Any 3 letter radio or TV stations in your area

[CBGLuthier]

Was talking to a friend the other day. He has a ham radio background and we were talking about the rare stations that still have only 3 letters in their call sign.

I think there are quite a few of those left but wasn't sure where.

Also even more interesting are the ones that defy the east and west of the Mississippi river rule. For those who don't know east starts with W and west starts with K.

But old stations can keep call signs that don't align. For instance in Oklahoma there is still WKY. But WKY TV when it was sold had to go to four letters starting with K.

[LisaM]

1. We have two that I can think of - KJR and KVI

this is in Seattle. And I know Detroit still has WJR and Chicago still has WLS and WGN. And doesn't Philadelphia still have KDKA?

[B Calm]

2. Never listen to it anymore since they fired Malloy, but WLS.

[Hokie]

10. WLS = World's Largest Store

I think Sears Roebuck was the original owner.

[grace0418]

3. WGN & WLS in Chicago

[Pithlet]

4. I think there is a WJZ tv station in Baltimore

There was when I lived in that area.

[Richardo]

5. KHJ and KFI in Los Angeles

Are they still around?

[seriousstan]

6. WLW Cinncinnati, Ohio and WHK Cleveland

[seriousstan]

7. Here's a list of all of them.....

http://earlyradiohistory.us/3myst.htm#majoractions

[CBGLuthier]

11. Cool Map

Thanks for posting that. Got to bookmark this one.

Looks like there are lots of three letter ones left.

And quite a few that violate the K and W rule.

I really am going to miss radio when it finally chokes under its corporate owners. Or maybe it already has.

[NightTrain]

15. Slight change: WOR is now WWOR.

Just thought I'd mention it!

[TheMightyFavog]

8. WHA in Madison

WHA one one of the First experimental radio stations.

[TheMightyFavog]

9. Do you know what WGN satands for

"World's Greatest Newspaper"

[mvd]

12. Even though it's in the East..

KYW-TV Philadelphia has always gone by 3 letters. Not sure why.

[kevinam]

13. WSB in Atlanta

Pretty much a crazy right wing station. They carry Hannity, Savage, and this idiot Bortz. They carried the Atlanta Braves for a long time, so that was pretty much the only time I listened. The only show they have worth anything is this guy Clark Howard. He is a great consumer advocate type. He is definitely worth listening to.

Kevin.

[MissMillie]

14. WBZ in Boston (n/t)

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[LynneSin]

16. KYW in Philadelphia plus WIP for their Sports talk

We have 2!

Plus I remember WHP in oddly enough Harrisburg PA (Hence - WHP)

[rockymountaindem]

17. The 50,000 watt voice of the west.... 850 KOA; Denver

Doo doo doo doo...