Call signs in the United States - Wikipedia
By international agreement, all call signs starting with the letters K, N, and W, as well as AAA-ALZ, are reserved exclusively for use in the United States. AM, FM, TV and shortwave broadcasting stations can request their own call letters, as long as they are unique.
Here’s Why Radio Stations Always Start with a ‘K’ or ‘W’
Nov 24, 2022 · The three letters after the ‘K’ or ‘W’ can mean a few different things. Sometimes they represent the networks that own the radio station—for example, WABC, KCBS, and WTBS.
Call signs in North America - Wikipedia
All broadcast call signs in the United States begin with either K or W, with "K" usually west of the Mississippi River and "W" usually east of it. Initial letters AA through AL, as well as N, are internationally allocated to the United States but are not used for broadcast stations.
W’s and K’s - The History of Radio and Television Call Letters
You’ve undoubtedly noticed that every radio station and television station not only has a 4-letter identification but that all of them (with a handful of exceptions) either start with a W or K. Ever bothered to wonder why?
Why Do Radio Stations in the US Begin with K or W?
Apr 23, 2018 · The United States was given four letters: W, K, N, and A. The letters W and K were assigned for commercial radio use, while N and A were assigned for military radio use (if you’re curious, Canada was given C and Mexico was given X).
Why Do Radio Stations Begin With 'K' or 'W'? - Mental Floss
Mar 12, 2018 · Ships in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico got a K prefix; in the Pacific and the Great Lakes, a W. The precise reasons for choosing these two letters, if there were any, are unknown (bureaucracy...
Here’s Why Radio Station Call Signs Always Begin With a ‘K’ or a ‘W’
Mar 2, 2020 · Ships in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico got a K prefix, while those in the Pacific and Great Lakes were assigned a W. No one today knows why those two particular letters were chosen.
Why Do Radio Stations Start with K or W? - trueorbetter.com
If you’ve ever crossed the United States, you might have noticed that the call letters of the radio and TV stations tend to start with W in the east and K in the west. The reason for this actually predates any of the radio stations that have ever operated on land. It started at sea.
K/W Call Letters in the United States - Early Radio History
This is a comprehensive review of K and W call letter assignments for AM band (mediumwave) radio stations in the United States, with an emphasis on stations that are on the "wrong side of the Mississippi".
Why W and K for US radio and TV stations? - Ramblin' with Roger
Dec 12, 2017 · “While N and A were chosen for American military radio stations, W and K were designated specifically for commercial use. Stations were allowed to choose the letters that followed the K or the W, and the combination was allowed to be three or four letters in length.”