc.
KNCK Concordia, KS L N)orth C)entral K)ansas
KNCQ Redding, CA L N)orthern C)alifornia's, Q) [Q-97]
KNDY Marysville, KS O An)d)y) Graur, Station Manager
KNED McAlester, OK S K)eeping N)eighbors E)ntertained Daily
KNEI Waukon, IA L N)orthe)ast I)owa
KNEV Reno, NV L N)e)v)ada
KNGS Hanford, CA L K)in)g)s) County, CA
KNIM Maryville, MO L K)ansas, N)ebraska, I)owa and M)issouri
KNIN(TV) Boise, ID F NIN='Nine', TV channel 9
KNIX(FM) Phoenix, AZ L Phoen)i)x), AZ
KNJO(FM) Thousand Oaks, CA L NJO='Conejo' Valley (both a euphonic
and a location!)
KNLD(TV) Duluth, MN S N)orthl)and)
KNMC(FM) Havre, MT O N)orthern M)ontana C)ollege
KNMS Las Cruces, NM O N)ew M)exico S)tate University
KNMT(TV) Walker, MN O N)orthern M)innesota T)elevision Note:
now KCCW
KNOE Monroe, LA O James A. N)o)e)
KNOM Nome, AK L N)o)m)e, AK
KNON Dallas, TX S N)o)n)-commercial
KNPR Las Vegas, NV S N)evada P)ublic R)adio
KNSI St. Cloud, MN S N)ews S)ports I)nformation
KNST Tucson, AZ S N)ews S)ports T)alk
KNTU Denton, TX O N)orth T)exas State U)niverity (now
University of North Texas)
KNUS Denver, CO E NUS = News (CNN Radio) Note: once used
by McLendon in Dallas
KNUU Paradise, NV E NUU='new' (All news format)
KNWC Sioux Falls, SD O N)orthw)estern C)ollege of Minneapolis
KNWD Natchitoches, LA S N)orthw)estern State University
D)emons, mascot is the Purple Demon
KNWS Waterloo, IA O N)orthw)estern College
KNX Los Angeles, CA E NX = Annex of Spring Street Arcade
Annex Note: original location
KNZA Hiawatha, KS E KNZA='Kanza', Indian tribe for which
Kansas is named
KOA Denver, CO S K)lear o)ver A)merica
KOAC Corvallis, OR O O)regon A)gricultural C)ollege
KOAI Ft. Worth, TX S O)a)i)sis (smooth jazz format)
KOAK Red Oak, IA L Red O)a)k)
KOAL Price, UT E KOAL='Coal', coal mining industry in
area
KOAM Pittsburg, KS L K)ansas, O)klahoma, A)rkansas,
M)issouri Note: now KKOW, calls on TV-6
KOBI(TV) Medford, OR O O)regon B)roadcasting, I)nc.
KOCA Kilgore, TX O O)il C)apital Broadcasting A)ssocation
KOCO(TV) Oklahoma City, OK L O)klahoma C)ity O)klahoma
KOCP(FM) Camarillo, CA S The O)c)top)us
KOEL Oelwein, IA L O)e)l)wein, IA
KOFI Kalispell, MT E KOFI = coffee
KOHS Orem, UT O O)rem H)igh S)chool
KOIL Omaha, NE O Mona Motor Oil) Co.
KOIT San Francisco, CA E KOIT = Coit (Tower, landmark of city)
KOLD-TV Tucson, AZ S KOLD = Cold Note: see KOOL, Phoenix
KOLM Rochester, MN L O)l)m)stead County
KOLS Dodge City, KS O L)arry S)teckline
KOLV Oliva, MN L O)l)iv)ia
KOLY Mobridge, SD S Owned by Coleman family, men are
nicknamed 'Coley'
KOMA Oklahoma City, Ok L O)klaho)m)a) City, OK
KOME Tulsa, OK S K)overs O)ver M)agic E)mpire, later
KCNW, KXXO, and KMOD(AM)
KOME(FM) San Jose, CA S I KOME while I drive
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
KORE Springfield, OR L O)r)e)gon
KORG Orange, CA L Or)ang)e County
KORL Honolulu, HI E KORL = Coral
KORN Mitchell, SD E Corn Palace in Mitchell
KOST(FM) Los Angeles, CA S KOST='Coast' 103
KOTI(TV) Klamath Falls, OR O variant of parent station KOBI
KOTN Pine Bluff, AR E KOTN = Cotton, Major crop in area
KOTO Telluride, CO S K)eep O)ur T)ransmitter O)n,
non-commercial FM
KOTR(FM) Cambria, CA L O)t)ter), sea otters in nearby Pacific
Ocean
KOVA Ojai, CA L O)jai V)a)lley, later KMYX, 'K-Mix'
KOVC Valley City, ND S K)all o)f V)alley C)ity
KOVO Provo, UT L Pro)v)o)
KOWH Omaha, NE O O)maha W)orld-H)erald, Newspaper Note:
now KCRO
KOWZ Blooming Prairie, MN E KOWZ='Cows'
KOXR Oxnard, CA L O)x)nar)d
KOZT Fort Bragg, CA E KOZT='Coast'
KPAG Pagosa Springs, CO L P)a)g)osa
KPAM Troutdale, OR O P)a)m)plin Broadcasting-Oregon, Inc.
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
KPCA(AM) Marked Tree, AR L P)oinsett C)ounty A)rkansas
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 Portland, OR L P)D)X) - airport symbol for Portland
KPDX(TV) Vancouver, WA L PDX=Portland International Airport,
across the river from Vancouver
KPEL Lafayette, LA S P)e)l)ican, Pelican State
KPET Lamesa, TX S P)e)t)roleum country
KPFA Helena, MT O P)eoples F)orum of the A)ir: Note now
KBLL, see above
KPFA Berkeley, CA O P)acif)ica) Foundation
KPFX Fargo, ND E FX='Fox'
KPGE Page, AZ L P)ag)e)
KPHO-TV Phoenix, AZ L P)h)o)enix
KPHR Milbank, SD E PHR = Power
KPHX Phoenix, AZ L P)h)oenix)
KPIG Freedom, CA S The P)i)g) at 107 oink 5 FM
KPIK Colorado Springs, CO L P)i)k)e's Peak
KPIR Granbury, TX O P)i)r)ate Broadcasters, Inc.
KPLU Tacoma, WA O P)acific L)utheran U)niversity
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
KPOJ Portland, OR O P)ortland O)regon J)ournal, newspaper
original owner
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 S K)otton P)ort R)ail C)enter
KPRK Livingston, MT L K)-P)ar)k), near Yellowstone Park
KPRL Paso Robles, CA L P)aso R)obl)es
KPRM Park Rapids, MN L P)ark R)apids, M)N
KPSN Pasadena, CA O P)asadena S)tar-N)ews Note: station no
longer exists
KPTL Carson City, NV S P)raise t)he L)ord
KPTS Hutchinson/Wichita, KS O K)ansas P)ublic T)elecommunications
S)ervice
KPTV Portland, OR L P)ortland T)V)
KPUB Pueblo, CO L P)u)eb)lo
KPUR Amarillo, TX S 14K) P)u)r)e Gold
KPVI(TV) Pocatello, ID F P)ocatello VI=Roman 6, TV channel 6
KPVL Postville, IA L P)ostv)il)le
KPWR Los Angeles, CA E PWR = Power
KPXD(TV) Arlington, TX S P)ax)net-D)allas
KPXN(TV) San Bernardino, CA O P)ax) N)etwork originally religious
KHOF, K)ing's H)all O)f F)ortune
KPYK Terrel, TX E PYK = Pick 'The pick of the dial'
KQDI Great Falls, MT E QDI = 'cutie', formerly KUDI
KQED-TV San Francisco, CA S Q)uod E)rat D)emonstrandum, Latin for
'that which was to be demonstrated, has
been'
KQIC Willmar, MN S Q)uick I)nc)ome
KQMB Midvale, UT O Q)uarry M)ountain B)roadcasting,
original owner
KQNK Norton, KS L N)orton K)ansas
KQQL Anoka, MN E KQQL = Kool (Kool Gold for Twin Cities)
KQRS Golden Valley, MN S Q)uality R)adio S)tation
KQTY Everett, WA E QTY='cutie' Note: now KWYZ, one of the
Wally Nelskog stations all phonetically
spelling cutie
KQV Pittsburgh, PA S K)ing of the Q)uaker V)alley
KQW San Jose, CA S K)ing's Q)uickening W)ord Note:
KCBS-San Francisco, Charles Herrold's
Pioneer Station
KRAL Rawlins, WY L R)a)wl)ins
KRAV Tulsa, OK O George K)r)a)vis, now owned by Cox
KRBC Abilene, TX O R)eporter B)roadcasting C)ompany,
Newspaper Note: now KFQX
KRBM Bozeman, MT O R)obin B). M)acNab, Note: now KMMS
('Moose')
KRBN Red Lodge, MT E KRBN='Carbon' County Note: now dark
KRBR Superior, WI E BR='Bear'
KRBR(TV) Duluth, MN O R)obin B)r)andt Note: now KNLD
KRCA(TV) 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
KRCG(TV) Jefferson City, MO O R)obert C). G)oshorn, father of
original owner
KRCH St. Louis, MO S Ar)c)h - named after arch in downtown
(Now KYKY)
KRCS Sturgis, SD L R)apid C)ity-S)turgis
KRDO Colorado Springs, CO L K)olor)ad)o)
KRDU Dinuba, CA L R)adio D)inu)ba
KRDY San Antonio, TX S R)adio D)isney)
KRDY San Antonio, TX S R)adio D)isney)
KREC Brian Head, UT S R)e)c)reation (Southern Utah is a major
tourist destination)
KREJ Medicine Lodge, KS S K)ansas R)adio E)xpecting J)esus
KREP Belleville, KS L R)e)p)ublic County
KRET(TV) Richardson, TX O R)ichardson E)ducational T)elevision,
now KUVN(TV)
KREV Lakeville, MN S R)e)v)olution Radio Note: now KZNR
KREX Grand Junction, CO O R)e)x) Howell
KRFO Owatonna, MN L R)adio F)rom O)watonna
KRGI Grand Island, NE S R)adio G)rand I)sland
KRGO West Valley City, UT E KRGO='Cargo' Note: now KMRI, was a
country station during the height of
CB/trucking music craze
KRGV Weslaco, TX L R)io G)rande V)alley Note: now KRGE
KRHM(FM) Los Angeles, CA O R)obert H). M)iles, original owner
later KKDJ now KIIS
KRJB Ada, MN O R)&J) B)roadcasting
KRKC King City, CA S R)adio K)ing C)ity
KRKD Los Angeles, CA E RKD = Arcade Spring Street Arcade Note:
original location
KRKE(FM) Denver, CO E RKE = Rocky
KRKO Everett, WA E KRKO='Crocodile'
KRLA Pasadena, CA L R)adio L)os A)ngeles
KRLC Lewiston, ID S R)adio L)ewiston-C)larkston
KRLD Dallas, TX O R)adio L)abs of D)allas
KRLV Las Vegas, NV S R)adio L)as V)egas
KRLX Northfield, MN E KRL-ton = 'Carleton'
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
KRNA(FM) Iowa City, IA S K)iss R)ob N)orton's A)**, legend
KRNO Reno, NV L R)en)o)
KRNT Des Moines, IA O R)egister an)d T)ribune newspaper,
original owner
KRNW Chillicothe, MO S R)adio N)orthw)est (Northwest Missouri
State University)
KRNY(FM) Kearney, NE L K)ear)n)ey)
KROC Rochester, MN L R)o)c)hester
KROD El Paso, TX O Dorrence D. R)o)d)erick
KROF Abbeville, LA S R)ice O)il and F)urs
KROK DeRidder, LA E KROK ROK = Crocodile Rock
KROQ(FM) Pasadena, CA E ROQ = Rock
KROY Sacramento, CA O R)o)y)al Miller Note: now KSAC although
the FM maintains the calls
KRPL Moscow, ID L R)adio P)al)ouse
KRRO(FM) Sioux Falls, SD E KRRO='The Crow'
KRRV Sherman, TX L R)ed R)iver V)alley Note: now KBLN
KRSC Claremore, OK O R)ogers S)tate C)ollege, now University
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
KRTH(FM) Los Angeles, CA E KRTH='K-Earth'
KRTR(FM) Kailua, HI E KRTR = Crater (Volcano)
KRUZ(FM) Santa Barbara, CA E KRUZ='Cruise'
KRVN Lexington, NE S R)ural V)oice of N)ebraska
KRWB Roseau, MN L R)oseau, W)arroad, B)adger, cities in
service area
KRWC Buffalo, MN L R)adio W)right C)ounty
KRWC Forest Grove, OR L R)adio W)ashington C)ounty, now dark
KRWF(TV) Redwood Falls, MN L R)edw)ood F)alls
KRXV Ft. Worth, TX F R)adio XV=Roman number for 15 (1540
kHz), now KZMP
KRYK(FM) Chinook, MT E KRYK = crick
KRYS Corpus Christi, TX L KRYS = Christi
KRZI Waco, TX E KRZI='Krazy'
KRZN Englewood, CO E KRZN = Crusin' (Oldies Format)
KSAC Manhattan, KS O K)ansas S)tate A)gricultural C)ollege
KSAJ Abilene, KS L S)alina, A)bilene, J)unction City
KSAL Salina, KS L S)a)l)ina
KSAM Huntsville, TX S S)a)m) Houston, Texas Historical Figure
KSAN(FM) San Franscisco, CA L S)a)n) Francisco
KSBL(FM) Carpinteria, CA S 'S)anta B)arbara's L)ite FM'
KSBW(TV) Salinas, CA S S)alad B)owl of the W)orld
KSCB Liberal, KS O S)eward C)ounty B)roadcasting
KSCJ Sioux City, IA O S)ioux C)ity J)ournal, original
licensee
KSCR Benson, MN L S)wift C)ounty R)adio
KSCT(TV) Sitka, AK S S)itka C)ommunity T)elevision
KSCU(FM) Santa Clara, CA O S)anta C)lara U)niversity
KSD St. Louis, MO O S)t. Louis Post-D)ispatch, Newspaper
Note: now KUSA, calls used on FM 93.7
KSDO San Diego, CA L S)an D)iego), CA
KSEB Sleepy Eye, MN O S)leepy E)ye B)roadcasters
KSEI Pocatello, ID L S)outhe)ast I)daho
KSEK Pittsburg, KS L S)outhe)ast K)ansas
KSEL Lubbock, TX S Buy and S)e)l)l (see once co-owned
KBUY, Amarillo, TX), now KJTV
KSEO Durant, OK L S)outhe)astern O)klahoma
KSEV Tomball, TX F S)e)v)en, for 700 kHz
KSFE Needles, CA S S)ante F)e) Railroad, Needles was a big
railroad town
KSFI(FM) Salt Lake City, UT O S)immons F)amily, I)nc.
KSFO San Francisco, CA L S)an F)rancisco), CA
KSGB University Park, TX O S)tuart G)aines B)roadcasting
KSGF Springfield, MO L 'SGF'=Springfield airport designation
code, was KTTS
KSGL Wichita, KS S K)ansas S)haring G)od's L)ove
KSGS St. Louis Park, MN S S)olid G)old S)oul
KSHB(TV) Kansas City, MO O S)cripps-H)oward B)roadcasting
KSHE St. Louis, MO S originally featured a format targerted
toward women
KSHY Cheyenne, WY E SHYenne = Cheyenne
KSIL Silver City, NM L S)i)l)ver city
KSIM Sikeston, MO L S)i)keston, MO
KSIR Estes Park, CO S New S)ound i)n the R)ockies, note: now
in Ft. Morgan, CO
KSIV St. Louis, MO S S)t. Louis I)nspirational V)oice
KSJN St. Paul, MN O S)t. J)ohn's N)etwork (Minnesota Public
Radio)
KSJO(FM) San Jose, CA L S)an J)o)se, CA
KSJQ St. Josepth, MO L S)t. J)oseph, MO
KSJR Collegeville, MN O S)t. J)ohn's R)adio University (Founder
of Minnesota Public Radio)
KSJS(FM) San Jose, CA O S)an J)ose S)tate
KSJU Collegeville, MN O S)t. J)ohn's U)niversity
KSKI Hailey, ID S SKI Sun Valley
KSKY Balch Springs, TX S K-'sky'
KSL Salt Lake City, UT L S)alt L)ake City, Utah
KSLQ St. Louis, MO S S)t. L)ouis Q)
KSLR San Antonio, TX S S)on L)ight R)adio (Light of Jesus)
KSLU(FM) Hammond, LA O S)outheastern L)ouisiana U)niversity
KSMA Santa Maria, CA L S)anta M)a)ria
KSMJ Sacramento, CA S S)acramento's M)aj)ic
KSMO Kansas City, MO L K)ans)as M)isso)uri, postal codes for
the states
KSNB St. Louis Park, MN S S)ports n) B)usiness, was KCCO and KRSI
KSNF-TV16 Joplin, MO O K)ansas S)tate N)etwork, F)our-States
(Joplin, MO), formerly KTVJ
KSNO Aspen, CO E SNO = snow
KSNW(TV) Wichita, KS O K)ansas S)tate N)etwork-W)ichita
KSO Des Moines, IA S K)eep S)erving O)thers Note: now
KGGO(AM)
KSOC Gainesville, TX S S)oul o)f the C)ity, Dallas/Ft. Worth
market
KSOK Arkansas City, KS L Kansas (KS) and Oklahoma (OK) (city is
just north of the state line)
KSOO Sioux Falls, SD E SOO = Sioux
KSPA Santa Paula, CA L S)anta P)a)ula, later KQIQ, 'Quick'
KSPD Boise, ID E S)p)eed), all-news radio or s)p)ud) for
Idaho potatos
KSPL Kalispell, MT L K)alis)p)el)l
KSPN Aspen, CO L As)p)en)
KSPN Pasadena, CA S ES)P)N) Radio
KSQY Deadwood, SD E SQY = Sky, located in high mountain
area
KSRA Salmon, ID S S)almon R)iver A)rea
KSRF(FM) Santa Monica, CA E SRF='Surf' (beach city)
KSRM Soldotna, AK O S)olid R)ock M)inistries
KSRO Santa Rosa, CA L S)anta R)o)sa
KSSN(FM) Little Rock, AR E KSSN = Kissin'
KSTL St. Louis, MO L S)t). L)ouis
KSTP St. Paul, MN L St). P)aul, Minnesota
KSTT(FM) San Luis Obispo, CA E KSTT='Coast' 101.3 FM
KSTU(TV) Salt Lake City, UT O S)pringfield T)elevision in U)tah, see
WWLP-TV
KSTV Stephenville, TX L St)ephenv)ille, TX
KSTW(TV) Tacoma, WA L S)eattle-T)acoma W)ashington
KSUB Cedar City, UT O S)outhern U)tah B)roadcasting Co.
KSUN Phoenix, AZ S S)u)n)ny Arizona
KSUU Cedar City, UT O S)outhern U)tah U)niversity
KSWK Lakin, KS L S)outhw)est K)ansas
KSWK(TV) Lakin, KS S S)outh W)est K)ansas
KSWO Lawton, OK L S)outhw)estern O)klahoma
KSXY Fresno, CA E SXY = Sexy 101.1
KTAB Oakland, CA O T)enth A)venue B)aptist Church Note:
now KSFO-SF
KTAC Tacoma, WA L T)a)c)oma
KTAL(FM) Texarkana, TX L T)exas A)rkansas L)ouisiana
KTAM Bryan, TX L T)exas A) & M), adjacent to University
KTAR Phoenix, AZ S K)eep T)aking the A)rizona R)epublic,
Newspaper
KTBN(SW) Salt Lake City, UT S T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTBN(TV) Fontana, CA O T)rinity B)roadcasting N)etwork
KTBT(FM) Tulsa, OK S T)he B)eat)
KTCJ Minneapolis, MN S T)win C)ities J)azz Note: now KXBR
KTCK Dallas, TX E TCK = Ticket (all sports format)
KTCL Seattle, WA S T)he C)harmed L)and, now KOMO
KTCO Duluth, MN S K)at) C)o)untry
KTCR Minneapolis, MN S T)win C)ities R)adio Note: now
KXBR/KTCZ
KTCT San Mateo, CA E TCT='Ticket', sports format
KTCU(FM) Ft. Worth, TX O T)exas C)hristian U)niversity
KTEM Temple, TX L T)e)m)ple
KTFI Twin Falls, ID L T)win F)alls, I)daho
KTGS Ada, OK S T)he G)ospel S)tation
KTHE Thermopolis, WY L T)h)e)rmopolis
KTHO S. Lake Tahoe, CA L T)ah)o)e
KTHS Berryville, AR S K)ome t)o H)ot S)prings Note: Became
KAAY in Little Rock, calls used in
Berryville
KTHX Reno, NV S T)h)e X)
KTIS Minneapolis, MN O T)ravelers I)nsurance S)ervice
KTKU-FM Juneau, AK E TKU='Taku'
KTLA(TV) Los Angeles, CA S T)elevision L)os A)ngeles
KTLB Twin Lakes, IA O T)win L)akes B)roadcasters
KTLO Mountain Home, AR S T)win L)akes of the O)zarks
KTLQ Tahlequah, OK L T)ahl)eq)uah, Oklahoma
KTMO(LP) Amarillo, TX E T)elem)undo)
KTMO(LP) Amarillo, TX O T)elem)undo) affiliate
KTMS Santa Barbara, CA O T)homas M). S)torke, original owner
KTNN Window Rock, AZ O T)he N)avajo N)ation
KTNT Eufaula, OK S TNT='dynamite'
KTNT Tacoma, WA O T)acoma N)ews T)ribune
KTNY Libby, MT E LTNY='Kootenai' River, Mountains, etc.
KTNZ Amarillo, TX F TNZ='tens', 1010 kHz
KTOB Petaluma, CA S T)op 40 o)f San Francisco B)ay
KTOE Mankato, MN L ManK)aT)O) +E) for Mankato
KTOP Topeka, KS L T)o)p)eka
KTPI(FM) Tehachapi, CA L T)ehachap)i)
KTRA Dallas, TX S Ext)r)a) Sports 1190, see XETRA
KTRF Thief River Falls, MN L T)hief R)iver F)alls
KTRH Houston, TX O T)he R)ice H)otel
KTRN Wichita Falls, TX O T)imes-R)ecord N)ews(paper) Note: now
KLFF
KTRV(TV) Boise, ID S T)r)easure V)alley
KTSA San Anotnio, TX L T)exas S)an A)ntonio
KTSB Sioux Center, IA O T)ri-S)tate B)roadcasters
KTSM El Paso, TX O T)ri S)tate M)usic Company
KTTL(FM) Dodge City, KS E KTTL = Cattle Country
KTTN Trenton, MO L T)rent)on)
KTTR Rolla, MO S K)eep T)uned T)o R)olla
KTTS Springfield, MO S K)eep T)alking t)o S)pringfield
KTTV(TV) Los Angeles, CA O T)imes TeleV)ision (original owner, Los
Angeles Times)
KTUC Tucson, AZ L T)u)c)son
KTUL-TV Tulsa L T)u)l)sa
KTUM Tatum, NM L T)atu)m)
KTVB(TV) Boise, ID S T)elev)ision B)oise
KTVO(TV) Kirksville, MO/Ottumwa, L K)irksville T)V)-O)ttumwa
KTVT(TV) Ft. Worth, TX S T)elev)ision T)exas
KTWN(FM) Texarkana, TX L TWN = Twin Cities of Texarkana, AR & TX
KTWU Topeka, KS O T)opeka W)ashburn U)niversity
KTWV Los Angeles, CA S T)he W)av)e, was KMET
KTXA(TV) Arlington, TX L T)ex)as, A)rlington
KTXO Sherman, TX S Lake T)ex)o)ma
KTXS(TV) Sweetwater, TX L K-T)ex)as)
KTYL(FM) Tyler, TX L T)y)l)er, TX
KTYS Flower Mound, TX S TYS='Twister'
KUAF(FM) Fayetteville, AR O U)niversity of A)rkansas-F)ayetteville
KUAM Agana, GU L Gu)a)m)
KUAT Tucson, AZ O U)niversity of A)rizona, T)ucson
KUDO Anchorage, AK S KUDOs for Anchorage
KUEL Ft. Dodge, IA E KUEL = 'Cool' 92
KUHF(FM) Houston, TX O U)niversity of H)ouston F)M
KUHT(TV) Houston, TX O U)niversity of H)ouston T)V
KUID Moscow, ID O U)niversity of I)d)aho
KUKI Ukiah, CA L U)k)i)ah
KULY Ulysses, KS L U)l)y)sses
KUMD(FM) Duluth, MN O U)niversity of M)innesota-D)uluth
KUMM Morris, MN O U)niversity of M)innesota-M)orris
KUMR Rolla, MO O U)niversity of M)issori-R)olla
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
KUOW Seattle, WA O U)niversity o)f W)ashington
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
KUSH Cushing, OK L K)u)s)h)ing, Oklahoma
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
KVAL Eugene, OR L Willamette V)a)l)ley
KVAN Vancouver, WA L V)a)n)couver
KVBR Brainerd, MN S V)oice of B)r)ainerd
KVCK Wolf Point, MT O V)ukelich, C)offey and K)rebsbach
KVEA(TV) Corona, CA S 'Vea' is Spanish for 'watch it'
originally KBSC, K)aiser B)roadcasting
S)tation C)alifornia
KVEC San Luis Obispo, CA O V)alley E)lectric C)ompany, the
original owners of the station. Note:
KSBY-TV once used these calls.
KVEG Henderson, NV L Las V)e)g)as
KVEL Vernal, UT L V)e)rnal)
KVEN Ventura, CA L V)e)n)tura
KVFD Ft. Dodge, IA L V)oice of F)t. D)odge
KVGB Great Bend, KS L V)oice of G)reat B)end or K)ansas
V)oice of the G)olden B)elt
KVII(TV) Amarillo, TX F VII=7, channel 7
KVIK Decorah, IA S V)i)k)ing - large Norwegian heritage
population
KVIL Highland Park, TX L V)i)l)lage of Highland Park
KVLF Alpine, TX S V)oice of the L)ast F)rontier
KVLY(FM) Edinburg, TX L Rio Grande V)al)ley)
KVMA Magnolia, AR S V)oice of M)agnolia A)rkansas
KVNA Flagstaff, AZ S V)oice of N)orthern A)rizona
KVNI Coeur'd Alene, ID S V)oice of N)orth I)daho
KVOA Tucson, AZ S V)oice o)f A)rizona Note: now KIIM(AM)
- formerly KCUB
KVOD Denver, CO S K)lassical V)oice o)f D)enver
KVOE Emporia, KS S K)ansas V)oice o)f E)mporia
KVOM Morrilton, AR S V)oice o)f M)orrilton
KVON Napa, CA S V)oice o)f N)apa
KVOO Tulsa, OK S V)oice o)f O)klahoma
KVOR Colorado Spring, CO S V)oice o)f the R)ockies
KVOX Moorhead, MN S VOX='Voice'
KVRN Sonora, TX E KVRN = 'caverns' of Sonora, now KHOS
KVSC St. Cloud, MN S V)oice of S)t. C)loud
KVSM San Mateo, CA S V)oice of S)an M)ateo, now KTCT
KVSO Ardmore, OK S V)oice of S)outhern O)klahoma
KVSV Beloit, KS S V)oice of the S)olomon V)alley
KVTA Port Hueneme, CA L V)ent)ura) County was formerly KACY
'Casey' as a top-40 station and KTRO
'Tiro' (Spanish for 'bullet', used
sound of a pistol firing as on-air
logo)
KVTT(FM) Dallas, TX S K)eep V)oicing t)he T)ruth
KWAD Wadena, MN L W)a)d)ena
KWAK Stuttgart, AR E KWAK = Quack, Area noted for ducks
KWAR Waverly, IA O W)a)r)tburg College
KWAS Amarillo, TX S K)eep W)earing a) S)mile, Christian
format
KWAT Watertown, SD L W)a)t)ertown
KWAV Monterey, CA E WAV = Wave, Coastal Location
KWAX Eugene, OR E KWAK = 'Quacks', University of Oregon
(Ducks)
KWAY Waverly, IA L W)a)verly)
KWBG Boone, IA S K)eep W)atching B)oone G)row
KWBU(FM) Waco, TX O W)aco B)aylor U)niversity
KWCH(TV) Wichita, KS L W)ic)h)ita
KWCR Ogden, UT O W)eber C)ollege R)adio (Weber State
University)
KWDM West Des Moines, IA L W)est D)es M)oines
KWED Seguin, TX S K)eeps W)orking E)very Day
KWEI Weiser, ID L W)e)i)ser
KWFB Wichita Falls, TX S B)ob F)M
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
KWHP(FM) Edmond, OK O W)illiam H)oward P)ayne, now KKWD
KWHR(SW) Honolulu, HI O W)orld H)arvest R)adio
KWHY(TV) Los Angeles, CA S 'K-Why' (station was financial news
first 30 years of operation)
KWIT(FM) Sioux City, IA O W)estern I)owa T)ech
KWJJ Portland, OR O W)ilbur J). J)erman
KWKH Shreveport, LA O W). K). H)enderson
KWKY Des Moines, IA E KWKY='Quickie', from top 40 era
KWLC Decorah, IA O L)uther C)ollege
KWLM Willmar, MN L W)il)lm)ar
KWLO Waterloo, IA L W)aterl)o)o, IA
KWLW North Salt Lake, UT O Named after co-owned and same frequency
sister, WLW in Cincinnati
KWMT Ft. Dodge, IA O Originally owned by the WMT group of
Cedar Rapids
KWMT-FM Tucson, AZ S The M)ount)ain
KWMU St. Louis, MO O M)issouri U)niversity
KWNA Winnemucca, NV L W)in)nemucca)
KWNE(FM) Ukiah, CA E WNE = Wine Country of California
KWNG Red Wing, MN L Red W)in)g)
KWNK Simi Valley, CA S 'K-Wink'
KWNO Winona, MN L W)in)o)na
KWNS Pratt, KS S K)ansas W)eather N)ews and S)ports
KWNS-FM Winnsboro, TX E K-Wins WNS='wins'
KWOR Worland, WY L W)o)r)land
KWOS Jefferson City, MO S K)eep W)atching O)ur S)tate
KWRD(FM) Arlington, TX E WRD = Word (religious format)
KWSC Pullman, WA O W)ashington S)tate C)ollege
KWSH Wewoka, OK L W)ewoka, S)eminole and H)oldenville, OK
KWSN Sioux Falls, SD S W)eather S)ports and N)ews
KWST(FM) Los Angeles, CA E WST='West' (now KPWR)
KWSU Pullman, WA O W)ashington S)tate U)niversity
KWTC Anaheim, CA S K)ome W)est t)o C)alifornia Note: now
KWIZ
KWTO Springfield, MO S K)eep w)atching t)he O)zarks
KWTV(TV) Oklahoma City, OK S W)orld's T)allest V)ideo, TV tower
height
KWTX-TV Waco, TX L W)aco T)ex)as
KWVE(FM) San Clemente, CA S K)-W)av)e)
KWWK(FM) Rochester, MN S KWWK='Quick', Quick Country
KWYO Sheridan, WY L W)y)o)ming
KXAN(TV) Austin, TX L Tex)a)n)
KXAS(TV) Ft. Worth, TX L Tex)a)s)
KXBR Minneapolis, MN E BR='Bear'
KXCI Tucson, AZ F XCI = frequency (91.3) in Roman
numerals
KXCV Maryville, MO F XCV = frequency (90.5) in Roman
numerals
KXIC Iowa City, IA L I)owa C)ity
KXII(TV) Sherman, TX F XII=12, channel 12
KXLI(TV) St. Cloud, MN F XLI=Roman numerals for '41' Note: now
KPXM
KXLU(FM) Los Angeles, CA O L)oyola Marymount U)niversity
KXMS Jpolin, MO S K)lassix) M)issouri S)outhern State
College, classical format
KXRA Alexandria, MN L Alex)andr)ia)
KXSS St. Cloud, MN E KXSS = kicks Note: now Magic 1390
KXTA Los Angeles, CA S Ex)t)ra) Sports 1150, see XETRA
KXUS-FM Springfield, MO S U)S) 97
KXXV-TV Waco, TX F XXV=25 channel 25
KYAK Anchorage, AK E KYAK = kayak
KYKC(FM) Ada, OK S K)eepin' Y)our K)inda C)ountry
KYLT Missoula, MT E KYLT = kilt
KYNG Dallas, TX S Y)oun)g) Country
KYNT Yankton, SD L Y)an)kt)on
KYSR(FM) Los Angeles, CA S S)tar) 98.7 formerly KJOI, 'K-Joy'
KYTN Union City, TN L K)entucky)-T)en)nessee
KYUS(TV) Miles City, MT E KYUS = 'cayuse', a wild horse
KYVE(TV) Yakima, WA S Y)akima V)alley E)ducation
KYW Philadelphia, PA S Y)oung W)arriors
KZEG Manila, Phillipines O E)rlanger and G)allagher (business that
owned the station)
KZEL(FM) Eugene, OR O George Z)e)l)lner
KZIB Manila, Phillipines O I). B)eck Department Store
KZNA Hill City, KS E KZNA='Kanza', Indian tribe for which
Kansas is named
KZNN(FM) Haltom City, TX E ZNN = Zone
KZRC Cebu, Phillipines S R)adio C)ebu
KZRF Manila, Phillipines S R)adio F)ilipinas
KZRH Manila, Phillipines O R)adio H)eacock (department store)
KZRM Manila, Phillipines S R)adio M)anila
KZRP Manila, Phillipines S R)adio P)hilippines
KZSC Santa Cruz, CA O University of California-S)anta C)ruz
KZSU(FM) Stanford, CA O S)tanford U)niversity
VOA Marathon, FL S V)oice o)f A)merica
VOAR St. John's, NF S V)oice o)f A)tlantic R)eligion (Seventh
Day Adventist Church)
VOCM St. John's, NF S V)oice o)f the C)ommon M)an
WAAC Valdosta, GA S A)ny and A)ll C)ountry
WAAI-FM Hurlock, MD O A)pex A)ssociates I)nc., original
owners
WAAL(FM) Binghamton, NY E WAAL = Whale
WAAM Ann Arbor, MI L A)nn A)rbor, M)I
WAAV Wilmington, NC E WAAV='wave', due to coastal location
WABC-770 New York, NY O A)merican B)roadcasting C)ompany Note:
formerly WJZ(AM)
WABC-880 New York, NY O A)tlantic B)roadcasting C)ompany Note:
now WCBS
WABD(TV) New York, NY O A)llen B). D)uMont Note: later WNEW-TV,
now WNYW-TV
WABE Atlanta, GA O A)tlanta B)oard of E)ducation
WABM Birmingham, AL L A)labama B)irm)ingham
WABS Arlington, VA S W)ashington A)rea B)ible S)tation
WABT Birmingham, AL S A)labama's B)est T)elevision, later
WAPI-TV, now WVTM
WABT(FM) Dundee, IL S W)a)b)bit
WABT(TV) Birmingham, AL S A)labama's B)est T)elevision
WABY Albany, NY L A)lb)any), New York
WACL Waycross, GA S A)tlantic C)oast L)ine Railroad
(largest local employer)
WACO Waco, TX L W)a)c)o), Texas
WACT Tuscaloosa, AL S A)labama C)rimson T)ide
WACY-TV Appleton, WI O Owned by A)c)e Broadcasting
WADB(FM) Belmar, NJ O A)damant and D)orothy B)rown, now WRAT
WADN Concord, MA L W)a)ld)en, for Walden Pond
WAEB Allentown, PA L A)llentown E)aston B)ethelehem
WAER(FM) Syracuse, NY S A)lpha E)psilon R)ho, broadcasting
fraternity-later referred to as A)lways
E)xcellent R)adio
WAEV(FM) Savannah, GA E WAEV = Wave
WAFN Arab, AL S A)rab F)un) 92.7
WAFR Tupelo, MS O A)merican F)amily R)adio (flagship
station)
WAGA(TV) Atlanta, GA L A)tlanta, G)A)
WAGF Dothan, AL L A)labama, G)eorgia and F)lorida
WAHG New York, NY O A). H). G)rebe Note: evolved into
WCBS-NY
WAHR(FM) Huntsville, AL O A)rnold H)ornbuckle R)ecords
WAIA(FM) Miami, FL S A1A, same road as US-1 Note: now WFLC
WAIC(FM) Springfield, MA O A)merican I)nternational C)ollege
WAIL(FM) Key West, FL E WAIL='Whale'
WAIR Atlanta, MI E On the A)i)r)
WAIS Nelsonville, OH S A)rea I)nformation S)tation
WAIU Columbus, OH O A)merican I)nsurance U)nion Note: now
WTVN
WAJC Indianapolis, IN O A)rthur J)ordan C)onservatory (of
Music), now WJJK
WAJR Morgantown, WV O A)gnes J)ane R)eeves
WAKR Akron, OH L A)k)r)on
WAKW Cincinnati, OH S W)ith A) K)ing's W)itness
WAKY Louisville, KY S W)a)ck)y) Note: now WWKY, calls in
Danville, KY
WALA Mobile, AL L A)l)a)bama
WALL Middletown, NY S A)L)L) of Orange County
WALX(FM) Selma, AL O A)l)ex)ander Broadcasting
WAMC(FM) Albany, NY O A)lbany M)edical C)ollege
WAMD St. Paul, MN S W)here A)ll M)innesota D)ances Note:
now KSTP
WAME Miami, FL S W)ha)m)my in Miami Note: now WSUA
WAMH Amherst, MA L A)m)h)erst
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
WAMV Amherst, VA L A)m)herst, V)A
WAMX Milton, WV S A)lbum M)ix)
WAMZ(FM) Louisville, KY S A)merica's M)uz)ic (Country format)
WANB Waynesburg, PA L W)a)yn)esb)urg, Pennsylvania
WANC Ticonderoga, NY L A)dirondack N)orth C)ountry
WANE(TV) Ft. Wayne, IN L Fort W)a)yn)e)
WANY(FM) Albany, KY L A)lban)y)
WAOW Wausau, WI L Sister station of W)KO)W); W)A)usau
WAPB Murfreesboro, TN S A)ll P)oints B)ulletin (was a news/talk
station)
WAPE(FM) Jacksonville, FL S The Big A)p)e)
WAPI Birmingham, AL O A)labama P)olytechnic I)nstitute
(Auburn)
WAPL-FM Appleton, WI L A)p)pl)eton
WAPP(FM) New York, NY S Big A)p)p)le
WAPR Selma, AL O A)labama P)ublic R)adio
WAPT Jackson, MS O A)merican P)ublic (Life Insurance)
T)elevision
WAQI Miami, FL S A)q)ui) Mambi Note: Spanish: 'Mambi is
Here' Mr. Mambi is a Cuban Patriot,
aqui = here
WAQY(FM) Springfield, MA E W)A)CKQ)Y) 'Wacky 102'
WARA Attleboro, MA L A)ttleboro R)adio A)ssociates
WARD Pittston, PA O Jim W)a)r)d), owner/PD/talk show host,
until his death in 1997
WARE Ware, MA L W)a)r)e), MA
WARH-FM Grantite City, IL S The St. Louis Gateway A)r)ch)
WARM-FM York, PA O Station was a sister station to WARM in
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
WARO Canonsburgh, PA S W)e A)re R)adio O)ne (at 540 kHz), also
known as 'Arrow'
WASH Washington, DC S W)a)s)h)ington
WATD Marshfield, MA L W)e're a)t the D)ump, where the
transmitter was located
WATO Oak Ridge, TN S A)t)o)m Note: Secret work was done on
the atomic bomb during World War II
WATR Waterbury, CT L W)a)t)er)bury, CT
WATS Sayre, PA L A)t)hens and S)ayre
WATV(TV) Newark, NJ O A)tlantic T)elev)ision (Now WNET)
WATW Ashland, WI S A)shland T)ops W)isconsin or A)t the
T)op of W)isconsin
WAUC Wauchula, FL L W)a)u)c)hula
WAUK Waukesha, WI L W)a)u)k)esha
WAUN Kewaunee, WI L Kew)a)u)n)ee
WAUR Aurora, IL L A)u)r)ora
WAUS(FM) Berrien Springs, MI O A)ndrews U)niversity S)tation
WAVA(FM) Arlington, VA L A)rlington, V)irginia)
WAVI Dayton, OH S A)v)i)ation Note: now WDAO
WAVK(FM) Marathon, FL S W)a)v)e of the K)eys
WAVR(FM) Waverly, NY L W)av)er)ly
WAVS Davie, FL E W)a)v)es)
WAVT(FM) Pottsville, PA O A)V) T)idmore
WAVY-TV Portsmouth, VA L Nearby ocean is wavy
WAWA West Allis, WI L W)est A)llis, W)isconsin now dark
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)
WAXO Kenosha, WI E Chosen because it could be said as a
word [1962-1969]
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
WBAM-FM Montgomery, AL S B)a)m)a Country
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)orlds B)est B)attery M)aker,
originally owned by Mallory Battery Co.
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).
WBDG Indianapolis, IN S B)en D)avis (High School) G)iants
WBDK Algoma, WI L B)rown, D)oor and K)ewaunee counties
WBDN Brandon, FL L B)rand)on)
WBDT Dayton, OH S W)B) D)ayt)on
WBEC Pittsfield, MA O B)erkshire E)agle C)o. Note:
'Berkshire Eagle' newspaper
WBEE Rochester, NY S Busy B)e)e)
WBEN Buffalo, NY O B)uffalo E)vening N)ews(paper)
WBEV Beaver Dam, WI L B)e)av)er
WBEY-FM Crisfield, MD E BEY='Bay' Country
WBEZ(FM) Chicago, IL O B)oard of E)ducation
WBFD Bedford, PA L B)edf)ord)
WBFF Baltimore, MD S B)altimore F)ourty-F)ive
WBFG(FM) Detroit, MI S W)e B)roadcast F)or G)od Note: now
WLLZ(FM)
WBFM Sheboygan, WI S B)-93 F)M)
WBFR Birmingham, AL O B)irmingham F)amily R)adio
WBGA Brunswick, GA L B)runswick, G)a)
WBGE(FM) Peoria, IL O B)&G) E)nterprises [B&G being the last
initials of the station owners]
WBGG Pittsburgh, PA S BGG='The Burgh', was WWSW
WBGN Bowling Green, KY L B)owling G)reen), KY
WBGO Newark, NJ O B)ob G). O)ttenhoff, one of the
founders
WBGU Bowling Green, OH O B)owling G)reen U)niversity
WBHB Broadway, VA L B)roadway-H)arrisonb)urg
WBHJ Tuscaloosa, AL S B)irmingh)am J)amz
WBHK Birmingham, AL S B)irmingh)am's K)iss FM
WBHM Birmingham, AL L B)irmingh)am)
WBHP Huntsville, AL O W)ilton B)uster H)arvey P)ollard
WBHR St. Cloud, MN S The B)ig H)ouse that's R)ed Note:
formerly WVAL
WBIC Islip, NY L B)ay Shore, I)slip, C)enter Moriches,
later WLIX, WLUX, now WLIE
WBIQ Birmingham, AL S B)irmingham I)Q)
WBIR Knoxville, TN O John B)i)r)dwell Note: now WIMZ
WBJI Blackduck, MN L B)emidj)i)
WBJZ Berlin, WI S B)erlin J)az)z
WBKB(TV) Chicago, IL O B)alaban & K)atz B)roadcasting Note:
later WENR-TV, now WLS-TV
WBKI(TV) Campbellsville, KY S The W)B) for K)entucki)ana
WBKR(FM) Owensboro, KY S B)ig K)entucky R)adio
WBKW Beckley, WV L BKW = Airport Code for Beckley
WBLF Bellefonte, PA L Initials of owner's (Cary Simpson) wife
or B)ell)ef)ont
WBLK Buffalo, NY E BLK = Black, (Urban format)
WBLM Portland, ME S B)l)im)pville Beat
WBLY Springfield, OH O B)ob L). Y)ontz, founder
WBMA Beaufort, NC S W)elcome B)eaufort M)orehead A)rea
WBMA Birmingham, AL L B)irm)ingham, A)labama
WBMB West Branch, MI L W)est B)ranch M)ichigan's B)est
WBMD Baltimore, MD L B)altimore, M)D)
WBMG Birmingham, AL L B)irm)ing)ham, now WIAT
WBMI West Branch, MI L W)est B)ranch M)I)chigan
WBMS Boston, MA S W)e're B)oston's M)usic S)tation, now
WILD
WBMX(FM) Oak Park, IL S B)lack M)usic Ex)perience Note: calls
now in Boston
WBNB St. Thomas, VI O B)ob 'n) B)ob (Bob Nobel and Bob Moss)
WBND-LP South Bend, IN L South B)en)d)
WBNG Binghamton, NY L B)in)g)hamton
WBNJ(FM) Barnegat, NJ L B)arnegat, N)ew J)ersey
WBNR Beacon, NY L B)eacon-N)ewburgh R)adio
WBNS Columbus, OH O W)olfe B)ank N)ewspaper and S)hoes
WBNS Columbus, OH O W)olfe (famuly) B)ank N)ews and S)hoes
WBNW Concord, MA S B)loomberg N)etwork business news
WBNX Bronx, NY L B)ron)x) Note: Now WKDM, New York
WBNZ Benzonia, MI L B)eN)Z)ie County
WBOC-TV Salisbury, MD S W)e're B)etween the O)cean and the
C)hesapeake
WBOG Tomah, WI L Refers to area's cranberry b)o)g)s
WBOQ(FM) Gloucester, MA E BOQ = 'Bach', classical format
WBOS(FM) Boston, MA L B)o)s)ton
WBOW Terre Haute, IN S B)anks o)f W)abash River
WBPM Kingston, NY S B)est P)opular M)usic
WBPR Barrington, IL S B)arrington P)ublic R)adio, silent,
calls now in Worcester, MA
WBPR(FM) Worcester, MA O B)oston P)ublic R)adio
WBPV(FM) Charlton, MA O B)ay P)ath V)ocational High School
WBRC Birmingham, AL O B)ell R)adio C)orporation, now WERC,
calls on TV channel 6
WBRE Wilkes-Barre, PA O Louis B)altimore R)adio & E)lectric
Note: now on TV 28, radio is WBCR
WBRI Indianapolis, IN S W)onderful B)ible R)adio for
I)ndianapolis
WBRK Pittsfield, MA L B)er)k)shire Mountains
WBRM Marion, NC S W)onderful B)lue R)idge M)ountains
WBRU(FM) Providence, RI O B)R)own U)niversity or B)r)u)ins
WBRV Booneville, NY L B)lack R)iver V)alley
WBRW Bridgewater, NJ L B)r)idgew)ater, later WSPW, now WWTR
WBRY Woodbury, TN L W)oodb)ur)y)
WBRY Waterbury, CT L W)aterb)ur)y), calls now in Woodbury,
TN
WBSB Baltimore, MD S B)altimore'S B)est Note: now using
other calls
WBSD Bulington, WI O B)urlington area S)chool D)istrict
WBSO Wellesley Hills, MA O B)abson's S)tatistical O)rganization
Note: now WROL-Boston
WBT Charlotte, NC S W)orld's B)est T)extiles, W)atch
B)uicks T)ravel, W)orld's B)lowT)orch
Note: station started by Chamber of
Commerce
WBTH Williamson, WV O W)illiamson B)inehorne T)homas H)ogg
WBTM Danville, VA S W)orld's B)est T)obacco M)arket
WBTN Bennington, VT L B)enningt)on)
WBUK Ft. Shawnee, OH S BUK = Buck(eye) State
WBUR-FM Boston, MA O B)oston U)niversity R)adio
WBUS(FM) Miami Beach, FL S Magic BUS Note: now WLVE
WBUT Butler, PA L B)u)t)ler, PA (see WLER)
WBUX Doylestown, PA E BUX=Bucks (Bucks County, PA), now WISP
WBVA Bayside, VA L B)ayside, V)a)
WBVM Tampa, FL S B)lessed V)irgin M)ary
WBVR(FM) Bowling Green, KY E BVR='Beaver'
WBWI-FM West Bend, WI L W)est B)end W)i)isconsin
WBZA Springfield, MA O W)B)Z) Note: was repeater for WBZ,
Boston
WBZE Tallahassee, FL E BZE = breeze
WBZR Tunkhannock, PA S B)uz)zar)d Country
WCAA Newark, NJ S C)a)liente 105.9 Note: was WNWK and
WHBI
WCAC Storrs, CT O C)onnecticut A)gricultural C)ollege
WCAE Pittsburgh, PA S W)e C)an A)lways E)ntertain Note: was
WTAE, now WEAE
WCAI-FM Woods Hole, MA L C)ape a)nd I)slands
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 L C)hateau Hotel, B)altimore M)aryland
WCBN Ann Arbor, MI O C)ampus B)roadcasting N)etwork,
University of Michigan's student
station
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
WCCC Hartford, CT S C)olor, C)larity and C)ut, was owned by
Savitt Jewelers
WCCM Lawrence, MA F non-standard Roman numerial
representation of frequency, 800 kHz
WCCO Minneapolis, MN O W)ashburn C)rosby Milling Co)mpany
WCCR Clarion, PA L C)larion C)ounty R)adio
WCCW Traverse City, MI S C)herry C)apitol of the W)orld
WCDB(FM) Albany, NY S C)apital D)istrict's B)est
WCDL Carbondale, PA L C)arbond)al)e
WCDN Chardon, OH L C)hard)on)
WCDR Cedarville, OH O C)ed)ar)ville Baptist College
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
WCFM Williamstown, MA O W)illiams C)ollege F)M)
WCFT Tuscaloosa, AL O C)hapman F)amily T)elevision
WCFX(FM) Mt. Pleasant, MI S F)ox)y 95 (current slogan: All Hits 95
CFX)
WCGO Chicago Hights, IL L C)hicago)o) Heights
WCGQ Columbus, GA S C)olumbus G)eorgia's Q)
WCGV(TV) Milwaukee, WI S W)isconsin's C)hoice for G)reat
V)iewing
WCGY(FM) Lawrence, MA O C)urt G)owdy), now WSTR
WCHA Chambersburg, PA L C)h)a)mbersburg
WCHL Chapel Hill, NC S W)here C)hapel H)ill L)istens
WCHR(FM) Trenton, NJ S C)h)r)istian (format) Note: now WNJO,
see WTTM
WCHS Charleston, WV L C)h)arles)ton
WCHV Charlottesville, VA L Ch)arlottesv)ille, VA
WCIC(FM) Pekin, IL S W)e're C)entered I)n C)hrist
WCIL Carbondale, IL L C)arbondale, I)l)linois
WCIN Cincinnati, OH L C)i)n)cinnati, OH
WCIQ Mt. Cheaha, AL S C)heaha Mt. I)Q), all Alabama PTV
Affiliates have IQ in call letters
WCIR(FM) Beckley, WV S C)hrist I)n R)adio
WCIU-TV Chicago, IL S C)hicago I)llinois U)HF, Chicago's
first UHF
WCIX(TV) Miami, FL F CIX = 6
WCJT(FM) Louisville, KY O C)ourier-J)ournal & T)imes Note: later
WHAS-FM, off air in the early 50s
WCKL Catskill, NY L C)atsk)il)l, NY
WCKR Miami, FL O C)ox-K)night R)adio Note: now WIOD
WCKT(TV) Miami, FL O C)ox-K)night T)elevision Note: now WSVN
WCKY Cincinnati, OH L C)ovington, K)entuckY), Original City
WCLE Clevland, TN L C)l)e)veland, TN
WCLG Morgantown, WV O C). L)eslie G)olliday
WCLI Corning, NY O C)orning L)eader Newspaper
WCLR Skokie, IL S C)hicago's L)ight R)ock, now WTMX
WCLR-FM Piqua, OH E CLR='clear', now WDPT
WCLV Cleveland, OH L C)l)ev)eland
WCLX Westport, NY E CLX='CLassic', Progressive Rock format
WCMB Harrisburg, PA L C)um)b)erland County
WCMC Wildwood, NJ L C)ape M)ay C)ounty
WCMF(FM) Rochester, NY O C)ommunity M)usic Service
WCMH(TV) Columbus, OH L CMH = 'Columbus Muncipal Hanger',
airport designator Note: formerly
WLWC(TV)
WCMI Ashland, KY S W)here C)oal M)eets I)ron
WCMQ Miami, FL E CMQ = Callsign of popular Havana
station
WCMU Mt. Pleasant, MI O C)entral M)ichigan U)niversity
WCNA Scottsboro, AL S W)e C)over N)orth A)labama, now WKEA-FM
WCNC-TV Charlotte, NC L C)harlotte N)orth C)arolina
WCNL Newport, NH L C)laremont, N)ewport/New L)ondon
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
WCOR Lebanon, TN S W)ilson C)ounty's O)wn R)adio
WCOS Columbia, SC S C)olumbia's O)wn S)tation
WCOU Lewiston, ME O Faust C)o)u)ture, also see WFAU,
Augusta, ME
WCOW Sparta, WI L COW - America's Dairyland
WCOZ Boston, MA E COZ = 'Cozy', now WJMN
WCPA Clearfield, PA L C)learfield, P)A)
WCPO Cincinnati, OH O C)incinatti P)o)st Newspaper Note: now
WUBE, calls used by TV-9
WCPX Chicago, IL O C)hicago P)ax), formerly WCFC
WCQM Park Falls, WI L C)hequamegon N)ational F)orest
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
WCRV Washington, NJ S W)arren C)ounty's R)adio V)oice, now
dark
WCRW Chicago, IL O C)linton R). W)hite
WCRX(FM) Springfield, MA O C)harles R)iver Brdcsting eX)tension
Note: formerly owned by (Ted Jones)
WCRB Boston, now WAQY
WCSC Charleston, SC L C)harleston, S)outh C)arolina
WCSG Grand Rapids, MI O C)ollege and S)eminary of G)rand Rapids
Baptist College
WCSH-TV Portland, ME O C)ongress S)quare H)otel Note: once
owned AM 970
WCSM Celina-St. Marys, OH L C)elina-S)t. M)ary
WCSN Chicago, IL S C)hicago's S)porting N)ews
WCSP Washington, DC O C)-S)P)an
WCST Berkeley Springs, WV O C)harles S)amuel T)rump
WCSU Wilberforce, OH O C)entral S)tate U)niversity
WCSX(FM) Detroit, MI E CSX = Classics
WCTC New Brunswick, NJ O C)hant)ic)leer Broadcasting, original
owner
WCTD Federalsburg, MD L C)aroline, T)albot and D)orchester
counties, now WTDK-FM
WCTH(FM) Plantation Key, FL E CTH='Catch' now 'Thunder Country'
WCTN Potomac, MD S C)hrist t)o t)he N)ation
WCTR-AM Centreville, MD L C)ent)r)eville
WCTS Minneapolis, MN O C)entral T)heological S)eminary
WCTS(FM) Cincinnati, OH O C)incinnati T)imes-S)tar Note: later
WKRC-FM, now WKRQ(FM)
WCTY Norwich, CT S C)ount)ry)
WCUB Manitowoc, WI O C)u)b) Radio, Inc.
WCUM Bridgeport, CT S Radio C)u)m)bre, Spanish for
Mountaintop, was WNAB
WCUP L'Anse, MI L W)estern C)entral U)pper P)eninsula
WCVB(TV) Boston, MA F CVB = C)hannel V) [Roman numeral 5]
B)oston
WCVE(TV) Richmond, VA O C)entral V)irginia E)ducational TV
WCVH(FM) Flemington, NJ S C)ommunity V)oice of H)unterdon County
WCVN(TV) Covington, KY L C)ov)in)gton
WCVO(FM) Columbus, OH S C)hristian V)oice of O)hio
WCVU(FM) Naples, FL E CVU = Sea View
WCVY(FM) Coventry, RI L C)ov)entry) High School
WCWA Toledo, OH E CWA = Seaway (St. Lawrence Seaway)
WCWC Ripon, WI S W)e're C)entral W)isconsin's C)hoice
WCWM(FM) Wiliamsburg, VA O C)ollege of W)illiam and M)ary
WCWP(FM) Long Island, NY O C).W). P)ost University
WCXI Detroit, MI S C)ountry Eleven XI = 11, 1130 kHz Note:
now WWWW(AM)
WCZY(FM) Mt. Pleasant, MI S C)oz)y)-FM
WDAC(FM) Lancaster, PA O D)ean A)llen C)rawford
WDAE Tampa, FL S W)onderful D)ays a)nd E)venings Note:
now WUSA(AM)
WDAL Meridian, MS S W)e D)o a) L)ot
WDAM(TV) Hattiesburg, MS O D)avid A). M)adison
WDAN Danville, IL L D)a)n)ville, IL
WDAO Dayton, OH L D)a)yton O)hio
WDAQ Danbury, CT S D)a)nbury 98Q)
WDAS Philadelkpha, PA O D)annenbaum a)nd S)teppacher
WDAV(FM) Davidson, NC O D)a)v)idson College
WDBF Delray Beach, FL L D)elray B)each F)lorida
WDBO Orlando, FL L D)own B)y O)rlando
WDBQ Dubuque, IA L D)ub)uq)ue, IA
WDCB Glen Ellyn, IL O D)uPage C)ommunity B)roadcasters
WDCD Albany-Clifton Park, NY O D)ean C)rawford
WDCF Dade City, FL L D)ade C)ity F)lorida
WDCG(FM) Durham, NC S D)urham's C)ountry G)iant, now CHR
WDCN Nashville, TN L D)avidson C)ounty-N)ashville, now WNPT
WDDZ Pawtucket, RI O DZ = 'Disney' (Radio Disney)
WDEK DeKalb, IL L D)e)K)alb, now WCPY)
WDEL Wilmington, DE L Wilmington, D)e)l)aware
WDET(FM) Detroit, MI L D)e)t)roit
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 Downer's Grove, IL L D)owners G)rove C)ommunity
WDGG(FM) Ashland, KY E DGG='Dog', 93.7 The Dawg
WDGY Minneapolis, MN O D)octor G)eorge Y)oung Note: now on 630
from 1130
WDHA(FM) Dover, NJ O D)rexel H)ill A)ssociates
WDHF(FM) Chicago, IL O D)e Haan H)i-F)i store, now WNUA
WDIA Memphis, TN O D)i)a)ne (first name of daughter of
original owner) Note: also attributed
to W)e did) i)t a)gain when the owners
were able to get two stations (first in
Jackson, MS) on the air after WWII
WDIO(TV) Duluth, MN F D)uluth channel 1)0) IO=10
WDIQ Dozier, AL S D)ozier I)Q)
WDIV-TV Detroit, MI F D)etroit IV = 4 (Channel 4)
WDIY-FM Bethlehem, PA S D)o I)t Y)ourself
WDIZ(FM) Orlando, FL E DIZ = 'Dis'ney World
WDJC Birmingham, AL S W)itnessing D)aily for J)esus C)hrist
OR D).J). C)rawford, owner
WDJF Westport, CT O D)onald J). F)lamm, now WEBE
WDJK-FM Xenia, OH S D)J) 95, now WZLR
WDJM-FM Framingham, MA O D. Justin McCarthy, former President of
Framingham State College
WDJS Mount Olive, NC L W)ayne D)uplin J)ohnston S)ampson
(Counties)
WDJZ Bridgeport, CT O Started by D)aniel J). Fernicola
WDKB DeKalb, IL L D)eK)alb)
WDKX(FM) Rochester, NY S D)ouglas K)ing Malcolm X)
WDLC Port Jervis, NY S W)e D)eliver L)arger C)overage
WDLP Panama City, FL O D)orothea L)indstrom P)erry [owner's
wife]
WDLP-LP Miami, FL O W)illiam D)e L)a P)ena
WDMJ Marquette, MI O M)ining J)ournal
WDMP Dodgeville, WI L D)odgeville-M)ineral P)oint
WDNC Durham, NC L D)urham, N)orth C)arolina
WDNH(FM) Honesdale, PA L D)elaware an)d H)udson Canal
WDNL(FM) Danville, IL L D)an)vil)le, IL
WDNT Dayton, TN L D)ayton), T)ennessee
WDOD Chattanooga, TN S D)ynamo o)f D)ixie
WDOL Athens, GA E DOL='doll', the 'Dixie Doll'
WDOR Sturgeon Bay, WI L D)o)or) County
WDOV Dover, DE L D)o)v)er, DE
WDOW Dowagiac, MI L D)O)W)agiac, MI
WDRC Hartford, CT O D)oolittle R)adio C)ompany
WDRE Hempstead, NY E DRE='dare, as in daring music, now WZAA
WDRK Greenville, OH L D)ar)k)e County, note: now defunct
WDRM(FM) Decatur, AL L D)ecatur R)adio M)arket
WDRV Chicago, IL S The D)r)iv)e, reference to Lake Shore
Drive
WDSD-FM Dover, DE L D)over-S)myrna, D)elaware
WDSM Duluth, MN L D)uluth-S)uperior M)arket
WDST(FM) Woodstock, NY L W)ood)s)t)ock
WDSU(TV) New Orleans, LA O D)e Soto Hotel/New Orleans S)tates
(newspaper)/Joseph R. U)halt Note: was
on AM 1280
WDSY(FM) Pittsburgh, PA E DSY = Daisy (former slogan)
WDTH Duluth, MN L D)ulut)h) Note: now KUMD
WDTL Cleveland, MS L DTL='Delta' (Mississippi Delta)
WDTN(TV) Dayton, OH L D)ayt)on)
WDTV(TV) Pittsburgh, PA O D)uMont T)V) Note: now KDKA-TV
WDTW(FM) Detroit, MI L 'DTW'=Detroit airport designation code
WDUQ(FM) Pittsburgh, PA O D)u)q)uesne University
WDUX Waupaca, WI O Once owned by the owners of W)D)U)Z,
Green Bay
WDUZ Green Bay, WI S Founded in the 40s and borrowed the
detergent slogan 'D)u)z) does it all'
WDVE Pittsburgh, PA E DVE='dove', was airing ABC's Love
format
WDVR(FM) Philadelphia, PA S D)elaware V)alley R)adio
WDWS Champaign, IL O D)avid W). S)tevick
WDXB Jasper, AL S D)ix)ie 102.5
WDXE Lawrenceburg, TN O D)ix)ie) Network, Former Owner
WDXI Jackson, TN O D)ix)i)e Network, Former Owner
WDXN Clarksville, TN O D)ix)ie N)etwork, Former Owner
WEAF New York, NY S W)ater E)arth A)ir and F)ire Note: now
WFAN
WEAN Providence, RI S W)e E)nterain a) N)ation
WEAS Savannah, GA S E)mory and A)gnes S)cott, two
universities in original city of
license, Decatur, GA
WEAU Eau Claire, WI L E)A)U) Claire
WEAW Evanston, IL O E)dward A). W)heeler Note: now WPRZ
WEBB Baltimore, MD S W)e E)njoy B)eing B)lack, now WVIE/1370
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
WEBQ Harrisburg, IL S W)e E)ntertain B)eyond Q)uestion
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
WEDH(TV) Hartford, CT S E)d)ucational H)artford
WEDR-FM Miami, FL O E). D). R)ivers, same person
WGOV/Valdosta, GA named for
WEEF Highland Park, IL S Your E)thnic E)ntertainment F)requency
WEEF Highland Park, IL O E)ly E). F)ink
WEEI Boston, MA O E)dison E)lectic I)lluminating
WEEP Pittsburgh, PA S 'WEEP' for Joy
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)
WEGG Rose Hill, NC L EGG=Town is in center of NC's vast
poultry growing/processing area
WEGL(FM) Starview, PA E EGL='eagle', was WRHY
WEGX(FM) Philadelphia, PA E EGX = 'Eagle'
WEHT(TV) Evansville, IN L E)vansville-H)enderson, KY T)V
WEIB Northampton, MA O Cutting E)dge I)ncorporated
B)roadcasting
WEIO Eau Claire, WI S 'E-I-E-I-O' from 'Old McDonald Had A
Farm...'
WEIR Weirton, WV L W)e)i)r)ton
WEIU(FM) Charleston, IL O E)astern I)llinois U)niversity
WEJL Scranton, PA O E)dward J). L)ynett
WEKH(FM) Hazard, KY O E)astern K)entucky University-H)azard
WEKU(FM) Richmond, KY O E)astern K)entucky U)niversity
WELA Elizabeth, NJ L E)l)iza)beth Note: now WJDM
WELC Welch, WV L W)e)l)ch
WELI New Haven, CT S Eli) Yale University or Eli) Whitney
WELO Tupelo, MI L Tupe)l)o), MS
WELS Kinston, NC O E). L)inwood S)cott
WELV 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
WEMD-AM Easton, MD L E)aston, M)aryland)
WEMM Huntington, WV O Dr. E). M). M)ortenson
WEMP Milwaukee, WI L E)m)p)ire Building
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
WENS(TV) Pittsburgh, PA S W)e're E)ntertainment N)ews S)ports,
now WQEX-TV
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'
WEQX(FM) Manchester, VT L Mt. E)q)uinox)
WERE Cleveland, OH E WERE...We're Cleveland
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)
WERV Aurora, IL L RV='River', Fox River nearby
WERZ Exeter/Portsmouth, NH E WE R = 'we are Z-107'
WESH(TV) Daytona Beach, FL O W)right E)s)ch), original licensee
WESM-FM Princess Anne, MD L E)astern S)hore of M)aryland
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
WETN(FM) Wheaton, IL O W)he)at)on) College
WETS(FM) Johnson City, TN O E)ast T)ennessee S)tate University
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?')
WEVC-FM Evansville, IN O E)v)ansville C)ollege, now WUEV
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 O F)a)u)st Couture, also see WCOU,
Lewiston, ME
WFAW Fort Atkinson, WI L F)ort A)tkinson, W)isconsin
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 or W)e
F)eature B)etter L)istening 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
WFCJ Dayton, OH S W)itnessing F)or C)hrist J)esus
WFCJ(FM) Miamisburg, OH S W)itnessing f)or C)hrist J)esus
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
WFDD Winston-Salem, NC S W)ake F)orest D)emon D)eacons
WFDF Flint, MI O F)rank D). F)allain
WFDL Fond du Lac, WI L F)ond d)u L)ac
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
WFGE(FM) Murray, KY E FGE='Froggie', Froggy 103.7
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)
WFHB(FM) Bloomington, IN S F)ire H)ouse B)roadcasting, housed in
the old fire house headquarters on 4th
Street
WFHC-FM Henderson, TN O F)reed H)ardeman C)ollege (now
University)
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
WFIG Sumter, SC S W)orld F)amous I)ris G)ardens
WFIL Philadelphia, PA E FIL='Phil'adelphia
WFIN Findley, OH L F)i)n)dley
WFIQ Florence, AL S F)lorence I)Q)
WFIT(FM) Melbourne, FL O F)lorida I)nstitute of T)echnology
WFIU(FM) Bloomington, IN O F)M I)ndiana U)niversity
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
WFLD(TV) Chicago, IL O F)iel)d) Communications, original owner
WFLS Fredericksburg, 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
WFMF(FM) Chicago, IL S F)rom M)arshall F)ields department
store, now WILV
WFMJ Youngstown, OH O W)illiam F). M)aag, J)unior
WFMN(FM) Alpine, NJ O Commercial license for pioneering FM,
W2XMN
WFMO Fairmont, NC L F)airm)o)nt
WFMR Milwaukee, WI S F)M) R)adio-first FM in the city
WFMS Indianapolis, IN O W)illiams F)M) S)ervice [original owner
- Martin Williams]
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
WFOX Norwalk, CT S The F)o)x)
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
WFQR-FM Harwichport, MA E WFQR='Frank' FM, also see WFRQ
WFRO Freemont, OH L F)r)eemont, O)hio
WFRQ-FM Mashpee, MA E FRQ='Frank' FM, also see WFQR
WFRS(FM) Smithtown, NY 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 Kinston, NC S W)orld's F)inest T)obacco C)enter
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)amily T)elevison 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
WFVA Fredericksburg, VA L F)redericksburg V)A)
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
WFYC Alma, MI S W)orking F)or Y)our C)ommunity
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), acquired station with
those call letters
WGBA-TV Green Bay, WI L G)reen B)ay-A)ppleton formerly WLRE-TV
for founder Lyle R. Evans
WGBB Freeport, NY S W)here G)reat B)roadcasting B)egins
WGBC-TV Meridian, MS O G)lobal B)roadcasting C)ompany,
original owner
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
WGCA-FM Quincy,IL S W)e're G)od's C)hristian a)lternative
WGCB Red Lion, PA S G)od C)hrist and the B)ible
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
WGDR Plainfield, VT O G)oddard C)ollege R)adio, originally
WGOD
WGEE Green Bay, WI L 'GEE'=long G for G)reen Bay
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
WGFA Watseka, IL S W)orld's G)reatest F)arming A)rea
WGFM Cheboygan, MI S G)old F)M), calls once used in
Schnectady, NY
WGFW Black Mountain, NC O G)raham, W)illiam F)ranklin (Billy
Graham)
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
WGGH Marion, IL O G)eorge G). H)arold
WGGR Greenwood, IN S G)reater G)reenwood R)adio, now WTLC
WGH Newport News, VA S W)orld's G)reatest H)arbor
WGHP Detroit, MI O G)eorge H). P)helps Note: now WXYT
WGHP-TV High Point, NC L W)inston-Salem, G)reensboro, H)igh
P)oint
WGHQ Kingston, NY S G)eneral H)eadq)uarters, popular term
after WWII
WGHT Pompton Lakes, NJ S G)old H)it)s
WGIV Charlotte, NC S G)I) Veterans, now silent
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
WGLR Lancaster, WI S G)rant County-L)ancaster R)adio
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
WGME Portland, ME O Guy G)annette of M)aine), former owner
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)
WGNG Pawtucket, RI S G)old 'n) G)reat, was WPAW, now WDDZ
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
WGNY Newburgh, NY L G)oshen N)ew Y)ork, original location
WGNZ-AM Fairborn, OH S G)ood N)ewz) 1110
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
WGPL Portsmouth, VA S G)osp)el)
WGPR Detroit, MI S W)here G)od's P)ower R)adiates
WGR Buffalo, NY O G)eorge R)and
WGRB Chicago S G)ospel R)adio B)lessed, was WGCI,
those calls remain on FM
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
WGRZ(TV) Buffalo, NY F Z resembles 2, TV channel, also see WGR
WGS Bethel Park, PA S W)orld's G)reatest S)tation, part 15
low power AM
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
WGSB Mebane, NC S G)reat S)peckled B)ird, southern gospel
format
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.
now WNYH
WGST Atlanta, GA O G)eorgia S)chool of T)echnology
WGTB Washington, DC O G)eorget)own University B)rodcasting,
now WCSP
WGTC Greenville, NC S W)orld's G)reatest T)obacco C)enter
WGTD Kenosha, WI O G)ateway T)echnical D)istrict
WGTE(FM) Toledo, OH O G)reater T)oledo E)ducational
Television Foundation
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
WGUN Atlanta, GA S The Big GUN in Dixie, was once WEAS in
Decatur, GA
WGVO Greenville, OH L G)reenv)ille, O)hio
WGY Schenectady, NY O G)eneral Electric, SchenectadY)
WHA Madison, WI S W)isconsin, H)eartland of A)merica
WHAD Delafield, WI O W)H)A)-D)elafield Note: WHA, Madison,
WI
WHAD Delafield, WI S WHA-D)elafield
WHAG Hagerstown, 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
WHBG 1400 Harrisburg, PA L H)arrisb)urg), now WNNK-AM
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
WHBS Holiday, FL O H)oliday B)roadcasting S)ystem
WHCM Palatine, IL O W)illiam H)arper C)om)munity College
WHCN(FM) Hartford, CT O H)artford C)oncert N)etwork
WHCT-TV Hartford, CT O H)artford C)BS T)elevision, now WUVN,
calls now on an LPTV
WHCU Ithaca, NY L H)ome of C)ornell U)niversity
WHDF Huntsville, AL L H)untsville, D)ecatur and F)lorence
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 used
on TV channel 10), now WWWG
WHED Washington, NC S W)e H)elp E)nterprise D)evelop
WHEN Syracuse, NY E Easily remembered, single syllable word
WHER Memphis, TN S Sam Phillip's station for 'HER', all
female airstaff, see WHIM, Providence,
RI, now WOWW
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 College R)adio
WHFR-FM Dearborn, MI O H)enry F)ord Community College R)adio
WHFS(FM) Annapolis, MD S H)igh F)idelity S)tereo
WHFV(TV) Fredericksburg, VA S H)istoric F)redericksburg V)irginia,
now dark
WHGR Houghton Lake, MI L H)oughton Lake, G)rayling, R)oscommon
WHHH Warren, OH O H)elen H)art H)ulbert, publisher of
co-owned newspaper, now WRBP
WHHH(FM) Indianapolis, IN S H)oosier H)ot H)its, slogan not
currently used
WHIM Providence, RI S Once a station for 'HIM', countering
female-targetting stations, see WHER,
Memphis, TN
WHIO Dayton, OH L Oh)i)o
WHIQ Huntsville, AL S H)untsville, I)Q)
WHIS Bluefield, WV O H)ugh I). S)hott
WHIZ Zanesville, OH L W)e're H)ere I)n Z)anesville
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)
WHKO-FM Dayton, OH O FM sister of W)H)IO), slogan is K99.1
FM
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
WHLM Bloomsburg, PA O Harry) L). M)agee
WHLO Akron, OH E HLO = 'Hello' Radio
WHLS Port Huron, MI O H)armon L). S)tevens
WHLT-TV Hattiesburg, MS S H)attiesburg-L)aurel T)elevision
WHLW Lakewood, NJ L H)owell-L)akew)ood, NJ
WHMB Indianapolis, IN S H)eralding the M)essiah's B)lessings
WHMH(FM) Sauk Rapids, MN O H)erbert M)atthew H)oppe
WHMI-FM Howell, MI S H)it M)usic and I)nformation
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 L H)otel N)avarro, first studio location
(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
WHNK Parkersburg, WV S H)an)k) 1450
WHNS Greenville, SC O H)arry n) S)tella, original owner Harry
Pappas and wife Stella
WHNT Huntsville, AL L H)un)t)sville
WHO Des Moines, IA S Who is it? or W)ith H)ands O)nly
(allegedly, due to slogan associated
with owner, Palmer Chiropractic School)
WHOD Homestead, PA L H)o)mestead), now WAMO, Pittsburgh
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 Honesdale, PA L H)onesdale, P)A), now WDNH
WHPA(FM) Hollidaysburg, PA L H)ollidaysburg, P)A), now WMAJ-FM
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)
WHRF Riverhead, NY S WHRF = 'Wharf' Radio
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, transmitter location
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)
WHTM-TV Harrisburg, PA O H)arrisburg T)imes-M)irror (former
owners)
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
WHUS Storrs, CT S UConn H)u)s)kies
WHVK(FM) Tullahoma, TN S H)untsv)ille K)ountry
WHVR Hanover, PA L H)anov)er)
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
WHYL Carlisle, PA L H)arrisburg, Y)ork and L)ancaster
WHYN Springfield, MA L H)olY)oke-N)orthampton Note: original
cities of license Holyoke-Northampton
WHYY Philadelphia, PA S W)idening H)orizons for Y)ou and Y)ours
WHZN Hazleton, PA L H)az)leton) note: now WKZN
WIAT Birmingham, AL S I)t's A)bout T)ime, was WBMG
WIBA Madison, WI O W)i)sconsin-B)a)dger Broadcasting,
former owner
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
WIBH Anna, IL S I)'ll b)e h)appy
WIBU Poynette, WI S W)ind i)s b)eing u)sed, was
wind-powered, now WDLS
WIBW Topeka, KS S W)here I)nvestments B)ring W)ealth
WICC Bridgeport, CT S I)ndustrial C)enter of C)onneticut
WICE Providence, RI L ICE = 'Ice' for broadcast of hockey
games
WICH Norwich, CT L Norw)i)c)h)
WICN Worcester, MA S I)nter-c)olligate N)etwork
WICO Salisbury, MD L W)i)c)o)mico County, MD
WICR Indianapolis, IN O I)ndiana C)entral University R)adio
[now the University of Indianapolis]
WICZ Binghamton, NY O Guziew)i)c)z)
WIDR Kalamazoo, MI O W)estern I)nter-D)ormitory R)adio,
Western Michigan University's student
station
WIEL Elizabethtown, KY L E)l)izabethtown
WIFR Freeport, IL L W)isconsin-I)llinois-F)reeport-R)ockfor
d
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
WIIT(FM) Chicago, IL O I)llinois I)nstitute of T)echnology
WIKB Iron River, MI L I)ron Mountain K)ingsford B)reitung
Township, original location of license
WIKE Newport, VT S
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
WIOO Carlisle, PA F I00=100, at 1000 on the dial (shown as
100 on many radios)
WIOQ(FM) Philadelphia, PA F IOQ = 102, 102.1 mHz
WIOS Tawas City, MI L I)O)S)co County
WIOV Ephrata, PA F IOV=105 on the dial
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
WIRE Indianapolis, IN O I)ndianapolis R)adio E)nterprise, now
WXNT
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
WISC-TV Madison, WI L W)i)s)c)onsin
WISM Madison, WI L W)i)s)consin M)adison, now WTDA, calls
used in Altoona, WI
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
WITF Harrisburg, PA S W)here I)t's T)op F)light
WITI(TV) Milwaukee, WI O I)ndependent T)elevision I)nc.
(original owner)
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
WIVB(TV) Buffalo, NY S W)e're 4 [IV] B)uffalo, formerly
WBEN-TV
WIVS Crystal Lake, IL E WIVS='Wives', for a couple owners who
bought it for their wives, now WAIT
WIWB-TV Suring, WI S W)i)sconsin's W)B) Network
WIWS Beckley, WV O I)ra W). S)outhern
WIXT(TV) Syracuse, NY F IX = Roman numeral 9 T)elevision
WIXV(FM) Savannah, GA F IXV = 95 (frequency is 95.5 mHz)
WIXY E. Longmeadow, MA E WIXY = Wixie Note: was WTYM, now
WAQY-AM
WIYC St. Thomas, VI S I)t's Y)our C)ountry Note: now WVPI
WIZD Rudolph, WI E WIZD='Wizard'
WIZF(FM) Erlanger, KY E The W)I)Z) F)M
WJAB Huntsville, AL S J)azz A)nd B)lues
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, NE S W)ith J)oy a)nd G)ladness
WJAR Providence, RI S J)ohn A)rthur R)eilly, stations first
engineer
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, KY 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
WJDX Jackson, MS S J)ackson D)istant X) - Transmitter (as
in the old ham 'DX' lingo)
WJEL Indianapolis, IN O J). E)verett L)ight Career Center
WJER Dover/New Phila, OH O J)erry E). R)eeves
WJER Dover-New Philadelphia, O J)eramiah E). R)eeves (father of Agnes
J. R. Greer)
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
WJFW-TV Rhinelander, WI O J)asper F). W)illiams, owner of the TV
station who was killed in a plane crash
a couple of years ago
WJGS(FM) Houghton Lake, MI O J)acob and G)arnett S)parks (now WUPS)
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
WJIL Jacksonville, IL S W)here J)acksonville i)s L)istening
WJIT New York, NY E JIT = Spanish, 'Hit', now WZRC
WJIW Greenville, MS S W)here J)esus i)s W)orthy
WJJD Chicago, IL O J). J). D)avies, now WYLL
WJJG Elmhurst, IL O J)oseph J). G)entile, Inc.
WJJH Ashland, WI O J)erry J)ames H)ackman, original owner,
now owned by Heartland Communications
WJJZ Philadelphia, PA S J)az)z), calls previously used in Mt.
Holly, NJ
WJKC St. Croix, VI O J)onathan K)eys C)ohen
WJKL Elgin, IL O Rick J)ak)l)e
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
WJMJ(FM) Hartford, CT S J)esus, M)ary and J)oseph
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'
WJMN-TV Escanaba, MI O J)ane M)orton N)orton of the station's
ownership family
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, once in Pittsburgh at 93.7
mHz
WJOK Gaithersburg, MD E JOK='joke', had all-comedy format, now
WMET.
WJOL Joliet, IL L J)o)l)iet
WJON St. Cloud, MN O See WWJO
WJOX Birmingham, AL E JOX='Jocks, sports-talk format
WJPA Washington, PA S W)ashington-J)efferson (College), P)a)
WJPC Chicago, IL O J)ohnson P)ublishing C)ompany
WJPF Herrin, IL L W)illiamson J)ackson P)erry F)rankin
(counties)
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.
WJRH Easton, PA S J)ames R)enwick H)ogg, honors long-time
member of the college's Board of
Trustees
WJRO Glen Burnie, MD S W)here J)esus R)ings O)ut
WJRT Flint, MI O Original licensee W)J)R) Detroit
WJRZ(FM) Manahawkin, NJ E JRZ = Jersey
WJSM Martinsburg, PA S J)esu S)alvador M)undo Note: Latin:
Jesus, Savior of the World
WJSN Jackson, KY L J)acks)on)
WJSU Anniston, AL O J)acksonville S)tate U)niversity,
original licensee
WJSV Mt. Verson Hills, VA O J). S). V)ance (see WTFF) Note: now
WTOP-DC
WJTL Lancaster, PA S J)oy T)o the L)ord
WJTO Bath, ME S W)here J)ets T)ake O)ff, Brunswick
Naval Air station is nearby
WJTV Jackson, MS S J)ackson T)elev)ision
WJTW Joliet, IL L J)oliet), IL
WJUB Plymouth, WI O J)u)b)ilation Ministries
WJUN Mifflinton, PA L J)u)n)iata County
WJUX Monticello, NY E 'Jukebox'
WJVL Janesville, WI L J)anesv)il)le
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
WJWL Georgetown, DE S W)onderful, J)ust W)onderful L)istening
WJXN Jackson, MS L JXN = Jackson
WJXR(FM) Maclenny, FL S J)ax)onville R)adio
WJYI Milwaukee, WI E JYI='joy', Joy 1340
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
WJZB(TV) Worcester, MA TV S J)ohn Z). B)uckley, employee of WJZB,
now
WJZM Clarksville, TN O J). Z). M)iller
WJZZ(FM) Detroit, MI S J)az)z) Format
WKAD-FM Canton, PA O W)atts, (K)elly and A)lan Pruse and
D)ave Casselbury, original owners, now
WHGL
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)
WKBK Keene, NH O see WKBR, Manchester, NH - K)eene
WKBR Manchester, NH O K)ilgore B)arkley R)ust, original
owners
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
WKCK-FM Chesapeake, VA S K)ic)k)
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
WKEF-TV Dayton, OH S K)athryn E). F)lynn, secretary (and now
wife) of original owner
WKEN Dover, DE L K)e)n)t County, Delaware, now using
other calls
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
WKFD Wickford, RI L W)ick)f)ord)
WKFR(FM) Kalamazoo, MI S K)eener F)ourteen R)adio, tribute to
WKFR(AM) of Battle Creek
WKHS Worton, MD O K)ent County H)igh S)chool
WKIO(FM) Urbana, IL S K)eep I)t O)n
WKIP Poughkeepsie, NY L PoughKIP)sie (some liberties with
spelling)
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
WKJG-TV Ft. Wayne, IN O W)illaim K)unkel, president of the Ft.
Wayne J)ournal-G)azette
WKJG-TV Ft. Wayne, IN O W)illaim K)unkel, president of the Ft.
Wayne J)ournal-G)azette
WKKD(FM) Aurora, IL L K)endall, K)ane and D)uPage Counties
WKLB Manchester, KY O L)arry and L)inda B)arker
WKLB(FM) Lawrence, MA E KLB = Country 'Club', once used on
105.7 in Framingham, MA
WKLD Cleveland, AL L K)level)and), AL
WKLE(TV) Lexington, KY L K)ET L)e)xington
WKLK Cloquet, MN E KLK='Cloquet'
WKLN Cullman, AL L K)ul)man), now WKUL
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
WKMG(TV) Orlando, FL O K)atherine M)eyer G)raham [Washington
Post-owned] was WCPX
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
WKMX Enterprise, AL E MX='Mix'
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, MS S K)ing o)f R)ock
WKOT Kingston, NY S K)ingston, O)ur T)own, now dark
WKOW Madison, WI S K)O)W) = Cow
WKPC-TV Louisville, KY S K)entuckiana P)eople's C)hoice
WKPD(TV) Paducah, KY L K)ET P)ad)ucah
WKPE-FM South Yarmouth, MA L K)ap)e) Cod (Kod?)
WKPR Kalamazoo, MI O W)illiam K)uip)er)
WKPT Kingsport, TN L K)ingsp)ort), TN
WKQX(FM) Chicago, IL E Chosen by then-owner NBC because it
sounded experimental
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
WKSS Hartford-Meriden, CT S K)is)s)
WKSU(FM) Kent, OH O K)ent S)tate U)niversity
WKSW-FM Urbana, OH E KS='Kiss' Country 101.7
WKTI(FM) Milwaukee, WI S I)-94, interstate runs through the city
WKTL(FM) Struthers, OH S W)e're the K)ey t)o L)earning
WKTN Kenton, OH L K)ent)on)
WKUE(FM) Elizabethtown, KY O W)estern K)entucky
U)niversity-E)lizabethtown
WKUL Cullman, AL L K)u)l)lman
WKUZ-FM Wabash, IN S Your Indiana K)u)z)in
WKWF Key West, FL L K)ey W)est F)lorida
WKYC Cleveland, OH S Originally K)Y)W; slogan at the time of
call change was 'K)Y) in C)leveland'
WKYU Bowling Green, KY O W)estern K)entucky U)niversity
WKZN Kenosha, WI L W)aukegan K)enosha Z)ion N)ewport
[1969-1982]
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
WKZW Sandersville, MS S K)Z) 94.3
WLAC Nashville, TN O L)ife a)and C)asualty Insurance Co.
WLAD Danbury, CT O L)ee a)nd D)aniel, hatmakers in Danbury
in 1948
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
WLAT Manchester, CT S L)a)t)ino Radio
WLAV Grand Rapids, MI O L)eonard A). V)erslius
WLAX-TV La Crosse, WI L L)a), X stands for Crosse
WLBB 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
WLBT(TV) Jackson, MS O L)amar (Life Insurance) B)roadcast
T)elevison
WLCR Torrrington, CT (dark) L L)itchfield C)ounty R)adio, now silent
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
WLIE Islip, NY L L)ong I)sland E)xpressway, was WLUX
WLIM Patchogue, NY S L)ong I)sland
WLIP Kenosha, WI O William L)i)p)man, the founder and 40
years-plus owner
WLIQ Quincy, IL S W)e're L)i)ght, as in 'lite rock'
WLIR(FM) Garden City, NY S L)ong I)sland R)adio Note: now WDRE(FM)
WLIS Old Saybrook, NY L L)ong I)sland S)ound
WLIT(FM) Chicago, IL E LIT = Lite
WLIX Islip, NY L L)ong I)sland X)-roads, later WLUX, now
WLIE
WLJN Traverse City, MI S L)ord J)esus' N)ame
WLJS Jacksonville, AL O J)acksonville S)tate University
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)
WLKK(FM) Wethersfield, NY E LKK='Lake', Buffalo market on Lake Erie
WLKM Three Rivers, MI S W)el)k)om)e
WLKW Providence, RI S L)=Roman 50, K)W); was 50 Kw at 990 kHz
WLKY-TV Louisville, KY L L)ouisville, K)Y)
WLLH Lawrence, MA L L)owell L)awerence H)averhill, MA
WLLI Joliet, IL L Read sideways, looks like 'WILL' for
Will County, IL
WLLK(FM) Burnside, KY E LLK='Lake', Lake 93.9
WLLV Louisville, KY S L)ov)e
WLLZ(FM) Detroit, MI E WLLZ = Wheels
WLMI Kane, PA O L)aurel M)edia I)ncorporated
WLMU Syracuse, NY O L)eM)oyne College
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
WLNH Laconia, NH L L)aconia, N)H)
WLNY-TV Riverhead, NY S W)e L)ove N)ew Y)ork
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 W)onderful L)and o)f S)ky
WLOU Louisville, KY L L)o)u)isville, KY
WLOV-TV Tupelo, MS O L)o)v)e Communications
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
WLRE Elloree, SC E LRE=Elloree
WLRH(FM) Huntsville, AL O L)ibrary R)adio H)untsville
WLRN(CC) Bethlehem, PA S L)ehigh R)adio N)etwork
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)
WLSD Big Stone Gap, VA S W)here L)ove S)ounds D)ifferent,
gospel/religious
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
WLTH La Grange, IL O L)aGrange T)ownship H)igh School
WLTN Littleton, NH L L)ittlet)on)
WLUC-TV Marquette, WI O Former sister station of WLUK, Green
Bay
WLUK-TV Green Bay, WI S L)u)ck)y 11
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)orld's L)owest W)ages
WLWA(TV) Atlanta, GA O Was Crosley/W)L)W) A)tlanta, now WXIA
WLWC(TV) Columbus, OH O WLW C)olumbus, now WCMH(TV)
WLWD(TV) Dayton, OH O WLW D)ayton
WLWI(TV) Indianapolis, IN O WLW I)ndianapolis
WLWL New York, NY S W)e L)isten and W)e L)earn (no longer
in use)
WLWT(TV) Cincinnati, OH O WLW T)elevision
WLXG Lexington, KY S L)ex)ington G)old Note: changed from
oldies to sports
WLXR La Crosse, WI S L)a Crosse R)adio, X='Crosse'
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
WLYH-TV Lancaster-Labanon, PA L L)ancaster/L)ebanon-Y)ork-H)arrisburg;
dual city ID
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
WLYT(FM) Charlotte, NC E 'LYT'=Lite
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)
WMAJ-FM Hollidaysburg, PA S M)a)j)ic 104.9
WMAL Washington, DC O Dr. M). A). L)eese, optician
WMAM Marinette, WI L M)arinette a)nd M)enominee
WMAQ Chicago, IL O W)illiam) A). Q)uinn, publisher of
Chicago Daily News, now WSCR
WMAQ-TV Chicago, IL S W)e M)ay A)sk Q)uestions (from the TV's
50th anniversary)
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
WMBA Ambridge, PA O M)iners B)roadcasting-A)mbridge
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
WMBL Morehead City, NC S W)here M)orehead Beaufort L)istens
WMBM Miami Beach, FL S W)here M)inistry B)lesses M)any
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)
WMBT Shenandoah, PA O W)olf M)urray B)rennan T)oole, now dark
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
WMCR Kalamazoo, MI O W)estern M)ichigan C)ollege R)adio, now
WMUK
WMCR Oneida, NY L M)adison C)ounty R)adio Note: 1600KHz,
was WONG: 'The Wong station on the
Right side of your dial'
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)apital of the W)orld, town
slogan
WMDC Mayville, WI L M)ayville and D)odge C)ounty
WMDN(TV) Meridian, MS L M)erid)ian)
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
WMER Celina, OH L M)e)r)cer County
WMFD Mansfield, OH L M)ansf)ield)
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
WMGE(FM) Ft. Lauderdale, FL S MGE='Mega' 103.5 (rhythmic oldies), was
WSHE(FM)
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, calls now in
Linwood, NJ
WMGN Madison, WI S M)ag)ic N)inety-eight
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
WMHB Waterville, ME L M)ayfower H)ill B)roadcasting, Colby
College sits atop that hill
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.
WMIL Milwaukee, WI L M)i)l)waukee
WMIN Hudson, WI L Refers to adjacent M)i)n)nesota
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
WMJJ Birmingham, AL E MJJ='Magic'
WMJT(TV) Milwaukee, WI O M)ilwaukee J)ournal T)V Note: now
WTMJ-TV
WMJX Boston, MA E MJX = 'magic'
WMKV Reading, OH L M)aple K)noll V)illage retirement
community, studio location
WMLM Saint Louis, MI S W)e're the M)iddle of L)ower M)ichigan,
in geographical center of Michigan's
Lower Peninsula
WMLP Milton, PA L M)ilton-L)ewisburg P)A
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
WMNB North Adams, MA S M)usic for the N)orthern B)erkshires
WMNC Morganton, NC L M)organton, N)C)
WMNF-FM Tampa, FL S M)ember-Sponsored N)on-Commercial F)M
WMNI Columbus, OH O W)illiam R. M)n)i)ch, founder
WMNN Minneapolis, MN O M)innesota N)ews N)etworks
WMNN Mineapolis, MN S M)innesota N)ews N)etwork
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
WMOU Berlin, NH L In the White M)o)u)ntains
WMOW Crandon, WI L Sister station of W)AO)W); M)etonga
Lake
WMPS Memphis, TN O M)emphis P)ress-S)cimitar, Newspaper
Note: now WODZ, formerly WRVR(AM)
WMPT South Williamsport, PA L W)ill M)ont P)A T)own, AM silent, FM
now WZXR-FM
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'
WMRD Middletown, CT L M)iddletown R)ad)io
WMRE Charles Town, WV S M)emor)ie)s 1550
WMRH Waupun, WI L Refers to nearby Horicon M)ar)sh)
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
WMSN-TV Madison, WI L M)adis)on)
WMSP-FM Harrisburg, PA O M)arket S)quare P)resbyterian C)hurch
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
WMTH Park Ridge, IL O M)aine T)ownship H)igh School
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)
WMTU Houghton, MI O M)ichigan T)echnological U)niversity
WMTV(TV) Madison, WI S M)adison T)V)
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 Oxford, 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
WMVS(TV) Milwaukee, WI O M)ilwaukee V)ocational S)chool,
original name of the licensee, which is
now known as Milwaukee Area Technical
College
WMVY(FM) Tisbury, MA L M)artha's V)iney)ard
WMXJ(FM) Pompano Beach, FL E MXJ = Magic
WMXQ Birmingham, AL E MXQ='Mix', now WYSF
WMXS Montgomery, AL E MX='Mix'
WMYR Ft. Myers, FL L Ft. M)y)er)s
WMYX(FM) Milwaukee, WI E MYX = mix
WNAB Bridgeport, CT S We're N)uts a)bout B)ridgeport, now
WCUM
WNAH Nashville, TN L Na)sh)ville, TN OR W)ith N)ews A)bout
H)eaven
WNAM Neenah, WI L N)eenah a)nd M)enasha
WNAN-FM Nantucket. MA L N)a)n)tucket
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
WNAW North Adams, MA L N)orth A)dams
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
WNBI Park Falls, WI O N)orthland B)roadcasting, I)nc., former
owner
WNBK(TV) Cleveland, OH O N)B)C K)leveland (they couldn't use
WNBC)
WNBP Newburyport, MA L N)ewb)uryport)
WNBQ(TV) Chicago, IL O N)B)C, sister to WMAQ), call now
WMAQ-TV
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.
WNCK-FM Nantucket, MA L N)antuc)k)et
WNCN(FM) New York, NY O N)ew York C)oncert N)etwork
WNCY(FM) Green Bay, WI S N)ew C)ountrY
WNDB Daytona Beach, FL L D)aytona B)each
WNDE Indianapolis, IN E NDE = Indy
WNDR Syracuse, NY S Your W)on)d)er) Station at 1260 on the
dial
WNDT(TV) Newark, NJ S N)ew D)imensions in T)elevision, now
WNET(TV)
WNDU South Bend, IN O N)otre D)ame U)niversity
WNDY-TV Marion, IN E NDY='Indy' (Indianspolis)
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
WNEM Flint, MI O N)orthe)astern M)ichigan Corp.,
original owner
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
WNHC New Haven, CT L N)ew Haven, C)onnecticut
WNHS Newcomerstown, OH O N)ewcomerstown H)igh S)chool (LPFM)
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
WNKU Highland Heights, OH O N)orthern K)entucky U)niversity
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)
WNND(FM) Chicago, IL E WNND='Windy'
WNNE-TV White River Jct, VT L N)orthern N)ew E)ngland
WNNJ Newton, NJ L N)ewton N)ew J)ersey
WNNK Harrisburg, 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
WNOU Indianapolis, IN E NOU='now' - Radio Now, now WIBC
WNOV Milwaukee, WI S W)isconsin's N)egroes' O)wn V)oice
WNOW York, PA O N)aomi O). W)illiams, wife of the owner
HJ Williams
WNOX Knoxville, TN L Kn)o)x)ville, TN Note: now WIVK(AM)
WNPB Morgantown, WV O W)est Virginia N)orthern P)ublic
B)roadcasting or in jest, W)e N)eed
P)ledge B)reaks
WNPE Watertown, NY O N)orth Country P)ublic E)ducation
WNPI Watertown, NY S N)orth Country P)ublic I)nformation
WNPR Norwich, CT S N)orwich P)ublic R)adio
WNPT Northport, AL L N)orthp)ort)
WNPT(TV) Nashville, TN O N)ashville P)ublic T)elevison
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
WNRE Circleville, OH O N)elson R). E)mbrey, founder, note: now
defunct
WNRI Woonsocket, RI L N)orthern R)hode I)sland
WNSB Norfolk, VA O N)orfolk S)tate University
B)roadcasting
WNSH Beverly, MA L N)orth S)h)ore
WNSI Jacksonville, AL S N)ews, S)ports and I)nformation
WNSR Lynn, MA S N)orth S)hore R)adio Note: now WLYN
WNSR Brentwood, TN S N)ashville's S)ports R)adio
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
WNTK New London, NH S N)ews T)alk) Radio
WNTM Mobile, AL S News)-T)alk M)obile, was WKRG
WNTN Newton, MA L N)ewt)on)
WNTP Philadelphia, PA S N)ews T)alk P)hiladelphia, was WZZD and
WIBG
WNTQ(FM) Syracuse, NY F Ninety T)hree Q)uality
WNTR Silver Spring, MD S N)ews-T)alk R)adio
WNTS Indianapolis, IN S N)ews T)alk S)ports, now Hispanic was
WGEE
WNUA Chicago, IL S NU='new' N)u) A)ge
WNUR Evanston, IL O N)orthwestern U)niversity R)adio
WNVE Rochester, NY S The N)erv)e)
WNVR Naugatuck, CT L N)augatuck V)alley R)adio
WNVT Parkersburg, WV S V)alley's N)ews T)alk
WNVY Pensacola, FL S N)av)y), a big part of Pensacola's past
and present
WNWC Madison, WI O N)orthw)estern C)ollege
WNWC Madison, WI O N)orth W)estern C)ollege
WNWK(FM) Newark, NJ L N)ew)ark), was WHBI, now WCAA
WNWN(FM) Coldwater, MI E Revised form of WANG, calls from
1972-77 Note: was WTVB-FM from
1952-1972
WNWO(TV) Toledo, OH L N)orthw)est O)hio, formerly WDHO
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
WNYH Huntington, NY L N)ew Y)ork H)untington, was WGSM
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
WOAI San Antonio, TX S W)orld O)f A)griculture I)nformation
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
WOBN Westerville, OH O O)tterb)ein) College
WOBO Batavia, OH L B)atavia O)H
WOBR Wanchese, NC S W)onderful O)uter B)anks R)adio (on
coast)
WOC Davenport, IA S W)orld o)f Chiropractic, Palmer School
WOCA Ocala, FL L O)c)ala)
WOCB West Yarmouth, MA L O)sterville, C)ape Cod, B)arnstable
WOCG Huntsville, AL O O)akwood C)olleg)e
WOCN Miami, FL E OCN = Ocean
WOCN-FM Orleans, MA S O)c)ean) 104
WOCO Oconto, WI L O)c)o)nto
WOCQ(FM) Berlin/Ocean City, MD L O)cean C)ity
WODE(FM) Easton, PA E ODE=O)ld)ie)s
WODL Birmingham, AL E ODL='Oldies'
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)
WOGB Kaukauna, WI L O)shkosh-G)reen B)ay
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
WOLC(FM) Princess Anne, MD S W)atch, O)ur L)ord C)ometh, non-profit
Christian station
WOLF Syracuse, NY S Memorable name and image for 'WOLF'
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
WOMI Owensboro, KY O O)wensboro M)essenger I)Inquirer,
newspaper
WOMN Hamden, CT S W)om)an), now WQUN [was targeting
women]
WOMR-FM Provincetown, MA S O)uter M)ost R)adio
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, see WTUE
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
WORD(FM) Pittsburgh, PA S Word of God (religious format)
WORG Orangeburg, SC S W)atching O)rangeburg's R)apid G)rowth
Note: now on FM in Elloree, SC
WORK York, PA L Yo)r)k), later WZIX and WOYK
WORL Christmas, FL L O)r)l)ando, in Orlando metro, calls
once in Boston
WOSH Oshkosh, WI L Oshkosh, WI
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
WOTX Lunenburg, VT S The O)ut)law
WOUB Athens, OH O W)e're O)hio U)niversity B)roadcasting
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
WOYK York, PA S Baltimore Radio Show bought the station
in the 80's, tried to return to the
original call letters. They were not
available, so this was the next best
thing.
WPAD Paducah, KY L P)a)d)ucah, Kentucky
WPAM Pottsville, PA L P)ottsville A)mplitude M)odulation
WPAT Paterson, NJ L Pat)erson, NJ
WPAW Pawtucket, RI L P)a)w)tucket, later WXTR, WGNG, WICE,
WDDZ
WPBC Bangor, ME O P)enobscot B)roadcasting C)ompany
WPBG(FM) Peoria, IL S P)eoria's B)ig) Oldies
WPBN(TV) Traverse City, MI O P)aul B)unyan Network)
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
WPCK Kaukauna, WI S Green Bay P)ac)k)ers
WPCN Mount Pocono, PA L P)oc)on)o Mountains
WPCS(FM) Pensacola, FL O P)ensacola C)hristian S)chool
WPCT Putnam, CT L P)utnam, C)T)
WPDH(FM) Poughkeepsie, NY L P)oughkeepsie D)utchess County H)udson
Valley
WPDR Portage, WI O P)ortage D)aily R)egister, newspaper
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)radon
WPFL(FM) Winter Park, FL L W)inter P)ark F)L)
WPFM Providence, RI S P)rovidence F)M), now WBRU
WPFP Park Falls, WI L P)ark F)alls P)hillips
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
WPGB(FM) Pittsburgh, PA L P)ittsb)urg)h
WPGC(FM) Morningside, MD L P)rince G)eorges C)ounty, MD
WPGH-TV Pittsburgh, PA L P)ittsburg)h)
WPGR Monroeville, PA S W)e're P)ittsbugh G)ospel R)adio
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
WPHB Philipsburg, PA L P)h)ilipsburg)
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 WPTS (briefly) and 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
WPLG(TV) Miami, FL O P)hilip L)eslie G)raham [Washington
Post-owned]
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, now WZUM
once again
WPLY Plymouth, IL L P)l)y)mouth, WI
WPLY Philadelphia, PA S W)e P)l)ay)
WPMT York, PA S P)ennsylvania M)ovie T)ime, when it
switched from CBS to independent in the
early 1980's it showed mostly movies
WPNA Oak Park, IL O P)olish N)ational A)lliance
WPNC Plymouth, NC L P)lymouth, N)C)
WPNE-TV Green Bay, WI S P)ublic N)ews and E)ducation
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 Riviera Beach, FL E POM = 'Palm' trees
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)
WPPJ(CC) Pittsburgh, PA S P)oint P)ark (College) J)ournalism
WPQR(FM) Uniontown, PA S W)estern P)ennsylvania Q)uality R)adio
WPRB(FM) Princeton, NJ O P)rinceton R)adio B)roadcasting
WPRE Prairie du Chien, WI E PRE='Prairie'
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
WPSL Monroeville, PA O P)unchy S)ylves L)eib, owner's
daughter, later WRUA
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.
WPTT McKeesport, PA L P)it)t)sburg, was channel 22, now AM
1360
WPTZ(TV) Plattsburg, NY E PTZ = Plattsburg
WPVI(TV) Philadelphia, PA F P)hilly VI=6 (TV channel 6)
WPVL Platteville, WI L P)lattev)il)le
WPVQ Greenfield, MA L P)ioneer V)alley
WPXC-FM Hyannis, MA E PXC='Pixy'
WPXH Gadsden, AL S P)ax) TV Network
WPXI(TV) Pittsburgh, PA F P)ittsburgh XI=11 (TV channel 11)
WPXN(TV) New York, NY O P)ax)on N)et
WPXT Portland, ME S P)ortland Fox) T)elevision, now
affiliated with WB
WPZA Ann Arbor, MI O P)iz)za) (Domino's Pizza) Note: now
WTKA
WPZM Athens, AL E PZM='Possum'
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
WQDR Raleigh, NC S Q)uad)r)aphonic, from early 1970's when
FM quad technology debuted
WQDY Calais, ME L Q)uod)dy) Bay, located to the south of
the city
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)
WQFM Milwaukee, WI S Allegedly Q)uiet F)or M)ilwaukee (now
WJZI)
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
WQOW Eau Claire, WI L Sister station of W)KO)W); Q = Eau
Claire
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)
WQQQ(FM) Sharon, CT S Q)-103 FM
WQRA Warrenton, VA S W)arrenton's Q)uality R)a)dio Note: now
WUPP
WQSR-FM Sarasota, FL S Q)uality S)tereo R)ock, calls now in
Baltimore
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
WQXQ(FM) New York, NY O FM sister to WQXR (call now WQXR)
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)
WRAC Racine, WI L R)a)c)ine, WI
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
WRBH(FM) New Orleans, LA O R)adio for the B)lind and H)andicapped
WRBQ Tampa, FL O R)alph B)eaver (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
WRCB Chattanooga, TN O R)ust C)raft B)roadcasting
WRCG Columbus, GA S W)onderful R)adio C)olumbus G)eorgia
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
WRCK Chicago, IL S The R)oc)k), now WLS-FM
WRCN(FM) Riverhead, NY O R)iverhead C)on)temporary
WRCO Richland Center, WI L R)ichland C)o)unty
WRCT(FM) Pittsburgh, PA O R)adio C)arnegie T)ech
WRCU Hamilton, NY O R)adio C)olgate U)niversity
WRCV-TV Philadelphia, PA O R)C)A V)ictor (based across the river
in Camden), now KYW-TV
WRCX-TV Dayton, OH O R)oss C)ommunications Ex)cellent
WRDB Reedsburg, WI L R)eed)sb)urg
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
WRDZ LaGrange, IL O R)adio D)isney
WREC Memphis, TN O W)ooten R)adio and E)lectric C)ompany
WREF Ridgefield, CT L R)idge)f)ield, also R)adio E)ight
F)ifty
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)
WREN Topeka, KS O Jenny W)r)e)n) Flour Company, now KKHK,
Kansas City
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
WREX Rockford, IL O Named for son of original owner L.E.
Caster, Rex N. Caster, who was killed
in action during World War II.
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
WRFT Indianapolis, IN O R)adio F)ranklin T)ownship Schools
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
WRGP-FM Homestead, FL S R)adio G)olden P)anther, Florida
International University's mascot
WRGT-TV Dayton, OH S R)eal G)ood T)elevision or W)rig)ht)
before your eyes, Dayton is home of the
Wright Brothers
WRHC Coral Gables, FL S R)adio H)avana C)uba
WRHN Rhinelander, WI L R)h)in)elander
WRHO-FM Oneonta, NY S Was W)arrior R)adio H)artwick O)neonta,
now R)adio H)artwick O)neonta
WRHU(FM) Hempstead, NY O R)adio H)ofstra U)niversity
WRHY(FM) Starview, PA S R)adio H)arrisburg-Y)ork
WRIB Providence, RI O R)I) B)roadcasting
WRIF(FM) Detroit, MI S RIF=The 'riff'
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
WRJL Eva, AL S W)e R)ejoice in J)esus our L)ord
WRJN Racine, WI O R)acine J)ournal N)ews
WRJN Racine, WI O R)acine J)ournal N)ews
WRJO Eagle River, WI O R)oger and Mary J)o) Utnehmer, ex wife
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 L R)acine-K)enosha-R)ock counties
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
WRKU Forestville, WI O R)oger and K)aren U)tnehmer
WRKY Hollidaysburg, PA S R)ock)y) 104.9
WRKY(FM) Steubenville, OH E RKY = Rocky
WRLL Berwyn, IL E RLL='real' Real Oldies 1690
WRLU Algoma, WI O R)oger L). U)tnehmer
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
WROS Scottsboro, AL S Wild R)o)s)e of Scottsboro, now WZCT
WROZ-FM Lancaster, PA E ROZ='rose', was WGAL-FM
WRPI(FM) Troy, NY O R)ensselaer P)olytechnic I)nstitute
WRPN Ripon, WI L R)ip)on), was WCWC
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)
WRRD Jackson, WI E WRRD='word', Milwaukee's Word
WRRF Washington, NC S W)e R)adiate R)eal F)riendship
WRRH Franklin Lakes, NJ O R)amapo R)egional H)igh, now silent,
calls used in Puerto Rico
WRRM Cincinnati, OH E WRRM = warm
WRRN-FM Warren, OH L W)ar)r)en)
WRRO Warren, OH L W)ar)r)en, O)hio, now WRBP formerly
WHHH
WRRS Cullman, AL O R)eality R)adio S)tation
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
WRST(FM) Oshkosh, WI S R)adio S)tation of the T)itans, school
couldn't get WSUO for Wisconsin State
University-Oshkosh and wanted
consecutive call letters)
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
WRTT Huntsville, AL S R)ocket), Huntsville is known as Rocket
City
WRTV(TV) Indianapolis, IN S W)e ar)e T)V), years before the Toys
`R' Us concept
WRUA Monroeville, PA O Bur)u)a) Communications, Greensburgh
dentist, later WXVX
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)adio U)niversity of R)ochester
WRUS Russellville, KY L R)u)s)sellville
WRVA Richmond, VA L R)ichmond V)irginia)
WRVB Madisom, WI S W)isconsin's R)adio V)oice of the
B)ible, now WNWC
WRVC(FM) Cattletsburg, WV S R)iv)er C)ities
WRVE Schenectady, NY S The R)iv)e)r
WRVL Lynchburg, VA S R)adio V)oice of L)iberty University
WRVR Aurora, IL S The R)iv)er), reference to Fox River
WRVR(FM) New York, NY O R)iv)er)side Church Note: now WLTW(FM)
WRVV Harrisburg, PA S RVV-'the RiVer', the 2 V's on their
logo form a wave
WRXO Roxboro, NC L R)ox)boro)
WRZE-FM Hyannis, MA E RZE='Rose'
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
WSAW-TV Wausau, WI L W)aus)a)u, W)isconsin, formerly WSAU
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) Clemson, SC S S)tudent B)roadcast F)acilities
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
WSBS Great Barrington, MA S S)outhern B)erkshire's radio S)tation
WSBT South Bend, IN O S)outh B)end T)ribune (newspaper)
WSBW Sister Bay, WI L S)ister B)ay, W)I
WSBY-FM Salisbury, MD L S)alisb)ury)
WSCB(FM) Springfield, MA O S)pringfield C)ollege B)rdcsting
WSCD Duluth. MN O St. S)cholastica C)ollege-D)uluth
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
WSDR Sterling, IL L S)terling D)ixon R)ock Falls, IL
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
WSHB(SW) Columbia, SC O H)erald B)roadcasting
WSHE(FM) Orlando, FL S S)h)e)'s Only Rock and Roll, formerly
in Ft. Lauderdale
WSHG(FM) Ridgeland, SC E SHG = Shag, for the popular SC/NC dance
WSHH Pittsburgh, PA E SSH = Wish
WSHM Springfield MA) L S)pringfield-H)olyoke, M)assachusetts
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]
WSIV Pekin, IL S W)e S)erve the I)llinois [River]
V)alley, now WGLO
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)entinel
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'
WSKY Asheville, NC S The Big S)k)y)
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
WSMD Mechanicsville, MD L S)outhern M)aryland)
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
WSMN Nashua, NH L S)alem, M)anchester and N)ashua
WSMV Nashville, TN S W)e S)hield M)illions, V added for
V)ision
WSNC-FM Winston-Salem, NC S W)inston-S)alem, N)orth Carolina
WSNG Torrington, CT S S)in)g)
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
WSOM Salem, OH S W)onderful S)ound o)f M)usic
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
WSPB Sarasota, FL L S)arasota, P)almetto and B)radenton
WSPC Albermarle, NC S W)e S)erve P)feiffer C)ollege, owned by
an alum of the university
WSPD Toledo, OH O S)p)eed)y Oil Company
WSPK Poughkeepsie, NY S S)tereo P)oughk)eepsie
WSPR Springfield, MA O S)p)ringfield R)epublican, local
newspaper
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
WSPZ Northport, AL E SPZ='Sports'
WSRF Ft. Lauderdale, FL E S)ur)f)
WSRS(FM) Worcester, MA S W)orcester's S)tereo R)adio S)tation
WSRW Hillsboro, OH O S)erena R)ose W)inslow, founded David
Winslow.
WSSC Sumter, SC S W)e S)erve S)umter C)ounty
WSSH(FM) Lawrence, MA E WSSH = Wish, calls now in Vermont
WSSQ(FM) Sterling, IL O S)eith S)erafin Q)uality
WSSS-FM Charlotte, NC S S)uper S)ounds of the S)eventies
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 O S)yracuse T)imes-M)irror
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
WSUA(CC) Albany, NY O S)tate U)niversity at A)lbany
WSUA(CC) Albany, NY O S)tate U)niversity at A)lbany
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, FL S W)hy S)tay U)p N)orth?
WSUS(FM) Franklin, NJ L S)u)s)sex county
WSUX Seaford, DE L S)u)ssex) 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
WSVP West Warwick, RI S S)ea V)oice of the P)eople, was WWRI,
now WLKW
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
WSYX(TV) Columbus, OH F SYX = 'six', channel 6 TV Note:
formerly WTVN-TV
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
WTAS Crete, IL O T)ony A). S)antucci, now WYCA
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
WTBC Tuscaloosa, AL O T)uscaloosa B)roadcasting C)ompany
WTBS(FM) Cambridge, MA O T)ech B)roadcasting S)ervice, MIT Note:
calls now used by Ted Turner
WTBU(CC) Boston, MA S T)erriers (of) B)oston U)niversity,
Howard Stern, John Gambling III, Pete
Salant and others started at WTBU
WTBU-TV Indianapolis, IN O T)elevision from B)utler U)niversity
WTCB Columbia, SC S W)e T)ake C)are of B)usiness
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
WTDK-FM Federalsburg, MD S T)he D)uck)
WTDR Talladega, AL S T)hund)er) 92.7
WTDS(FM) Toledo, OH O T)oledo D)epartment of S)chools, it
should have been WTBE for Toledo Board
of Education
WTDY Madison, WI S T)od)ay) radio
WTEB(FM) New Bern, NC S W)here T)omorrow's E)ducation B)egins
or T)hurman E) B)rock, school president
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
WTID Reform, AL S T)i)d)e 101.7, Alabama Crimson Tide
WTIG Massillon, OH S T)i)g)ers, Massillon Tigers [high
school sports team and name of early
NFL team]
WTIK Durham, NC S W)here T)obacco i)s K)ing
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
WTJC-TV Springfield, OH S W)itnessing 'T)il J)esus C)omes, now
WBDT
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
WTKM Hartford, WI S W)e're t)he K)ettle M)oraine, a glacial
formation common in the area
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
WTMD Towson, MD L T)owson, M)D)
WTMJ Milwaukee, WI O T)he M)ilwaukee J)ournal, Newspaper
WTMP Tampa, FL L T)am)p)a, FL
WTMX Skokie, IL S T)he M)IX)
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'
WTPA-TV Harrisburg, PA S T)elevision P)ennsylvania), was
associated with FM that became WNNK;
another FM station (WQVE) then picked
up the WTPA call sign
WTPI Indianapolis, IN S T)op) of I)ndy at 107.9, top of the
dial
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
WTRW Two Rivers, WI L T)wo R)ivers, W)isconsin
WTRY Troy, NY L T)r)oy), NY
WTSB Lumberton, NC S W)here T)obacco S)ells B)est
WTSJ Covington, KY S W)ith T)he S)ounds of J)oy
WTSK Tuscaloosa, AL L T)us)k)aloosa
WTSL Lebanon, NH L T)win S)tates L)ebanon
WTSN Dover, NH O T)ri S)tate N)etwork
WTSO Madison, WI F T)en S)even O)h, 1070 KHz
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
WTSV Claremont, NH L T)win S)tates V)alley radio
WTSX(FM) Port Jervis, NY L T)ri S)tate Ex)cellence
WTTB Vero Beach, FL S W)here t)he T)ropics B)egin
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
WTTN Watertown, WI L W)at)ert)own)
WTTO Birmingham, AL F T)elevision T)wenty-O)ne
WTTV Bloomington, IN O Sarkes T)arzian T)elev)ision
WTTW(TV) Chicago, IL S W)indow t)o t)he W)orld
WTUE(FM) Dayton, OH E TUE = 'two', see sister station WONE (1
and 2)
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
WTVM(TV) Columbus, GA O T)elev)ision M)artin [Theatres]
WTVP(TV) Peoria, IL L T)elev)ision P)eoria
WTWN Wells River, VT L T)w)in) states (VT and NH)
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
WUAB Cleveland, OH O U)nited A)rtists B)roadcasting
WUAL-FM Tuscaloosa, AL O U)niversity of A)l)abama
WUBZ(FM) Philipsburg, PA E UBZ='B)uz)Z'
WUCF-FM Orlando, FL O U)niversity of C)entral F)lorida
WUEV Evansville, IN O U)niversity of E)v)ansville, was WEVC
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
WUHQ(TV) Battle Creek, MI S You)r H)eadq)uarters, studios in HQ of
former FortCuster army base, now WOTV
WUIS(FM) Springfield, IL O U)niversity of I)llinois at
S)pringfield
WUKY(FM) Lexington, KY O U)niversity of K)entucky)
WULF(FM) Hardinsburg, KY E WULF='Wolf', 94.3 The Wolf
WUMB(FM) Boston, MA O U)niversity of M)assachusetts-B)oston
WUMP Athens, AL S U)m)p)ire, sports-talk format
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'
WUSB Stony Brook, NY O U)niversity of S)tony B)rook
WUSF(FM) Tampa, FL O U)niversity of S)outh F)lorida
WUSL(FM) Philadelphia, PA L USL='US 1', US Federal Highway 1 runs
through area
WUSM-FM Hattieburg, MS O U)niversity of S)outhern M)ississippi
WUSN(FM) Chicago, IL S U)S) N)inety-Nine, 99.5 KHz
WUST Bethesda, MD L U). S)t)reet in minority neighborhood
WUSV-TV Albany, NY O U)nion S)treet V)ideo, now WEWB
WUTC(FM) Chattanooga, TN O U)niversity of T)ennessee at
C)hattanooga
WUVR Lebanon, NH - L U)pper V)alley R)adio
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
WVBO Oshkosh, WI S V)alley's B)est O)ldies
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 O 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
WVIP Mt Kisco, NY S V)ery I)mportant P)lace (on your dial)
for V)ery I)mportant P)eople
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
WVJS Owensboro, KY O V)incent J)oseph S)teele
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
WVLY(FM) Milton, PA L The Susquehanna V)al)ley)
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 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, IL S V)oice o)f N)egro Note: now WGCI(AM)
WVOR Rochester, NY S V)oice o)f R)ochester
WVOS 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
WVRQ Viroqua, WI L V)ir)oq)ua
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
WVTL Amsterdam, NY S V)alley's T)alk L)eader
WVTM(TV) Birmingham, AL O V)ulcan T)imes-M)irror, Vulcan statue
is in Birmingham
WVTV(TV) Milwaukee, WI O One-time owner Gaylord Broadcasting had
the letters TV in all its stations'
callsigns
WVUA Tuscaloosa, AL S V)oice of the U)niversrity of A)labama
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)
WWBT Richmond, VA O Sister station of W)B)T) Charlotte
WWCA Gary, IN S W)orking W)ith the C)alumet A)rea
WWCC Honesdale, PA S W)ayne C)ounty's C)ountry, now WSPN
WWCF Baraboo, WI O W)illiam C). F)orrest, now WOLX
WWCH Clarion, PA O W)illiam C)urtis H)earst
WWCO Waterbury, CT L W)aterbury, C)o)nnecticut
WWCR(SW) Nashville, TN 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(FM) Philadelphia, PA O W)illiam and D)olly B)anks, co-owners
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
WWFG-FM Ocean City, MD S F)rog)gy 99
WWGY Grove City, PA S Frogg)y), frequently-used country
format moniker
WWJ Detroit, MI O W). J). Scripps of Scripps-Howard
WWJO St. Cloud, MN O WJ)O)N Broadcasting Corp.
WWKI Kokomo, IN L K)okomo I)ndiana
WWLC Balsam Lake, WI S L)ake C)ountry
WWLE Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY O W)illiam L). E)dmonds
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
WWNL Pittsburgh, PA S W)e're N)ew L)ife Radio, formerly WEEP
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 Woonsocket, RI L W)o)on)socket, see WWON Waynesboro, TN,
now WOON
WWON Waynesboro, TN E WON='one', W-ONE
WWOR(TV) Worcester MA L W)o)r)cester, now used by Secaucus, NJ
channel 9
WWPB(FM) Miami, FL O W)onderful W)illiam P)aul B)rake Note:
now WLYF
WWPT Westport, CT L W)estp)ort)
WWRI West Warwick, RI L W)est W)arwick, R)I), became WSVP and
WLKW
WWRI West Warwick, RI L W)est W)arwick R)hode I)sland
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
WWRW-FM Wisconsin Rapids, WI L W)onderful W)isconsin R)apids,
W)isconsin, now WGLX in Plover, WI
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
WWUH West Hartford, CT O U)niversity of H)artford
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)
WWVU Morgantown, WV O W)est V)irginia U)niversity
WWWB(TV) Campbellsville, KY S The W)-W)-W)B)! (now WBKI)
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
WXCI Danbury, CT F XCI='91' in Roman numerals (91.7)
WXFL Florence, AL L F)l)orence
WXHB Richton, MS L H)attiesb)urg, MS or H)ub), when former
talk format
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'
WXLC Waukegan, IL S X='across', Across L)ake C)ounty
WXMC Parsippany, NJ L X)roads of M)orris C)ounty
WXOW La Crosse, WI L Sister station of W)KO)W); X = Crosse
WXPK Briarcliff Manor, NY S The P)eak)
WXPS(FM) Briarcliff Manor, NY E XPS = Express radio
WXRK(FM) New York, NY S RK = Rock format
WXRL Lancaster, NY. O R)amblin' L)ou Schriver, President and
GM
WXRR Hattiesburg, MS S WX)XX R)ock and R)oll, (WXXX was area
rock station in 60's and 70's)
WXRV Haverhill, MA S The R)iv)er
WXTK-FM West Yarmouth, MA S Ex)treme T)alk), original branding
WXTR Pawtucket, RI S Ex)t)r)a Radio. was WPAW, now WDDZ
WXTZ Indianapolis, IN E XTZ='Ecstasy' in Stereo
WXVI Montgomery, AL F XVI = 16, 1600 kHz
WXVT-TV Greenville, MS F XV=Roman numeral for channel 15,
T)elevsion
WXVX Monroeville, PA F XVX=Roman 1510, later WPGR
WXXA-TV Albany, NY S X)X), most recognizable combination of
letters, like eXXon, A)lbany
WXXI(TV) Rochester, NY F Channel 21 (XXI)
WXXI-TV Rochester, NY F XXI=Roman Numerals for Channel 21
WXXS Lancaster, NH S XXS='Kiss' Kiss 102
WXXV-TV Gulfport, MS F XXV=Roman numeral for channel 25
WXYZ Detroit, MI S XYZ = 'The Last Word in Broadcasting',
now WXYT, calls on channel 7 TV
WYBC(FM) New Haven, CT O Y)ale B)roadcasting C)ompany
WYBT Blountstown, FL L B)lountst)own
WYCC(TV) Chicago, IL S W)e're Y)our C)ity C)olleges, owned by
City Colleges of Chicago
WYCR(FM) Hanover, PA L Y)ork C)ounty R)adio
WYDD(FM) Pittsburgh, PA E WYDD='wide' Widen the World of
Pittsburgh Note: now WJJJ
WYFF Greenville, SC S Y)our F)amily F)riend, formerly WFBC-TV
WYFR(SW) Okeechobee, FL S W)e're Y)our F)amily R)adio
WYGR Wyoming, MI L W)y)oming-G)rand R)apids
WYLL Chicago, IL S His WYLL (Will, religious format)
WYLN-TV Hazleton, PA S W)e're Y)our L)ocal N)etwork
WYLO Jackson, WI F W)ay) L)o)w, 540 kHz (now WZER)
WYMJ-FM Beavercreek, OH S M)aj)ic 104, now WXEG
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'
WYOW Eagle River, WI L Sister station of W)AO)W)
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
WZBG Litchfield, CT O B)oys & G)irls, name of licensee
WZBN Zion, IL L W)aukegan Z)ion B)Benton N)ewport
(townships) [1967-1982]
WZEE Madison, WI S ZEE 104
WZGC(FM) Atlanta, GA O G)eneral C)inema
WZIP(FM) Akron, OH S University of Akron Z)i)p)s
WZIX York, PA E Music='MuZIX', owner in the early 70's
was Shelly Gross owner of Music Fair
Enterprises
WZMX Hartford, CT S M)ix), from former AC format, now Urban
'Hot'
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'
WZOR Mishicot, WI S Raz)o)r), formerly WGBM
WZPR Meadville, PA S Z)ip)per) Note: Zipper was invented in
Meadville
WZRC New York, NY S Z) R)oc)k, now brokered Korean
WZRD(FM) Chicago, IL S WZD='Wizard'
WZRH Zephyr Hills, FL L Z)ephyr) H)ills
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', became WPLW and is again
WZUM
WZZM(TV) Grand Rapids, MI S Chosen because the calls look the same
upside down
WZZN(FM) Chicago, IL E ZZN='The Zone, changed calls TEN TIMES
in its history (all under the same
ownership)
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, BN L R)osarito B)each, BC, Original City
Note: now XEPRS
XETRA Tijuana, BN E XTRA = Extra (for former all news
format)
ZBM Bermuda L B)erm)uda
ZNS Nassau, Bahamas S Z)ephyr N)assau S)unshine |
|
|