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Call Letter Meanings

Origins and Significance of many Call Signs

  Calls     City of License          *  Explanation/Notes
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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